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Resources

When it comes to classroom management, You Can Handle Them All  provides strategies for handling a large variety of behavior problems in the classroom.   Intervention Central offers tips on how to help children to be more successful learners.  More classroom management resources:

Best of the Web for Teachers
Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher
Need online tools and resources?  Check these out! 
Check out The Web-based Projects from the University of Richmond.  This site has webquests and Web units for all grades and core content areas
School Clip-art features on all types and varieties of clip art for holidays, sports, and more.
A portal for educators, The Teacher List, shares instructional resources for grades K-12 (Divisions one-four).

Jefferson County Schools providesa a PowerPoint presentation Collection based on language arts, math, science, social studies and the arts.

PowerPoint Game Templates
shares PowerPoint presentations that can be modified with your own questions to create an interactive review or test for your students.

abcteach provides online materials for immediate use by kids, student teachers, teachers, parents and other visitors to the site.  The material can be printed directly from the screen; no downloads necessary.
Download the FREE Measurement Converter. This simple program convert to any format.
Ultimate Teacher Tools has the most complete list of helpful Online tools for teachers. No need to bookmark over 100 sites.

The Connected Thesaurus gives a wealth of synonyms for any term inserted on the online form.
Scholastic's web site contains resources for parents, teachers, and kids.  It is a comprehensive learning site with rich educational content and classroom-tested online curriculum.
Looking for teaching resources?  The Gateway to Educational Materials has it all.
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Language Arts

Middle school language arts lessons
Check out this collection of bite size lessons from BBC.  This site include science, math, and English. 

Game Goo is a fun spot for K-2 students to go to learn Language Arts skills.  The games are colorful and interactive.

Web English Teacher is the place to look for K- 12 English teaching resources.  The site has organized web resources into 22 categories.
English Grammar Pronouns provides rules, a simple game, and the "gory details" for using pronouns correctly.

Zaner Bloser provides free teacher resources for handwriting, spelling, phonics, writing, and reading.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature has been created by a reference librarian of more than 4600 children's books.  The database maybe searched using up to 12 criteria.
MythWeb is devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.  Here you'll find lesson plans, illustrated stories, and an encyclopedia.
Aesop's fables 1 has over 600 fables, together with the moral point and some sound archives as well. Aesop's fables 2  is yet another site, but with Flash interface, animation, and modern equivalents.
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Science

Fun Paper Airplanes has free downloadable designs!
Frank Potters Science Gems- For students, parents, teachers, scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
National Science Teachers Association
October 1, 1958 NASA officially opened its doors.  Join Snoopy on an interactive tour of NASA to celebrate the 50th anniversary.
The mission of the Globe Project is to  promote the teaching and learning of science, enhance environmental literacy and stewardship, and promote scientific discovery.  This project allows students to engage in authentic science activities.
Kids Design Network - learners are given a design challenge and asked to work together to develop a plan and construct a model to meet the challenge.
Planet Pals is an award winning educational site aimed at teaching students about planet Earth and everything on it.
Visit the Smithsonian National Zoological Park animal photo gallery and learn about species all over the world!
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Technology

On Friday, August 22, 2008, the Tennessee State Board of Education adopted the ISTE   (International Society for Technology in Education) NETS-T, refreshed technology standards for our teachers.  Click here to view the standards.
TekMom contains technology resources for educators and students.
  Education World has links to many resources for integrating teachnology into the classroom.

Classroom Resources in Technology
is an excellent data base of resources on a variety of topics for using and integrating technology in the classroom. There are five major categories: General Resources, Jeopardy Activities, Keyboarding Resources, Educational Portals and Scavenger Hunts.

Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher
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Social Studies

 

History of Labor Day explains how it came about and what it means.  Looking for more history resources?  Visit the History Place, an Internet History Of WWI, and the American Memory Museum.
Become an Explorer with Google Earth:  LearnLearn tips and tricks to explore the world, find interesting places and share content with others. Follow this hands-on learning game at your own pace until you complete each level and become a true explorer!
Meet the Code Talkers Native Americans use their native language in WWI &II

Choose a quiz on many subjects and search to find the answers at Scholastic: History Mystery.

Looking for facts about the 50 states?  There's no better resource than 50 States.com
Have you looked at the History Channel's "This Day in History" lately?  It now includes videos!

Looking for maps?  Check out these

Google Earth Lessons includes how-tos for teachers  mini-lessons, and much more.  Also visit this portal for Google Earth lessons.
Grade3online.com is a web site developed for Grade Three teachers, students and parents.

Thanks to  Just A Touch Art Studio of Jonesboro, Georgia for providing a link to  Classic American Patriotic Clipart.

The Biographical Dictionary contains the lives of 28,000 notable men and women.

Math

Let AAA Math make learning to count fun! 
Dazzle your friends with this mathematical card trick that addresses problem solving, beginning powers, and number sense strategies.
Aunty Math offers mathematical challenges for K - 5 learners.

Need help with Algebra?  Check out these algebra resources that include step-by-step instructions, worksheets, lessons, calculators and more

Multiplication.com has games, activities and strategies for teaching multiplication.

Web Math is composed of many math "fill-in-forms" into which you can type the math problem you're working on.   Linked to these forms is a powerful set of math-solvers, that can instantly analyze your problem, and when possible, provide you with a step-by-step solution, instantly! 
At Teach R Kids Math you'll find everything for learning math from number basics to fractions for different levels from pre-k to grade three and beyond. Brush up your skills with they many worksheets and timed drills.
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Health and Physical Education

Go Ask Alice is site sponsored by Columbia University where teachers or students may ask questions about health and wellness issues.
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
At P.E. Central you'll find activities and classroom management ideas to energize your P.E. program.
Healthy JCHS
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Art

@rt Juntion is a collaborative art space for teachers and students

ArtsConnectEd has five main sections:  Art Gallery, For Your Classroom, Library & Archive, Playground, and Search.

New York Philharmonic Kidzone is the place to learn about the orchestra and music while having fun!  Meet current composers and musicians and learners even have a place to create their own music!

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Primary Teachers
  Handwriting Worksheet Creator - great site and timesaver!
Primary and Preschool teachers will love Learning Activities where a collection of simple activities can be found to help children improve their learning skills.
Game Goo is a fun spot for K-2 students to go to learn Language Arts skills.  The games are colorful and interactive.
Visit Sesame Street for games, videos, and learning activities for young learners.
Coloring pages from Apples 4 the Teacher provide printable and online pages for Labor Day as well as other holidays and curriculum areas.
Surfing for ABC's is a project that enables children to discovered sites on the Internet by searching for topics beginning with every letter of the alphabet.  More alphabet fun can be found at Alphabet Cartoon Characters and the Alphabet Zoo.
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ELL
Vocabulary Training Exercises has great practices for students learning English, German, French, or Spanish.  At this site you can create your own test and save it on a disk
The Story Place has English and Spanish versions of interactive stories. 
ESL Cyber Listening Lab - a cool site for students

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Activities
Puzzle Maker allows you to create mazes, word searches, math puzzles, etc.  It's a great timesaver and would be a good site for teachers or students! 
 Some great sites for coloring sheets include:
Are you looking for music resources?  Songs4Teachers has a database of 100 songs and poems to download for free!
Find lots of animated picture books, video song books, sing-along songs, and poetry and fiction written by kids at MightyBook.com.

At The Flashcard Exchange you can review online, download or print out over 50,000 flashcards. Now featuring Word Wall flashcards! You can also translate any flashcard into a sign language font.
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Spanish

Spanish Grammar Exercises is one of the truly comprehensive and interactive Spanish language pages on the internet. This site is a treat and a goldmine. If you are teaching Spanish, this is a must!

Check out the downloadable Spanish PowerPoint games at PowerPoint Presentations for Spanish Class.
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