Miss Murdie's Classroom

Reading

www.starfall.com: A great website to learn about phonics!

http://a4esl.org/: A website that focuses on Grammar and vocabulary

http://www.languagelizard.com/ : bilingual books and products

http://www.speakaboos.com/: Celebrities read stories along with an animation of the story. Some stories are from different cultural backgrounds. There are also lesson plans and games that correspond to the stories.

Listening

• http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/index.htm: A place for students to listen about Clifford and help create a story
• http://pbskids.org/lions/games/pounce.html:
• This is is a fun little game where a cat pounces on a word that matches the sound given.  It requires listening and reading.
• www.freechildrenstories.com: Choose stories by age and listen to them read aloud as pages are turned.

•  : http://www.barefootbooks.com/story/: This web site has videos of each book.  Each book is very cute with it's own little song.  Click on the book title on the left side of the screen.

Speaking

 http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/alphastart.swf: Click on the letters to hear letter sounds from the English alphabet 

http://www.eslkidslab.com/: This website has printable flashcards and video lessons. The videos are based on a look, listen and repeat basis.

Teacher Resources

http://www.teachingenglishgames.com/Articles/Teaching_ESL_Preschool_Ideas_and_Tips_for_Successful_Classes.htm:A place for teachers to go on on read beneficial teaching strategies

http://www.pre-kpages.com/esl/:This is great teacher resource page. The website gives activities for ESL students.

Parent Resources    

 http://www.fisher-price.com/us/
 

http://www.teachchildrenesl.com/songs.htm