Reading and Spelling




This page is especially designed to help students find activities
that will co-ordinate with the books used in Literature Based Reading Lessons.

THE CHALK BOX KID

by Clyde Robert Bulla


The Great Plant Escape
Also see Art For Kids



FLAT STANLEY

by Jeff Brown


Flat Stanley Day
Properties of Matter, song
50 States.com learn about the states.


Read about Mailing May , the true story
of a little girl who in 1914 was "mailed",
and rode the train to visit her grandmother.





BOXCAR CHILDREN

by Gertrude Chandler Warner


We made dioramas showing scenes from The Boxcar Children



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11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20


STONE FOX

by John Reynolds Gardiner


Stone Fox summary and study guide



LILY AND MISS LIBERTY

by Carla Stevens


Statue of Liberty
Emma Lazarus learn about the author of The New Colossus.
U.S. Immigration Symbols
Photo Tour of the Statue of Liberty
Paper Cutout of the Statue of Liberty


HELEN KELLER

by Stewart Graff


Famous Leaders for Young Readers
Biography of Helen Keller



THE TREE THAT WOULD NOT DIE

by Ellen Levine



(The Tree That Would Not Die
is available in paperback edition from Scholastic.)

"Texas Our Texas" click on the title to hear the song
The Alamo , a picture painted by Mrs. Stevens' mother,
Vera Griffin.
Texas Leaders
Texas Postcards
Texas History Movies
This is not a movie, but a book about Texas History
which was written in 1926. It is now available again.


LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS

by Laura Ingalls Wilder


Read the story of Mrs. Stevens' grandmother,
who also lived during the pioneer days.

Memories by Jessie Carrell




OTHER HELPFUL LINKS
FOR READING AND SPELLING




Book Adventure read books, take tests online and win cool prizes

Spellzone help with spelling

Phonogram Cards rhyming words on cards illustrated by Jan Brett

Little Explorers picture dictionary for children
translates into 5 languages

Student Dictionary from Word Central

Paint by Idioms find the meaning of popular phrases

Compound Words choose the correct word to form a compound word.

It's Fun to Read Starfall.com

Parts of Speech Games you will find a lot of games here.

Spell a Roo find the misspelled word

Plurals choose the level of difficulty

Writing sheets customize writing sheets

Language ArtsUtah Education Network







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