Using Internet Sites

Lists and details websites helpful in an elementary classroom.  Includes links to Integrated Curriculum sites, Math sites, Social Studies sites, Phonics/Reading sites, and Writing sites.  Also includes detailed descriptions of each site and points of interest within those sites.

Using Power Point

Has many resources, including: different ways to use Power Point within the classroom, links to assist with Power Points, and teachers' thoughts about using Power Point in the elementary classroom.

Using Webquests

Lists and details websites helpful in creating webquest lessons in elementary classrooms.  Includes a detailed description of each site and points of interest within those sites.

What is Family Involvement?

PTO & PTA

Co-ops

Literacy

Multicultural

General

Lesson Plans

ABC Teach:
www.abcteach.com

A to Z Teacher Stuff:
www.atozteacherstuff.com

Busy Teachers’ Website K-12 
http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/homepg.htm



Community Learning Network
www.cln.org

Discovery Education
www.discoveryschool.com

FREE- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
www.ed.gov/free

edHelper.com
www.edhelper.com/

• This website is a database of lesson plans for all grade levels. It offers a variety of content areas including special education and foreign languages. In the content areas, there are printable worksheets and fun activities for children to do that go along with the material being taught. Edhelper.com provides theme units to be incorporated into your classroom.
  

Education Index
www.educationindex.com/education_resources.html

Education World
www.educationworld.com


EduHound
www.eduhound.com

Education Place
www.eduplace.com

• This website is a pre-K-6 resource for teachers, students, and families. Education does not have to stop in the classroom; instruction can be continued at home. Children can use this site for interactive learning games. Teachers have access to free printable worksheets. Homework helper is available for parents who have difficulty understanding the current math operations their child is learning.
  

Enchanted Learning
www.enchantedlearning.com

AT&T Education
www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn

Kathy Schrock
kathyschrock.net/index.htm

School Atlas
www.schoolatlas.com/search2/Teacher_Lessons/

The On-Line Teacher Resource
www.teach-nology.com

Teacher Created Resources
www.teachercreated.com

TeachersFirst
www.teachersfirst.com

Welcome to the Lesson Bank
www.teachers.net/lessons/

Teacher Web Resources
www.teachertidbytes.com/WebResources.html

Teacher Vision (lessons, printables and more)
www.teachervision.com

The Teacher’s Guide
www.theteachersguide.com

Mrs. Nelson’s Class
http://www.mrsnelsonsclass.com/home.aspx

Scholastic .com
www.scholastic.com

• Scholastic is the worlds largest publisher and distributor of children's books. This website contains products for children, teachers, and parents. The website allows you to shop by grade levels and subject area. Knowing what your child's reading level is makes it easier for one to order books for the specific level.
  

• This website is beneficial for teachers and parents who want to read articles and review lesson plans on reading, math, gifted students, and Home Schooling. There are ideas and links for multi-sensory learning for people of all ages. Resources are made available for those who learn differently, have learning difficulties, or learning disabilities.

• This website offers students in the elementary, middle, and high school levels a free way to be life-long learners to acquire and retain vocabulary.  There are three levels. Each level has three puzzles with twelve words each, for a total of thirty-six words in a session. There are also seven additional exercises that help develop vocabulary.

• This website is a resource designed for teachers working with grades five and six. When you browse through the website, you will see collection of lesson plan ideas and classroom activities. These ideas came originally from a teacher who created the website, while others have also shared some of their ideas.

• This website offers lesson plans in all of the following content areas: math, social studies, art, language arts, music, physical education, reading, writing, geography,and science. You will find thousands of free lesson plans, worksheets, clipart, and student links. You can submit your own lesson plans, worksheets, and activities to share with others.

• This website provides reading comprehension strategies such as compare and contrast, story maps, webs, etc. There are also printable forms for book reports and book reviews. The site offers a variety of ways to breakdown the book to help the students comprehend the text.

• This website presents clipart and free teacher resources. Puzzlemaker is for teachers, parents and students. You can create your own word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and many more puzzles by using your word lists. This is an easy way for teachers to construct a vocabulary activity for students.

• This website provides teachers and students access to practice and resources dealing with reading and language arts. There is a collection of literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. The interactive tools provide an opportunity for children to use technology to develop their literacy skills. One can search for lesson plans by title, grade, or date.

• This website offers free printable worksheets with the help and advice from an experienced English teacher. This site is for parents who are concerned about their child's spelling and are keen to help them improve, adults who find spelling difficult and want to spell correctly, and teachers who need some spelling worksheets for themselves.

• This website is used to teach phonemic awareness by having students listen to individual sounds and marking where they hear them in the boxes. Each box in an Elkonin box card represents one phoneme, or sound. Blank templates are available.

• This website provides a quick and easy way for primary grade teachers to teach phonics and increase reading and writing skills in their classroom. This six step program offers learning free of cost. The dance incorporates rhyme, movement, and chant.
  

The Responsive Classroom Approach

An approach to teaching that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth.  Provides strategies that are based on evidence of independent research for bringing together academic and social-emotional learning throughout the school day.

Math Best Practices
Several progressive math programs that enhance student thinking and understanding

Classroom Community and Diversity

Developing a classroom community that promotes diversity is fundamental for teachers.  All students should feel respected and accepted by those around them.  It is important for children in the educational system to learn about the importance of diversity and what it means to be a "community."