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PowerMyLearning English Language Arts offers spectacular activities to help kids master the art of Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening, and Language. For kids looking to become language pros, this is the place to go. Remember, all of our English Language Arts activities are aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

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  • K-2
  • 3-5
  • 6-8
  • 9-12
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CAST UDL Book Builder

Read, create, share, and publish digital books.

(10 votes)

Alpha-Bot

Test your spelling skills as you solve the puzzle.

(23 votes)

Kids' Magnetic Poetry Kit

Click and drag the words to make your own poem.

(20 votes)

Wacky Web Tales

Create funny stories by filling in theNouns, verbs, and adjectives.

(17 votes)

Poetry Idea Engine (Scholastic)

(18 votes)

Instant Poetry Forms

Choose from a number of formats to help you write your own poem.

(12 votes)

Diamante Poems (ReadWriteThink)

View examples, choose a topic, and create your own diamante poem!

(20 votes)

Grammar Ninja

Choose a level, and then aim the ninja star at nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives to win your ninja points!

(72 votes)

Dictionary.com

Find out what any word means, and learn where different words come from.

(5 votes)

Bookshare

A library of more than 90,000 accessible digital books for readers with disabilities. Free for U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.

(7 votes)

The Noun Neighborhood

Take a stroll into the neighborhood of nouns to discover the importance of this type of word.

(14 votes)

Share What You're Reading (Scholastic)

Read book reviews by other kids to find great books to read!

(1 vote)

Clifford: Interactive Storybooks (Scholastic)

Read fun stories about our friend Clifford. Press play to hear the stories out loud and follow along.

(5 votes)

America's Story (Library of Congress)

Discover some very interesting facts about our U.S. history.

(54 votes)

Newsround (BBC)

Read news for kids from around the world.

(13 votes)

Science News for Kids

(24 votes)

Lil' Fingers

Nineteen story books for beginning readers to listen to, which they can even enjoy reading alone.

(1 vote)

Learn to Read - Stage 2 (Starfall)

Practice phonics while having fun!

(2 votes)

Starfall Comics

Read these interesting comic strips.

(10 votes)

Three Little Plays (Starfall)

Three plays that you can read and perform on your own. Click the words to hear them out loud, if you get stuck.

(5 votes)

Chinese Fables (Starfall)

Explore these seven Chinese fables. Click the words to hear them out loud, if you get stuck.

(2 votes)

Greek Myths (Starfall)

These six Greek myths are fun to read. Click on words to hear them out loud, if you get stuck.

(3 votes)

I'm Reading: Fiction and Nonfiction (Starf...

Practice reading fiction and nonfiction stories. If you need help with any word, click on it to hear it read out loud.

(2 votes)

Folk Tales (Starfall)

Read classic folk tales and enjoy the illustrations. You can also click on words to hear them out loud.

Writing With Writers

Workshops with authors that help develop your writing skills!

(3 votes)

Online Rhyming Dictionary

This is a great tool for writing poetry and songs.

(2 votes)

Fractured Fairy Tales (ReadWriteThink)

Make your own version of a fairy tale in this game. Learn about setting, point of view, and plot.

(5 votes)

SpanishTown

Learn Spanish vocabulary through fun games and activities.

(6 votes)

Spanish for Kids

Play games to learn Spanish!

(9 votes)

Verbs in the Desert (Discovery)

What are verbs? Find out in this video about the desert.

Prewriting: A Visit to the Fire Station (Discov...

Visit a fire station, draw pictures to shape your ideas, and write a story.

Drafting & Revising: Writing a Dog Story (D...

Watch a video about dogs, and work on writing your own animal story.

Punctuation President (Discovery)

Learn about periods and question marks in this fun video about President Lincoln.

(2 votes)

Nouns in the Desert (Discovery)

What are Nouns? Find out in this video about the desert.

(4 votes)

Apostrophes (Discovery)

Watch this fun video to learn all about apostrophes.

(3 votes)

Montessori Reading Activities

Watch this colorful lesson presented by a virtual montessori school and create the sounds with your littles ones!

CAST UDL Book Builder

Read, create, share, and publish digital books.

(10 votes)

Alpha-Bot

Test your spelling skills as you solve the puzzle.

(23 votes)

Wacky Web Tales

Create funny stories by filling in theNouns, verbs, and adjectives.

(17 votes)

Poetry Idea Engine (Scholastic)

(18 votes)

Instant Poetry Forms

Choose from a number of formats to help you write your own poem.

(12 votes)

Diamante Poems (ReadWriteThink)

View examples, choose a topic, and create your own diamante poem!

(20 votes)

Grammar Ninja

Choose a level, and then aim the ninja star at nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives to win your ninja points!

(72 votes)

Free Rice

Play this fun vocabulary game. For each answer you get right, ten grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program to help end hunger.

(274 votes)

Wordle

Generate word clouds from a story or paper that you’ve written. The more you use a word, the bigger that word appears in the word cloud.

(58 votes)

Dictionary.com

Find out what any word means, and learn where different words come from.

(5 votes)

Do I Have a Right? (iCivics)

It's up to you to decide if your clients have a right to take their case to court. Create a character, and learn what it's like to work as a lawyer!

(130 votes)

Water Life: Where Rivers Meet the Sea (NOAA)

Oscar the otter needs your help! Learn about his estuary, and help him save his home.

(31 votes)

Make Beliefs Comix

Choose from lots of characters and fun objects to create your very own comic strip!

(18 votes)

The LibriVox Library

Listen to hundreds of free audiobooks, and explore the option to submit your own.

(5 votes)

Storybird

Build your own story using colorful fun artwork.

(66 votes)

Bookshare

A library of more than 90,000 accessible digital books for readers with disabilities. Free for U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.

(7 votes)

The Zoo in My Front Yard

Test your reading comprehension skills with this quiz about a funny story.

(12 votes)

Word Master (BBC)

Build your vocabulary and score lots of points!

(6 votes)

Words In Context (Toon University)

(6 votes)

CD/DVD Creator (ReadWriteThink)

Create covers for DVDs, books, music, movies and videos.

(4 votes)

Writing with Writers: Rodman Philbrick (Scholas...

Learn how to write a book review.

(2 votes)

Share What You're Reading (Scholastic)

Read book reviews by other kids to find great books to read!

(1 vote)

Artopia Theater

Explore fun activities about the theater, and watch excerpts from real plays. Choose "Be a Theater Critic," and share your opinion.

(1 vote)

Poetry Foundation

Find kids' poems in many different categories.

(17 votes)

Aesop's Fables

Enjoy reading any of the 82 traditional fables available on this site.

(10 votes)

DogEared: A Reader's Best Friend (NatGeo)

(1 vote)

People & Places Too (NatGeo)

(28 votes)

America's Story (Library of Congress)

Discover some very interesting facts about our U.S. history.

(54 votes)

American Charter Documents (NARA)

Learn about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

(2 votes)

Newsround (BBC)

Read news for kids from around the world.

(13 votes)

Science News for Kids

(24 votes)

Classic Books for Kids (Read.gov)

The Library of Congress presents this online portal of classic books for kids.

(1 vote)

Short Stories East of the Web

(3 votes)

A Europe of Tales

Read and interact with European myths and legends.

(3 votes)

Starfall Comics

Read these interesting comic strips.

(10 votes)

Chinese Fables (Starfall)

Explore these seven Chinese fables. Click the words to hear them out loud, if you get stuck.

(2 votes)

New York Times Crosswords

Try these fun crossword puzzles that test your knowledge of subjects including history, geography, science, math and the arts!

(21 votes)

CAST UDL Book Builder

Read, create, share, and publish digital books.

(10 votes)

Alpha-Bot

Test your spelling skills as you solve the puzzle.

(23 votes)

Fun Folk Tales

Read stories from all over the Americas, like folktales, myths, Native American legends, and tall tales. Learn about famous characters like Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill.

(7 votes)

MysteryNet’s Kids Mysteries

Solve mysteries, read and rate scary stories, and learn magic tricks on this fun site!

(5 votes)

Poetry Idea Engine (Scholastic)

(18 votes)

Instant Poetry Forms

Choose from a number of formats to help you write your own poem.

(12 votes)

What am I? Writing Riddle Poems (ReadWriteThink)

Follow these steps to create your own Riddle Poem.

(25 votes)

Diamante Poems (ReadWriteThink)

View examples, choose a topic, and create your own diamante poem!

(20 votes)

Free Rice

Play this fun vocabulary game. For each answer you get right, ten grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program to help end hunger.

(274 votes)

Writing Contests

Learn about writing contests that you can enter.

(3 votes)

Teen Ink

Like writing poetry or stories, or creating photos or videos? Check out other students’ work or submit your own!

(6 votes)

Wordle

Generate word clouds from a story or paper that you’ve written. The more you use a word, the bigger that word appears in the word cloud.

(58 votes)

Dictionary.com

Find out what any word means, and learn where different words come from.

(5 votes)

Do I Have a Right? (iCivics)

It's up to you to decide if your clients have a right to take their case to court. Create a character, and learn what it's like to work as a lawyer!

(130 votes)

Water Life: Where Rivers Meet the Sea (NOAA)

Oscar the otter needs your help! Learn about his estuary, and help him save his home.

(31 votes)

Languages (BBC)

Listen to audio and watch video courses to help you master your foreign language skills.

(15 votes)

Make Beliefs Comix

Choose from lots of characters and fun objects to create your very own comic strip!

(18 votes)

The LibriVox Library

Listen to hundreds of free audiobooks, and explore the option to submit your own.

(5 votes)

Storybird

Build your own story using colorful fun artwork.

(66 votes)

Bookshare

A library of more than 90,000 accessible digital books for readers with disabilities. Free for U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.

(7 votes)

The Zoo in My Front Yard

Test your reading comprehension skills with this quiz about a funny story.

(12 votes)

Word Master (BBC)

Build your vocabulary and score lots of points!

(6 votes)

Words In Context (Toon University)

(6 votes)

CD/DVD Creator (ReadWriteThink)

Create covers for DVDs, books, music, movies and videos.

(4 votes)

Writing with Writers: Book Review (Scholastic)

Learn tips from accomplished authors to help you write a great book review, and publish your own online!

(1 vote)

Writing with Writers: Rodman Philbrick (Scholas...

Learn how to write a book review.

(2 votes)

Writing with Writers: Biography (Scholastic)

Learn how to research and write a biographical sketch, and publish your own online!

(2 votes)

The Man and His Two Wives

Read this Aesop fable about a kind-hearted man and his two wives.

(4 votes)

The Considerate Soft-Shelled Phizzint

Enjoy this legendary poem about an unusual animal.

Share What You're Reading (Scholastic)

Read book reviews by other kids to find great books to read!

(1 vote)

Artopia Theater

Explore fun activities about the theater, and watch excerpts from real plays. Choose "Be a Theater Critic," and share your opinion.

(1 vote)

Poetry Foundation

Find kids' poems in many different categories.

(17 votes)

The Oxford Book of English Verse

This free poetry anthology contains 883 of the best poems in the English language.

(4 votes)

Aesop's Fables

Enjoy reading any of the 82 traditional fables available on this site.

(10 votes)

DogEared: A Reader's Best Friend (NatGeo)

(1 vote)

New York Times Crosswords

Try these fun crossword puzzles that test your knowledge of subjects including history, geography, science, math and the arts!

(21 votes)

CAST UDL Book Builder

Read, create, share, and publish digital books.

(10 votes)

Poetry Idea Engine (Scholastic)

(18 votes)

Free Rice

Play this fun vocabulary game. For each answer you get right, ten grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program to help end hunger.

(274 votes)

Teen Ink

Like writing poetry or stories, or creating photos or videos? Check out other students’ work or submit your own!

(6 votes)

Wordle

Generate word clouds from a story or paper that you’ve written. The more you use a word, the bigger that word appears in the word cloud.

(58 votes)

Dictionary.com

Find out what any word means, and learn where different words come from.

(5 votes)

Do I Have a Right? (iCivics)

It's up to you to decide if your clients have a right to take their case to court. Create a character, and learn what it's like to work as a lawyer!

(130 votes)

Languages (BBC)

Listen to audio and watch video courses to help you master your foreign language skills.

(15 votes)

Make Beliefs Comix

Choose from lots of characters and fun objects to create your very own comic strip!

(18 votes)

The LibriVox Library

Listen to hundreds of free audiobooks, and explore the option to submit your own.

(5 votes)

Storybird

Build your own story using colorful fun artwork.

(66 votes)

Bookshare

A library of more than 90,000 accessible digital books for readers with disabilities. Free for U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.

(7 votes)

Word Master (BBC)

Build your vocabulary and score lots of points!

(6 votes)

CD/DVD Creator (ReadWriteThink)

Create covers for DVDs, books, music, movies and videos.

(4 votes)

Share What You're Reading (Scholastic)

Read book reviews by other kids to find great books to read!

(1 vote)

Poetry Foundation

Find kids' poems in many different categories.

(17 votes)

The Oxford Book of English Verse

This free poetry anthology contains 883 of the best poems in the English language.

(4 votes)

Inaugural Addresses

Read the inaugural addresses of all the U.S. presidents.

Social Justice

Read famous writings about social justice beginning from ancient times to the early 20th century.

(3 votes)

100 Speeches

Review the top 100 speeches in American history.

(4 votes)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listen, read, and watch videos of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speeches.

(7 votes)

American Charter Documents (NARA)

Learn about the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

(2 votes)

Young Adult Books Central

Find book reviews by teens and information about young adult books and writers.

Classic Books for Kids (Read.gov)

The Library of Congress presents this online portal of classic books for kids.

(1 vote)

The Oxford Shakespeare

Find all of the works of William Shakespeare, available online!

(4 votes)

Word Webs

Use this great visual thesaurus to see how different words relate to each other.

(2 votes)

Royalty-Free One Act Plays

This site has free one-act plays from authors like Shakespeare and Chekhov.

Monologues

This site has free monologues from authors like Shelley, Shakespeare, and Chekhov.

Vocabulary Games (Sheppard Software)

(6 votes)

Notetaker (ReadWriteThink)

Use this tool to take Notes in an organized, outline format.

(5 votes)

Vocab Test

Practice vocabulary through online quizzes.

(8 votes)

Persuasive Writing (Discovery)

Learn how to write persuasive compositions in this video about the illegal immigration debate.

(28 votes)

Colon and Semicolon (Discovery)

Learn how to use a colon in a sentence.

(2 votes)

Compound and Complex Sentences (Discovery)

Watch this video to learn about compound and complex sentences.

JFK Inaugural Address

Watch John F. Kennedy delivery his inaugural address.

New York Times Crosswords

Try these fun crossword puzzles that test your knowledge of subjects including history, geography, science, math and the arts!

(21 votes)

CAST UDL Book Builder

Read, create, share, and publish digital books.

(10 votes)

Alpha-Bot

Test your spelling skills as you solve the puzzle.

(23 votes)

Fun Folk Tales

Read stories from all over the Americas, like folktales, myths, Native American legends, and tall tales. Learn about famous characters like Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill.

(7 votes)

Kids' Magnetic Poetry Kit

Click and drag the words to make your own poem.

(20 votes)

MysteryNet’s Kids Mysteries

Solve mysteries, read and rate scary stories, and learn magic tricks on this fun site!

(5 votes)

Wacky Web Tales

Create funny stories by filling in theNouns, verbs, and adjectives.

(17 votes)

Poetry Idea Engine (Scholastic)

(18 votes)

Instant Poetry Forms

Choose from a number of formats to help you write your own poem.

(12 votes)

What am I? Writing Riddle Poems (ReadWriteThink)

Follow these steps to create your own Riddle Poem.

(25 votes)

Diamante Poems (ReadWriteThink)

View examples, choose a topic, and create your own diamante poem!

(20 votes)

Grammar Ninja

Choose a level, and then aim the ninja star at nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives to win your ninja points!

(72 votes)

Free Rice

Play this fun vocabulary game. For each answer you get right, ten grains of rice are donated to the World Food Program to help end hunger.

(274 votes)

Writing Contests

Learn about writing contests that you can enter.

(3 votes)

Teen Ink

Like writing poetry or stories, or creating photos or videos? Check out other students’ work or submit your own!

(6 votes)

Wordle

Generate word clouds from a story or paper that you’ve written. The more you use a word, the bigger that word appears in the word cloud.

(58 votes)

Dictionary.com

Find out what any word means, and learn where different words come from.

(5 votes)

Do I Have a Right? (iCivics)

It's up to you to decide if your clients have a right to take their case to court. Create a character, and learn what it's like to work as a lawyer!

(130 votes)

Water Life: Where Rivers Meet the Sea (NOAA)

Oscar the otter needs your help! Learn about his estuary, and help him save his home.

(31 votes)

Languages (BBC)

Listen to audio and watch video courses to help you master your foreign language skills.

(15 votes)

Make Beliefs Comix

Choose from lots of characters and fun objects to create your very own comic strip!

(18 votes)

The LibriVox Library

Listen to hundreds of free audiobooks, and explore the option to submit your own.

(5 votes)

Storybird

Build your own story using colorful fun artwork.

(66 votes)

Bookshare

A library of more than 90,000 accessible digital books for readers with disabilities. Free for U.S. students with qualifying disabilities.

(7 votes)

The Zoo in My Front Yard

Test your reading comprehension skills with this quiz about a funny story.

(12 votes)

Word Master (BBC)

Build your vocabulary and score lots of points!

(6 votes)

Words In Context (Toon University)

(6 votes)

CD/DVD Creator (ReadWriteThink)

Create covers for DVDs, books, music, movies and videos.

(4 votes)

Writing with Writers: Book Review (Scholastic)

Learn tips from accomplished authors to help you write a great book review, and publish your own online!

(1 vote)

Writing with Writers: Rodman Philbrick (Scholas...

Learn how to write a book review.

(2 votes)

Writing with Writers: Biography (Scholastic)

Learn how to research and write a biographical sketch, and publish your own online!

(2 votes)

The Man and His Two Wives

Read this Aesop fable about a kind-hearted man and his two wives.

(4 votes)

The Considerate Soft-Shelled Phizzint

Enjoy this legendary poem about an unusual animal.

The Noun Neighborhood

Take a stroll into the neighborhood of nouns to discover the importance of this type of word.

(14 votes)

Share What You're Reading (Scholastic)

Read book reviews by other kids to find great books to read!

(1 vote)

Artopia Theater

Explore fun activities about the theater, and watch excerpts from real plays. Choose "Be a Theater Critic," and share your opinion.

(1 vote)

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