Live Binders

I've been working on organizing my resources this summer and have used Live Binders to help me. Recently I noticed that I could actually have shelves of binders so I organized my Language Arts and Social Studies binders on shelves. I've embedded the Social Studies binders below...some ready to go, others are works in progress. Those works in progress are labeled Private however I believe you will be able to access them. Feel free to check out all the Social Studies Live Binders. Most importantly look at LiveBinders by clicking on the title of this post. Even if you don't want to build your own binder, you will find lots of resources to help you in your classroom. If you are from TAEP School and are interested in using this great resource and need some help, just let me know!

Read Write Think

I've written about this site before but I wanted to remind you of the great resources available to you. I like everything about this site but my favorites are the interactives that you can use on the whiteboard or students can use independently. Click here to go to a Letter Generator or here if you are teaching compare and contrast. Writing Poetry with your students? Try the Shape Poem interactive by clicking here.

The site is easy to use. You will usually find some of their best interactives right on the home page but if you don't see what you want, just go to the side and fill in the search section. Add your keyword and then go down the page and make sure you fill in the filter sections so you get exactly what you want. Happy Searching!

Learn 21

The West Virginia Department of Education's Learn 21 site is a wonderful collection of grade and subject specific games and resources. Just click on the title of this post, find your grade level and your subject area and find the activity you want to use. The interactives can be used on your whiteboard or students can work on them independently or in small groups. Don't miss this site!

Easy Notecards

I'm always on the lookout for ways to help students study. i recently came across a new flashcard site called Easy Notecards. It's free, seems easy to use and all you need to do is sign up for it. This is one of the only sites I have found that does not require an email address. That's helpful for kids who don't have one. In just a few minutes I made a test set for the 9s times table and ran through the practice just to see what it looks like. The notecards look like real notecards; you know, those ones with lines. You click at the bottom to flip the card or you can set the practice to show the question with the answer. The creator of this site is looking to have 500 notecard sets by September. I have a feeling there will be more...much more! Thanks to Free Technology for Teachers for sharing this great resource!

Earth Calendar

Want to know what is special about today? Click on the title of this post to go to the Earth Calendar, a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. It's easy to use; just click the 'Today' button to view holidays observed on this date or use the tabs at the top to navigate by date, country and religion. I like their suggestion...celebrate everyday!

Woodlands Junior School

I've taken to exploring other teachers' websites lately and have found some great resources out there! Just today while reviewing my RSS feed I found another site from a Junior School in the UK. A big thanks to Richard Byrne who shared his Updated Best of the Web and included many resources including this one from Woodlands!

First things first! I have been following Richard for some time now...both his blog and via Twitter. If you haven't checked out his site, do that soon. He's got great resources and provides professional development to schools around the country. Click here to check him out.

Now, back to Woodlands Junior. The Homepage is a table of contents for almost anything of interest to teachers. Clicking on the Maths Zone takes you to Math teacher heaven! The resources seem to go on forever. I especially liked the equivalent fraction interactives. Don't stop at Math...you'll find Geography, Language and some interesting pages specific to the UK. Just click on the title to go to Woodlands Junior School. Enjoy!

Kids Courses-MathLibs

Was it Twitter? How about Facebook? No, maybe it was my RSS Reader? I don't remember where I found this site, but whoever shared it, THANKS!! Kids Courses.com has some great lessons and resources for grades 3-4. I was most interested in the MathLibs activity. It's a great way for students to review math skills especially multiplication while having some fun. After you check out MathLibs, scroll down below the MathLibs window to find links to lessons and quizzes. I looked a bit farther along and found a great teacher website. I'd urge you to check out Mrs.Renz's 4th Grade Website. She has lots of great resources. Impressive to say the least!