Student Sites Peabody Elementary Teacher Sites

Resources to help ELL Students
This page has links created by Judie Haynes. Her suggestions are to give students English language practice in the classroom or at home by using these websites. There are not many websites designed especially for elementary-age English language learners. In order to provide these students with extra practice in English, it is necessary to examine sites intended for English native speakers. How do students use these sites? First, introduce a web site in ESL class and allow students to try out a few activities. In order to do this, you will need to have a computer in your room or access to a computer lab. Give directions for accessing the site. Students then work on the site at school or at home. Try out the sites and see what you can do to help a child understand English with more ease each time they visit a site.

Sites for Grades 1-2

bullet Starfall.com-  Reading instruction and reading games for students in Pre-K-1. It's hard to believe this site is free.
bullet Reading is Fundamental. This site has many stories for Pre-K-2 students.
bullet Kid's Lab - Great site with tons of terrific activities. Try the reading comprehension section.
bullet Storyplace.org - Grades pre-K-Kindergarten.
bullet Online Story Time- This site is more for teachers but has many online stories. It is advertised as a pre-school site but the stories are suitable forK-1 students.
bullet British Council Stories - This site has many stories that are read aloud. Check for spelling and pronunciation differences.
bullet Games on PBS Kids -  Games for K-2. "WordPlay" can be used for students in grades 3-4.
bullet Arthur - Sequencing activity where students hear a story and put pictures in order.
bullet Printable Games - For readers in Grades 1-2.
bullet Storyline Online - A terrific site with stories read by actors from the Screen Actors' Guild. Grades 1-4.
bullet Reading-A-To-Z - This is a commercial site with free books that you can download and print. Grades 1-4.
bullet Tumblebook Library -  Click on "stories." A large collection of stories from the Los Angeles Public Library. All grades.
bullet Clifford -  Activities pre-K-2.Try the reading and writing section with students in grades 2-3.
bullet Videos - Short Clifford videos. Click on "See and Hear." Grades K-2.
bullet Berenstain Bears Games and Songs - Great activities for young children including word games, songs and puzzles. Grades K-2.
bullet Enchanted learning Printable books and for students in grades K-4.

Sites for Grades 3-5

bullet MadLibs for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
bullet Reading is Fundemental.  Look at the writing activities for students in Grades 2-5.
bullet Grammar Gorillas  for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
bullet Stories for Kids for Advanced Beginners in Grades 3-5
bullet Bookhive.com - This site has multicultural children's stories told by famous storytellers. Be sure to click on "Listen to a story." For Grades 2-5
bullet Songs for Kids -  Grammar songs for students in Grades 2-5.
bullet Postcards from Buster -  See Buster?s adventures from various places in the U.S. Each city has video, audio, map skills and games. Grades 3-5.
bullet Kid's Lab - Terrific site with many great activities. Try the Science vocabulary section.
bullet Arthur - Games from Arthur. Grades 2-5.
bullet Captain Underpants -  Make a comic. Grades 2-4
bullet Scholastic -  A program for kids to make flashcards. Grades 3-8.
bullet Surfing the Net with Kids Site with games and puzzles in different subject areas.
bullet Write a book report - Students make a book report sandwich. Grades 4-8.
bullet Spelling Wizard - Use spelling words to make a word search or sentence scramble. Grades 3-6.
bullet Tumblebook Library -  Online stories read from the Los Angeles Public Library. All grades.
bullet Poetry - Gives examples of different types of Poetry.
bullet Science vocabulary - Label pictures using science vocabulary. Grades 4-8.
bullet Songs and Rhymes-  Songs for students in all grades.
bullet Word Game  Intermediate students in grades 5-8.
bullet FunBrain reading Intermediate students in grades 5-8.
bullet Zoom - Games, activities and science experiments from the TV Show Zoom. Grades 4-6.
bullet U.S. Symbols - U.S. Government information from Ben's Guide. Grades 3-5.
bullet Social Studies Vocabulary Games - Vocabulary from U.S. government. Grades 3-5.
bullet Spiders. Spider activities for kids. Gr. 3-6.

Sites for Grades 4-8

bullet Listening Activities - Designed for older students but pronunciation and listening activities could be used for students grades 4 and up.
bullet BrainPop- This site has some free sections to teach grammar. Look up "nouns" and watch the video. Grades 5-8.
bullet ESLbears- A site for beginning students. Exercises in pronunciation, reading and vocabulary. Grades 3-8.
bullet Multicultural Stories - Stories from around the world by Nick Jr. Grades 3-8
bullet Brainteasers, Puzzles and Riddles -  Kids' page from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Grades 5-8
bullet Translation Site - Students can bookmark this site to translate words from English to their native language. Grades 3-12.
bullet Interactive games and activities-  Social Studies Games from Ben's Guide to the US Government. Grades 5-8.
bullet Homophone game - Match homophones in this concentration game. Grades 4-8.
bullet Wordsearches - Wordsearches on U.S. Presidents. Grades 4-8.