Teacher Resources
Teachers: Here are some online resources that you may find helpful. Please let me know if you have sites of your own that you would like to share.
Here you'll find some videos and lesson plans for Common Core:
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/ultimate-fairy-tale-resource-guide
(Special thanks to Lilly for finding and suggesting this resource for Mrs. Bowen's website.)
http://resources.opened.io/lal/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ocpm&utm_campaign=Optimized+LAL
Edmodo is perhaps the largest social platform for educators with over 10 million users.
https://www.edmodo.com
Next Lesson has a myriad of online lessons for across the curriculum learning.
http://www.nextlesson.org/
For a list of resources designed to make you the best teacher you can be go to:
http://www.teachthought.com
Another great teacher site is at
http://www.weareteachers.com
Create Lessons in 5 minutes with Blendspace.
http://www.blendspace.com
One of the best online learning sites and students can earn badges on Khanacademy
http://khanacademy.org
Below is a great site to learn how to use apps such as Explain Everything as well as Socrative.
http://www.makingtechsimple.com
For teachers and others who frequent public libraries/books to choose.
http://libraryreads.org/faq/
http://www.goodreads.com
To learn a foreign language for free:
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/picturediction/index.html
http://www.duolingo.com
Here you'll find some videos and lesson plans for Common Core:
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/blog/ultimate-fairy-tale-resource-guide
(Special thanks to Lilly for finding and suggesting this resource for Mrs. Bowen's website.)
http://resources.opened.io/lal/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ocpm&utm_campaign=Optimized+LAL
Edmodo is perhaps the largest social platform for educators with over 10 million users.
https://www.edmodo.com
Next Lesson has a myriad of online lessons for across the curriculum learning.
http://www.nextlesson.org/
For a list of resources designed to make you the best teacher you can be go to:
http://www.teachthought.com
Another great teacher site is at
http://www.weareteachers.com
Create Lessons in 5 minutes with Blendspace.
http://www.blendspace.com
One of the best online learning sites and students can earn badges on Khanacademy
http://khanacademy.org
Below is a great site to learn how to use apps such as Explain Everything as well as Socrative.
http://www.makingtechsimple.com
For teachers and others who frequent public libraries/books to choose.
http://libraryreads.org/faq/
http://www.goodreads.com
To learn a foreign language for free:
http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/picturediction/index.html
http://www.duolingo.com
Teach Technology
https://gcflearnfree.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/Info%20Pages/Assets/GCFLearnFree_Technology.pdf
A site where teachers can create their own Venn diagrams
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ShapeSorter/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.htm
http://www.pppst.com/clipart.html
https://gcflearnfree.blob.core.windows.net/media/Default/Info%20Pages/Assets/GCFLearnFree_Technology.pdf
A site where teachers can create their own Venn diagrams
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ShapeSorter/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.htm
http://www.pppst.com/clipart.html
Search Engines for Teachers
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/crosswalk
This site includes tables that show how the American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner and the Common Core State Standards align in Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, writing, and math.
http://www.edudemic.com/
A good site to catch up on the latest in the integration of technology with the classroom. You'll also want to check out the Teacher's Guides on topics like the Flipped Classroom, Google Glass and Keeping Students Safe Online.
http://sciencenetlinks.com/
This site, offered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, has some great ideas for lesson plans as well as a number of apps and videos to incorporate into your lessons.
http://ed.ted.com/
This is a rich library of video-based lessons on subjects as diverse as the Declaration of Independence, "How Heavy is Air" and "Building a Dinosaur from a Chicken."
http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com
Launch this free site that is password-protected to bring the best online resources into your classroom. Create new lessons based on student data making grading easier.
http://songsforteaching.com/index.html
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/subject.html
http://www.speakaboos.com/theme/fairy-tales
http://www.spelling-words-well.com/
Common core alignment with sight words and spelling activities for K through 9th grade.
http://www.kidslearningstation.com/
Pre-K and Kindergarten crafts and worksheets.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Lots of activities for young elementary students filled with habitat science environment games, food chains, lots of activities.
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
Great ESL site as well as offering templates for customizing dice games, printable board games, vocabulary sets about phonics, feelings, holidays, etc.
http://www.funfonix.com/
Designed for different grade levels to learn phonics and other academic subjects.
http://www.kinderhelper.com/
Over 1500 flash cards for kindergarten and over 1,000 worksheets, crafts and activities.
http://www.teachpreschoolscience.com/index.html
Hundreds of activities with 75 core science lessons. Includes life science learning, physical science and earth/sky science.
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/
Grammar and vocabulary games, theme/topic lesson plans and PowerPoints.
http://www.kidzpark.com/
Download thousands of free preschool activities with curriculum pages. All free.
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/category/activities-for-children-2/play-learning/reading-activities-for-kids
You'll find a lot of ideas and resources for activities on this site. You can search by age groups for everything from alphabet games to science experiments.
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp
Make learning to read fun with these online, animated collections from Tumblebooks. With text that highlights as you read plus tests and activities, it's a great tool for engaging students in learning to read as well as improving their reading skills.
http://blog.texthelp.com/2014/05/readwrite-google-now-free-teachers/
http://www.remarkablechatter.org/usgs-historical-topo-maps-history-tech-24/
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/integrate-tech-keeps-changing-todd-finley
http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm
http://www.knowmia.com/
http://www.headlinespot.com/type/newspapers/
Find any newspaper around the world.
http://www.libraryspot.com/must/internetarchive.htm
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/e-portfolios-in-the-classroom-mary-beth-hertz
E-portfolios for students.
http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/crosswalk
This site includes tables that show how the American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21st Century Learner and the Common Core State Standards align in Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, writing, and math.
http://www.edudemic.com/
A good site to catch up on the latest in the integration of technology with the classroom. You'll also want to check out the Teacher's Guides on topics like the Flipped Classroom, Google Glass and Keeping Students Safe Online.
http://sciencenetlinks.com/
This site, offered by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, has some great ideas for lesson plans as well as a number of apps and videos to incorporate into your lessons.
http://ed.ted.com/
This is a rich library of video-based lessons on subjects as diverse as the Declaration of Independence, "How Heavy is Air" and "Building a Dinosaur from a Chicken."
http://www.collaborizeclassroom.com
Launch this free site that is password-protected to bring the best online resources into your classroom. Create new lessons based on student data making grading easier.
http://songsforteaching.com/index.html
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/subject.html
http://www.speakaboos.com/theme/fairy-tales
http://www.spelling-words-well.com/
Common core alignment with sight words and spelling activities for K through 9th grade.
http://www.kidslearningstation.com/
Pre-K and Kindergarten crafts and worksheets.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Lots of activities for young elementary students filled with habitat science environment games, food chains, lots of activities.
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
Great ESL site as well as offering templates for customizing dice games, printable board games, vocabulary sets about phonics, feelings, holidays, etc.
http://www.funfonix.com/
Designed for different grade levels to learn phonics and other academic subjects.
http://www.kinderhelper.com/
Over 1500 flash cards for kindergarten and over 1,000 worksheets, crafts and activities.
http://www.teachpreschoolscience.com/index.html
Hundreds of activities with 75 core science lessons. Includes life science learning, physical science and earth/sky science.
http://www.esl-galaxy.com/
Grammar and vocabulary games, theme/topic lesson plans and PowerPoints.
http://www.kidzpark.com/
Download thousands of free preschool activities with curriculum pages. All free.
http://kidsactivitiesblog.com/category/activities-for-children-2/play-learning/reading-activities-for-kids
You'll find a lot of ideas and resources for activities on this site. You can search by age groups for everything from alphabet games to science experiments.
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp
Make learning to read fun with these online, animated collections from Tumblebooks. With text that highlights as you read plus tests and activities, it's a great tool for engaging students in learning to read as well as improving their reading skills.
http://blog.texthelp.com/2014/05/readwrite-google-now-free-teachers/
http://www.remarkablechatter.org/usgs-historical-topo-maps-history-tech-24/
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/integrate-tech-keeps-changing-todd-finley
http://www.doi.gov/index.cfm
http://www.knowmia.com/
http://www.headlinespot.com/type/newspapers/
Find any newspaper around the world.
http://www.libraryspot.com/must/internetarchive.htm
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/e-portfolios-in-the-classroom-mary-beth-hertz
E-portfolios for students.
Art Resources
http://www.artic.edu/learn/teachers-pre-k-12
http://www.moma.org/learn/teachers/index
http://www.kinderart.com/
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html
http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersbookclub/book-club/2013/05/02/the-best-fractured-fairy-tales-little-red-riding-hood
http://www.artic.edu/learn/teachers-pre-k-12
http://www.moma.org/learn/teachers/index
http://www.kinderart.com/
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb.html
http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersbookclub/book-club/2013/05/02/the-best-fractured-fairy-tales-little-red-riding-hood