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School is work. You write, you read. You use pencils and pens, rulers, and books. But school can also be fun. Visit these web sites. Read, write, and have fun in English class.

Getting ready

1. Do you have a pencil?

2. How do you spell "eraser"?

3. What's in a backpack?

4. Do you play computer games? Which ones?

Search Engines

Click on the link to go to the site.

1. Reading. Read a book in English? Yes, you can. Do it at this site. Click on "Reading Zone." Click on "Picture Books." Select a story. Click on "Read." There are books, short stories, and poems in English.

http://www.ipl.org/youth/

2. Writing. L, M, N, O, what? Practice the alphabet at this site. Play Alphabet Action. Click on a letter. You can hear its name and see a picture.

http://www.learningplanet.com/act/fl/aact/aact.htm

3. Games. Here are names of famous baseball players. Click on "Hall of Famers & Honorees." Next, click on "Hall of Famer Lists." Last, click on "Hall of Famers Listed Alphabetically." Find out names of famous players. Find out baseball facts.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/

4. Games. Kids' baseball is Little League. This site tells about Little League all over the world. Click on "Fun-4-Kids." Next, click on "Puzzles and Games." Read the players' names in the Word Bank. Find the players' names in the grid.

http://www.littleleague.org/about/worldwide.htm

5. Games. This site reviews games. Click on "Reviews." On Recent Reviews List, select a game. Click on "Go." What is the game's score? Is it exciting or boring? Ten is exciting; zero is boring or bad.

http://www.elecplay.com/