Lesson Plans and Activities

• Collection of recommended book titles.
• Book Adventure - Read, click, and win with Bailey Bookmark and Rex Reader. A free online program simular to Accelated Reader.
• Children's Literature Activities -- great site for ideas. Set up by grade level.
• Discovery Packs  -- help with themes, tips and grant help to put together takehome packs of books, activities and  activities sheets.
• Dolch Word Kit -- Very organize way of teaching dolch words.
• Dolch list games - collection of games.
• Dolch Words -- list of the 220 sight words.
• Jan Brett's Dolch Lists -- very pretty lists. Great to laminate and decorate the classroom.
• Reading Evaluation Checklist - to help K-12 teachers evaluate the student's reading level - oral, comprehension, and more. .

Programs

• Children's Books Council --Organizers of National Chidren's Book week. Check out this site for lots of great reading information and activities.
• Reading Rainbow -- Encourages reading and appreciation of good literature. Schedules and activity ideas.
• NEA: Read Across America  -- Celebrate Dr.Seuss' Birthday on March 2 with reading activies.
• TVFA: TV Free America --the organizers of the 1999 National TV-Turn Off Week.

Story Sites

• Candlelight Stories - stories, games, pen pals and more.
• Banned Books Online - collection of books that were onetime banned bye the United States Mail, civil and religious organizations. -- Check out the list of banned books of the 90's.
• Mike Rofone - Roving Reporter  -   Online mystery for kids.
• On-line books - public domain books. Downloadable
• Stories and Fairy Tales Theme Page - collection of fairy and folk tale with lesson plans
• Tales of Wonder: Folk and Fairy Tales from around the world.