- œAssociations
- œGeneral Web sites
- œGames and activities
- œSongs
- œReading and writing
- œMaking puzzles
- œE-mail pals
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Associations
- The Asian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
- ELT News
- English Teachers in Japan
- The Japanese Association for Language Teaching
- Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.
- Thailand Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
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General Web sites
- 1-language.com
- A language-learning resource site including online activities, printable resources and forums.
- ABC Teach
- An educational resource site based in the U.S., with a membership area as well as free resources for download.
- Ask Jeeves Kids
- A search engine designed for children.
- Boggle's World
- An ESL resource site with downloadable worksheets and lesson plans.
- Community Learning Network
- The children's section of this portal site, with links to lots of reviewed Web sites.
- eigoTown
- The principal website for English language learners in Japan
- The EFL Playhouse
- A resource site for teachers of English to young learners maintained by an American teacher working in Korea. Contains classroom resources, advice and links to other Web sites.
- ESL Kid Stuff
- This resource site has ESL and EFL material for teachers and parents, including worksheets and flashcards for download.
- Genki English!
- A resource site based in Japan, providing lesson plans, classroom materials and articles.
- Kaboose
- An educational resource site based in the U.S. and Canada, with product reviews, teaching resources and downloads.
- Learn English Kids
- The children's section of the British Council's Learn English Web site. Contains online activities for children, as well as resources for teachers and parents.
- The Lesson Plans Page
- An educational resource site based in the U.S. This links to the language-arts resources.
- MES-English
- An EFL/ESL resource site for teachers of young learners maintained by an American teacher working in Japan. Contains classroom resources, forums and links to other Web sites.
- One Stop English
- The young learners section of Macmillan's ELT resource site. Contains classroom resources and articles on learner development.
- Schoolzone Resources
- The resources section of an educational Web site based in the U.K. Contains classroom resources, links to other Web sites, articles and a special section on interactive whiteboards (IWBs).
- Sites for Teachers
- Links to a range of educational Web sites, rated by popularity.
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Games and activities
- Child's Play
- A collection of games for teachers to use in the EFL classroom.
- DLTK's Printable Crafts for Kids
- A resource site for teachers, providing downloadable coloring and craft worksheets on a variety of themes.
- ESL Home
- A portal site providing links to downloadable and online activities connected to holidays (including Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
- Games for Language Learners
- A collection of ideas for games for teachers to use in the language classroom. (From The EFL Playhouse, see General Web sites, above.)
- Getting Students Connected
- A portal site to interactive online activities practicing basic literacy and number skills.
- Kaboose? Funschool
- A searchable collection of interactive online activities related to different curriculum areas.
- Noggin
- A collection of interactive online activities focusing on a range of skills.
- Numbers Game
- An interactive online game practicing number recognition. Three levels of difficulty.
- Primary Games
- A collection of interactive online activities related to different curriculum areas.
- Prongo
- A drag-and-drop game to practice reading simple consonant-vowel-consonant words.
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Songs
- Lalitha's Nursery Rhymes
- Click on "Rhymes and Songs" for a selection of nursery rhymes and songs accompanied by animations.
- Mama Lisa's World
- An extensive collection of lyrics and music for children's songs and rhymes from around the world.
- Mojo's Musical Mouseum
- An extensive collection of lyrics and music for children's songs.
- Songs for children
- A portal site for children's songs on the Internet.
- The Teacher's Guide
- A page of lyrics and music for children's songs, as well as links to other sites.
- Teaching English with Songs and Music
- Some guidance for using songs in the classroom.
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Reading and writing
- Children's Stories
- A portal site to children's stories online.
- Children's Storybooks Online
- A collection of online storybooks, some with audio.
- ESL Phonics
- A collection of phonics worksheets covering consonant sounds, short vowels and two-letter sounds.
- ETJ-Aichi
- A variety of downloadable reading and writing resources, some linked to Finding Out.
- From the Jungle
- Interactive phonics activities and links to other Web sites.
- The Little Animals Activity Centre
- Three interactive, animated storybooks with optional audio.
- Online Children's Stories
- A portal site to children's story resources on the Web.
- Phonics Land
- Graded interactive phonics activities.
- Reading a-z.com: Guided reading
- A subscription service providing graded readers, worksheets and assessment.
- Reading a-z.com: Phonics
- A subscription service providing a phonics program with books, worksheets and flashcards.
- Reading Games Room
- Games, charts and posters to develop reading, including phonics practice.
- School Express
- A collection of printable phonics worksheets.
- Shape-Book Patterns
- Printable sheets for writing practice.
- Starfall
- A collection of interactive reading resources with audio.
- Study Dog
- An interactive reading program for download.
- Words and Pictures
- Phonics-based interactive games.
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Making puzzles
- Camtech 2000
- A downloadable program for making word squares.
- Crossword Weaver
- A tool for creating crosswords for printing.
- Discovery School Puzzlemaker
- A tool for creating a variety of puzzles for printing.
- Eclipse Crossword
- A free downloadable program for creating crosswords.
- Ed Helper
- A membership service for creating puzzles, plus some free sample puzzles.
- Schoolhouse Technologies
- A range of programs for creating puzzles, some available in free versions for download.
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E-mail pals
- KidsComR
- An online pen-pal program that includes the option to sign up a whole class.
- Kids' Media Club
- Online pen pals for individuals (organized by age) or classes.
- The Kids on the Web: Pen Pals
- A portal site for online pen-pal resources.
- Kids' Space Connection
- An online pen-pal program designed for children under 13 years of age.
- Surfing the Net with Kids
- A portal site for online pen-pal resources.
