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Type of Activity
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Name of Activity
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1
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Phonics
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Letter sounds, letter identification
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Starfall ABCs
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2
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Alphabet skills
(Find it in list of games on left)
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PBSkids: ABCD Watermelon
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3
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Upper and lower case letter identification
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Kangaroo Confusion
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4
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Identifying beginning sounds (drag upper and lower case, beginning letters)
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Leo the Letter Loving Lobster
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5
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Matching pictures with same beginning sounds
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Clifford’s Sound Match
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6
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Type missing short vowel
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Kidport - Missing letters
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7
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Blending sounds into words; reading short stories
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Starfall main index
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8
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Matching written to spoken word
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Pounce
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9
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Short Vowel sounds in words
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Chicken Stacker
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10
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Short Vowel sounds in words
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Name the Picture
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11
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Consonant Blends
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Blending Bowl
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12
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Sight Words
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Type missing letters in sight words; select from 20 lists of words
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Missing Letters
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13
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Punctuation
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Find and correct capitalization and punctuation errors
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Sentence Clubhouse
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14
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Select the proofreading skills to work on (skill varies by story)
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Power Proofreading
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15
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Parts of Speech
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Identify nouns, verbs, adjectives
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Grammar Gorillas
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16
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Identify parts of speech (choose grade range)
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Rats!
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17
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Extension activities
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Reading Resources – correlates with Reading text book
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Eduplace
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18
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Literature
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Listen to and read online stories
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Reading Planet
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19
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Listen to online stories
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Speakaboos
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20
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Read or listen to Fairy Tales online
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Grimms’ Fairy Tales
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21
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Comprehension
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learn and practice specific reading strategies
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Into the Book
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22
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Poetry
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Poetry activities
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Giggle Poetry
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23
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Write poetry online
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Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutzky
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24
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Spelling
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Study your spelling words online
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Spelling City
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25
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Vocabulary
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Find rhymes, antonyms, synonyms, definitions, etc. for a word
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Rhyme Zone
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26
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Synonyms
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Synonym Sam’s Lab
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27
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Play crossword, word find, hangman, etc.
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Learning Vocabulary can be Fun
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28
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Practice vocabulary or grammar while donating rice to needy people
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FreeRice.com
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29
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TYPING SKILLS
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“Trick or Type”, “Desert Typing”, “Keyboard Triathlon” etc.
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Typing Games
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30
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online Typing Tests – select from Lessons #2 - 8
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Typing Test
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31
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Fun, colorful site introducing typing skills to children
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Dance Mat Typing
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