Getting students interested and excited about science concepts can stir a lifelong passion and appreciation for the world around them. Rainforest Journey is an engaging, online Life Science curriculum for students in grades K-5. It takes students on a virtual trip to the rainforest and features vibrant images, multimedia content and nonfiction reading. Aligned with Next Generation […]
ReadWorks is a great website to find reading comprehension passages. With a searchable database you can find resources for K-12 students in different genres and Lexile levels. ReadWorks has a special section of their site dedicated to paired passages. These nonfiction and fiction passages are include questions based on both passages. It’s a terrific option for […]
Pinterest is a fantastic resource for teachers. With tons of searchable activities and lesson plans it’s the perfect place to go to gather ideas for your classroom. Here’s a list of Pinterest pages for math teachers: Pinterest Pages for Math Teachers Math Games On this collaborative math games board you’ll find hundreds of pins for a […]
Modern Chalkboard is a fantastic resource for teachers with SMART Boards. This website includes over 100 SMART Board Notebooks lessons on a variety of subjects. Designed for teachers in Kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms, there are SMART Board lessons for math, ELA, science and social studies. All of the lessons are Notebook files that are compatible with […]
Super Teacher Worksheets is a website full of printable resources for elementary teachers. It contains over 10,000 PDFs and their team adds new ones each week for kindergarten through 5th grade classrooms. In addition to worksheets, they also have math games, early literacy mini-books, flashcards, reading comprehension articles and stories, and holiday crafts and puzzles. Super Teacher Worksheets […]
The folks at We Are Teachers have released new animal preservation lesson plans, printables and teaching resources. These totally free teaching tools are great choices for combining high interest topics with informational text, social studies, and science instruction. Before leaving the classroom to focus on professional development trainings and writing about education technology, I taught in a […]
Earlier this month Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launched HMH Marketplace, an online destination for educators to discover, share and sell resources. To mark the launch and encourage innovation amongst educators, the company is hosting Curious Classroom, an online contest for teachers. The contest is designed to spotlight effective and original resources that have fostered curiosity in […]
The Zoom In online platform features 18 skill-focused, document-rich lessons that address every era of U.S. history. Each interactive inquiry engages students in reading documents closely, gathering evidence, and writing an argumentative or explanatory essay. Free History Lessons Rich primary and secondary texts are at the core of Zoom In lessons, giving voice to multiple perspectives […]
Teachwise Inspire is an online tool for educators that provides easy, affordable access to classroom resources and professional development on-demand. For a low monthly cost, members can access tens of thousands of teacher-reviewed, teacher-approved K-12 content that is aligned to the Common Core Standards and connected to curriculum goals. There are also professional development videos […]
Cashtivity is an fantastic online platform for entrepreneurship education and project-based learning. This year I’ve had the opportunity to contribute lesson plans to Cashtivity’s new Campus section of their website. These lesson plans compliment the Cashtivity platform and were designed to help teachers integrate the business building tool into their school day. Lesson Plans from Cashtivity One lesson plan […]