REMEMBER TO PRESCREEN ALL SITES YOU PLAN TO SHARE WITH STUDENTS FOR CONTENT, READABILITY, RELIABILITY, AND AGE-APPROPRIATENESS. Adventures with Art--Activities and Pojects Art curriculum link Artchive The images, text and articles included at this site are for private, non-profit use only. Other usage is strictly prohibited. These images are made available for educational purposes; Art Institute of Chicago explore the collection, view the galleries on a virtual tour and learn about self-conducted tours. San Francisco Fine Arts Museums indexes the De Young Museum and the Legion of Honor which are two museums that house an impressive art collection. Teaching Resources: OnLine Programs from the National Gallery of Art's new NGA web site. WEB Museum enjoy 10,000,000 images and documents from galleries and museums. Avalon Arts Studio: Ideas for Teachers Visual Literacy and Art--see also Visual Literacy Assessment Storytelling in the Classroom: A Listening Skills Rubric Star Assessments: Definitions and Strategies Try any of the following sites for resources to match
your state and your needs, for practice exercises and information
on standardized testing: Everyday Spelling Activities/lists. Reading and Writing Assessments: variety of formats and suggestions for teachers to use Printable Management Materials World label.com--many label templates available for download Custom Bingo Cards Teacher Tools award certificates, calendars, and more are available for immediate printing and use. Project-Based Learning Checklists--a wonderful resource for K--8 teachers to design rubrics and checklists for PBL projects. Personalized Animal Stationery: Students will love writing letters to friends and family with these printable, personalize pages. They will choose an animal, enter their name, and be able to print out their own individualized stationery. Printable
Teacher Notes Shapebook
Pattern Time-fillers: short assignments/activities for spare minutes Make Worksheets.com variety of worksheets often tied to holiday events/vocabulary Coloring Pages from http://www.edupics.com/
Kidspiration Diagram Archives from the Kidspiration Company--electronic downloads Kidspiration Templates and Integration Models Canby Schools in Canby, Oregon, teacher-designed templates Kidspiration Templates by Global Classroom.org offers reading and math templates (site featured on Kidspiration website) Kidspiration
Templates from North
Canton City Schools offers reading, math, and social studies templates
for grades 1--4. Kidspiration for Kindergarten from Kinderhive.net templates match books read by this teacher to her kindergarteners. Kidspiration Templates from Oswego Schools templates in most subject areas for elementary students Kidspiration Templates from the Early Childhood Technology Literacy Project: Montogomery School System Transforming Teaching Through Technology: Jordan School District: templates and additional links to template sites. Kidspiration Templates from Carteret County: K--3 templates Kidspiration Activities/Templates from Coweta County School System in Georgia Kidspiration/Inspiration/Webquests developed by Spartanburg, S.C. school teachers. Best Practices in Technology Integration Comsewogue elementary and secondary teachers Using Inspiration Unconventually by Least Tern We provide training and support for the integration of technology into the curriculum. We support and encourage learning through collaboration, inquiry and communication. Kidspiration Templates from Strategic Transitions Kidspiration Templates and Reading Strategies from Kent, Washington Graphic Organizers: Scholastic Graphic Organizers: Education Place download more than 30 PDF templates to duplicate for students. Make Your Own Word Search Puzzles Graphic Organizers--blackline masters for all subjects and all grade levels
Rubric for Inspiration Diagrams University of Wisconsin--Stout Concept Map Assessment and Rubric from the University of Minnesota 2Learn.ca: offers students and teachers options for learning projects and activities. A+ Sites for Teachers: part of the Grade One Central Site, but containing links for other grades as well. Aboutschool.com K--12 site organized by age and then subject. AIMS Educational
Foundation integrated math and science activities for K--9 Boggle's World--great site for ESL and ELL learners--practical lesson plans Busy Teachers' Web site hosts lists of subject areas and materials that support curriculum. Busy Educator's Guide to the World Wide Web; newsletter of resources is available. Civics Online: Teach civics to your students. Retrieve primary sources, activities developed around civic themes, and case studies that examine how other teachers have used primary sources in their teaching. Education Planet:(lesson planet) wonderful resources of materials, lesson plans, and links. First School for grades Pre-K-2 FreeWorksheets.com offers thematic units as well as worksheets about a variety of topics. Some worksheets would be more helpful than others. The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) allows teachers to type a topic, grade level and other information in a search screen that then retrieves lessons, instructional units, and other free educational materials on that topic for that grade level. Grade One Central materials designed to support curriculum generally offered in first grade. I Love that Teaching Idea! creative, practical and effective ideas, techniques and resources for the classroom. Interactive Resources for many content area topics specifically math and reading. Kids Konnect.Com an alphabetical listing of topics and themes. The Kindergarten Connection look here for lesson plans, activities, free offers and more---especially designed for kindergarten students. (Some materials are available only if purchased.) The Lesson Plans Page over 500 plans arranged by subject area and age group. No flashy graphics but the content is good. Marilyn A. Western's Site--handouts, tutorials, and articles. See her ideas for the classroom Microsoft Lesson Connection matches search terms with lessons matching state and local curriculum standards. The service is free but connect-time charges may apply. Nancy Polette: free literature guides, book lists and other resources National Geographic. Com/education a great online source for printable teacher-tested lesson plans, maps, message boards. It offers video, audio and dispatches from the explorers. NCREL connects teachers to the latest educational research and technology resources. The site map gives a quick reference guide to all the major topic categories within the NCREL Web site. SuccessLink: great ideas teaching program; database of 2000 lessons. Kathy Schrock 's Guide for Educators this teacher--author--presenter provides an extensive list of resources, slide shows, and instructional material for all grade levels. The Teacher's Corner many links by topic and subject to grade k--12 materials. Teacher Created Materials a company site with free materials changed monthly to reflect seasonal/current themes Teach-Nology : lesson plans, worksheet generators, research literature and more. Thematic Units for Primary Grades from the University of South Carolina Thirteen.org web presence of the thirteen WNET TV station in NYC. Worksheets by RHL School, Inc. free worksheets designed to use for teaching, reinforcement, and review of English grammar, reading comprehension, computation, math problem-solving, and research. Designed for elementary and middle school students. Yes, I Teach Florida Education Association site for teacher submitted lesson plans. At Home With Math 10 problems for parents to do with their children to promote math learning. Center for Technology and Teacher Education: Mathematics Eisenhower national Clearinghouse Fun Mathematics Lessons hosted by Rice University Math Department. Illuminations by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics offers teachers ready-made i-math activities for students e-Examples: math interactive examples for grades K--6 from Illuminations; based upon standards. MathsisFun: Variety of math activities including worksheet generator and quizzes. Math and Literature activities for young children often using picture books. Math Problem Solving Activities from RHL School provide topical math materials for students. Free educational software is also listed MathMagic a project based site for math activities. Some fees may be required. McGraw-Hill Math in My World activities are designed to complement the M-H Math in My World texts but that can be used independently. Miss Maggie's Math offers free lessons, games, and other math related materials to teachers. Some games/activities for children are also on the site. Math Worksheets--worksheet generator SuperKids: software preview and worksheet generator All Music This site has information about rock and roll, the blues, country music, and much more! Jazz Hall If you like jazz this is the site for you.(It has the history of jazz too!) Kididdles This is just for kids. They have song lyrics, and games for kids to play. Kids Song Search: a musical museum with more than 1500 kids' songs, organized both alphabetically and by category. Contains a search engine. Niehs Kids' Pages: Sing Along Songs Playmusic. org: students are introduced to the instruments in the orchestra, different instrument families, and audio clips of instruments playing. Songs
for Teaching: A wonderful resource of articles about music
education Teachers Have fun the animation skits with Mr. Note and learn some things about music Healthy Body Calculator Calculate states of health General Health at KidsHealth.org Learn
to Be Healthy a variety of educational health kits that teach
important health science concepts. Athletics: International Amateur Athletic Federation look for world records, landmarks, images of current and past personalities, results and statistics, competition lists, and many more items of interest to the world of amateur sports and athletes. Fitness Fever 2004: managed by Blue Cross Blue Shield and emphasizing fitness in children Fun-attic a site that is designed to fill leisure hours with activity--both physical and mental. There are lists of all types of games--relay races, skill games, tag games, card and dice games, icebreaker games, mental games, circle games, and much, much more. Games Kids Play a listing of jump rope rhymes, chasing games, ball games, circle games, mental games and much, much more. Locate a game by category or by a Quick Games list. The games offered on this site allows students to play new versions of old favorites. The President's Challenge--promotes healthy exercise all year long. This is a guide to more than 100 activities. President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Special Olympics learn about the Special Olympics sports events, follow links to the Special Olympics world games web sites, read about Special Olympic athletes, and find out how you can participate in and support these events. Women's Sports Foundation resources for girls and women's sports Publishing Sites for Student Writing ESL-ELL WEB-based Tools for ESL and ELL Students Memory Games--strengthen memory for a variety of print symbols using these activities. Printable Booklets for Emergent Readers Book Talks--Quick and Simple is written by Nancy Keane (a teacher and radio personality) who describes some of latest andmost popular books for kids of all ages. Many types of lists are provided for easy searching. CyberGuides offers a grade level listing of books and activities of popular reading materials for children in grade kindergarten through twelve. Dr. Seuss a language arts webquest featuring creative writing with Dr. Seuss for young readers. Internet Picture Dictionary: set of pictures for many common words used by children. Allows teachers to make flashcards, fill in the blanks, and other word learning game formats. Learning about the months webquest for young readers Multicultural Connections through Trade Books is sponsored by the Montgomery County Schools in Maryland. The site offers suggestions for titles, lesson plans, and technology activities. Multimedia Book Report Form a rubric that details your expectations and the scores for each level of achievement. Online Children's Library This is the International Children's Digital Library a searchable database of more than 200 digitized books in 15 languages and representing 27 cultures from the internet Archives and the University of Maryland along with the host of major publishers and the Library of Congress. The School Bell links to reading, themed units, months of the year, search engines for children and more. Story Arts Online has many tools to help the teacher and librarian bring reading alive. Teaching Books free access to book-related classroom activities and resources. There are on-line audiovisual programs featuring insights form nationally renowned book authors and illustrators. Welcome to ReadingLady.com look for author studies, comprehension ideas, projects and much more. Writing Prompts from CanTeach.com Children's Literature: Award, Author and Series Sites The Author Page of the Internet Public Library lists sites with biographies, photos, and frequently asked questions from the author and illustrators American Girl links to the central themes of the series this link brings the reader to puzzles to solve. A commercial site that may offer some idea. Booklist--a great starting point for books/novels about specific topics or subjects. Excellent way to identify books for further examination before using them with students. Caldecott Connections the Caldecott Medal winners are listed here with links to information and ideas about how to incorporate he book into instruction. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site books with reviews, book talk info, activities, and links. Children’s Authors & Illustrators on the Web Children's Book Council: Teacher and Librarian Page is a renowned site for teachers and library media specialists with many links and resources. Children's Literature Web Guide this is an attempt to gather and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for children. Cynthia Leitch Smith: Children's Literature Resources: Children's Authors and Illustrators Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature: Reference Shelf: Children's Authors and Illustrators. HarperChildren's.com: Author Websites gateway to the sites of individual authors and series books published by the company and its subsidiaries. KidsClick!: Authors Individual Mama
Lisa's House of Nursery Rhymes famous
nursery rhymes with clever graphics. Has links to worldwide
nursery rhymes. Yahooligans: Directory: Authors Readability (These comments were shared by Julie Coiro from the University of Connecticut) 1.Readability
Statistics Tool 2. Reading
Level Calculator at http://linda-andrews.com/readability_tool.htm that uses the SMOG 3. If you do a search
using KidsClick search
engine (http://www.kidsclick.org) which indexes about 2,000+ children's 4. You may also be interested in the article about Readability Issues to Consider http://www.timetabler.com/reading.html, which outlines other variables besides "text level" that influences the actual " readability" of information for students. Professional Development/Curriculum Trends What Works for Schools: research site that addesses the demand for information about research-backed educational programs and practices Illinois State Board of Education--Illinois Learning Standards Illinois Education Association --examine the most current information about re certification. South Cook Service Center: Listing of Resources for Administrators Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement From Now On is
the electronic journal supporting engaged learning activities written
by Jamison McKenzie. He is a frequent visitor to this area of the country
and has offered workshops on engaged learning that District 21 teachers
have attended. The Global Schoolhouse has been serving educators for years by providing a wealth of options for including electronic communication into the curriculum, for collaborative curriculum planning, and mentorship Illinois School Library and Media Association professional organization for library media specialists. BrainConnection: games with multiple intellingence theory in mind. Operation Respect: offers free tools to help resolve issues of ridicule, bullying, intolerance, and name-calling. "You can handle Them All" offers specific suggestions for dealing with 117 different types of student misbehavior. It offers a complete step-by-step guide to addressing discipline concerns. The Six Types of Socratic Questions Schools Online science learning in story format Science NetLinks: from Marco Polo and AAAA; lesson plans and web activities Thinking Fountain the Science Museum of Minnesota. This is a treasure of teaching resources organized into A to Z Ideas ant Theme Clusters. Best Web Sites for History topics State Board of Elections: teaching the election process to Kindergarten students and intermediate students. Teaching/Learning Projects/Library Media 4TeachersWebzine (from 4teachers.org) ideas and opportunities to power student learning with technology. Locate web sites, on-line scavenger hunts, tools, tutorials, lessons and telecollaborative activities. American Memory: Learning Page find creative ideas in the teacher-created and classroom lessons that are arranged by topic and grade level. Topics include African Americans, Civil War, Conservation, Emergence of Modern Reform, Revolutionary Era, Suffrage, Transportation, and WWII. There are lesson plans/units that expand these topics. Center for Media Literacy--offers a resource catalog, Media lilteracy, and visual literacy materials as well as lesson plans EdWeb: many interactive experiences including Harvest of History developed in partnership with the Farmers' Musuem of Cooperstown, NY, and also to create an exploration of the Renaissance in collaboration with Allentown, PA Art Museum. Filamentality OnLine Support assistance in developing Internet based learning activities. Guides users through the Internet to gather links on a topic, then prompts them to create hotlists, scrapbooks, subject samplers or treasure hunts. Problem Solving in Parallel: Science & Mathematics shows the different substances to clean stains like grape juice, mustard, chocolate sauce, ketchup and grass stains. Examples of problems to be solved include:The Great Airplane Fly-Off (students to design the best paper airplane). ReadWriteThink.org many literature and literacy support materials including lesson plans, an interactive calendar of literacy events, as well as standards-based student materials and many peer-reviewed Web resources. ThinkQuests' Collection of Student Projects created in classrooms around the globe these projects can be incorporated into instructional plans. PBS (which hosts these projects) also correlates its classroom activities, including more than 1200 lesson plans to 46 sets of national and state curriculum standards. TechnoSpud Projects--a premier site for internet projects Virtual Field Trips visit pre-selected locations on the net. Trips are organized to share information about various themes such as deserts, hurricanes, oceans, and volcanoes. Virtual Tours lists almost 80 museums that students can tour online. Includes American Museum of Natural History, Museum of Advertising Icons, and the American Red Cross Virtual Museum, and Newseum (Interactive Museum of News.) Technology Lesson Plans/Integration Tips K--6 Guide to Technology Ideas for technology teachers The American Experience: Technology Timeline. the PBS site covers landmark American inventions and describes them. A History of Computers links era by era and sometimes event by event to the most important items in computing history. Emphasis on math and history. Education Planet's History of Computers Unit provides many links to technology development sites and to sites that explain how a computer is built and why it works as it does. Electric Teacher: technology resources for teachers Inquiry Learning Forum seeks to improve student learning by supporting teachers in better understanding inquiry-based teaching and learning. Iceberg--Illinois Computing Educators Web site
Track star--teacher designed web quests and technology assignments Assessing Web sites and Web site content: Check into the New Mexico State University Library to learn some tips about what to look for when assessing a site. T is for Thinking offers a guide to evaluating web sites with links t o sites that illustrate the lesson that the guide is discussing. Vocabulary (see also vocabulary resources) Where do Languages Come From? Exploratorium's site where the user can learn about the origins of words, which languages are related, and how dialects are formed. Word Detective Find out where a word or a phrase began such as "cloud nine" or "mayday". About.com listing of clip art sites (watch for copyright permissions before using) Billy Bear Free Clip Art many topics, use free items at bottom of the page. Free-Clip-Images content matches the site's title. Putting Kid Pix on the WEB easy to follow lesson shows Mac users how to save Kid Pix files as Quick Time movies for web publishing. Search Free Fonts.comWebQuest Taskonomy: Learn about the various types of web quest activities available. WebQuest Locator: engine to find these curriculum materials Additional WebQuest Sites http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ Reviewed/Revised November, 2005 |
