Resources for educators
(this includes parents!!!!!!)
"A good teacher is someone who can understand those not very good at explaining, and explain it to those not very good at understanding."
--W.A. Palmer
The Academy Curriculum Exchange -- where teachers can find a variety of lesson plans.
PBS Teacher Source -- lots of lesson plans and activities in all subjects.
Teacher Resources -- if you need info, it's here.  There are a lot of links concerning every subject you can think of.
Sesame Workshop -- lots of cool learning activities for children featuring the whole Sesame Street gang!
Family Education -- designed to answer practically any parenting or teaching question concerning children of all ages.
The Caldecott Medal Hompage -- see the books that have received this prestigious award for illustrations. I recommend every one!!!!
A+ Math -- this is the coolest math site ever!  There's games and flashcards and homework help!
Book adventure -- dedicated to encouraging K-8 students to read.
Teachers.net -- The ultimate teachers' resource.
All Posters.com -- Not necessarily just for teachers, but you can find some awsome stuff to put on your classroom walls!
Woobie World Puzzle Pages -- these are really cute internet puzzles -- some are pretty advanced though.
Brain POP -- It's got lots of short, cute videos that explain lots of educational things in kid language.
Lemonade Stand Game -- this site SAVED my 4th grade economics unit when I was student teaching.  I discovered it quite by accident and it's so cool that I'm loathe to share it, but I'm just too nice.
Pop Cap Games -- some are fairly educational, others are just hand-eye coordination or strategy improvers, but all are really fun!
Puzzlemaker -- an AWESOME site.  Use it for making word searches out of weekly spelling words or crosswords for vocab words or anything in the world!
Scholastic.com -- Where children love to learn and learn to grow.  It's for parents, kids, and teachers alike!
Shel Silverstein Teacher Resource File -- it's got his biography and lots of lesson plans centering around one of my favorite children's authors!
The Mailbox -- where great teachers find great ideas!!
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