Black History Month

This site is an index to many websites that provide lessons on 
American Black History

http://www.lgms.pvt.k12.pa.us/blackhistorymonth.html 

The site below is great for Junior High and High  School Students
It is a Virtual Museum of American Black History. It also includes the entire verses to the BLACK NATIONAL  ANTHEM, "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING" 
 by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson, 1900.
James Weldon Johnson was also the first black person admitted to the Florida Bar.

http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/mjhs/virtual_black_history_museum.htm 

Here is a great treasure hunt using Black American's Biographies 

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/TM/WS_black_history_103.shtml 

Great ideas can always be found at www.abcteach.com  here is a great link to their site

http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/blackhistory/blackhistorytoc.htm 

Reading 

READING PROJECTS:
http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/LitCircles/Extension/morecomplex.html

LITERATURE ACTIVITIES:
http://teachers.net/cgi-bin/lessons/sort.cgi?searchterm=Literature

MORE IDEAS THAN YOU'LL EVER USE FOR BOOK REPORTS: 
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/bookrepts101498.html

LEARN HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BOOKS:
http://atozteacherstuff.com/lessons/makingbooks.shtml

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR READING:
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/lafayette/fourblocks/graphic

TEACHING READING:
http://goldmine.cde.ca.gov/cilbranch/teachrd.htm

From the California State Board of Education: "A Balanced, Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Reading in Pre-kindergarten Through Grade Three". * taken from the Learning Co News letter

EMERGENT READER ACTIVITIES:
http://www.ash.udel.edu/incoming/east1/emergent/emergent.html

Writing

POETIC ELEMENTS:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/01_5_PEAF.pdf

APPETIZING ADJECTIVES: Recreate a Restaurant's Menu
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Writing/WCP0049.html

LEMON WRITING AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY: You have to check this out!
http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Writing/WCP0021.html

AN INSECT'S PERSPECTIVE: Web Quest
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/insects/

MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY:
http://www.kings.k12.ca.us/math/lessons/historical.html

DAISY MATHS:
http://www.openuniversity.com/

SCALING A PYRAMID:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/geometry/model.html

ADDING AND SUBTRACTING FRACTIONS:
http://www.orchardproject.org/adding_and_subtracting_fractions.htm

THEATER OF ELECTRICITY:
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/toe.html

There's much to explore at this site, with the history
of electricity, Tesla coils, Franklin's famous kite  
experiment, and more. A Teacher's Guide with student 
activities and investigations is also available.

JUNIOR ASTRONAUT WEB QUEST:
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/astronaut/index.htm

LIFE CYCLES WEB QUEST:
http://www.biopoint.com/gvsu/projectlifecycles.html

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE AN INVENTOR?
http://mustang.coled.umn.edu/inventing/inventing.html

  Social Science   

  AT LAST A GREAT SITE IN SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR K-3

http://twi.classroom.com/socialstudies/k6/ 

LEARNING CENTER SUGGESTIONS -- THE 50 STATES:
http://henson.austin.apple.com/edres/ccenter/states/activk-3.shtml

Several teaching suggestions, strategies, and resources
highlight this web site's offerings for studying the
50 states in grades K through 3.

 U.S. STATE MAP QUIZZES:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/statesbw/

These printable maps are accompanied by quizzes; also
find answers and quizzes on the Mayflower, the regions
of the United States, and the original Thirteen Colonies.

AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY:
http://www.cstone.net/~bcp/5/5MGeo.htm

ALASKA STUDIES
http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/akhistory/aktools.htm

THIS LAND IS OUR LAND: Web Quest
http://oocities.com/crgoudie/ourland.html

GO WEST ACROSS AMERICA WITH LEWIS AND CLARK:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/

http://ladylisa.tripod.com/teaching.html

http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Delphi/1979/games.html

http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html

http://www.english-forum.com/interactive/

http://a4esl.org/

http://grove.ufl.edu/~ktrickel/activity.html

http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~funweb/

Character Education

TEACHING TOLERANCE:
http://www.tolerance.org/teach/expand/act/activity.jsp?cid=158

TEACHING GUIDE FOR RESPONSIBILITY:
http://www.goodcharacter.com/YCC/BeingResponsible.html

RESOLVING CONFLICTS:
http://www.goodcharacter.com/GROARK/Conflicts.html

http://www.goodcharacter.com/YCC/BeingResponsible.html

http://www.charactercounts.org/ideas/newidea9_11.htm

http://www.rst2.edu/portfolios/lkruger/wqhome.htm

100 IDEAS FOR CHARACTER EDUCATION:
http://www.resource2000.org/100ideas.htm

Presidents' Day

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http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/socstu/presday2.htm 

This is a great Primary Site 

http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/presidentsday/ 

Vist www.abcteach.com  and search their site for Presidents' Day projects they have 
a lot of great activities. 

NEW~  Conference Ideas and Report Card Comment Guide

As Reported in the Learning Company Flyer 10/20

HIGH SCHOOL REPORT CARD COMMENTS:
http://hackensackhigh.org/comments.html

99 teacher comments for every subject will help educators
to fill out their report cards with appropriate remarks.

FIVE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR CONFERENCES:
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3683.html

Educators can use these guidelines for questions in order
to be prepared ahead of time with answers to common concerns raised during parent-teacher conferences.

DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT:
http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-7265.html

By this time of the school year you may already be
drowning in it--paperwork . . . Here are some organizational tips for dealing with all your requisite forms and documentation.

I'M DONE -- NOW WHAT:
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/classman4.html

Fill in those empty minutes when students finish ahead
of their classmates with suggested activities at this site.

QUIZ LAB:
http://www.funbrain.com/quiz/

A free service (standard; non-premium) creates online
quizzes for your students. Use the database of ready-made
quizzes, or create one of your own according to your needs.
Students can take the quizzes online in class, in the library, or at home, and have them automatically graded; these grades are then emailed to you. The quizzes can also be printed out.

REPORT CARDS:
http://www.oocities.org/teachingwithheart/reportcards.html

How to write effective report cards and make meaningful, appropriate comments for each individual student? Take a look at the tried and tested teacher tips at this site.