Quia
Quia: Feast of Homonyms
Online flash cards let students test their knowledge of homonyms by flipping through a 40-card stack.
Quia
Quia: Prefixes (Matching Game)
Match common prefixes to their meanings in this online matching game.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Art in Action Crossword
This is an art-in-action crossword puzzle using a wordbank of vocabulary on the topic.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Dutch Theme Page
Dutch- and English-speaking students can practice vocabulary in both languages at this Enchanted Learning site. Also includes, and English-Dutch picture dictionary, printouts, and worksheets.
Other
Papa Jan: Five Essential Components of Reading
Can you name the five essential components of reading? Check out this informative site from Papa Jan.com to learn more about phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary development and reading comprehension.
Other
Vocab Test: Vocabulary Tests for 8th Graders
Fifteen vocabulary units are offered here. Each unit provides a list of words and sixteen learning and assessment options from learning definitions and traditional quizzes to crosswords and games. Teacher resources, e.g., answer keys and...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Touch and Feel Box
Students will identify objects through their sense of touch and increase vocabulary skills by using describing words. Lesson plan for K-2nd grades.
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Childhood: Teaching Approaches: Vocabulary Instruction
How do you teach vocabulary instruction in your classroom? This site offers some suggestions to accomplish this mighty task.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Printable Portuguese Word Book
Help younger students practice basic vocabulary (English or Portuguese) with these downloadable pages. Covers numbers, telling time, colors, food, people, and animals. Quiz page is only available to members.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Shopping and Prices
This self-scoring listening vocabulary exercise for English language learners focuses on correctly comprehending prices. Students listen to an audio file of a dollar-and-cents price, then match it to its written form.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: 2nd Grade Grammar
This article focuses on the skills 2nd graders begin to learn including increased vocabulary, context clues, spelling patterns, tone and rhythm, punctuation, and language development.
Other
Using English: Academic Word List
Word lists by letter of advanced vocabulary with links to definitions and other related information. Useful for essay writing or test preparation.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Sports/hobbies
Great tool from Ingles Mundial for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: Sports and Hobbies. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Clothes (La Ropa) Vocabulary
Great tool from Ingles Mundial for teaching the English words for articles of clothing, colors, and common verbs and descriptors to Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELL). Uses a variety of interactive, self-correcting...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Clothes (La Ropa): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "j" & "y". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Clothing Words (La Ropa)
Wonderful, extensive site from Ingles Mundial for Spanish-speaking ELLs. In this section, students see clothing items in a "store" and then answer comprehension questions based on price and size. Instructions are in Spanish.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site from Ingles Mundial focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "s" & "z". Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: The Future: Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition.
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Object Pronouns
A fantastic site for teaching Spanish-speaking English language learners about pronouns. Provides a variety of interactive exercises to reinforce the material. Instructions are in Spanish, and there is a "Teacher's Lounge," area for...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial:animals (Animales): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts sounds as in "hut/hot, nut/not." Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge"...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Understanding Maps and Directions
Extensive site for teaching Spanish speaking ELL. The theme of this unit is the directions - An "e-mail" is presented, giving directions to a house party - Interactive exercise follows, asking comprehension questions - A guided writing...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Greetings (Saludos)
Part of an extensive site designed for Spanish-speaking English language learners, this exercise reinforces listening skills and increases listening vocabulary by having students distinguish between similar-sounding matched pairs of...
ESL4kids
The Efl Playhouse: Phonemic Awareness for Young Language Learners
A group of ten simple activities easily incorporated into the course of a day to reinforce phonemic awareness.
Randall Davis
Esl Cyber Listening Lab: Basic English Quiz: Making Friends
A self-scoring listening vocabulary exercise for English language learners that focuses on correctly comprehending and responding when making a new friend.