Differentiate by Readiness

Literacy

What Rhymes with Squirrel? – Online Poetry Activities

Students explore different poems through various links. Each poem includes an assignment for students to analyze the poems they read. The range of poems in the “Interpretation” assignments can be matched to student’s reading and analysis ability.

ESL Flashcards

Flash cards via Concentration game build vocabulary in the following categories: animals, body, food, play, school, occupations, family & feelings, and weather.
Build vocabulary through game playing for students who are new to English.

ESL Hangman

Students play the traditional hangman game while building vocabulary and spelling skills of countries, fruits & vegetables, jobs, and household items. Build vocabulary through playing games for students who are acquiring English as a second language.

Nina the Naming Newt

Categorize words according to common topics such as home, farm, and supermarket.
ESL students can build vocabulary both by using picture and audio clues. Also see Reggie the Rhyming Rhino and Leo the Letter-Loving Lobster.

Math

Illuminations Activities

This website, developed in part by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), is a reliable source of lesson plans and online activities supporting mathematics instruction for all grade levels. From this site, search by grade level or standard for online activities providing enrichment or remediation based on the readiness of your students.

Jigsawdoku

Students who aren’t read for full Sudoku puzzles can try this version which only uses numbers 1-6.

Social Studies

Xpeditions Activities

The activities, organized around National Geographic standards, differentiate for younger and older students. Use these guidelines to differentiate by readiness from simple to complex tasks.

Science

Ology

Information on many of the science topics studied in the K-5 classroom. The kid-friendly text from the American Museum of Natural History (New York) is both more engaging and easier to read than most encyclopedias.

Naturescapes

Information on various nature topics (living things, living spaces, living together) that provide three different versions of content of varying complexity.