Go see Elmo and play some fun educational games at PBS Kids.

Stories and games with your favorite giant dog.

Actually I probably don't need any other links now that I have put this one on. You can find anything in this very extensive list of links. All are categorized for easy reference. Happy Browsing!

Games and quizzes for learning and practicing English.

Games and activities for language learning

Many books online to read. Several books have a feature where the child can have assistance while "stretching" out words.

This site has a variety of word games to help reinforce sight words, consonant clusters, CVC words and high frequency words. Star words is a game that resembles a space ship video game. Very interactive.

This site has everything you could want for learning how to write poetry. It has tons of great ideas for getting started and has poems on every topic to help inspire your own writing.

Arthur's friend, Fern, teaches you about many different types of poems. You can even write your own to submit.

Read other kids' poems or submit your own. This site has many tools and ideas for writing poetry.

If you need an idea for a poem, this is the site for you.

Write your own acrostic poem using this interactive site.

This handy site categorizes the terrific picture books that Reading Rainbow uses.

Rich resource for multiple level, high-interest, quality non-fiction.

Learn all about the solar system and even sing along on some pages.

Find out about your favorite animals. This site even has web cams to watch the animals in action.

Highly interactive website with information on animal adaptations, dinosaurs, scientists, and more.

Discover more about animals around the world.

Several articles about life in Kenya.

Find out what is considered polite in Africa.

Many Social Studies related links

Learn about the Oregon Trail.

Learn about each of the major landmarks along the Oregon Trail.

This site has links to find any information you need about the Oregon Trail.

This very well organized site has information on many aspects of a region's culture.

Learn how to say phrases in the "click" language of Namibia,Botswana, and South Africa. As someone who loves learning languages, this was fascinating to me.

An extremely comprehensive website on most written and linguistic systems in the world.

A useful site in a pinch. A word of warning: these sites are not foolproof. A phrase put through the site can come out with unintentionally hilarious inaccuracies. For example: "It was a pleasure to meet you" translated into Dutch, and then back again into English, reads: "It were a positivity to measure you."

This is the most comprehensive online Cantonese dictionary out there, but you may need to install Chinese fonts to read this page. Directions on how to do this are provided.

Didn't find it in my links? It may be here.

NYSBEN provides information on policies, practices, and resources pertaining to the education of LEP/ELLs.

A staple for teachers of ESL students.

Judie is a shining star and a great person. Very useful site. Much good research here as well.

Geared for ESL teachers, but a rich source for your bottom-line items: flash cards, word lists, songs and grammar.

The Bilingual Education and Technical Assistance Center in Spencerport, NY, provides materials, advice, training, and other resources to teachers of ESL students. They're just a phone call away.

Professional organization for teachers of ESL in New York.