LitCharts
LitCharts has 853 literature guides for students including every Shakespeare play.
Teaching Syllables
A YouTube video of a teacher showing a clever method of using your whole body to figure out how many syllables or beats are in a word.
Word Frog
Match antonyms, synonyms and homonyms in this language arts game.
The Reader Teacher
This site features the great reads for children, teachers, schools and parents to choose from.
Over 300 Words to Use Instead of Said
A brilliant list of alternative words to use as an alternative to said. There is a desktop version with examples of the words in sentences and also a useful mobile version of the site. Words are arranged according to emotions.
Verbs in Space
See if you can spot the verbs. In this game you need to click on the robot holding the verb to whack it!
Noun Explorer
A game where you need to click on the fish with the noun to feed a worm to the fish.
Adjective Adventure
Click on the label which has an adjective to feed the spider with a fly.
EdWordle
Wordle is a toy for generating 'word clouds' from text that you provide. It gives more prominence to words that appear more frequently. You can tweak the clouds with different fonts, layouts and colour schemes. Print out your clouds.
Magic Verbs
Choose a better verb to make the sentences more interesting. The characters are animated to match the verbs. The game is lends itself well to starter or plenary sessions displayed on an interactive whiteboard.
