Useful Links

Websites that might be helpful, or just for fun!

SCHOOL RELATED GAMES AND ACTIVITIES:
Online educational (and fun!) games
http://www.funbrain.com

Help feed the hungry by playing games and earning rice
www.freerice.org

Improve your math and reading skills
www.studyisland.com

Punctuation Paintball
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintball

More educational games and activities
http://www.iknowthat.com/com/GradeLevel?GradeLevel=6

Create your own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, play games, take multiple choice quizzes on the books you've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes
http://www.bookadventure.com/

ORDER SCHOLASTIC BOOKS ONLINE:
Scholastic Online Book Orders - www.scholastic.com/parentordering
                             Class User Name: mrswiechert
                        Password: BookOrders

HELPFUL ONLINE RESOURCES:
Online Dictionary/Word of the Day
http://www.wordcentral.com
 
Champaign Public Library / TEEN SPACE (Get online help on homework every day from 2:00-9:00, look up good books to read, blog, find out about upcoming events, etc…)
http://www.champaign.org/teenspace.html

Franklin’s Online Library
http://www.champaignschools.org/staffwebsites/richarvi/index1.htm

Find lessons on Greek and Latin connections to English http://www.wordinfo.info/

Word Watch
http://hlla.hrw.com/la/eolang/ww/

Library Spot
http://libraryspot.com/

Vocabulary
http://www.vocabulary.com/

AOL  School
http://www.aolatschool.com

American Library Association for Kids
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm

Association for Library Service to Children
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/alsc.htm

A Guide for Guys Who Want to Read
http://www.guysread.com/

Read, Write, and Think:  Resources for ELA - http://www.readwritethink.org/

Internet for the Classroom
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx

A Gross Site to Get Kids’ Attention
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/body/

Looking for a Good Quote?
http://www.quoteland.com/

Need More Quotes?
http://www.josephsoninstitute.org/quotes/quotetoc.htm

Need to get study help or an answer to a question? -http://www.ajschools.com

This website has many activities, games, & contests for kids and families. 
http://www.scholastic.com
 
This is a website of book reviews by kids for kids.  You can look up a book by title or author to get a review.  You can also search the reviews by grade level or reviewer's name.
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org