Game Classroom

Looks like lots of games for grades K-6 here! Thanks to MrsDi for tweeting this on Twitter!

R.L. Stine's Webcast

Here's a great opportunity to watch a webcast with R.L. Stine. It's perfect timing...Goosebumps and Halloween. The webcast is scheduled for 1:00 on October 28. A teacher's edition is available right on the Scholastic site.

Math Apprentice

This is a great site for middle school students that explores the relationship of math to real world applications. Students learn the roles of math in various careers and actually play games that allow them to use math skills to complete an activity in a virtual business. You could use this in a whole group to explain how the math skill is used or students could explore independently.

Dr. Mike's Elementary Math Games

Don't be turned off by the word elementary. This site has resources for all grades!

Direct from the site...
"Elementary Math Games is an educational website focused on mathematics. We feature free math games online and printable math worksheets for students and teachers. Our elementary math resources cover first grade through eighth grade mathematics. The games and worksheets on this site are broken down by grade."

Mr. R's World of Math

This is a great site for elementary math. You'll find videos, stories, poems and songs to use! Find it on my portaportal also!

Weebly

Last week I participated in an on-line professional development for building my personal website using Weebly. It appears to be a simple program that allows teachers to build a classroom site, have 40 additional sites for students and host it on a Weebly domain...all for free! I will be working this weekend to build my site so you all can check it out AND I will refer you just in case you might be interested in your own classroom site. When I refer you, I will receive additional sites. That will be important when I work with middle school grades. So...if you receive an invite to Weebly, please check it out even if you do not think you will build a site! Hmmm...just a bit confusing...but I will continue to share info about this and perhaps do a PD after school one day. If you are interested in learning more, just let me know and we can work together to get you moving quickly!! Don't forget, you can go to the Weebly site by clicking on the title of this post.

A Lifetime of Color

Sanford has redesigned their website with the teacher in mind. They have lesson plans and activities to integrate art into the regular classroom curriculum. Here's what they say about the lesson plans...

"Our lesson plans will make all of your classroom subjects more colorful! Incorporate art, creativity and color into a variety of subjects like science, social studies, math and reading to help students grasp concepts. Complete with background information and downloadable visual resources, these lessons are also tied to National Visual Arts Standards."

You'll also find a link at the bottom of the page to sign up for educational promotions.