CONTENT AREA REVIEW: LANGUAGE ARTS
GRAMMAR / BOOKS:
Grammar Wars : 179 games and improvs for learning
LB 1575.8 .R 39 2000
Grammar Wars II : how to integrate improvisation and language arts
LB 1575.8 .R395 2002
Lessons to share on Teaching grammar in context
LB 1576 .L488 1998
Teaching grammar in context
PE 1065 .W345 1996
Grammar for teachers:
perspectives and definitions
[
Grammar (Grade 8), by Brenda
Bengtson et al
PE 1111 .G73 1994
Heath English (Grade 10-12)
LB 1631 .S46 1992
Behind the mask: a book
about prepositions
Up, up and away: a book
about adverbs
Kites sail high: a book
about verbs
Many luscious lollipops: a
book about adjectives
Merry-go-round: a book about
nouns
Juv. PE 1201 .H4
1990
Mine, all mine: a book about
pronouns
GRAMMAR / WEBSITES:
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Excellent site for in-depth grammatical knowledge, definitions
and examples are numerous, closer to college level use.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/language/Grammar.htm
“This document is designed to help.
It is very old-fashioned in content, but although (perhaps because) it does not
employ modern linguistic analysis or terminology, it may also provide an
introductory framework for an understanding of modern English.”
http://www.ateg.org/grammar/tips.htm
Tips
for Teaching Grammar is a
selection of practical and effective strategies for teaching various aspects of
grammar to students at different grade levels from the ATEG Assembly for the
Teaching of English Grammar site
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/index2.html#punctuation
Rules and exercises covering commas,
apostrophes, quotation marks, hyphens and other punctuation marks.
LITERATURE /
BOOKS:
HBJ
PE1117 .H35 1989
McGraw-Hill
PE 1119 .M36 1989
Elements of Literature
(Grades 9-12)
PE 1117 .E45 1993
McDougal, Littell Literature
and language (Grades 9-12)
PN59 .M388 1992
Children’s literature in the
elementary school, 3d ed.
LB 1575 .H8 1976 [Note: Hollins
has the 5th ed., 1993]]
LITERATURE / WEBSITES:
http://www.edseek.com/
Author and literature resources links on a few major writers and major works of
literature.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/foolingwithwords/guide/fooling.pdf
Read, write, and discuss contemporary poetry; guide includes
dozens of modern American poems, discussion questions, and activity ideas PFD
Format
http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/comatt/ghome.html
ERIC clearinghouse on reading, English and
communication. Links to available online resources regarding
children's and adolescent literature, book prizes lists, book reviews.
http://www.poets.org/index.cfm
Award-winning website of The Academy
of American Poets can find essays on poetry, biographies of more than 200
poets, text of nearly 600 poems, and RealAudio of eighty poems read by their
authors. Many children's poets are listed.
http://www.nypl.org/branch/kids/gloria.html
Compiled by the New York Public
Library, 100 picture books everyone should know.
http://www.hedgehogbooks.com/gradelevelptr/
Hedgehogbooks.com has worked with
teachers from each of the following grades to develop Grade Level Reading lists
Grade K – 8
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/century.html
One Hundred Books That Shaped the
Century -- from School Library Journal 2000 issue.
READING
& WRITING / BOOKS:
Steps to reading
proficiency, 5th edition
LB 2395.3 .P48 2000
Scott Foresman Celebrate
Reading (Grades 1-5)
LB 1573 .C45 C454 [1997]
Heath English (Grades 10-12)
LB 1631 .S46 1992
New directions in reading
(Grades 4-9)
LB 1050.5 .S82 1986
Principles and practices of
teaching reading
LB 1573 .H325 1998
Secondary school reading
instruction: the content areas
LB 1632 .R64 1995
Plain talk: about learning
& writing across the curriculum
LB 1631 .P59 1987
Write on track: a handbook
for young writers, thinkers & learners (Grade 3)
LB 1576 .K45 1996
Writers express: a handbook
for young writers, thinkers & learners (Grades 4-5)
LB 1576 .K452 1995
Write source 2000: a guide
to writing, thinking and learning (Middle school)
LB 1576 .K451 1999
Write idea! (Grade 7)
PE 1065 .W73 1993
Writers INC: a student
handbook for writing and learning (Grades 9-12)
LB 1576 .K453 1996
Educator’s writing handbook
LB 1033.5 .R44 1999
Rethinking basic writing:
exploring identity, politics, and community in interaction
(E-book) [For this title, Click on the hotlink in the
Library’s Catalog]
READING & WRITING / WEBSITES:
http://www.wordskills.com/level/
Test your level of
English here, there are 3 levels to choose from. The 3 language level tests
have been piloted on students preparing for Cambridge First Certificate, the Cambridge Certificate
in Advanced English, and the Certificate in Proficiency in English
http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html
250 exercises to test your
vocabulary, grammar, and sentence construction.
http://eleaston.com/litqz.html#com
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/rcompindex.htm
The Reading Comprehension Strategies Toolbox features online tutorials
in reading comprehension strategies and free reading comprehension and content
area practice sheets for you to use with your child or students. Phonological
awareness strategies and practice, as well as other pre-reading skills, are
found on the K-2 Strategies index page. First and second grade reading
comprehension tutorials and practice are found on the 1-2
Reading Page.
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/language/essay.htm
Concise and practical aid to students on
writing a critical essay.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/english/comp_effect_rwinstr.htm
Great site on components of
Effective Reading & Writing Instruction K-8
http://www.everydayspelling.com/index.html
For students in grades one through eight, this site
includes a new spelling puzzle and word every week and the 25 most frequently
misspelled words and spelling strategies for each grade.
http://www.classzone.com/lol_demo/7/common/unit1/index.htm
Organized word lists and
mini-lessons help students achieve spelling mastery by teaching them rules and
generalizations that can be applied to literally thousands of words. For grades
six through eight.
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/drafting_legal_documents/clear_writing.html
Principles of clear writing from
CONTENT AREA REVIEW : MATHEMATICS -
GENERAL MATH / BOOKS :
Scott Foresman Addison
Wesley Math (Grades K-8)
QA 135.5 .S452 1999
Silver Burdett and Ginn
Mathematics (Grades K-6)
Q 161.2 .S55 1989
Mathematics: Exploring your
world (Grdes K-8)
QA 135.5 .M3848 1991
Mathematics in action
(Grades K-8)
QA 107 .M38 1992
Merrill mathematics
connections: essentials & applications (Secondary)
QA 39.2 .M46 1992
GENERAL MATH / WEBSITES :
http://www.getsmarter.org/index.cfm
Includes quizzes for elementary, middle school and high school level math.
http://www.mathleague.com/help/help.htm
Review of math topics for grades 4-8.
http://www.aaamath.com/
Very extensive site with review of all math topics, for grades K-8. (May be too much for a brief
review.)
http://www.math2.org/
Math Reference Tables site has formulas and definitions.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/msdos/k-12/.html
This site lists free teaching software packages
available over the Web. You can download these and use them for math practice.
GEOMETRY / BOOKS :
Geometry : an integrated approach
QA 445 .L37 1995
Geometry [Teacher’s Edition]
QA 453 .I58 1994
GEOMETRY / WEBSITES :
http://www.math.psu.edu/geom/koltsova/index.html
Elementary geometry tutorial including online
quizzes.
http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/geometry/geoframe.html
Very basic geometry review page with quizzes.
ALGEBRA / BOOKS :
Glencoe algebra 1
QA 152.2 .G541 1998
Algebra I
: explorations & applications
QA 152.2 .A42 1997b
ALGEBRA / WEBSITES :
http://www.algebrahelp.com/
Extensive online help site for algebra,
including interactive worksheets.
CONTENT AREA REVIEW : GENERAL SCIENCE -
Addison-Wesley Science
(Grades K-6)
LB 1585 .A324 1989
Holt Science (Grades K-6)
LB 1585 .H647 1989
How to teach elementary
school science
LB 1585 .G39 1994
Science teaching & the
development of thinking (Grades 9-12)
Q 181 .L46 1995
http://www.kapili.com/index.html
The Kapili.com site reviews hundreds of topics in the sciences. You can
"tour" a subject such as biology or chemistry, or look up one topic
using the search or alpha list.
EARTH SCIENCE :
Glencoe Earth Science
(Grades 5-8)
QE 28 .F43 1999
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
Views of the Solar System. Best site for an introduction to the solar system
BIOLOGY :
Biology : the web of life (Grades 9-12)
QH 315 .S78 B56 2000
Biology : the dynamics of life (Grades 9-12)
QH 308.2 B56 2000
http://www.kidshealth.org/misc_pages/bodyworks/bodyworks.html
How the Body Works site gives an overview of the human body.
http://www.imcpl.org/kids_body.htm
Science Fact File: Inside the Human Body includes a section on each of the
systems of the human body.
CHEMISTRY :
Chemistry (Grades 9-12)
QD 33.W55 C44 1995
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Chem4Kids has an introduction to chemistry and online quizzes.
PHYSICS
:
Glencoe Physics: principles
& problems (Grades 9-12)
QC 30 .Z57 G54 1999
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/sitemap.htm
An extensive site on physics at the eighth-grade
level.
http://pittsford.monroe.edu/jefferson/calfieri/physics/physicsmain.html
A more basic physics site that includes online
quizzes.
CONTENT AREA REVIEW : SOCIAL STUDIES
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
:
Janice VanCleave’s Geography
for every kid
G 175 .V36 1993
Eastern hemisphere (Grade 6)
D 209 .E27 1991
Encyclopedia of world
cultures
[Hollins library] Ref. GN
307 .E53 1991 v.1-10
Geography across the
curriculum
[Hollins library] G 73 .R43
1990
Geography of hope: Black
exodus from the South after Reconstruction
e-book [Click on this title from the
Library’s Catalog]
E 178.3 .U54 1991
History and geography
(Grades K-6)
LB 1583 .H57 2002
Prentice Hall World
geography: building a global perspective
G 128 .B34 2000
Using mape & globes, K-7
GA 130 .V57 U8 1974
http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~phensel/geog.html
One of the most inclusive Geography sites on the web.
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/
Great site for refreshing your memory on countries, continents, and oceans.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/ciakids/geography/index.html
Another good site for refreshing your geographic
memory
http://members.aol.com/bowermanb/101.html
Good reference site
WORLD HISTORY :
World, past & present (Elementary)
H 86 .W67 1985
World history: people and
nations (Grades 9-12)
D 16.2 H588 2000
Chronology of world history
[Hollins library] Ref. D 11 .M39 1999
A History of US (Elementary)
E 178.3 .H22 1999
Creating
E 175.8 .C74 2001
Slavery in
E 441 .S52 2001
Americans: a history
(Secondary grades)
E 178.1 .I565 1991
CIVICS
(GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, ECONOMICS) :
Magruder’s American
government (Grades 9-12)
JK 274 .P93 2000
American government:
principles & practices (Secondary grades)
JK 274 .T84 1991
Civics: participating in our
democracy (Secondary)
H 62.5 .U5 D394 1991
Free speech, free press and
the law (Elementary grades)
Juv. KF 4772 .Z9 L53
Freedom of assembly (Elementary
grades)
(e-book) [Click on the link for this title in the
Library’s Catalog]
Our Constitution (Elementary
grades)
(e-book) [Click on the link for this title in the
Library’s Catalog]
Taking stock: the world of
business (Grades 4-6)
HG 173.8 .G63 T3
Economics in the school
curriculum, K-12
HB 74.5 E28 1985
Governors and hard times
(Secondary grades)
JK 2447 .G67 1992
Rev. (