GoAnimate

I'm trying out GoAnimate on Edmodo. I'm not sure if the sound is working on this. We'll find out.

More resources...

Langston Hughes poetry resource: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2ATFBukaKWQbHZPX2hES1FCSjg 

5th Grade poetry devices Flipchart (Thanks Maria!): https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B2ATFBukaKWQcWJfUjIycS1fN2s 

Testing Resources

Some released sample tests for your resources:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2012/release/default.html
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

5th Grade ELA

http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/2012/release/g5ela.pdf
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstrtqgr5elajul2012.pdf

Language Arts Resources

More to come soon. Enjoy!

• Extra reading strategy practice: TV411
• Media Smarts: http://mediasmarts.ca/ 
• InfoBits: Library databases
• Learning.com: You can search for lessons by TEK
• Read Write Think-Genre Study: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/genre-study-collaborative-approach-270.html
• A Poem Is...: http://disney.go.com/disneyjunior/a-poem-is
• A week of teaching tips for Expository texts: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/weeklytips.phtml/146 
• Resource for teaching text structure with helpful graphics and key words: http://www.pps.k12.pa.us/143110127103415203/lib/143110127103415203/TextStructureResources.pdf
• Expository texts: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/52251/
• Create your own stories and read those created by others: www.storybird.com 
• Interactive reading strategy review and practice: http://reading.ecb.org/index.html
• Non-fiction passages: http://www.readworks.org/books/passages
• www.intothebook.com