Reading/Writing Centers

Reading/Writing

• Storyline Online~An online streaming video program featuring The Screen Actors Guild Foundation members reading books aloud. Each book includes activities and lesson ideas.
• Storybird~Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print. 
• Giggle Poetry~A fun site where you can read, write, or perform poetry.
• Character Trading Cards Activity~Create your own character cards about favorite characters you have read about. You can print, illustrate, trade, or keep your cards.
• Acrostic Poems~Learn about, write, and publish your own acrostic poem.
• Diamante Poems~Learn about, write, and publish your own diamante poem.
• Alphabet Book~Use this online tool to create an alphabet book about something we are studying.
• Animal Inquiry~This online tool allows you to research an animal of your choice.
• Bio Cube~Fun activity that lists key elements about a person for a biography or autobiography. 
• Book Cover Creator~Use this tool to create new covers for books that you read as well as to books you write.  
• Comic Creator~Compose your own comic strips!
• Crossword Puzzles~Complete crossword puzzles and create and print your own crossword puzzle.
• Doodle Spash~Use this fun writing tool to draw and write your own story. 
• Fact Fragment Frenzy~An activity for finding facts in nonfiction text and allows you to find facts in five sample passages. 
• Flip Book~Create a tabbed flip book (used for taking notes while reading, making picture books, collecting facts, or creating questions and answer booklets).
• Letter Generator~Write and print out a friendly letter or business letter.
• Postcard Creator~Create your own postcard, print it, and illustrate the front.
• Shape Poems~Write poems about shapes in four different themes: Nature, School, Sports, and Celebrations.
• Word Family Sort~Recognize word patters by sorting a series of words into short-vowel word families.
• Book Adventure~Take quizzes and create a personalized reading list.  You can also earn prizes!