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venn diagram |
Students can create Venn diagrams with 2 or 3 overlapping circles. Users record ideas and concepts in circles to organize information logically.
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Students can create Venn diagrams independently or with partners and share them with their teacher or class via app smashing with Seesaw or Edmodo.
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epic |
Epic! is the leading all-you-can-read eBook library for kids 12 and under offering unlimited access to over 10,000 high-quality children’s books, now including thousands of read-to-me and Audio books.
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Students can read books (or have them read to them) independently.
Teachers can use as guided reading books. |
MyOn |
Myon does require a school subscription but first time users can try one book for free.The myON app provides access to myON reader, a personalized, online literacy program that matches student’s interests and their reading level to a recommended book list generated from the largest digital library with over 8000 enhanced digital books for readers pk-12.
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Students can read current trade books based on their interests
Variety of non-fiction books on different subjects Students can use a resource tool |
Word Cloud |
Word Clouds by ABCya.com is an easy-to-use app to create and share beautiful word clouds.
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Students can create a word cloud with vocabulary words, print it and then practice definitions by dropping a penny on the paper and defining the word ton which the penny drops.
Students can practice spelling words by typing each word 3 times to make a word cloud. |
Language Arts Friendzy |
Improve students' vocabulary, reading comprehension, and writing composition with the K- 8th grade Language Arts games.
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Students can practice language arts skills independently during center time.
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Spelling City |
VocabularySpellingCity is a fun way to learn spelling and vocabulary words by playing engaging games using any word list.
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Students can practice spelling words with various activities during independent work time.
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A+ Spelling Test |
Teachers can create spellings tests with texts and audio. Students can then take the test and get immediate feedback.
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This could be used for individual student practice but also for teacher given assessments.
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Word Brain |
This is a game for the true Word Genius! It starts very easy but gets challenging quickly. Find the hidden words, slide your finger over them, see the puzzle collapse. Do it all in the correct way and order and you will be able to clear the grid.
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Students can practice and extend their spelling skills during independent work time.
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News-o-matic |
News-O-Matic is a daily newspaper for kids, an exciting and engaging nonfiction experience, and a fantastic modern educational tool. It gives students a window into the world — and a reason to love reading news.
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Teachers create a class. Students sign in and read current event articles and answer questions. Teachers can then check the students' answers to assess comprehension.
Use for independent or guided reading. |
Grammaropolis |
This innovative, classroom-proven approach blends character-based content with traditional quiz-based assessment and is designed to address students' varied learning styles. Because the parts of speech are personified based on their roles in the sentence, the characterization provides students with a more effective way to visualize and internalize the roles of the parts of speech and to identify how a sentence is put together.
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Students can practice grammar independently and share quiz results with their teacher by taking a screen shot and app smashing to Seesaw or Edmodo.
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Newsela |
Newsela builds reading comprehension by delivering relevant, daily articles from trusted news sources at the reading level that’s just right for your student. Each article has a quiz and is available in 5 reading levels. Teachers will need to create a free account.
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Students can practice non-fiction reading at their personal reading level. They can share their quiz results with their teacher by taking a screen shot and app smashing with Seesaw or Edmodo.
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Mad libs |
Mad Libs is a word game that allows students to use their knowledge of parts of speech to create silly stories.
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Students can work independently or with small groups to practice grammar.
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FrontRow |
Front Row is the only math and English language arts program made for the iPad by teachers, for teachers. Front Row provides over 30k common core aligned questions that are graded automatically and given to students based on their level. This means no writing worksheets, no grading, and differentiated teaching made easy. Grades K-8.
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Provide personalized learning in Math and Language Arts
Assign student independent assignments Assign student remediation or extension |