The Web Catcher

The online home of the Poetry Foundation – Use the Poetry Finder to find poems by poet, category, occasion, title, first line and glossary term. Also many other poems and poetry resources, including audio

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From RIF (Reading is Fundamental) comes the Reading Planet, a place to explore, create and… read! Choose from the Activity Lab, Games Station, Book Zone or Express Yourself. Explore and have fun, or ‘join the club’ to be able to create your own ‘bookshelf’ and save your activities.
Favorites: The activity lab includes links to kids [...]

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Today we take you to a Flickr page of photo collections by photographer Leo Reynolds.  What’s unique about Leo’s photos is he takes close-ups of letters in all kinds of wonderful, whimsical locations, often more than 100 examples of each letter.  He invites visitors to use the letters (and many, many other photos) in any [...]

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An Astronomical Alphabet is a fun introduction to astronomy.  The photos displayed show the alphabet shapes as found in a variety of astronomical phenomena.  A picture’s worth a thousand words, so this one’s worth 26,000 at my count, but really what happens here is the photographed ‘letters’ are the hook — if [...]

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VoiceThread is an awesome tool for creating and sharing annotated online slideshows that you have to experience for yourself. Make your own slideshows or browse what others have done.
You can interact by recording or typing comments directly in others’ slide shows and then listen or read what others have said, which creates a non-linear conversation [...]

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UpToTen Kids calls itself “the fun place to learn online.” With online cards, coloring, interactive games, puzzles and more, there truly are a lot of fun activities, with some opportunities to learn along the way. As the name implies, the site is designed for kids up to age ten, but will probably appeal [...]

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Draw online with digital versions of Crayola’s pens, paints, crayons and colored pencils. This simple site has no outgoing links, making it great for younger kids. Apart from one Crayola logo, there are no ads. This site would work great with a touch screen or graphics tablet!
The major downsides are no “undo” button and no [...]

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The Math Cats web site offers several activities to explore, ideas for and examples of math crafts, and a great section on make-at-home math manipulatives. It has a simple, folksy feel, a welcome contrast to much of the slick stuff you see on the web. Most of the activities include some guided discussion of [...]

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Draw like Jackson Pollock!
This is a place for FUN… simply move your pointer and the virtual paint splatters. Click the heart to change colors. Then when you’re done, learn more about Jackson Pollock at The WebMuseum, Paris. No ads!
Image uploaded with Skitch!

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Imagination Cubed is an on-line interactive drawing page where one or more people can create a drawing and then download it, or share it by email. Another great feature is the ability to ‘replay’ your drawing how you made it. I can only begin to imagine how this could work for creating lessons on [...]

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