Kingsport City Schools offers parents and students activities and links that can support your child's literacy development at home. These activities are appropriate for multiple grade levels. If you have additional questions or concerns regarding the KCS literacy curriculum, please contact Kingsport City Schools Literacy Coordinator, Emily Helphinstine at (423) 378-2150. Thank you.
RESOURCES:
Essential Word Checklist Grade K-2
READING LISTS:
| Books for Beginning Readers |
| Books for Primary Readers |
| Books for Intermediate Readers |
| Books for Middle School Readers |
ACTIVITIES:
| Questions for Fiction and Non-Fiction Reading |
PHONICS:
| Fuzzy Lion Ears |
| Gawain's Word |
| Jim's Whirly Word Game |
| Alphabet Action |
| Prefix Catch |
| Magnetic Poetry Tiles |
VOCABULARY:
| Synonyms and antonyms |
| Kid's Place: Houghton Mifflin Reading |
| Word Builder |
ONLINE LEARNING LINKS:
| Starfall: www.starfall.com |
| Roy the Zebra Guided Reading and Reading Games with Roy the Zebra. Includes words that rhyme, high frequency words, capital letters, full stops and much more. K-3 |
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Book Adventure |
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BookPals |
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Bembo's Zoo Watch how the letters of the alphabet re-form into animals. Preschool - K |
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Scribble How many words can you make in five minutes? |
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Sesame Street Games Play over 100 games, hear your favorite theme songs, read interactive stories from |
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My Hero: An Interactive Series My Hero is a non-profit educational project that brings information to a global audience. From peacemakers such as Nelson Mandela to scientific visionaries such as Albert Einstein, visitors can explore historical and contemporary heroes. Visitors are also invited to create web pages about the people who inspire them, providing thousands of children and their parents a chance to tell their stories. Grades 2-12 |
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Room 108 Don't Wet The Bear Play this fun interactive game which is just like Hangman but instead you throw a bucket of water over a bear. The word lists include: Days of the Week, Months of the Year, Colour Words, Dolch action words, Number Words 1-16. |
| Room 108 Original Hangman Play this fun itneractive game which is like the regular Hangman. The word lists include the Common, Number, Animal, Bible and Color Words. |
