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Starfall.com
http://www.starfall.com
Starfall is a free website where students can learn to read using a variety of fun activities. Starfall.com is  a site with phonics based reading activities primarily designed for the first grade. Starfall.com can also be used with pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade students.The site has four basic areas, which can be found below:
  • ABC's - Come here to learn the letters.
  • Learn to Read - Come here for more advanced practice with word parts and sounds.
  • It's Fun to Read - Come here to enjoy a variety of activities that are fun and good practice for reading.
  • I'm Reading! - Once students have the basics, this is a great place to engage in reading activities such as online self-reading books.

Vocabulary and Word Skills Sites
(From Manatee County (Florida) Public Schools)

These are an assortment of webpages, for various grade levels, that have information and links to online activities and other student and teacher resources.

Synonyms
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4glesyn.htm

Homophones
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4glehomy.htm

Multiple Meaning Words
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/multiplemean.htm

Compound Words
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/compoundwords.htm

Contractions
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/contractions.htm

Antonyms
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps3gleana.htm

Prefixes
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/prefixes35.htm

Suffixes
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/ps4glepsuf.htm

Decoding
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/Gr2Decodingtips1.htm


Between the Lions Games
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/index.html
This is a PBS site that has lots of games for beginner readers.
Between the Lions Gawain's Word
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/gawain.html

This is an area of "Between the Lions" with special phonics games.
Between the Lions Look Out Below!
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/lookout2.html

Another great game found in "Between the Lions", which asks children to identify words found in a bigger word.
Rhyme With Reggie
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/store/index.htm

A Scholastic site that has children find rhymes.
Naming With Nina
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/index.htm

Another Scholastic site that has children naming things that belong in various places.
Spelling With Leo
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/leo/index.htm

This Scholastic site that has children match letter with things.

Word Search
http://www.quia.com/ws/66106.html

This is an online word search game for intermediate readers.

Fill In Spelling
http://www.dositey.com/language/mislet3.htm

This is a great site to practice simpler spelling skills.

Hangman - Presidents
http://www.quia.com/hm/1035.html

An online "Hangman" game that also helps with learning the names of our Presidents.


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