Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Ask any question, and this site will provide you with an answer to any academic area. You can use this site if you are on any unit in the elementary classroom. Since the questions may elicit a complex response, the teacher may have to either clarify some points. Pictures also accompany the explanations.
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
http://www.ciera.org/library/archive/
This is an archive of publications useful to researchers and practitioners in the field of early literacy.
Dan Kurland's Critical Literacy Site
http://criticalreading.com/
An excellent site explaining the concepts or critical reading. The site shows you “how to recognize what a text says, what a text does, and what a text means by analyzing choices of content, language, and structure. It shows you what to look for, and how to think about what you find.” (Description taken from site).
EDUTOPIA--The George Lucas Educational Foundation Website
http://www.edutopia.org/php/keyword.php?id=005
This site publishes the stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media -- a magazine, an e-newsletter, CD-ROMs, DVDs, books, and this Web site. Here, you'll find detailed articles, in-depth case studies, research summaries, instructional modules, short documentary segments, expert interviews, and links to hundreds of relevant resources.
Los Angeles County Office of Education
http://www.lacoe.edu/
LACOE offers myriad of resources for teachers.
Poetry
http://www.mrtschool.com/poetry.htm
This site offers poetry links.
The Puzzle Maker
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
This site allows you to create customized puzzles to use in the classroom.
Reading Online
http://www.readingonline.org/about/about_index.asp
Internet resources to assist teachers with struggling readers.
RHL School
http://www.rhlschool.com/
Free teaching resources: English, reading, worksheets.
Seattle University School of Education Literacy Resources
http://fac-staff.seattleu.edu/kschlnoe/resourcelinks.html
This is a wonderful site that indexes links to a wide range of literacy sources. You may find its link to First Year of Teaching especially useful.
Sites for Teachers
http://sitesforteachers.com
This site indexes hundreds of sites useful for teachers.
Standards for English Language Arts by NCTE & IRA
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/standards/110846.htm
This site lists the 12 standards sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. There is also a link to background information on the standards project.
Standards for English/Language Arts by State
http://edstandards.org/StSu/ELA.html
A collection of resources with information on national and state English/language arts standards.
Starfall.com
http://www.starfall.com/
This website is primarily designed for first grade, it is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Resources for teachers, good for reading/phonics.
Substitute Teacher Homepage
http://www.csrnet.org/csrnet/substitute/
Links to educational sites for substitute teachers.
The Teacher Corner
http://www.theteacherscorner.net/teacher-resources/websites.htm
This site has websites for teachers.
Teachers.Net
http://www.teachers.net/
Teachers chat rooms, resources, lessons, etc. Opportunity for teachers to see ideas from other
teachers; section for substitute teachers.
Yahooligans! the Web Guide for Kids
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
Kid’s Search Engine. This is an excellent site for students and teachers. The school bell section has many suggestions for teaching ideas and learning. There is a section to look up info on authors and books. There is a kid’s almanac. This site can be used for research for both teachers and students.
