General Sites

http://www.wcolweb.com/learningfocus/g0.htm  Learning Focused Unit Writing Plans for grades K-5

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html  Printable Graphic Organizers

http://quest.carnegiefoundation.org/~dpointer/jennifermyers/index.htm  This site shows examples and videos of mini lessons for Reader's Workshop and Writer's Workshop

http://www.choiceliteracy.com/  Many resources for literacy

http://www.learner.org/resources/series204.html  Video workshops for grades 3-5 for Reading

http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/archives/morning_math.shtml  Morning Math questions from Education World for grades K-6

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/strats/guided/teacher.html  Resources for Guided Reading

http://www.readinglady.com/  Full of resources and ideas for teaching reading

http://www.debfourblocks.com/lessonspage/lessons_guidedreading.html  Lesson plans for hundreds of children's books

http://www.mathwire.com/  Fun math centers for your students

http://216.182.167.201/products/instructor/Mar05_prefixessuffixes.htm  Teaching prefixes and suffixes

http://instruction.nsd.org/elementary/third/  Many math resources for students in K-6  (Find your grade level on the left side)

http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/gameboard.htm  Hundreds of blank printable game boards that can be used for centers

Thinkfinity

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/index.html Library of Congress Digital Library Resources and Lesson plans for Online Lessons

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/home.aspx Research projects with encarta search 

Use this site to download free software for use in your classroom or at home.  http://www.kidswaresoftware.com  for free multiplication fact practice software go to: http://www.kidswaresoftware.com/ttable.htm

This site is excellent for downloading just about anything you could possible need.  www.download.com  

South Caroline ETV Internet Resources http://cfmedia.scetv.org/periscope/display/  South Caroline Educational Television has a wonderful website designed for schools.  Most of the features are specifically for and about South Carolina, some of them would be useful to teachers and library media specialists anywhere. 

http://www.childrenslit.com/sites_parentres.html  Ton of links for literature resources for parents and teachers

www.nces.ed.gov/nceskids/   Awesome site for kids to visit to learn more about their school, state, country and other vital statistics.  Make graphs and timelines with your own data and much more.

www.nces.ed.gov Statistical Educational Information

www.classicbookshelf.com/library/ Read the classics to your class while they follow along with you without needing the books.  Many of the books are complete classics and will be 5th grade level and above.

Elections and Politics

http://www.democrats.org/index.html  Democratic National Committee

http://www.rnc.org/ Republican national Committee

http://lp.org/ Libertarian Party

http://www.reformparty.org/ Reform Party

www.greenparty.org/ Green Party

www.lwv.org/ League of Women voters

http://www.c-span.org/ C-SPAN - Has streaming video

http://www.vote-smart.org/ - Project Vote Smart

Teacher Lessons Resources 

 ABCTeach.com - A resource page for teachers and students to gather learning materials such as worksheets, etc.

www.teach-nology.com    Classroom templates worksheets and much, much more.

http://www.graphic.org/goindex.htmlA Great index of graphic organizers

www.starfall.com  A great resource for reading

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com - Resources for busy teachers

http://www.kidport.com/ Activities for k-8

Georgia Learning Connections:  www.glc.k12.ga.us

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/start/index.html Library of Congress Digital Library Resources and Lesson plans for Online Lessons

Black History Month Sites

African American Mosaic: Library of Congress Resource Guide http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html  A Library of congress Resource Guide for the study of Black History and Culture

Black History: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/blackloyalists/ This Canadian site tells the story of a group of freed and escaped slaves, the black loyalists, who fought of the British in the Revolutionary War.  The communities section contains maps and descriptions of the black communities.  The people section gives illustrated short biographies of religious leaders, spokesmen, setters, and a few influential whites.  The documents section presents primary sources, including letters and personal documents, official papers, and proclamations that reveal the quality of life for these people.  This is a great site to add to your Black History Month Curriculum.

Education World Black History Lessons http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson252.shtml These lesson plans are from 2002 but still worth a look.

Migrations  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam008.html Part of the African American Mosaic from the Library of Congress Page

Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture http://www.nypl.org/reserach/sc/sc.html  This website was created by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black  Culture, a part of the New York Public Library.

Black History Treasure Hunt http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson052.shtml  This site from Education World sends students on a Black History scavenger hunt.  Four different hunts for students of all ages. 

WebQuests:

http://www.techtrekers.com/webquests/ - Large collection of webquests that covers many grade levels.

http://kathyschrock.net/slideshows/webquests/frame0001.htm - Slide Show about WebQuest

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/class/webquestinfor.html - Understanding Web Quest

http://www.ozline.com/webquests/intro.html - Explains why and how you should use WebQuest, including an introduction and the process of accessing WebQuests.

http://webquest.org/ - Samples of WebQuests - Click on top for great quests or on middle for ok/short or you can use the search tool.

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