Book Adventure is a FREE reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 5,400 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read offline, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by the Sylvan Learning Foundation and is a non-profit organization.
Authors Reach out to one of your favorite authors!
Activity: Visit the Silly Billy home page. Begin reading The
Last Book. What event does Silly Billy encounter as he walks to
the library?
Poet Tree Click on the Poet Tree. Then click on either a red
or green apple. See what you can find!
LITTLE EXPLORERS makes surfing the Internet very easy. A picture-dictionary format is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world. Since the pictures are links, even pre-readers can surf with a minimum of help and guidance from their favorite adult.
Student Dictionary from Word Central
Word Central Check out all the
great stuff at Word Central!
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Look up words (fast!) in the Student Dictionary!
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Better still: Build Your Own Dictionary!
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Stump your friends with today's Daily Buzzword!
Fake Out
Fake Out guess the meanings of words
Spell a Roo
Spell a Roo find the misspelled word
Spellaroo can hop better than he can spell. Click on the word that is spelled wrong. If you get twenty right, you will go to the "Land of Joeys".
Spell Check ~ spelling game
Spell Check ~ spelling game How to Play:
- The computer will give twenty sets of four words.
- Place a check next to the word which is spelled wrong.
- Spell the word you checked correctly in the box.
- If you get all twenty problems correct, you can put your name on our leader board.
Look,
Cover, Write and Check put in your own spelling words for practice.
Wow!Now this is a lot of spelling! Word Endings .
Decoding Silent Letters
Decoding Patterns Match
Sound Sort
Syllables Count
Word Building Scrambles
Plus Much More!
Compound Words choose the correct word to form a compound word.
A compound word is made when two words are joined to form a new word. Look at the red word. Look at the words in the row. Click on a blue word to make a compound word. There may be more than one correct answer. Use a dictionary to learn the meaning or definition of the compound word.
All Mixed Up
Hangman computer version Hangman computer version of popular word game.
- choose your next word
- words .. animals
sports .. food .. space
Learn the Parts of Speech
Lots of Fun Games Rats! play this fun game to learn the parts of speech. Choose a topic:
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Nouns and Verbs
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Common and Proper Nouns
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Adverbs and Adjectives
Plurals
Plurals choose the level of difficulty
Twin sisters Pearl and Flora lost their friends in the bubble machine. Help them get their friends out by choosing the correct plural form of the given word.
Grammar
Gorillas
Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal.
Beginner (nouns and verbs only)
Advanced (all parts of speech)
Grammar
and Punctuation Lessons at ProTeacher
-- original grammar worksheets for teaching, reinforcement, and
review
- a variety of lessons in an easy to understand
format
Paint by Idioms
Paint by Idioms find the meaning of popular phrases
Idioms add color to language. Help FunBrain.com's grand master, Salvabear Dali, finish his paintings by identifying the correct expression.
Youth SectionWhat information can you find in the Reading Zone?
Ogden Nash
Mark Twain ~ biographical information ~
Edward Lear A floppy fly?
Quotes Plus In what play, act and scene can this quote be found?
"Double, double, toil and trouble;"
Edgar Allan Poe
"http://www.graphicsbypennyparker.com"
"Cursor Stars," Kurt's DHTML.
The music you are listening to is (c) by Geoff Anderson and is entitled "Fairy Song." If you choose to use this music, you must credit him and place a graphic link back to his site.
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