Felicia Davis
SLM 521- Spring 05
Elective #6 - Worksheets for Instruction
Worksheets for Instruction
The following links go to sites that provide printable
worksheets for teachers to use for instruction. Most of them are free,
but some of the sites do require registration and an annual fee. These
sites provide worksheets for multiple subjects, but I only identified the
pages where worksheets for language arts and/or reading are available.
I taught middle school English and reading. The reading ability
of my students ranged from second grade to high school, so some of the sites
will be more primary grade focused and others will be more grade appropriate.
Reading
a-z.com
This site has some free offerings, but mostly it involves resources available
only to paid sunscribers. The free resources include short booklets
and accompanying worksheets that can be downloaded. They are organized
by topic and reading level. Topics include reading comprehension, read
alouds, poetry, ABC books, etc. Instructions are available about how
to fold the printed out pages correctly to create the "booklet."
<http://www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/tour/tour7.html>
School
Express.com
This site has a great language arts section of free materials. There
are over 16 categories from which to choose, including parts of speech, punctuation,
proofreading, and alphabetizing. Within each category there are multiple
worksheets and answer keys. The ability levels vary but they are not
identified by grade level, so each worksheet has to be opened to determine
if it is the right level for your students. I was interested in the
categories that focus on generic thinking skills and concept review
because these are often the hardest worksheets to create on your own.
<http://www.schoolexpress.com/fws/cat.php?id=2251>
abc teach
There are some free worksheets and pre-made word puzzles available on
this site, but they are buried within the site so you'll have to search for
them. An annual subscription allows you to access thousands of language
arts worksheets, writing activities, and literature units on popular novels.
There is also an option that allows you to create your own word puzzles (in
shapes, too!) and shape books.
<http://abcteach.com/>
TeAch-nology
This site offers many free worksheets in 14 related language arts and reading
categories. I also like the rubric section that allows you to choose
from a variety of pre-made rubrics or you can custom design your own. The
research skills section offers many pre-determined topics (mostly for the
upper grades) and a smaller section about the importance of choosing the
proper resources.
<http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/>
Tutorial World
The language arts worksheets on this site are organized into six categories,
including vocabulary, sentence construction, and reading comprehension. There
are multiple choices within each category. Most of them are in a multiple-choice
format, which can be helpful for standardized testing preparation. Answer
keys are available for each worksheet.
<http://www.tut-world.com/p6_eng.htm>
Kid's Page
Archive
This page contains over 40 free worksheets designed
for kindergarten through fifth grade. They are organized into English
skills, vocabulary, rhyming, reading comprehension, and grammar.
<http://www.tlsbooks.com/englishworksheets.htm>
RHL School
This site provides original grammar worksheets for teaching, reinforcement,
and review. With a concentrated focus on just the basics, you can find
many samples about analogies, homonym/antonyms/synonyms, suffixes/prefixes,
rhyming, and parts of speech.
<http://www.rhlschool.com/english.htm>
Discovery School.com
This puzzlemaker site is a part of the Discovery Channel education department.
There are ten free customized puzzle styles available. Besides
just being fun, these are handy for vocabulary reviews, lesson introductions,
and problem solving. They can also be used as a portion of your monthly
newsletter.
<http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/>
Education Place...
by Houghton Mifflin
Over 30 graphic organizers are available on this site, including many unique
styles that are content specific. Each one is also available in a Spanish
language format. If you are using a Houghton Mifflin textbook, there
are links to activty ideas, worksheets, and vocabulary puzzles for 12 textbook
series.
<http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/index.html>
Scholastic
Another great site for graphic organizers! These are organized into
categories: organizer patterns (generic), reading comprehension, story
elements (character, plot, setting, etc.), and assessment (student/teacher
checklists, etc.). Ability levels range from first to eighth grade.
<http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/graphicorg/>