Teacher Web Resources

 

Websites with tips and information on center activities for young children:

 

http://teachers.cr.k12.de.us/~galgano/dibel2.htm

 

http://www.jmeacham.com/centers.htm

 

http://www.marcias-lesson-links.com/     scroll down to reading links

 

http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/phonics/phonicsprojects.htm

 

http://www.reacheverychild.com/feature/kindergarten.html

 

http://www.littlegiraffes.com/teacherpage.html

 

http://www.csufresno.edu/library/subjectresources/curriculumjuvenile/kindergarten/

 

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listkindersu.html

 

http://www.kizclub.com/index.html


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www.educationoasis.com/index.htm

 

This website can be used when searching for graphic organizers.  They also have lesson plans, resource lists, book reviews, and an especially useful day by day calendar listing multiple events of importance for every calendar day.  These daily events are linked to additional resources for the specific event.

 

www.busyteacherscafe.com

 

This site is geared for use by the primary classroom teacher.  Included are theme units, literacy center ideas, mini offices(file folder centers that contain information for students working on writing, math, or science), classroom management ideas, teacher sites of the month, and a penpal exchange where you can find a classroom to penpal with.  They have really cool file folder games, literacy center packets, and writing packets. 

 

www.educationworld.com

 

This website has resources for teachers, administrators, and lead teachers in all academic areas.

 

www.internet4classrooms.com/index.htm

 

“Helping teachers use the internet effectively”.   Several large collections of links for K-12 teachers and step-by-step tutorials for learning computer applications used in K-12 classrooms.  On this site they have interactive games and activities that address the standards and they will help your students prepare for annual assessments.  There is also a section with a list of web sites which change content on a daily or weekly basis.  Additionally there are interactive standardized tests that the children can take and get scored.

 

www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/writers/writer-3.html

 

A helpful site for the teacher who is beginning to use writer’s workshop.  Also includes links to other writer’s workshop pages.  This is a site for kindergarten through grade six classroom teachers as well as literacy leaders.

 

www.loveland.k12.oh.us/district/technology/ITech/LES/Reading/A.htm

 

Lesson plans, technology lessons, guided reading lessons, book talks, and extension activities for an unbelievable listing of hundreds children’s books from many different genres. 

 

www.carolhurst.com/index.html

 

This website contains a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom.

 

 www.readingrockets.com

 

Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better.

 

www.teachers.net

 

On this site you can submit lesson ideas as well as search for others.  There is also a chatboard where you can submit a question and you are almost guaranteed to get multiple responses of great solutions.  There are even job postings throughout the country. 

 

www.readwritethink.org

 

This site has resources that address all of the literacy components.  There are activity ideas, guided reading mini lessons, and web resources.  The student materials section offers online interactive activities.

 

 www.readinglady.com

 

For primary and intermediate teachers teaching language arts.

 

 

www.tolerance.org

 

Promotes respect for differences and appreciation of diversity in the classroom and beyond.

 

www.rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

 

For creating rubrics.

 

www.starfall.com

 

For primary age struggling readers.  Has books, activities and interactive games.

 

www.literacyconnections.com

 

For the reading teacher with information on word study, reader’s theatre, tutoring tips for guided reading, etc.

 

www.mrspohlmeyerskinderpage.com

 

Units, themes, and literacy center ideas and lessons for kindergarten and primary teachers.

 

www.readinga-z.com

 

www.icdlbooks.org

 

Find and read books in other languages.  Complete books to read in over 25 languages.

 

www.donorschoose.org

 

Allows urban teachers to request funding for classroom project materials.

 

www.hubbardscubbard.com

 

Phonics and literacy instruction for preschool and kindergarten teachers.

 

www.theschoolbell.com

 

Lessons and thematic units for primary teachers.

 

www.speakingofspeech.com

 

Lessons and materials for teaching articulation, fluency, phonemic awareness and so on.

 

www.middleweb.com

 

For grades four through eight with the purpose of improving achievement for students struggling in reading and writing.

 

www.nytimes.com/learning

 

Designed for students in grades 3-12, connecting them to learning about pertinent current events.

 

www.netsmartz.org

 

Great information on internet safety for children.