Wacky Tales- Funbrain Practice working with different parts of speech as you complete these online madlibs and create some very silly stories! http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html
Power Proofreading The power has gone out at a TV station and they need help from proofreading technicians. Help proofread the cue cards and scripts for the upcoming broadcasts. Grade levels range from 2-8. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
Rooting Out Words Figure out the meanings of words by learning about prefixes and suffixes. Use the tutorials to help you get started these arent as easy as they might seem! http://www.funbrain.com/roots/index.html
Word Central Wondering what a word means? Look it up in this online dictionary. Click on Daily Buzz to learn a new word. Visit The Music Room to compose your own poems or use the rhyming dictionary to find rhyming words. http://www.wordcentral.com/
Whoomp! Create as many words as you can from a grid of letters. Work quickly and see if you can earn more points than the monster you are playing against. Make the game more (or less) challenging by choosing a new grade level. This game is a lot like Boggle. http://www.fekids.com/kln/games/whomp/
Idioms- FunBrain Idioms add color to language. Help FunBrain.com's grand master, Salvabear Dali, finish his paintings by identifying the correct expression. http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html
Fake Out What does it mean? Decide what you think the definition of the word is, learn the correct definition and then see how many people chose each response. Did you get faked out? You can also offer your own definition for upcoming words. http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/
Grammar Gorillas- Funbrain Practice identifying what part of speech different words are and earn bananas for the gorilla. http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Grammar Blast Check your grammar skills by taking a selected response quiz. Earn points for each correct answer. Many different skills covered, suggested grade levels range from 2-5. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/index.html
Writing a Story Map http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/sandwich.asp