Utah Education Network

Language Arts - Elementary


Aesop's Fables		Check out these sites that include information on Aesop's Fables. Then we will discuss different fables and their meanings as they relate to your life.
Aesop's Fables Hotlist		Aesop's Fables Hotlist Aesop was a real person, but not much is known about his life. It is thought that he was born some time between 620 BC and 500 BC in Sardis, the capital of Lydia; in Samos, a ... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators A-B		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following websites ... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators C-E		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following websites ... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators F-I		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following website... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators J-L		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following website... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators M-O		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following websites ... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators P-R		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following websites ... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators S-T		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following websites ... more
Children's Literature - Authors/Illustrators U-Z		Eric Carle, Patricia Polacco, Kevin Henkes, Mildred Taylor....the authors and illustrators of children's and young adults' books are fascinating to get to know. Sample the following website... more
Children's Literature - Book Sites		Children's Literature - Book SitesIf students love Marc Brown's Arthur books, it's great fun to be able to visit an Arthur website. The following list of websites is geared to specific books or book... more
Haiku Hotlist		Haiku HotlistHaiku began in Japan in the 1600s. They are short poems with vivid images that usually reflect an individual's feelings about nature. They consist of 17 syllables divided into 3 lines o... more
Harry Potter Hotlist		Harry Potter Hotlist Muggles, dragons, every-flavored beans, Dementors, owls, trolls.... the Harry Potter books have done much to push children's books to the forefront of the publishing wo... more
Hink Pinks		Hink Pinks Hink pinks are riddles. The answers to the riddles are words that rhyme with each other and contain the same amount of syllables. Hink pinks have 1 syllable answers. A hinky pinky has ... more
Jack London		Jack London When Jack London followed the gold rush to the Klondike, he did not strike gold. However, using his experiences in the Klondike as a basis for some of his most popular books did make hi... more
Jan Brett: Where DOES She Get Those Ideas?		Jan Brett has written many children's books. She shares with us how she got the ideas. Click on your favorite Jan Brett book to find out where she started.(When you finish reading about a book, be ... more
Jon Scieszka		Jon ScieszkaJon Scieszka's last name is pronounced Sheh-ska. It rhymes with Fresca! His charming books of fractured fairy tales, goofy fables, boys who travel through time, and math-impaired childre... more
Kindergarten: Language Arts & Fine Arts		The Utah Fine Arts curriculum suggests masterworks and artists for your kindergarten students to study. This presents a good opportunity for you to integrate your Fine Arts and Language Arts Curriculu... more
Limerick Hotlist		A limerick is a form of poetry that contains five lines and has an aabba rhyming pattern. They are usually nonsensical or humorous, and in spite of their reputation for sometimes being racy or bawdy... more
Lloyd Alexander		Assistant pig-keepers, strong-willed princesses, complaining furry creatures, evil death lords.... Lloyd Alexander has created some of the most memorable fantasy characters in children's literature.... more
Reading Resources for Elementary Teachers		There are so many rich tools and activities available on-line to help with reading. Below you will find several sites to explore. Take notes on the accompanying graphic organizer to remind you how you... more
Reading Sites for Elementary Teachers		Here you will find information for teachers to support reading in an elementary school. Click on title to view. Highlights of site are listed.
Spelling		Choose one of the spelling games and test your spelling ability!! Have fun and spell carefully!

Language Arts - Secondary


"Plate of Peas" Listening Exercise		You are going listen to a story called "Plate of Peas." This story was written by Rick Beyer of Boston, Massachusetts, who is remembering an incident with his mother and grandmother when he was eight-... more
Joan Bauer		In this activity, you will get some background information about Joan Bauer, the author of Backwater, the next book we will be reading. Go to each of these websites and answer the questions listed f... more
Witch of Blackbird Pond Prereading Activity		The Witch of Blackbird Pond is historical fiction. The time period is generally true to life; the characters are fictitious. In April of 1687, Katherine "Kit" Tyler is forced to leave Barbados when he... more
Anne Frank		Anne Frank Anne Frank was a 13 year old Jewish girl who kept a diary while she and her family were in hiding from the Nazis. Before reading the play based on her diary, do the following activities ... more
Comparative Mythology Links		Use these links to research your culture's myths. These sites offer a starting place and may not give you enough information on their own.
Editing Skills		Editing Skills The final stage of good writing, before it is published, is editing. When you edit a poem, story, essay, play, research report, or any other written work, you carefully evaluate it ... more
Harper Lee		This activity will help you get to know Harper Lee and her writings. Click on the links below, and answer the questions listed below each site. Answer the questions on your worksheet.
Jane Austen		Jane Austen Among the novels that Jane Austen wrote, Pride and Prejudice was her favorite. Of Elizabeth Bennett, the main character in Pride and Prejudice, Jane wrote, "I think her as delightful a... more
Langston Hughes		In this activity, students will read about the life of Langston Hughes and study several of his best-loved poems. Explore the web sites listed below and answer the questions on each.
Mixed Up Files		This activity can be completed after reading the novel Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg Read and follow the instructions for each web site.
Poetry Fun!		This activity will correspond to Standard 5, Objectives 2 and 3. Students will explore poetry by visiting various websites and engage in thought-provoking questions to expand their knowledge.
Poetry Hotlist - Secondary		Poetry Hotlist - Secondary During the last twelve years of his life, a blind John Milton dictated his poetry to his daughter, nephews, or other people hired to assist him. He spent his mornings dic... more
Propaganda & the President		This activity will add to our discussion of Animal Farm by focusing on the role propaganda plays in our culture today. This activity ties to the core curriculum of Language Arts-Secondary in 10th grad... more