Computer Literacy	Multi Subject Links	Language Arts	Art
Science	Math	Social Studies	Physical Education
Religion	Health	Holidays	Misc.
Just For Fun	Classroom Management	Music	Grade Level Links
Back to School	English As A Second Language	Character Education	End of the Year

These are sites I found helpful in teaching computer skills. I have organized these links into the following headings.  Just click the link in the table below.
 
 
 

 Tutorials for Teachers

• Internet Island - Are you new to the net?  Internet Island is a very easy tutorial geared to teachers.  Just click on the coloured text above.

• Microsoft Tutorials for Teachers - Online tutorials designed to help teachers use Microsoft products.

• Boogie Jacks HTML Tutorials - If you can't find what you need to know here you probably don't need to know.  Very extensive list of topics.

• Tech Tips for Teachers - General directions for computer activities.

• Integrating Technology In The Classroom - Practical tips for integrating technology into your classroom.

• Enhance Learning With Technology - Why use computers? What is there out there? How do I get started? Answers for these and many other important questions. A website from the teacher who taught me how to build my first webpage.

• Technology Teachers Resource Center - A great collection of links for the technology teacher.

• Mrs. McGowan's First Grade - Learn how to create your own web page.
  

• Making Teacher Created Online Quizzes - Sure you can!!  Learn all about it here.

• Using Multimedia Authoring Tools - A great series of tutorials that will help you create super online presentations, multimedia portfolios, and web pages.

• Power Point in the Classroom - Learn to use Power Point in this entertaining tutorial.

• Creating A Classroom Web Page - A very informative article about how to get started with a class page.

Webquests and Internet Based Lessons

• The Webquest Page - An excellent starting point for anyone wanting to use webquests.

• Webquest 101 - An online tutorial for teacher's on how to set up your own webquests.

• Cybersmart - A complete computer curriculum to teach safe use of the internet for grades K-8; a great place to start!
  

• Virtual Field Trips - Take a trip and never leave your classroom.

• Instructional Uses of the Internet for Elementary Age Students - A list of ideas of how you can use the internet in your daily instruction.

• Little Explorers - Little Explorers is a picture dictionary loaded with interactive links.  This page offers many ideas for using this valuable resource.

• Cyberbee - This page is dedicated to showing teachers what they can do with their computer and internet connection.

• Trackstar - Trackstar helps educators organize and annotate web resources for use in lessons.  Create your own tracks and also check out tracks other teachers have created.

• Canada's SchoolNet - The government of Canada's listing of top web resources.

• K-2 Web-Based Lessons - Examples of lessons for K-2 instruction using the web.

• Surfing the Net with Kids - A syndicated column for parents, teachers and librarians highlighting the best of the web.

• Scavenger Hunts - Kids love scavenger hunts.  Why not use the web to have some fun.

• Sample Webtech Projects - See some great samples of webquests created by other teachers.

• Filamentality - Filamentality is the fill in the blank interactive website that guides you through picking a topic, searching the web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning web resources into learning activities.

• Guidelines for Planning Student Internet Excursions - Be sure to check out these valuable questions before sending students out on the net.

• Instructional Use of the Internet in Elementary - This site offers some great examples of ways to use the internet and also provides relevant web addresses.

• Elementary Computer Curriculum - A complete listing of skills taught at each grade level and activities used to develop these skills.
  

• Best Webquests.com - An extensive listing of ready to use webquests.
  

Software Used in the Classroom

• Kidpix Overview - Learn to use this child's authoring and presentation software more effectively.

• Kidpix Learning Activities Grades 2 - 4 - Ideas for using Kidpix from a third grade teacher.

•      Kidpix Book Report - A format for you and your students to write and present book reports.

• Marilees Kid Works and Kid Pix Page - Great collection of templates for use with Kidpix as well as links to many great projects.

Graphics Sites, Fonts, and Clipart for Teachers

Here are the sites I used when building these pages.  They offer free images, backgrounds, and fonts with educational themes. Always be sure you follow the rules about downloading images and always credit the site where you obtained them.
 
• Kids Domain Clip Art

• The Teachers Parking Lot - Fonts For Teachers

• Awesome Clip Art for Kids
  

• Classroom Clipart

• Graphics and Clipart by Original Country Clipart by Lisa

• Country Graphics Index

• Suzanne's Gif Shoppe

Managing The One Computer Classroom

• Strategies for Teachers - One Computer Classrooms - Practical tips for making the one computer classroom work.

• That's Not a Drinking Fountain - Or How to Survive in the One Computer Classroom.  This article will help you avoid the pitfalls of only one computer in the classroom.

• Ideas for the One Computer Classroom - Just what the title states.

• Simple Computer Tips - Some good advice no matter how many computers you have in your room.
  

• Tip Sheet for the One Computer Classroom - Also some tips on using a projection device in the classroom.
  

Super Sites	Theme Units	Canadian Connections
Worksheets to Download and Print	Links Pages

 

  Super Sites

• Education World - Education news, chat forums, site reviews and links to commercial sites.

• 2Learn - Telus Learning Connection is a site where educators assess, create, and share internet resources integrated with K-12 curriculum, projects, research strategies, professional growth, and communication technologies.

• Eduplace - Elementary resources for teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies Centers, searchable activity database, educational games and textbook support from Houghton Mifflin.

• National Education Assoc.  Works 4 Me Tips - Just what the title says; teacher tested and approved tips.

• Scholastic in School - Scholastic publishers offers educational content and classroom tested activities.

• Teachers.Net - Linking educators with world wide web resources.

• Pro Teacher - Offers links and resources concerning curriculum, classroom management, technology and more.

• Busy Teachers Website K-12 - Provides teachers with direct source materials, lesson plans and classroom activities.

• AIMS Education Foundation - Offers activities database and idea exchange.

• A to Z Teacher Stuff - This site was designed to help teachers find online lesson pages and teachers resources more easily.

• Beginning Teachers Toolbox - Helping new teachers with the resources they need.  Never hurts for more seasoned teachers to keep current!

• Teachnet - Targeting elementary education, features teaching ideas, hints, tips, lesson plans, room ideas and an advice column.

• Teachers Helping Teachers - A forum for experienced teachers to share their expertise with colleagues.

• CanTeach Educational Resources - Hundreds of lesson plans, thousands of links and tons of resources all with a Canadian flavour.

• Core Knowledge - The Core Knowledge Foundation was established to promote solid, specific shared core curriculum for elementary and middle schools.
  

• Teaching Resources from the Classroom of Laura Candler - A wonderful collection of blackline masters and activities.

• Teacher Tools - A forum for educators to share ideas.

• Disney Learning Partnership - The Disney company sponsored online community for educators.

• Eduhound - A pre-screened directory of more than 20,000 links in over 50 categories.

• Teachers Corner Lesson Plans - Message boards, lesson plans and other resources for elementary teachers.

• American Library Assoc. Great Sites - Exactly what the title says.

• The Lesson Plans Page - Home to over 1000 free lesson plans.

• Educator's Network

• Edupuppy - A great source of ideas for the primary grades.

  Theme Units

        These sites offer themes to cover many subjects in the primary classroom.

• Kinder Korner - This site has lots of interdisciplinary lessons arranged in thematic units.  A great place for primary teachers!

• Teaching is a Work of Heart - A great place to look for teaching ideas, units, lessons, links, and activities.  Designed by a teacher who truly loves teaching!

• Gander Academy Themes Page - This site from Gander Academy in Newfoundland is designed for primary and elementary students and teachers.  A great collection of theme based units using the web.

• Learning Pages - Learning Pages is a huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials for you to download and print.

• Teaching With The Web - Kennesaw State University links to many different topics.  Divided into K-2, 3-5, 6-8,  and 9-12.

  Worksheets to Download and Print

• Free Worksheets - Over 2000 worksheets to download.  Subjects include math, phonics, science, social studies.

• Teacher Worksheets - Free worksheets, activity calendars, and puzzles.

• So You Need a Worksheet? - A site where educators can create or find a worksheet online very quickly.

• Learning Pages - Learning Pages is a huge collection of professionally produced instructional materials for you to download and print.

  Canadian Connections

        Being a proud Canadian I feel it is important to provide some Canadian resources.

• Canada's SchoolNet - Over 5000 learning resources.

• CanTeach Educational Resources - Hundreds of lesson plans, thousands of links and tons or resources all with a Canadian flavour.

• Free Stuff for Canadian Teachers - Get free materials and resources for your classroom.

• Calgary Catholic Schools Homepage - My school district's homepage.

• 2Learn - The Telus Learning Connection site.

• First Peoples on SchoolNet - Learn about Canada's aboriginal peoples.

• Alberta Learning - The government of the province of Alberta's homepage.

• Ontario Curriculum Units Project - Great units in every subject area already layed out for you.

• Strictly Canadian - A list of strictly Canadian links provided by another proud Canadian teacher from Fort Vermilion, Alberta.

  Links Pages

        These pages are very much like this page.  Directories built by teachers.

• Mr. K's Links to Learning - Offers K-8 lesson plans, units, and teacher resources.  Sign up for the fantastic newsletter too.
  

• Reber's K-6 Resources - This site is intended to help teachers cut down on the amount of time they spend looking for quality web resources.

• Marcia's Lesson Links - If you are looking for it Marcia probably has the perfect link for you to follow.

• ABC Teach - This site has free printable materials and activities for teachers, parents and kids.

• CLN Learning Network - A resource designed to help K-12 teachers integrate technology by providing links to resources on the internet.

• Mrs. Koob's Page - A well rounded selection of resources for primary teachers.

Four Blocks of Literacy	Reading	Writing
Authors on the Web	Poetry	Publishers
Online Stories	Lesson Plans	Units Based on Literature
Favourite Series	Readers Theatre	Libraries
Printing and Handwriting	Book Leveling Sites	Spelling

  Four Blocks of Literacy

• Blocks4Reading.com - The Four Blocks is a multimethod, multilevel literacy framework. This site does an excellent job of explaining the Four Blocks framework and providing the resources you need to successfully implement it.

• Four Blocks Slide Show - The powerpoint slide show at this site was developed for parents and does a wonderful job of introducing Four Blocks.

• Patricia Cunningham's Four Blocks Site - The Four Blocks framework was developed by teachers who believed that to be successful in teaching ALL children to read and write, we were going to have to teach it ALL.  This is the official site of the Four blocks developers.  A must visit.

• The Reading Lady - All things Four Blocks and all things reading!  Another must visit.

• Four Blocks Downloads from The Reading Lady - An absolute gold mine for the Four Blocks teacher!  The Reading Lady has compiled a wide assortment of files for download that no teacher should be without.

• Teachers.Net 4 Block Center - Teachers.Net has dedicated this section of their site to Four Blocks.  A must for all Blockheads!

• Sifting and Sorting Through Four Blocks - A monthly column by Cheryl Sigmon, one of the original Four Block gurus.

• Four Blocks Literacy in Kankanee - An excellent site devoted to Four Blocks.  It provides many valuable templates, resources and lessons to help implement Four Blocks.

• Deb's Four Blocks - An experienced Four Blocks teacher shares resources and wisdom.

• Assessment Resources - Rubrics for all four blocks from the Reading Lady.

• Souvenir Bits A Developmental Process - Souvenir bits is a great little strategy to help children become more enthusiastic about reading.  This site tells you all about using it in your classroom.

• Making Words Template - Use these very handy templates for your own making words lessons.  It will take the frustration out of setting up your word processor!

• Word Wall Cheers - Ton's of ideas for chanting out those word wall words!

• Interactive Word Wall - A great article explaining the hows and whys of word walls.

• Word Central - Offers kids a student dictionary, Word of the Day, and interactive word games.  Also offers lesson plans for teachers.

• Personal Reading Device - Directions for making nifty little phone type devices to help kids hear themselves when reading aloud.

• Education Links from Desert Sky - An experienced Four Blocks teacher shares some very helpful links.

• Good Reader Bookmarks - Bookmarks reminding students of the strategies used by good readers when confronted with an unknown word.

• Souvenir Bits - A list of suggested souvenir bits for some popular stories that will help you come up with suitable souvenir bits for the stories you use in your classroom.

• Road to Reading - An excellent resource using the Four Blocks Framework. Be sure to check out the other stops section for a great selection of other Four Blocks related sites.
  

 Reading

• The Reading Lady - The place for teachers to share ideas for teaching reading.

• Compact for Reading - Materials for families to ensure good reading skills in children. A joint project with the U.S. Department of Education.

• Kidbibs - Kidbibs provides teachers and parents with strategies to help children become good readers, writers, and learners.
  

• Books Books Books - An extensive list of teachers' favourite read alouds.

• Accelerated Reader Reading Tests - If you are using the Accelerated Reader program this site offers a database of tests created by teachers.

• Literature Circle Resource Center - Information for teachers about using Literature Circles.
  

• Welcome to Literature Circles - Dedicated to helping teachers implement Literature Circle strategies.
  

• Trelease on Reading - Author Jim Trelease's website devoted to reading aloud to children.
  

• Beginning to Read - Activities for reading and writing fun.

• Reading Lesson Plans from Teacher's Corner - Lesson plans, units, thematic activities to promote reading.

• The Read In - Over one million students, authors, and teachers have participated in the international read in.  Isn't this the year your students should participate?

• Book Adventure - An online reading incentive program.  Children choose books and complete comprehension quizzes to earn rewards.
  

• K-3 Reading Rug - From Teaching Is A Work Of Heart all their reading resources in one place.
  

• Dolch Sight Words in A Story - A story which contains all of the Dolch list words.

• Goldilocks' Theory of Choosing Books - A great method to teach children how to choose a book that is "just right" for them.

• A Rhyme A Week - Teach phonological awareness with a rhyme a week.  Each rhyme features a particular rime.
  

• The Reading Village - Learning tools to empower kids aged 3-7 to read stories, write e-mails, play learning games, and safely surf the web.

• Use the Web to Enhance the K-2 Reading Curriculum - A must read article about using the web to teach reading.

• Reading Workshop - Great listing of checklists, rubrics, and other printables to use in reading workshop.

• Reading Strategies -Practical suggestions for teaching reading strategies.

• One Hundred Picture Books Everyone Should Know - The New York Public Library's list of the best in picture books.

• The Reading Tree - A collection of articles for parents about reading acquisition.

• Early Literacy - A compilation of research strategies and resources for teachers and parents.

• Webbing Into Literacy - A downloadable program designed to provide rural Head Start teachers with materials and instruction.

• Word Families in Nursery Rhymes - A very handy chart of word families and example words.  Goes on to show which Nursery Rhymes can be best used to teach each word family.

• Take Home Backpack Ideas - An article by a primary teacher describing how she uses take home backpacks with her class.

• Kidsreads - A great site for kids to find out more about favourite authors, series, and reviews.
  

• Sight Word Soup - A fun game for learning sight words.

• Dolch Phrases - A listing of the 144 phrases using the Dolch list of sight words.

• Dolch Word Flashcards - Flashcard sets that are ready to print and use.

• Learning to Read at Starfall - Great online books and activities for emergent readers.  Definitely check this out for Grade One.

• Reading Planet - A great site from Reading is Fundemental that offers games and activities as well as stories.
  

• Linda's Links to Literature - A gold mine of ideas to use with quality literature.
  

• Lots About Reading And Writing - A list of links offered by Mrs. McGowan about both reading and writing.
  

• Reading Assessment Calculator - A handy dandy tool for scoring those running records.

• Phonics Desk Worksheets - A collection of phonics worksheets for first grade.

• Reading Printable Activities - A collection of printable forms that can be used with any book.

• Comprehension Activities - Printables based on the books Mosaic of Thought and Strategies That Work.

• Literature from Teachervision - Printables and lessons to use with quality literature.

• Paired Books - Pairing a fiction title with a nonfiction title on the same subject is a great way to enhance learning.

• When Kids Hate to Read - A great article from Reading Rockets to pass along to parents of struggling readers.

• Parent Brochures - Free printable brochures from the International Reading Association.

• 100 Best Books for Children - Books chosen by the National Education Association and listed by age group.

• Running Records Tutorial - An excellent article for learning to take a running record.

• Literature Circle Jobs - Ready to use forms that outline the job of each participant in literature circles.

• Literature Circle Resources - Resources from abc teach for using literature circles.
  

  
  

  Online Stories

• Children's Storybooks Online - Stories for children of all ages.

• Chateau Meddybemps - Fun concept games for preschoolers.
  

• Absolutely Whootie:  Stories to Grow By - Whootie the Owl presents fairy tales that promote positive values.

• Between the Lions - Official website of the popular PBS children's show about reading.

• Story Place - Fun interactive stories with printables.

• Alfy's Storyville - Fun interactive stories.

• Wendy's World of  Stories for Children - Online fables, fairy tales, campfire stories, etc.

• Reading A-Z Free Preview Books - Reading A-Z is an online resource for levelled readers and lesson plans.  It is available by subscription but is offering this free preview of its books and lessons for download.  Check it out!

• Story Palace - A great collection of free stories online.

• Story Hour from the Internet Public Library - Enjoy an online library story hour.

• Kids Corner - Fun slide show presentations of classic stories.  Scroll down past Beatrix Potter to see more options.

• Myth, Fable or Legend - A site which helps illustrate the differences between these genres and provides excellent examples of each.

• Grimm's Fairy Tales - Fairy tales by the brothers Grimm illustrated and with audio.
  

• Animals, Myths, and Legends - A collection of stories about animals, myths and legends.

• Mighty Book - Interactive stories, poems and songs for 2-12 yr. olds.

• Native American Bedtime Story Collection - Interesting stories from Native Americans.

• Room 108 Kids Stories - A variety of stories for young readers.
  

  Units Based on Literature

• Cyberguides - Cyberguides are standards based, teacher designed, Web Searching, reading and writing activities for elementary students.

• Book Units PreK-12 - A collection of lessons, units, and activities for children's books.

• Thematic Units Based on Literature - Thematic units developed by university students based on appropriate children's literature.

• Charlottes Web - A web page showcasing the work of a second grade class about one of their favourite novels.  Also includes teacher's resources.

• Winnie the Pooh - An Expotition - Travel the world of Winnie the Pooh and friends.  Games, pictures, songs and fun.

• The Velveteen Rabbit - A cyberguide from the San Diego County Department of Education.
  

• Awesome Autumn - A collection of activities about autumn themes.

• Autumn - Printables and lessons from Teachervision.

• Frosty Readers - Mrs. Silverman's second grade in New York hosted this internet project where all participants chose a snow themed book to share about.  Wonderful examples of student work!

• A Winter Wonderland - Another of Mrs. Silverman's excellent projects with a winter theme.

• Winter Fun - Mrs. McGowan's first grade shares their winter fun ideas.

• A Winter Train Ride - Another of Mrs. McGowan's projects this one based on Brown Bear, Brown Bear and the Polar Express.

• The Polar Express - Activities to use with this beautiful book.
  

• Fairy Tales Unit from Tooter4Kids - Another terrific unit by Susan Stein.

• Mrs.G's Fairy Tales - A wonderful collection of activities and samples of children's work with a fairy tale theme.

Fractured Fairy Tales Project - An online project where children read and write fractured fairy tales.

Fractured Fairy Tales - Lessons to help your students write a fractured fairy tale.

• Fairy Tale Unit for Elementary - A series of lessons using fairy tales.

• Owls in the Family - A cyberguide from SCORE.

• Perfectly Penguins - A unit for kindergarten.

• Penguins and the Antarctic - A very complete resource about penguins.
  

• Mr. Poppers Penguins - Activities to use with this classic novel.
  

• A Snowy Unit - Activities to use with literature with a snow theme.
  

• Flat Stanley Project - A very complete resource to use with the delightful book Flat Stanley.  Find a Flat Stanley project where your class can exchange Stanley's with classes around the world.

• If You Give A Mouse A Cookie - A guided reading format lesson plan for the book If You Give A Mouse A Cookie.

• For the Love of Chocolate - A second grade webquest about chocolate. A great addition to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

• Winter Theme -  Activities centered around the theme of Winter.

• Winter Printables - A nice selection of printables from Teachervision.
  

• Monster Madness - A list of quality literature for your Monsters theme.
  

  Readers Theatre

• Readers Theatre Editions - Aaron Shepard presents scripts for Readers Theatre.

• Readers' Theatre Teaching Tips - Practical tips on how to teach Readers Theatre.

• Reader's Theatre - The Reading Lady presents tips for teaching Readers Theatre as well as many scripts suitable for primary grades.

• Readers Theatre for SR - Excellent site presented by Teaching is a Work of Heart.  Scripts, online resources, and teacher reference.

• Readers Theatre Scripts - More sample scripts and resources.

• Readers Theatre and Language Arts for Teachers - More scripts and tips.

• Script for Too Much Noise - A script adapted from this folk tale.
  

• Monthly Scripts - A new script is added each month.

• Readers' Theatre Collection - Lots of scripts from which to choose.

• Readers' Theatre Script for The Great Big Enormous Turnip - A script for the classic tale.
  

  Lesson Plans

• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - This site has a collection of reviews of children's literature titles, ideas for using the books in the classroom, and subject specific activities.

• Children's Literature Web Guide - Enjoy Caldecott and Newberry award winners, online stories, and resources for teachers and parents.
  

• Lisa's Literacy Connections - Lots of valuable links to sites with lessons and resources.
  

• BBC Education - Words and Pictures - Colourful games, print offs, animations, and activities to help 5-7 year olds with reading and phonics.

• Teacher Views - Reviews and classroom activities written by teachers for favourite books.

• Teacher's Guide to Primary Literature - Excellent resource for lessons using many of my favourite books.

• Linda's Links to Literature - Lesson plan ideas for over 13,500 books.
  

 Authors on the Web

• Internet Public Library - Authors - Biographical information, photos, and frequently asked questions about 12 well known children's authors.

• DC Children's Authors - This site provides information on over 30 children's authors.

• Jan Brett - Author's Homepage - A great collection of projects and activities for Jan Brett's books.  Wonderful art to download and a teacher resource section.

• Patricia Polacco - Author's Homepage - Information about the author and her books as well as fun activities. This is the author's official website.
  

• Jane Yolen's Homepage - Offers information about the books and the author with children's and teachers sections.

• Dav Pilkey - Author's Homepage - Out and out fun from Dav Pilkey.

• Tomi dePaola - Good source of biographical information.

• Meet Tomi dePaola - Information provided by Eduplace.

• Celebrating Cultures with Tomi dePaola - Tomi dePaolo often writes books that reflect other cultures.  This is a webquest where children choose one of his books and its related culture to learn about.
  

• Phoebe Gilman - Author's Homepage - The author's own page.  Offers fun and activities as well as biographical information.

• Eric Carle - Teacher Resource Unit - Biography, bibliography, lesson plans, and other Carle resources.

• The Official Eric Carle Website - The author's own site.

• Robert Munsch - The authors official website.  Features work that children have sent to him.

• Gail Gibbons - The authors official website.

• Mem Fox - The author talks about what makes her books special.

• Judy Bloom's Homepage - The author's official website.

• Gary Harbo - Author's Homepage -  This author illustrator offers some fun drawing lessons.
  

• Audrey Wood Clubhouse - A neat site not just about this author but also about how picture books are written and illustrated.

• Dr. Suess Day Page - All things Suess.

• The World of Rosemary Wells - A great collection of ideas for using this author's work in the classroom.

• Shel Silverstein - Links to the poet and author's  work.

• Leo Lionni Author Study - Activities centered around Leo Lionni books.

• Robert McCloskey - A biography of the author.

• Arnold Lobel - A collection of links from ERIC.
  

• Ezra Jack Keats - A biography of the author.

• Get To Know Marc Brown - A biography of the author.

• Norman Bridwell - A biography of the author.

• Bill Martin Jr. - An interview with the author.

• Meet Arnold Lobel - A short biography.

• Chris Van Allsburg - A  short biography.
  

 Writing

• 6 +1 Writing Traits - All about the 6+1 writing traits method.
  

• Writing Workshop -  A very comprehensive resource to use with your writer's workshop.

• ABCs of the Writing Process - The purpose of this site is to provide a user friendly online resource, for students and teachers.

• Proof-reading Symbols - A chart outlining the most common proof-reading symbols.

• Emergent Writer Anchor Papers - Tips on scoring writing and sample papers for comparison.

• Six Traits - A site for teachers using the six traits writing process.

• Writing Prompts and Story Starters - A list of links that provide story starters and prompts.

• Mini Lessons for Beginning Writer's Workshop - A set of lessons to help introduce writer's workshop.

• Gloria's Website:  An Online Workshop for Teachers Using Writer's Workshop - Just what the title says!

• Making Writing Fun - A great collection of links for the writing teacher.

• Journal Topics - Handy list of topics for writing.

• Writing Prompts and Journal Topics - Another handy list of topics for writing.

• Writing Forms - A compilation of links to illustrate the correct form for letters, book reports and poetry types.

• Ideas for Teaching Writing - A list of links to lessons for teaching writing.

• Shape Book Patterns - Looking for writing paper in interesting shapes?  This is the place to find it.

• Papers and Borders for Writing Poems - A handy resource of fancy papers divided into lined, unlined and primary lined.

• Rhyme Zone - An online rhyming dictionary and thesaurus.

• Five Paragraph Essays - An outline of the five paragraph essay model.

• Picture Books to Teach Narrative Writing - An annotated bibliography of children's literature that will serve both students and teachers as models of good narrative writing.

• Writing Skills from Homework Helper - A handy site for parents and students to find out about the proper form for essays, letters, etc.

• How to Write a Book Review - Walks students through the process of writing a book review.

• Creative Writing - Printables and lessons from Teachervision.

• Writers Workshop - An excellent article about using a workshop approach in the primary classroom.

• Our Wonderful Writing - A primary teacher shares great ideas and resources.

• Proofreading Checklist - A printable checklist suitable for primary writers.

• Wonderful Websites for Writing - An extensive list of links for all aspects of writing.

• How to Write a Paragraph - Five week unit on paragraph writing.
  

 Poetry

• Poetry Project 2001 - Great examples of poetry written by students as well as teacher directions as to how the poems were written.

• Poetry Writing with Karla Kuskin - Scholastic presents a unit on writing poetry with well known children's poets.

• Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky - Scholastic presents a unit on writing poetry with Jack Prelutsky.

• How to Write A 5W Poem - Simple who, what, where, when and why poems.

• How to Write an I Am Poem - A great way to get students to think about personal characteristics.

• Poems by Shel Silverstein - Poems from the master Shel Silverstein.  He will be sadly missed.

• Friendship Poems - Poems for children about friendship.

• Pumpkin Pumpkin - An online project where children wrote poems about pumpkins.

• Birthday Poems - Poems about birthdays.

• Snow Poems - Poems about snow.

• Snowmen Poems - Poems about snowmen.

• Poetry for Kids by Kenn Nesbitt - Poet Kenn Nesbitt's homepage.

• Barking Spiders - Childrens poetry site.

• Nancy's Poetry Page - A great collection of poems organized by themes.

• Mother's Day Poems - An extensive collection of poems about mothers.

• Funny Poetry for Children - Giggle poetry site for kids.

• Grandpa Tuckers Rhymes and Tales - Stories songs and poems for children and families.

• Ogden Nash - The verse of Ogden Nash.

• Poetry for Children - The Internet School Library Media Center poetry page for children.

• Poetry Teacher - Divided into How to teach poetry, poetry theatre, and poetry activities.

• Poems and Songs that Teach - Make learning fun with a poem or song.

• Poetry Printables - A collection of printables for use with any poetry unit.

• Mrs. Henricksen's Poetry Page - Poetry sorted by theme.
  

• Papers and Borders for Poetry - A nice selection of special papers to publish children's work.

• Theme Poetry - Theme poetry from tooter4kids.

• Poetry Forms - A valuable resource from tooter4kids.

• Autobiographical Poems - A framework for an autobiographical poem.

• Poetry Links to Tooter4Kids - Tooter4Kids links to poetry sites.
  

 Publishers

• Kids at Random - Random House offers activities for some of their children's books.

• Teachers@ Random - Resource center for teachers using Random House materials.

• Scholastic Canada - Teacher resources and children's centers.

• Sunshine Online - Themes, projects and games to accompany the Sunshine series.

 Favourite Series

• Harry Potter Series

• Harry Potter Crossword

• Harry Potter Discussion Guides

• Harry Potter Guide

• Teaching With Harry Potter

• Activities for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• Activities for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter by chapter questions and activities.

• Make a Harry Potter Board Game

• Arthur: The Worlds Most Famous Aardvark

• Celebrating with Arthur - Great activities based on the ever popular Arthur books.

• Super Dooper Arthur Activities - Activities to do with Arthur series.

• Dr. Seuss Book Activities - Activities for many Dr. Seuss favourites.

• Celebrate Dr. Seuss - A complete unit from ABC teach.

• Dr. Seuss's Suessville

• Dr. Seuss Day Page for Teachers

• Dr. Seuss Activities

• Dr. Seuss Crafts and Activities
  

• The Official Berenstain Bears Website

• Officer Buckle and Gloria

• Clifford and Other Dogs - An Online Unit

• MysteryNet Kid's Mysteries - Mysteries to solve, scary stories and magic tricks.

• Unfortunately Mr. Snicket - A fun webquest to accompany the Series of Unfortunate Events series.

• The Jolly Postman - I love these books! These activities are the perfect followup to enjoying the books.
  

  Libraries

• Calgary Public Library

• Internet Public Library

• Internet School  Library Media Center

• Bibliocat

• Argot Library of Educational Resources

• Fine Motor Skills - Basic ideas and activities to help elementary age students develop fine motor skills with a focus on handwriting.

• Amazing Incredible Handwriting Worksheet Maker - Download a free demo of a program that makes making your own handwriting practice sheets a snap.

• Writing Letters and Numbers - Practice worksheets for beginning printing and handwriting.

• D'Nealian Style Practice Sheets - A collection of worksheets to practice the D'Nealian style of printing.

• Handwriting Practice Sheets - An extensive collection of worksheets to practice both manuscript and cursive.

• D'Nealian Desk Charts - Individual desk top charts of D'Nealian style cursive.
  

• Book Levels - Finding materials at the appropriate reading level is essential.  This site provides links to sites that will give you the Reading Recovery levels of the books you are using.

• Leveled Book Database - Beaverton School District maintains this very easy to use database.

• Portland Public Schools  Database - A public access database.
  

• Reading Level Format Comparison Chart - A very handy chart for helping to determine how one leveling system compares with another.

• Books Listed By Grade and Reading Recovery Level - Books listed by their reading levels.

• LeveledBooks.com - Find the Reading Recovery level by title or input the RR level you are interested in and generate a list of titles at that level.

• Leveled Book List - A handy listing of books by Reading Recovery level from Literacy Intervention.

• Accelerated Reader Levels - O.K. so this is sort of a backdoor way of obtaining reading levels! This is a catalogue from an online retailer.  Click the quick search tab and put in the book title, it will give you the AR level as well as info for purchase.  Hey sometimes we do what we gotta do!

• Scholastic Reading Counts E Catalogue - The online version of the Scholastic catalogue which lists books according to the Fountas and Pinell system.

• Scholastic On-line Leveled Book Catalogue - This catalogue allows you to search for a specific title or to look for books by level.
  

• Spelling Practice, Games and Lesson Ideas - Ideas submitted by teachers for use in the classroom.

• Spice Up Your Spelling - Some great ideas for spelling practice.

• Spelling Rules - A list of those rules (you know the ones with the million exceptions) for spelling in English.

• Four Blocks Spelling Downloads - Scroll down to find a handy parent letter, spelling activities and forms to use in the classroom.

• Spelling Strategies Poster - Tips for children to use when attempting an unfamiliar word.

• Spelling Plans - Activities and games for teaching spelling and vocabulary.

• Spelling Articles - A compilation of articles to help integrate spelling into writing and reading.

• How to Study Spelling Words - An article with helpful tips from Reading Rockets.

• Spelling Inventory - A great data collection tool.

• Spelling Songs - Songs to teach spelling rules.
  

Art Lessons	Art Appreciation	Crafts
Drawing

  Art Lessons

• Kinder Art - The largest collection of free online art lessons. A complete resource for the primary art teacher.

• Crayola Art Education - Lots of great stuff for art teachers.  Lesson plans, product information and grant information.

• Art Education and Art Edventures from Sanford and A Lifetime of Colour - A must see for the serious art teacher!

• Carmine's Introduction to Line and Shape - An interesting tutorial on line and shape from the Sanford company.

• Art Lessons with Talent Teacher - Excellent collection of lessons allowing you to choose the lesson by objective or by finished product.

• Landscape Unit - A three lesson unit about landscape painting.  Children will produce desert landscapes.

• Art Safari - An adventure in looking for children and adults.

• Welcome to the @rt Room - A virtual art room for your school.

• Flowers Inspired By Georgia O'Keefe - A lesson to produce beautiful flower paintings.

• This is Me - A look at self-portraits for students.

• Picasso's Faces - A lesson looking at the very unique Picasso style portraits.  Children will create a face using Picasso's style.

• Art Book - This is an interesting portfolio meant to be used for assessment.

• What's Your Impression - A watercolour lesson introducing Impressionism.

• The Artist's Toolkit - An interactive website that teaches the elements of art.
  

• Teaching From An Art Cart - This is a great article about the logistics of teaching art from a cart rather than having an artroom.

• How to Draw Proportional Portraits - An excellent and very detailed lesson on drawing realistic portraits.

• Who Am I? - A look at portraiture for K to 3.

• Where Earth and Sky Meet - A three lesson unit on landscapes for Grades 1 to 3.

• Magnificent Monets - A look at impressionism for Grades 1 to 6.
  

 Art Appreciation

• Museum of Web Art - Kids Wing .- Full of fun programs to make online art

• What is a Still Life? - A lesson plan to help children recognize and produce a still life.

• Art and Art Appreciation for Young Children - A series of lessons for K-2.

• Artcyclopedia - The fine art search engine.

• Pablo Picasso from Surfing the Net with Kids - An interactive tour for children of Picasso's works.

• Metropolitan Museum of Art - Tour the world famous Metropolitan.

• Crafts for Kids - About.com listings of craft projects.

• DLTK Printable Crafts for Kids - A handy database of craft activities.

• Elmer's Crafts - Crafts from the Elmer's glue people.

• EarlyChildhood.com Crafts - A searchable database of craft ideas.

• Learn to Draw with Billy Bear - Fun step by step drawing projects.

• Drawing Cartoon Characters with Gary Harbo - Learn to cartoon with a master, Gary Harbo.

• Draw and Colour with Uncle Fred - A step by step procedure for drawing.

• How to Draw with Slylock Fox - Those funny paper drawing lessons we all love!

• Chunky Monkey - How to draw Chunky Monkey and his rainforest friends.

• How to Draw a Hedgehog - I just couldn't resist adding these direction from Jan Brett on how to draw those adorable little hedgehogs.

• The Secret to Drawing Cartoons - Cartooning lessons for children.

• Wet Chalk Drawing - A simple technique that produces beautiful results.
  

Multi Topic Science Sites	Insects	Bats
Space	Rocks and Minerals	Weather
Birds	Animals	Penguins
Frogs	Machines	Tigers
Dinosaurs	Magnets	Bubbles
Rainforests	Oceans	Water
Habitats	Colour	Butterflies
Spiders	Earth Day	Matter
Plants and Seeds

 

  Multi Topic Science Sites

• The Exploratorium - The museum of science, art and human perception.

• Beakman's World - A favourite with the kids.

• The Thinking Fountain - A wonderland of interesting science connections for children.

• Yucky - This really is the Yuckiest site on the internet.  Kids love it.

• Magic School Bus - Get messy with the Friz.

• Chickadee - Net - Chickadee magazine online.

• Planetpals - A very earth friendly site for young children.

• Brain Pop - The leading producer of online animated videos about a wide variety of science topics.

• Primary Sequence M.A.S.H. Kits - MASH stands for Math And Science Hands-on.  Downloadable teacher resources by topic and grade.

• Cool Science for Curious Kids - A multitopic site from the Howard Hughes institute.

• Wonderville- An interactive site for children to use at home from Science Alberta.

• Science Netlinks - An online resource for K-12 science teachers.

• The Adventures of Science Bob - A very cool site that kids love.
  

  Bats

• Bats - Great source of information on the primary reading level.

• Stellaluna's Friends - A collaborative internet project involving children's literature about bats.

• Stellaluna Teachers' Resources - A great teacher's reference for one of my favourite books, Stellaluna.

• Adventures of Echo the Bat - A great interactive adventure for the kids and a well laid out resource for teachers.

• In Search of Stellaluna's Family - An opportunity for Grade Two and Three students to become bat experts.

• Going Batty - A wonderful collection of songs, poems, and literature activities about bats.

• Bats Theme Unit - Printables and activities from abcteach.

• All About Bats - Great printables and other resources from Enchanted Learning.

  Space

• Amazing Space - Interactive lessons about space from the Hubble Space Telescope foundation.  The most amazing space pictures you will ever see!

• Starchild - A learning center for young astronomers from the people at NASA.

• Arty the Part Time Astronaut - A children's interactive adventure through our Solar System.

• Nine Planets Webquest - A great webquest about our solar system for primary grades.

• Mystery on Mars - Students will learn how to do research on the web as well as learn about astronomy.

• Space Trek - A space webquest for grades two and three.

• Space - The Final Frontier - A series of science experiments for second graders about space.

• The Space Place - Another very cool site for the younger set from NASA.

• Build A Solar System - A very cool site from Exploratorium that calculates the scale of each planet for your solar system model based on the size you choose to use for the sun.

• Space - Printables and activities from Teachervision.

• Space by Tooter 4 Kids - A complete online unit from Mrs. Stein.
  

• Solar System Tutor - An online tutorial about our Solar Sytem from Enchanted Learning.
  

  Rocks and Minerals

• Rockhound Homepage - A must see!  My favourite rock site!

• Rocks and Minerals from Surfing the Net with Kids - Surfing The Net With Kids comes through once again with great suggestions for sites about rocks and minerals.

• Rocks and Minerals Wordsearch - A great online wordsearch for all your rockhounds.

• Rock Cycle Song - Sung to the tune of Row Row Row Your Boat this song is packed with good scientific facts.

• Rock Candy with Beakman and Jax - Add a little sweetness to your discovery of crystals.

• Volcano Unit - Children are fascinated by volcanoes.  This site is full of great links for future volcano experts.

• Caves Unit - A teachers pack for Grades One to Three all about caves.

  Weather

• Weather Units - A multi subject approach to studying the weather.

• A Mini Unit on Weather - Great collection of stories, songs, poems to teach about weather.

• Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs - A cyberguide to use with the terrific book, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, a real favourite with kids of all ages.

• Weather Dude. - A weather education site for kids, parents and teachers

• Weather Resources - Weather learning resources from Apple computer.

• Weather for Kids Webquest - Take a tour through the water cycle.

• Cloud Watching - A third grade activity about clouds.

• Weather Resources from Teachervision - Collection of printables and activities about weather.

• Weather Calendar - A handy way to record data from Enchanted Learning.
  

• Weather Links - A great collection of links from Tooter4Kids.
  

  Spiders

• Miss Spider's Tea Party - A webquest for kindergarten based on Miss Spider's Tea Party.

• Spiders - Tooter4Kids gives us another great ready to use unit.

• Spider Treasure Hunt - An interactive treasure hunt to give children a good background knowledge about spiders.

• Spider Webquest - Itsy Bitsy Spider Webquest for Kindergarten.

Insects

• Insect Unit from Learning Page - A comprehensive set of worksheets about insects.

• Adventures of Herman the Worm - A multi-subject study of worms.

• An Insect's Perspective - A literary and science webquest for grade two.

• Katerpillars and Mystery Bugs - A fun site from the University of Kentucky entomology deparment.

• Insects in the Classroom - An extensive collection of lessons about insects organized by grade level.

• Enter the Hive - Learn all about the daily life of honeybees.

• Beetle Science - Everything you ever wanted to know about beetles.

• Ladybugs and Grasshoppers - Some cute lessons and activities.

• Ladybugs from abc teach - Activities and lessons with a ladybug theme.

• Ladybugs from Enchanted Learning - A great factual source at a primary reading level.

• Collaborative Theme Unit on Insects - Children will learn about ants, bees, butterflies and ladybugs.

Butterflies

• Life Cycle of A Butterfly - A great set of resources about caterpillars and butterflies.

• Caterpillar Confusion - A literacy and science webquest for grade two.

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar Unit - An online unit about caterpillars.

• Butterfly Scavenger Hunt - A simple scavenger hunt that provides a good background knowledge of butterflies.

• Butterflies - A second grade webquest about butterflies.

• Butterfly Website Photo Gallery - A wonderful collection of pictures of butterflies and moths.

• Butterfly Sandwich - No I am not suggesting eating butterflies - this is a recipe for a really cute sandwich.

• Yukon Butterflies - A class shares their experience in raising butterflies.  Be sure to check out the movies.
  

  Birds

• The Bird Site - Classroom activities all about birds.

• Wild Wings Heading South - An interactive lesson about migration.

• All About Birds - Some excellent activities about birds from Zoom school.

• Mr. Tuttle's Owl Place - A page about owls created by a second grade class.

• Owl Prowl - Mrs. Silverman and her second grade class do it again.  An excellent example of an online collaborative project.

• Gander Academy Falcon Resources - A super collection of resources about falcons.

• Gander Academy Owl Resources - Gander Academy does it again with this great collection about owls.

• Whooo's There? - A webquest about the Snowy Owl.

  Animals

• All About the Zoo - Lessons, activities, books, online resources and zoo sites.

• Kratts' Creatures - This is the official website of the very popular television show.

• Zoo Animal Unit from Learning Page - A large collection of worksheets and fact files about zoo animals.

• Mammals - A thematic unit for Grades Two and Three about mammals.

• Audobon Society

• Bronx Zoo - Official website of the Bronx Zoo.  Check out the teacher resources.

• Are Chickens the Only Ones? - A first grade webquest about eggs centered around the book Chickens Aren't the Only Ones.

• Betz Pet Shop - A webquest for grade two where children classify animals.

• Animaland - The website of the ASPCA.

• Animals from Teachervision - A great collection of lessons and printables.

• National Wildlife Federation - Ranger Rick magazine online.

• Really Wild Animals - A fun interactive site from National Geographic.

• Animals Colouring Book - Printable realistic colouring pages from National Geographic.

• Creature Feature - Archive of animal information from National Geographic.
  

  Frogs

• Frogs-Exploratorium - A great collection of frog info from the Exploratorium.

• Frogs by Tooter4Kids - Great source of information at a primary reading level.  Check it out!

• Frogland - A very fun frog site!

• Cyberhunt Crossword for Frogs - Fun online crossword puzzle about frogs from Instructor magazine.

• Frogs for Kids - A handy source of information about frogs.

• Reptile and Amphibian Unit from Learning Page - A complete unit about reptiles and amphibians.

  Penguins

• Peppy Penguins - Terrific unit about penguins with information written for a primary audience.

• Perfectly Penguins - A webquest for kindergarten.

• Antarctica - Zoom School - A complete unit about the Antarctic.

• Penguin Research - A research project for second grade.

• The Penguin Place - A webquest for the junior set.

• Antarctica and Penguin Theme - Activities about penguins and the Antarctic from abcteach.

  Machines

• Marvellous Machines - A unit covering springs, wheels, friction, levers and pulleys.

• Simple Machines Page for Kids - Explains the workings of pulleys, levers, wheels and axles, wedges and inclined planes.

• Work is Simple with Simple Machines - Students investigate simple machines and their uses in their lives.

• Lego Dacta - If you are fortunate enough to have Lego Dacta in your classroom you will love this site.  If you do not have the Lego it is still definitely worth a look.

• Simple Machine Links - A great list of links to sites to use with your simple machines unit.

• Moving Along With Simple Machines - An interactive unit for simple machines.

• Simple Machines from Professor Beaker - Teacher resources and experiments.

  Tigers

• Tiger Webquest - A webquest aimed at Grades 4 to 6 about tigers and other big cats.

• 5 Tigers - The Tiger Information Center - The definitive tiger site.

  Dinosaurs

• Zoom Dinosaurs - Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive online hypertext book about dinosaurs.

• Digging For Dinosaurs - A webquest about dinosaurs.

• Dinosaur Concentration Puzzle - The traditional game of concentration where children try to find matching dinosaurs.

• Dinosaur Word Search - An online word search featuring dinosaur vocabulary.

• Dinosaur Unit from Learning Page - A very complete set of facts and worksheets about dinosaurs.

• Dinosaur Days - A webquest for Grades 2 and 3.

• Dinosaurs - A collection of activities and printables from Teachervision.

• Dinosaurs by Tooter 4 Kids - An excellent online unit.
  

  Magnets

• Amazing Magnets - A second grade unit about magnets.

• Invisible Attraction - Magnet information and activities from the Canada Science and Technology Museum.

• Magnetism Snacks - Exploratorium offers some quick magnetism activities.

• Magnets - A Second Grade Science Project - A great collection of resources.

• Magnets from BrainPop - Watch some great little movies about magnetism.

  Bubbles

• The Bubbles Page

• Bubble Fun - A good list of books and activities to use with your bubble unit.

  Rainforest

• Exploring the Rainforest - Another great theme unit from Tooter4Kids.  Definitely worth checking out!

• Rainforest-Alliance - Offers a great section for kids and teachers complete with activities for the classroom.

• Rainforest Flashcards - A ready collection of rainforest words, just print them out and use them.

• Rainforests from Enchanted Learning - Enchanted learning offers information on rainforests in their biomes and habitat section.

• Rainforest Action Network - Kids corner with lots of activities for children.

• Rainforest Unit - A complete unit for second graders.

• Rainforest Printables - Some great resources from abcteach.com.

• Rainforest Resources - Activities and printables from Teachervision.

  Oceans

• Ocean Unit from Learning Page

• Under The Sea - Art and science combined to create a great mural for your classroom.

• Oceans from Tooter 4 Kids - A complete unit about oceans.

• Ocean Study - A complete online unit for primary grades.
  

  Water

• Water Science for Schools

• Water Cycle Readers Theater Script - A script from Enchanted Learning that describes the water cycle and involves up to 19 readers.

  Habitats

• Oh Give Me A Home - A Webquest for children to design a safe habitat for endangered animals.

• Lets Learn About Habitats - A Webquest for grades two and three.

• Habitats of the World - A conclusive list of links from Discovery.com.

• Arctic Regions - A collection of printables from Teachervision.

• Welcome to the Desert - A complete online unit.
  

Colour

• Make A Splash with Colour - An exhibit from TheTech museum that tells you everything you ever wanted to know about colour.

• Carmine's Introduction to Colour - Everything your children could want to know about colour presented at their level in a fun and interactive way.

• Light and Color - A complete ready to use unit from Tooter4Kids.
  

Earth Day

• Earth Day Every Day - Another complete unit offered by Mrs. McGowan.

• Earth Day Theme - A complete unit offered by abcteach.

• Earth Day at Kids Domain - A great compilation of sites for Earth Day.

• Earth Day at Teachers.Com - Another great collection of useful links.

• Composting for Kids - Children will learn about composting and its value to our Earth.

• Earth Troop - "Ecology through Technology" is the slogan of this slick site that kids are sure to love.

• Earth Day from Teachervision - An interesting collection of printables and activities on a wide range of related topics.

Matter

• Matter Unit - A matter unit geared to Third Grade from the Saskatchewan Dept. of Education.

• Matter Webquest- A webquest about matter where students must do experiments using scientific process.

• Matter from Mrs. Elliot's Second Grade - This teacher shares her lessons about matter.

Plants and Seeds

• The Wonderful World of Trees - Everything you could possibly want to know about trees.

• Plants - A collection of printables and activities about plants.

Math Games

• SpaceyMath - Very fun arcade type games from The Learning Planet.

• Math Games - A great collection from the Teachers Corner.

• Count Hoots Addition Game - A fun game to practice addition skills.

• Math Gym - First to 100 - An addition game where children take turns adding until someone reaches 100.

• Prongo Games for 6-9 year olds - A page of games suited for six to nine year olds that offers some math practice games.

• FunSchool - One of my student's all time favourite sites.  Offers games geared to grade level.

• Number Cracker - A fun game from funbrain in which children must determine the number pattern and continue it.

• Number Time Games - Fun math games offered by BBC online.

• Who Has More or Less? An Addition and Subtraction Game - Students practice adding and subtracting mentally.

• Math Cats - Hours and hours of interactive math fun.

• Count Us In Games - Games for basic number properties.

• Math Maniacs - A fun collection of games and instructional activities.
  

Geometry

• Interactive Tangram - Play with tangram puzzles online.

• Platonic Solids - Great printables from Enchanted Learning to fold solids.

• Exploring Geometric Solids - An interactive tool that allows children to view solids from all sides.
  

• Math Stories.com - An internet site for elementary and middle school specializing in word problems.

• Strategies for Instruction in Mathematics - A series of week by week math activities for each grade provided by the North Carolina Dept. of Education.  An absolute must see.  I have bookmarked the second grade activities but each grade has a downloadable book of its own.

• Primary Mathematics Enrichment - Part of the Nrich online math clubs.  Lots of interesting games and activities.

• Math Central - A database of activities and lesson plans provided by the University of Regina.

• Ask Dr. Math - A question and answer service for students and teachers.

• Math Centers from CanTeach - A list of ideas for math centers.

• Math Magic Resource for Teachers - A page developed by a special education teacher who was looking for interesting math activities.

• Math Labs at a Glance - Some great pictures and ideas for using centers called Math Labs.

• Web Math - An interactive service from Discovery.

• Shopping for Toys - A webquest for second and third graders where children spend an imaginary $100.00 online.

• A Plus Math

• Math Resources from Teachervision - A collection of printables to use in the classroom.

• About the Numbers in Today's Date - Interesting and fun facts about the numbers in today's date.

• Jan Brett's Pocket Chart Monthly Calendar - A beautiful set of  free printable cards to fit into a monthly calendar pocket chart.
  

• Daily Graphing Activities - A list of daily math graphing and yes/no questions.

• Glyphs - A visual way to represent data.

• One Hundred Days of School - A site created by Joan Holub the author of The 100th Day of School.

• Celebrate the 100th Day of School - A very complete set of links to everything you could ever want to celebrate the 100th day.

• 100 Days Projects - A chat board dedicated to the celebration of this annual event.

• 50 Ideas for the 100th Day - A handy list of ideas to get your juices flowing.
  

• Math and Literature:  Perfect Together - Mrs. McGowan's First Grade offers their favourite math literature choices.

• Math Literature - An extensive list of children's books suitable for use in math class.

• Math and Literature - Lists by math concect and skill.

• Jean's Top 100 Children's Books: Math - Great literature matched to skills.

• Math and Literature Idea Bank - Some good ideas from Math Cats.

• Reproducibles From Innovative Classroom - Database of worksheets to practice number printing, etc.

• Superkids Math Worksheet Creator - A handy tool for making extra practice worksheets.

• Mad Math Minutes - Create timed math drills using this handy tool.

• Math Pages from Donna Young - This teacher has very graciously offered many worksheet formats.

• Math Work - A worksheet generator that allows you to create printable Math worksheets using your browser.
  

Measurement

• Measurement Resources for Teachers - A great set of links to activities and lessons about measurement.

• Changemaker Game - Fun brain offers this game where children need to count change.  I love that you can set the game for Canadian coins.

• Shopping For Toys - An online activities where children have an imaginary $100 to spend at online toystores.
  

• Math Templates - Printable materials to use in your math program.

• Manipulatives - Instructions and templates for making math manipulatives.

• Flashcards for Kids - Make those flashcards your little ones need.

• Triangular Math Flashcards - These flashcards are set up in a very handy format.

• Basic Multiplication - A very good visual explanation of the process of multiplication.

• Multiplication Grid - A blank grid for students to fill out up to 12 x 12.
  

Assessment

• Balanced Assessment - Free online assessment tools.
  

• Social Studies

General Social Studies Resources	Canada	Geography
Studies of Different Countries	Pioneers	Community

General Social Studies Resources

• Social Studies Activities from Winnipeg School District

• United Nations - Class Charter

• American City Planners Kids and Communities

• Canada:  The Children's Perspective

• Zoom School - Canada

• Canada - Geography

• Canada - Printables from abcteach.

• The Topic:  Canada - A list of links from 42Explore.
  

• Geography Games Galore

• National Geographic for Kids

• Quick Maps - A great resource when you are looking for any type of map.

• Learning the Continents - Poems and songs to help children remember the continents.

• World Atlas.com - Printable maps, flags and geography facts.
  

• Countries Theme Unit - A great collection of graphic organizers and activities to use in your studies of different countries.

• Welcome to Japan - A terrific unit to study Japan.

• Japan - A collection of printables from abcteach.
  

• Australia

• Australia Unit from abcteach - Printables and other activities related to Australia.
  

• Welcome to China - Another great unit from Tooter4Kids.

• Dim Sum - A Chinese Cultural Unit

• China - A unit of activities and printables from abcteach.
  

• Egypt - A complete unit about Ancient Egypt.

• Guardians Egypt

• Ancient Egypt

• Mexico - A collection of printables from abcteach.
  

• The Olden Days Unit

• Oregon Trail Webquest - A webquest designed for third grade where students become wagonmasters.

• Westward Ho! - Children work in groups to chronicle their wagon trains journey westward.

• The Way West - A duet of plays for third grade about pioneers.

• Remembering the Oregon Trail - A play written by Fourth Graders.

Community

• Our Community - Check out this grade one unit about communities.

• Oh the Places We'll Go - An online project about communities hosted by Mrs. McGowan.

• Exploring Our Community  - This unit shows not only the activities the class participated in but also a list of books and online resources they used.
  

• PE Central

• Game Kids

• Physical Education Lesson Plans

• Fun Attic.com

• Physical Education Resources from Teachervision

• Bible Worksheets

• Bible Activities - A great set of activities from DLTK kids.

• Resources for Catholic Teachers - A comprehensive site for everything the Catholic teacher needs.

• Domestic-Church.com

• An Integrated Literature Unit For Advent and Christmas - Use children's literature to discuss Advent and Christmas.

• Vatican

• Catholic Online

• The Teeth Unit

• Teeth Unit - A complete unit from ABC teach.

• Tooth Fairy

• Adventures of Mr. Reach

• The Magic School Bus Brushing Up

• Brain Pop

• KidsHealth

• Neuroscience for Kids

• Senses

• My Body The Inside Story - A system by system look at how the body works.

• Body Matters - Mind Matters - Two great sites from BBC that teach kids how the body and mind work.

• Safety House - An interactive house designed to teach safety around the home.

•      Human Body - A collection of printables and activities.
  

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Music


• KIDiddles

• Songs 4 Teachers

• Kids Songs - Children's songs with lyrics and midi sing along files.

• Children's Music Web - One stop for song lyrics, activities, and midi files.

• Songs for Teaching - Using music to promote learning.

• Sing Along Midis and Lyrics from the NIEHS Kids Page - A fantastic extensive database of children's songs with the midi file.

• Music Education Online - The place for music teachers!

• Lidwina's Disney Song Collection

• Kids Karaoke

• Poems and Songs that Teach

• CanTeach Songs and Poems

• Music From Teachervision 

• Songs for Children - A collection of lyrics to familiar children's songs.

• Ricci Adams Music Theory - Online tutorials and lesson plans.
  

  
  

  
  
  

• You Can Handle Them All

• Classroom Management

• Managing Your Classroom

• Guiding Self Discipline

• The Responsive Classroom

• Rick Morris - Management

• Love And Logic

• He Started It - Conflict resoulution for children.

• Discipline Without Stress, Rewards or Punishment - A very interesting collection of resources for positive classroom management.

• A List of Ways to Encourage Good Behavior - A handy refresher from Canteach.

• Rewards that Don't Cost Much - A handy list of free or nearly free rewards.
  

• Behavior Management Forms - An excellent list of printable forms from Teachervision.

• Class Meetings - The hows and whys of class meetings.

Kindergarten

•  Little Giraffes - An excellent kindergarten page with a thorough teacher resource section.

• Kindergarten Express - A page from a kindergarten teacher who loops to Grade One.

• Fun Lesson Plans - A listing of lesson plans and activities for preschool children.

• Hubbard's Cupboard - A great resource page for preschool teachers.

• Preschool Activities - A listing of themes for preschoolers.
  

Grade One

• Grade One Forms and Testing - Looking for Grade 1 Dolch words, flashcards, sight words?  This is one stop shopping!

• Grade One Collaborative Lesson Archive - Extensive list of lessons on a variety of subjects.

• Theme Units and Online Activities from Greentown Elementary -  Great list of primary theme units.

• Co-operative Learning Activities for First Grade - Organized by subject areas.

• 1st Grade Technology Integration - List of links specifically for first grade.

• Mrs. Tonnessen's First Grade Page - Lots of great stuff!

• Ms. Ross' First Grade Class

• Mrs. Flanagan's First Grade

• First Grade Friends - Mrs. Perkin's class page.

• Mrs. McGowans Class - I have listed many of Mrs. McGowans projects on my site.  This is her classroom homepage.
  

• Ponton's Pond - A page designed for First Grade.
  

Grade Two

• Grade Two Internet Resources - A list of links and lesson plans for Grade Two.

• Arthur Elementary School Second Grade Page  - Links, lesson plans and activities developed by second grade teachers.

• Baltimore Curriculum Project - A list of lesson plans and topics arranged by the month.

• Collaborative Lesson Archive - An extensive list of lesson plans for second grade.

• Utah Links Science Curriculum Units - A listing by grade level of science units.  Scroll down to Grade Two.

• Grade Two Science Units from Saskatchewan Education - Complete science units from the Saskatchewan Department of Education.

• Second Grade Technology Integration - Mountain Brook City School's list of useful Grade Two resources.

• Spelling Worksheets for Grade Two - Instantly generated worksheets based on 20 list words for each unit.

• Math Worksheets for Grade Two - A very handy index of math worksheets generated instantly.

• Mrs. Elliots Second Grade - Themes as well as a showcase for student work.

• Mrs. Schmidt's Class Website - Themes and resources as well as student work.
  

Grade Three

• Core Knowledge - Grade Three Lesson Plans - A wide variety of lessons covering all subject areas.

• Grade Three Science Units - Complete science units from Saskatchewan Education.

• Third Grade Lessons from Arthur Elementary - Theme units for third grade.

• Third Grade Curriculum Connections - A handy set of links from Windham Primary.

• Michael's Classroom - Pictures of the classroom of a very organized Canadian Grade Three teacher.  He also shares his organization strategies.  A must see!

• Online Tour of the Third Grade Class in Room 012 - Great pictures and explanations of how this teacher has set up her third grade classroom.

Multi-age

• Resources for Multi-age Education - A great place to begin.  A little of everything.

• Links to Online Multi-age Resources - Many links for multi-age teachers.

  New Years

• New Years Poems

• New Year from Teachervision - A collection of printables and activities from around the world.

• New Years - Some handy background information about how New Years is celebrated.

• New Years Printables - Printables and activities from abcteach.
  

100th Day of School  (Also see the Math section of this page)

Valentines

• Everything a Teacher Needs for Valentines - Just what it says.  An excellent resource from Teaching is a Work of Heart.
  

• Valentine Fun at Kids Domain - Kids Domain offers crafts, e-cards, puzzles etc. with a Valentine theme.

• Valentine Candy Hearts Bar Graph - A fun activity to practice graphing skills.

• Valentine's Day - Printables, activities, and party ideas from Teachervision.

• I Give You My Heart - A great art project from Kinderart.
  

St. Patrick's Day

• St. Patrick's Day - Lots of great ideas from Teachervision.

• Happy St. Patrick's Day - A list of links from teachersfirst.

Earth Day

  Earth Day Links - A comprehensive listing of sites from teachersfirst.

Canada Day

• Canada Day Crafts - Celebrate Canada's birthday!

Thanksgiving

• Thanksgiving from Surfing the Net with Kids

• Rosie's Thanksgiving Alpha-Click

• Thanksgiving Rebus Story

• The Ugly Turkey - A short play based on the Ugly Duckling.

• Thanksgiving - A great collection of activities and printables from Teachervision.

• A Teachers First Thanksgiving - An extensive collection of links for Thanksgiving activities.

• Thanksgiving Crafts - A selection of craft projects from Enchanted Learning.
  

• Turn a Pumpkin Into A Turkey - A cute little art project.
  

Halloween

• Halloween from Teachervision - Printables, party ideas and activities for your Halloween celebrations.

• Pumpkin Seed Experiment - Put those pumpkins to good use!

• Pumpkin Patch - A fun webquest about pumpkins.

• Halloween from abcteach - An extensive collection of Halloween printables.

• Free Halloween Clipart - You can never have too much clipart!

• Halloween and Pumpkins - Tons of art ideas and poems.
  

  Remembrance Day
 

• CanTeach Remembrance Day

• Veteran's Affairs School Resources

• Remembrance Day 2001

• Peace Begins With You - A collection of ideas to use with this thought provoking book.

• Remembrance Day - Links to many poems and activities.
  

Christmas

• Christmas -A great list of Christmas resources from Teaching is A Work of Heart.
  

• Advent Calendar

• The Ultimate Winter Site for Teachers - Many great links for winter holidays.
  

• Christmas Around the World - A holiday webquest for Grades 2 and 3.

• Santa Claus Village - Visit Santa's village at the North Pole for lots of fun activities.  A great place to e-mail Santa.

• Merry Christmas in 325+ Languages - Just what the title says.
  

• Gingerbread Gems - A great listing of books about Gingerbread and listing of related websites.
  

• G is for Gingerbread - A very thorough  ready to use unit.
  

• Sizing up the Gingerbread Man

• Aunt Jayne's Gingerbread Boy Fun Page - A fun page based on the Gingerbread Boy.
  

• Gingerbread Kids Revue Script

• Cajun Gingerbread Boy - Activities to use with this book.
  

• Gingerbread Man Book Study - A unit about the Gingerbread Man books.
  

• Gingerbread Man Themed Math Sheets - Math sheets for Grade One and Grade Two.
  

• Christmas Ideas from Teachersfirst - A handy list of links to other internet sites.
  

• Christmas Around the World - Background for teachers about the customs of different countries.
  

• Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus - The famous letter and response.
  

• Christmas Crafts - A wide variety of craft ideas.

• Origami Boxes - Beautiful little boxes made from old Christmas cards.
  

• Winter Christmas and Hanukkah Crafts - Lots of craft ideas from Enchanted Learning.
  

• Christmas Stories and Poems - Links to online stories and poems.
  

• How The Grinch Stole Christmas Unit

• Christmas from Teachervision - Great collection of printables and literature tie ins.

• Christmas Story Starters - A handy extensive list of holiday story starters from abcteach.
  

• Books of Tomie DePaola - An integrated literature unit for Advent and Christmas.

• Jolly Old Santa Claus - An online story that children can read along with.

• Christmas In Other Lands Webquest - Have students use the internet to gather information about Christmas customs in other countries.
  

 Groundhog Day

• Groundhog Day - An awesome collection of activities from Teaching is a Work of Heart.

• Groundhog.org - A great collection of activities for kids.

• Activities and Crafts for Groundhog Day - Enchanted Learning offers some fun activities and crafts based on the groundhog.

• Groundhog Printout from Enchanted Learning - An interesting printout about the animal.

• Project Groundhog - Some great poetry to share for Groundhog's Day.

• Here's a Little Groundhog - Sweet little booklet with a song sung to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot.

• Groundhog Poems and Songs - A great collection from Tooter4kids.
  

Chinese New Year

• Chinese New Year Links from abc teach - A great set of links to activities about the Chinese New Year.

• Chinese New Year at Kids Domain - Some fun and interesting ideas from Kids Domain.

• Chinese New Year Colouring Book - Some wonderful graphics supplied by Southwest Airlines.

• Chinese New Year Resources - Great printables from Teachervision.

• Chinese New Year - Activities and resources from Activity Village.
  

• Mother's Day Worksheets - A variety of worksheets to use around Mother's Day.

• Gift Ideas for Mom - Get some ideas for the perfect gift for Mom.

• Mother's Day Theme Resources - A great place to find that perfect activity.

• Mother's Day from Teachervision - Printables, cards and activities.

• My Dad Poem Form - A handy little page for writing an acrostic poem for Dad.

• Father's Day Crafts - Get some ideas for a great gift for Dad.

• Dad's Day Card - A cute little card for Dad.

• Father's Day Activities - A handy list of printables and activities for Father's Day.

• Father's Day Resources - A collection of ideas and printables from a to z teachers stuff.

• Funbrain - Educational Online Games

• Funschool

• Billy Bear 4 Kids

• Disney

• Wonka

• Bonus.com

• Pirates @ National Geographic

• Kids Castle

• Primary Games

• Kid Wizard

• Games from Teachervision

• Online Etch A Sketch
  

• Ultimate Back to School Site - Free printables, lessons, lists of Back to School themed books, resources and ideas galore.

• Back to School from Mrs. McGowan's First Grade Site - An experienced teacher shares her back to school resources.

• Back to School Fun - Kids Domain presents some back to school activities.

• Back to School Stories - Stories and books suitable for those first weeks of schools.

• Beginning of School Packet - Poems, tips, and strategies for back to school.

• Creating an Effective Physical Classroom Environment - A useful article from teachervision.com about setting up the physical space of a classroom.

• First Day of School Activities - Make it through that first day easily.

• Back 2 School - Back to school resources from the Educator's Network.

• How To Survive Open House - Glide through that dreaded first meeting!

• First Five Minutes Are Critical - An article from Harry Wong about making the most of those first few minutes.

• Back to School Resources - An extensive collection of printables from Teachervision.

• Having Trouble Getting That Back To School Letter Started? - A great collection of examples to help you get through that writer's block.

• First Day Checklist - A handy list of questions to ask yourself to ensure that you are ready for that all important first day.
  

• Back to School Activities - Handy printables from Enchanted Learning.

• Time4Teachers - September's monthly printables has some very handy items for back to school.

• Ice Breakers - An extensive list of activities to get to know your new students.

• Back to School Transitions - An excellent tips article for parents.
  

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English As A Second Language

• Internet Links to ESL Sites

• English At Home ESL Sites

• ESL Resoource Center - An excellent collection of links from an experienced ESL teacher.
  

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Character Education






• Character Education Booklist - A bibliography of children's literature suitable for teaching specific character traits.

• Character Education Webquest - Character Counts is a webquest for Grade Three to Five.

• A Quest for Respect with The Grouchy Ladybug - A webquest for Grades One and Two about respect using Eric Carle's book The Grouchy Ladybug.

• Honesty Books - A great list of books to share with young ones about a very important subject.

• Bullying.org Where You Are Not Alone - An excellent site for children by children about bullying.

• Out on a Limb - A unit on conflict resolution targeted for third grade.

• Who Moved My Cheese? - The tale for adults and businesses that has been rewritten for children.  This site offers lesson plans for the book.

• Emotional Appeal of Children's Literature - Why do some children's stories stay with us forever?  A great article with some excellent examples of quality literature.

• School Safety - This is a list of resources dealing with conflict resolution and bullyproofing from Teachervision.

• Character Education Resources for Educators - A great resource from Boston University.

• Character Education from Ponton's Pond - An excellent source for related children's literature.
  

• Quotes to Inspire - Find the perfect quote by character trait.
  

• Character Education Books - Books listed by character trait.

• Character Counts - A non-profit organization that promotes character education for children.
  

• Bulletin Board Ideas

• Ideas for Bulletin Boards

• Portfolio Covers - Various pages you can print out and use for student or teacher portfolio covers.

• Portfolio Dividers - Printable subject dividers.

• Goals/Evaluations - Printables to help student evaluate work in their portfolios.

• Donna Young.Org - A site for homeschoolers with many printables for anyone who works with children.

• Odds and Ends from Laura Candler's File Cabinet

• Rubric Makers - A set of links to many handy tools for making all kinds of rubrics.
  

• Patti's 2/3 Assessment Tools - This teacher has very kindly shared the tools she uses to assess student progress.

• Report Card Comment Ideas - A handy site for when writers block sets in!

• Graphic Organizers - A site devoted to providing graphic organizers and visual tools for teachers.

• Graphic Organizers - An extensive collection of printable forms.

  Graphic Organizers from NCREL - Organizers for individual student use as well as whole group use.
  

• Looping - Adding Time Strengthening Relationships - An ERIC article about the practice of looping.

• Looping - Supporting Student Learning Through Long Term Relationships - A thorough look at what works and what does not work relating to looping.

• Tips for Getting Organized - Organize your classroom, desk, student work, etc.

• Puzzlemaker

• Anagram Engine

• Word Puzzles

• Personal Educational Press

• Teaching with Movies - A bibliography of popular movies for use in the classroom.

• Brain Based Learning - The research behind letting children keep water bottles on their desks, frequent breaks or pulse learning, and the need for certain movements.

• Involving Fathers In School - Great suggestions for getting a greater input from Dads.

• Substitute Teacher Kits - Handy units to have on hand should you be left without any plans.  These units are organized by grade level.

• Report Card Comments and Phrases - An extensive list from teachervision.

• Classroom Forms - A very handy collection of ready to use forms.

• Awards and Certificates - Ready to print certificates from Teachervision.

• Classroom Labels - Ready to print labels for almost anything you could need in your classroom.

• Teacher Parent Collaboration - Communicating with parents is much easier with these ready to use forms.
  

• Classroom Supplies by Classroom Direct

• Teacher2Teacher Resource Store

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End of the Year !!!!!






 
 
 
 
 
 


•   Summer Theme - Summer fun from Child Fun.

• Awards and Certificates - End of the year awards to honour your students.

• Summer Reading Lists - Keep them reading through the summer.  This is a good list for giving parents who ask for appropriate titles.

• End of Year Card for Students - Just one less thing to look for on those hectic last days.

• Summer is Coming - Another great collection from Mrs. McGowan.

• Compilation of Summer Reading Lists - A comprehensive list of links to summer reading lists.

• End of the Year Poem - Here is a nice little poem to personalize for each child.  You need to scroll down the page to read.
  

• End of the Year Resources and Lesson Plans - Check here for some new ideas from Teachervision.

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