Languages
Weblinks and other resources for teaching and/or learning language arts, including foreign languages
Language Learning Games
Digital DialectsThe Digital Dialects website features free to use interactive games for learning languages. The site currently features 60 language sections. more
William Safire’s Fumblerules of Grammar
"Fumblerules" are an effective and engaging way to teach kids the misrules of grammar. Check out this fun list originally compiled by William Safire. more
Phonics with SmartyAnts
Developed by Mike Wood, the founder of Leapfrog, SmartyAnts is a newly launched online, phonics-based reading service for children ages 4 to 7. According to the website,... more
Language Learning Games
Digital DialectsThe Digital Dialects website features free to use interactive games for learning languages. The site currently features 60 language sections. more
William Safire’s Fumblerules of Grammar
"Fumblerules" are an effective and engaging way to teach kids the misrules of grammar. Check out this fun list originally compiled by William Safire. more
Zon: A Free Interactive Online Environment for Learning Mandarin
A brainchild of Dr. Y. Zhao of MSU College of Education, Zon is a unique, free interactive online role playing game for learning Mandarin Chinese. more
Funbrain – K-8 educational site
Funbrain was recently announced the winner in a survey by KIDO'Z to determine the most popular site in its suite of approved kids safe fun sites for kids. more
Educational Videos for K-12 at NeoK12.com
NeoK12.com is a site that aggregates educational videos from around the net and presents them in categories. more
WeboWord – visual vocabulary builder
WeboWord is an newly launched site with the sole purpose of helping users improve their vocabulary - visually. Each word is accompanied with a caricature to offer visual clues of its meaning. Being able to associate the word with an image is very helpful, especially for visual learners. Pronunciations and usage are provided as well. more
Games That Inspire Learning
The article offers practical tips to homeschooling (and other parents) attempting to teach grammar to kids of middle-school age. The writer suggests that the one of the ways to convey concepts to kids, is to make the learning into a game. more
Author Makes Famous Poems Fun For Kids
Karen Jo Shapiro takes the rhymes and meters of classic poems by American and British poets, and changes the words to make them kid friendly. You might call them parodies, but here in this interview she talks about the more serious side to this endeavor, and how she would like kids to get acquainted with the rhymes and meter of these classics of English poetry. more
Learning Vocabulary Fun
Learning Vocabulary Fun hosts a bunch of online games with a language twist. These games are aimed at improving vocabulary for kids of all ages. The... more
