Best+Websites

=Share the websites you and your students love!=

Lesson Plan Sites:

 * [|ReadWriteThink.org] From the National Council of Teachers of English, I love this site for Language Arts lesson plans! Use the seach button to find lots and lots of excellent lessons.

Writing Sites:

 * [|PicLits.com] PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

Reading Sites:

 * [|Scholastic's Book Wizard] The new website enables teachers, librarians, and parents to search a database of over 50,000 books to find the right match for every child, according to reading level, interest, subject, and genre. Teachers and librarians can also download free lesson plans related to specific books.
 * [|BookHooks] This is a site where students can share their book reports with other readers in a safe environment. All of the reports are vetted before publication and no student data is collected. Students begin by providing information about their book such as title, author, publisher, and genre. Next, they write a review and insert an image. Finally, they rate the book and submit the report. A password is provided for each report for future edits. Reports can be searched by author, title, keyword, genre, reporter, and nationality. Rounding out the site are games and links to resources such as style guides and writing tutorials.