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*Language Arts* *Social Studies*
*Science and Math* *Multi Subject Resources*
*ESL*
California Content Standards
Texas Spanish Language Arts Standards
Literacy First Websites
New! Words
Their Way Resources
New! Phonics
and Word Study Student Activities
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/control_page/front2.htm
Leveled Book Lists
Reading
A-Z.com
http://www.readinga-z.com/
This is the site that we have the subscription to!
Leveled books, phonics and phonological awareness lesson plans, worksheets, decodable
books, read alouds, flash cards, poetry books, alphabet books and more. All can
be accessed and printed out if you log in with our school password.
ABC
123 Kindergarten
http://www.abc123kindergarten.com
Scroll down for classroom resources!
K
Guided Reading
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/guided_reading.html
There are many links
here for printable books.
Building
Language for Literacy
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/index.htm
Online Activities for Phonemic Awareness--Student games
Busy
Teacher's Cafe
http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/
Free worksheets, units, centers activities, etc...Geared to K-3 teachers
Early
Childhood Technology Literacy Project
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/crazy/madlibs/index.html
Lots of ideas for using technology to help teach literacy
Four
Blocks Literacy Center
http://www.teachers.net/4blocks
Lesson Plans, resources, goodies!
I
Love That Teaching Idea!
http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com
Ideas for Learning Centers, Reading, Spelling and much more.
Learning
Page.com
http://www.learningpage.com
It's free to become a member...then click on Members on the left and you have
access to worksheets of all kinds: printing, cursive, money, measurement, calendar,
time, PLUS beautiful science fact sheets and MUCH more for these themes: ocean,
zoo animals, reptiles/amphibians, insects/spiders, dinosaurs and space. It includes
downloadable books from Reading A-Z.com by theme! Great free resource!
Reading
Rockets-Launching Young Readers
http://www.readingrockets.org/
Packed full of information, ideas and resources. You can also join a newsletter
or discussion groups (one of them is called "Colorin Colorado" and is in Spanish).
Click here to see
the newsletters/discussion groups you can join.
Books organized
by Themes: http://www.readingrockets.org/bookclub.php?Type=general
Starfall.com
http://www.starfall.com
Beginning readers interactive books.
Starfall
downloads
http://www.starfall.com/k/learn/order/order.htm
Teacher's site: here you can download or order a free printed version of the
stories and journals that also go along with the stories.
Words
and Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml
Phonics games: vowel sounds like oo, ee, oy, ay, etc. Consonant blends. there
are also some activities to print out. This link can also be found under Second
Grade.
Interactive
Word Wall
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/wordwall062599.html
Ideas for your word wall, and activities to go with it.
ProTeacher
http://www.proteacher.com/070171.shtml
Links to Phonemic Awareness resources
Word
Wall Tips
http://teachers.net/gazette/OCT02/wordwall.html
Great ideas for your Word Wall.
Variations
on Bingo
http://www.dltk-cards.com/bingo/instructions.htm
Different ways to play!
Guided Reading
A
Place for the Child - Janine Batzle's Site
http://www.aplaceforthechild.com/
Mosaic
Teaching Tools
http://www.u46teachers.org/mosaic/tools/tools.htm
Mosaic
Database
Books to go with each of the comprehension strategies
http://www.u46teachers.org/mosaic/strategies.htm
Teacher Tools
Learning
Electric.com
http://www.learningelectric.com/
...short Quicktime videos covering software basics including Microsoft Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint.
Tutorials for Microsoft Office, Excel and PowerPoint
Rubric Sites:
Schrockguide
Assessment Links
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html
A huge list of links for different types of rubrics
Premade
Rubrics
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/rubrics/
Rubrics created by teachers for
collaboration, reports, oral presentations, web and multimedia as well as links
to other sites. Saves you reinventing the wheel!
S.C.O.R.E.:
Rubrics
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/trubrics.htm
Visit this site for sample language arts rubrics.
Other Tools:
Puzzlemaker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create
and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word
lists. Build your own maze or print our specialty hand-drawn mazes created around
holidays and classroom topics.
ABC
Teach
http://www.abcteach.com/
For handouts, handwriting/printing pages, theme ideas, shape books, wordsearches,
crossword puzzles, dot to dots, and much more!
National
Geographic Printable Maps
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas/index.html
Templates for
Teachers
New!Templates
in Word
http://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/
Certificates,
graphics organizers and more!
AppleWorks Templates
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/project_templates/index#brochures
Download templates for brochures,
mini-books, posters, postcards, door hangers, newspapers and more!
Classroom Management and Fun Templates
http://abcteach.com/directory/teaching_extras/
Print out papers with borders, classroom
helpers, classroom labels and more.
Coloring
Pages
http://www.afunk.com/
Nice coloring pages in all subject areas: some examples- animals, insects, holidays,
vegetables, and more!
EdOasis's Graphic Organizers
http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/graphic_organizers.htm
Great graphic organizers: Cause
and effect, character and story, compare/contrast, sequence, vocab and/or concept
develpment.
Graphic Organizers for printing
- English
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/index.html
Graphic Organizers for printing
- Spanish
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/spanish/index.html
Graphic Organizers for TONS of things,
in English AND Spanish!
http://www.region15.org/curriculum/graphicorg.html
Different subject areas besides
writing: science, social studies, writing goals, even journal writing.
Graphic
Organizers That Support Specific Thinking Skills
http://www.somers.k12.ny.us/intranet/skills/thinkmaps.html
This site offers simple descriptions of graphic organizers like bubble maps,
Venn diagrams, and flow charts.
Graphic Organizers for Content Instruction
http://www.everythingesl.net/inservices/graphic_organizers.php
Visit this site for associated .pdf activities to graphic organizers.
Handwriting/Printing
pages
http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/
Handwriting and printing worksheets for kids.
Laura
Candler's File Cabinet
http://home.att.net/~teaching/filecab.htm
Wonderful printouts (probably best for gr. 3-5) in every subject area, including
Accelerated Reader.
Translators
AltaVistaTranslator
http://world.altavista.com/
Translate from English to Spanish and vice versa,
you can also translate web pages.
Google
Languague Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools
Same as above!
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Clip Art Sites
Discovery
School Clip Art
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/
Pics
4 Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com
Kids'
Domain Clip Art
http://www.kidsdomain.com/clip/
Classroom
Clip Art
http://classroomclipart.com/
Awesome
Clip Art for Kids
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/
Graphic
Garden
http://www.graphicgarden.com
Just
Jane's Graphics
http://members.tripod.com/~jane2bob/index.html
How
Can I Motivate my Students?
Student
Motivation To Learn
http://learn2study.org/teachers/motivation.htm
Review how the motivation to learn can be fostered in school. Find out how to
help unmotivated students with attribution retraining.
Tools
for Teaching: Motivating Students
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/motivate.html
This article lists key
features that enhance student motivation. They include making students active
participants in learning as they set achievable goals for themselves, giving students
feedback as quickly as possible,
and emphasizing mastery and learning rather than grades.
Seizing
the Days: Engaging All Learners
http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/motivation/index.html
K-12 teachers can learn
new instructional skills as they study the science of learning and how the brain
works. Create the conditions for your learners to find motivation within themselves.
Dimensions
of Learning: Teacher's Manual
http://www.ascd.org/cms/index.cfm?TheViewID=983&topnav=1
This overview challenges readers to rethink conventional views on such matters
as student motivation and reward systems, and the relationship between thinking
skills and content knowledge.
The
Jigsaw Classroom
http://www.jigsaw.org/
Visit the Jigsaw Classroom, a cooperative learning technique that claims to reduce
racial conflict among school
children, promote better learning, improve student motivation, and increase enjoyment
of the learning experience.
Resources by Subject
