Have you used animated shorts in your literacy lessons? Here are 5 reasons you should consider using them! Check out the animated shorts for literacy handouts in my freebies library for a growing list of links to all my favourite animated shorts.

Pink Cat Games offers a large library of over 200 games (4 are free!) and questions. Games can be customized to embed your desired target words, sentences, pictures or other targets within a game.

Have you tried going on virtual field trips with your students? Many zoos, such as the San Diego Zoo, have live cameras on their website so that you can watch the animals. Go on virtual field trips to get students engaged in a variety of literacy activities!

The Book Nook is a page on The Hanen Centre website that includes tons of practical information about emergent literacy. It is a helpful resource for Speech-Language Pathologists, caregivers, teachers, early childhood educators, and other educators.

Pokémon is one of my personal interests, and an interest I share with many of my students! The Pokémon Pokédex can be used in literacy lessons to work on phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, reading fluency, and writing.

Many schools in Ontario, Canada have started using the UFLI Foundations program, an explicit and systematic program that teaches students foundational literacy skills. You need to check out all the amazing resources they have made available for free on their website!

DK Find Out is my favourite online interactive encyclopedia for students. With school back in session, you’ll want to bookmark this website for nonfiction text reading and research for projects!

Check out the Funny Fill-In activities on the National Geographic Kids website! These “Mad Libs” like word games are an engaging activity for students of all ages, and you can target a wide variety of literacy goals within a single activity.