Educational+Links


 * [|Mr. Young�s Bouncy �A�] ** - A very user-friendly directory of educational websites, organized by subject area.

[] lesson plans by age and various topics

[] search engine offers thousand of lesson plans for K-12 all content areas, rubrics making

[] 3,000+ free lesson plans and activities in the categories of arts and literature, health and fitness, math science, social studies, preK-2, and library media

[] A collaborative website with posted lesson plans, handouts, presentations, etc

[] Welcome to the Community Learning Network, a site designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom. Here you’ll find over 5,800 annotated links to educational sites with free resources, all organized by theme pages and keyword search.

[|http://www.teachers-pet.org] – the all-in-one worksheet and puzzle makers

[] index of teacher sites

[] - educational links to animals, art, history, dinosaurs, music, space, science, math

[] A to Z Teacher Stuff is a teacher-created site designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers, downloadable teaching materials & eBooks, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, themes, and more.

[] on-line teacher resources (you can become a member but there is a lot that is free)

[] An index to all the free teacher resources listed on Freebies at About.com

SearchEdu[| http://www.searchedu.com/] allows you to search just education sites (.edu), online books, government sites, lesson plans, etc...

[] WHERE TEACHERS BUY, SELL AND SHARE ORIGINAL TEACHING RESOURCES

[] search engine offers thousand of lesson plans for K-12 all content areas, rubrics making

[] Lesson Plan Bank


 * [|EdSITEment] ** - Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, provides web access to some of the world's great museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities. Lesson plans are also available for educators.


 * [|Kids Know It Network] ** Visit this website for games, activities, worksheets and information about subjects like history, geography, geology, spelling, dinosaurs, math, and astronomy. You can also find free educational songs and videos.

[] Thinkfinity.org is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's literacy, education and technology initiatives. Our goal is to improve student achievement in traditional classroom settings and beyond by providing high-quality content and extensive professional development training. This free, comprehensive digital learning platform is built upon the merger of two acclaimed programs Verizon MarcoPolo and the Thinkfinity Literacy Network. Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs. All of Thinkfinity.org's 55,000 standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and reference materials are reviewed by the nation's leading education organizations to ensure that content is accurate, up-to-date, unbiased and appropriate for students. At Thinkfinity.org, you'll find primary source materials, interactive student resources and grade-specific research lists to help you tailor materials to meet your needs. Start exploring now! [] A website that you and your students can use. There are many things � you�ll have to explore.

[] A K-3 website for busy teachers (worksheets, units, lesson plans, classroom management ideas, tips, educational links, school graphics, etc...)

[] It has clipart, printable books, worksheets, and more. They want you to sign up for membership. It doesn't cost anything.

[] WORLD'S LARGEST and most COMPLETE collection of printable, OFTEN-USED teacher FORMS, checklists, WORKSHEETS, award CERTIFICATES, passes, report card comments, masters, units and other downloadable timesaving ideas.

[] Over 5,000 free printable pages and worksheets for teachers.

[] Free classroom aids, lesson plans, grading software, posters, stickers, and more!

[] Clipart and free teaching resources

[] Free resources for the classroom that include online activities, lesson plans, teaching strategies, and tools.

[] - teacher created materials

[|http://www.theteacherscorner.net] � looking for seasonal or thematic lessons and ideas, bulletin boards and daily writing prompts. Be sure to take a look at their printable worksheets. You can create and print out word searches and word scrambles on a variety of topics. Also helpful classroom management tips from other teachers.

[|http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/teachtip.htm#lessonplan] � Quick links to various topics

[] This website contains many resources on many topics. The teacher who created this site has 20 years of teaching experience and is sharing the many resources that she has created over the years. It is a must check out site.

[|http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse] [] - it has coloring pages and worksheets that are already made but you can customize them before you print them out (there is also a blog that gives you ideas for using them) and it's free! If you make an account you can save your worksheets but you don't have to do that.
 * Over 3200 videos: Our [|library of videos] covers **K-12 math**, science topics such as **biology, chemistry, and physics**, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on **finance and history**. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer.
 * A world of skills to practice, with help along the way. [|Practice math at your own pace] with our adaptive assessment environment. You can **start at 1+1 and work your way into calculus** or jump right into whatever topic needs some brushing up. Each problem is randomly generated, so you never run out of practice material. **If you need a hint, every single problem can be broken down, step-by-step, with one click.** If you need more help, you can always watch a related video.
 * [|The knowledge map] shows all of our challenges, skills, and concepts. You can **zoom in and out and pan around** all the different skills and challenges, just like on a normal map. You can start working anywhere on the map, and the Khan Academy will suggest the best skills for you to work on. We'll even remind you when you need a review. **As you zoom out of the knowledge map, you'll find our challenges**, which combine the concepts from multiple smaller skills. Zooming all the way out of the map and completing all of our challenges is a sign of math mastery. We're constantly adding new skills to be discovered.
 * Your classroom data...finally. Teachers and coaches can access all of their students' data. You can **get a summary of class performance as a whole or dive into a particular student's profile** to figure out exactly which topics are problematic. [|The class profile] lets coaches glance at their dashboard and quickly figure out how to best spend their time teaching. We've put a lot of energy into making sure that the Khan Academy empowers teachers by giving them access to the data they should've had for years. You'll **know instantly if a student is struggling in multiplying fractions**...or if she hit a streak and is now far ahead of the class.

[] - use this to help students practice reading skills, addition and subtraction skills and lots of other topics. This site contains free powerpoints on a variety of topics as well as interactive games for the kids.

[] - use superteacherworksheets.com when you need a quick skill review

[] this free math/science website offers excellent explanations, key content vocabulary, videos and step-bystep directions for a variety of math skills and science topics. The videos and activities are kid friendly, short and aligned with our standards!

[] - It’s a place where wonder and learning are nurtured through the power of discovery, creativity and imagination. Wonderopolis is brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) and supported by our philanthropic partners listed below.

[] - educational blogs organized and categorized

[] 40 Alternative Assessments for Learning

[] Top Educational Websites for Kids

[] 100 Free Web Tools for Elementary Teachers

The American Federation of Teachers' [|new online community Share My Lesson] offers teachers free access to the resources and knowledge of their peers across the country. Featured are nearly 260,000 teaching resources, a monthly resource calendar, free games and activities mapped to the Common Core and discussion forums. Teaching resources are divided by grade, subject and rating and include activities, puzzles, games, lesson plans, posters, assessments and more.
 * Teaching resources for teachers, by teachers**


 * Educade (free) **//( ////www.educade.org////) //GameDesk, with support from AT&T, has created Educade, an interactive teaching portal that provides free lesson plans paired with interactive teaching tools. Every lesson plan is aligned to the Common Core and Next Generation standards for English language arts, math, and science. Teachers and parents can search by grade level, subject matter, device type, and technology level. Other education professionals can also add original content to the site and engage in conversation with the community of users.


 * 10 Sites for Differentiated Instruction **@http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=6288   David Kapuler lists his favorite sites to help meet the needs of a variety of learners.

[|Power My Learning]  - A great way for educators to differentiate instruction by customizing the learning experience for students using Power My Learning. Find and use thousands of FREE games, videos, and interactive in all major K-12 subjects and aligned to the Common Core.

[|ZooWhiz]  - A fantastic site aligned to educational curriculums in a wide variety of subjects (Math, Grammar, Vocab, etc.). ZW offers details progress reports that helps assess students learning needs. (ages 5-15) Free

Fuel The Brain - This free site has some teacher resources for the Common Core Standards for writing, numbers and operations and measurement and data. Teachers can also print worksheets and have students interact with “games” that align to the Common Core. The highlight to this site is the ability for students to create their own mini books. Students can write fiction or non-fiction books that can add the title and author and content. **Grades K-3**

Mr. Nussbaum  Great site that meets the Common Core Standards! The site includes interactive games as well as printable worksheets and lesson plans that align to the Common Core Standards, including math, language arts, history, geography, USA and science. **Grades K-6**