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Online Resources for Teachers

Character Counts  
Character traits are linked to activities and booklists that parents and teachers are free to use. 

The Children's Music Network Peace Resource Page
www.cmnonline.org/Peace.asp
A resource for songs about peace, justice, conflict resolution, nonviolence, antibias, fear, grief, bullying, patriotic songs, and the global family. Pre-K - 12

Communicating Mathematics Using Games
Mathematical games can foster mathematical communication. In addition, games can motivate students
and engage them in thinking mathematically. One example from this site is an interactive game that can be used to learn about fractions. Pre-K - 12

Discovery Channel School www.discovery.com
Lesson plans and teaching tools for grades K - 12.

EDSITEment
A user-friendly website with links to over 100 of the top humanities sites. Includes online lesson plans which integrate EDSITEment resources to promote
active learning. K - 12

Education World- www.education-world.com
A search engine for educational
Web sites only, a resource guide for teachers. K-12

ERIC-Education Resources Information Center - www.eric.ed.gov
Eric has a free function for searching their database and a MyEric capability for those who wish to save searches.

Figure This - www.figurethis.org/index40.htm
Help families enjoy mathematics outside school through a series of fun and engaging, high-quality challenges.

The Kidlink Network
www.kidlink.org/english/general/index.html K - 8

Midlink Magazine - www.cs.ucf.edu/"Midlink/
The digital magazine by students, for students, ages 8-18.

Kididdles
Songs and fingerplays
http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/index.htmlK - 12

Perpetual Preschool - www.perpetualpreschool.com

PlaneMath - www.planemath.com
PlaneMath combines mathematics and aeronautics in an interactive setting for students with physical disabilities in grades
3 - 7
. With this program, students can avoid the problems that may affect their ability to manipulate objects in the classroom. In addition, the program attempts to motivate students to realize they can pursue careers in
aeronautics if they improve their mathematics skills.

Preschool Express - www.preschoolexpress.com
Preschool Activities & Ideas for Teachers, Parents and Grandparents
.

Scholastic - teacher.scholastic.com
Lesson plans, ideas, and a Class Set-Up Tool, to virtually arrange and rearrange the layout of your classroom. Pre-K - 12

Stories for the Seasons
www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nilas/seasons/

This site is dedicated to offering seasonal nature stories together with an
extensive bibliography for any storyteller, teacher, or general reader who is seeking stories and legends about animals, plants, and the land itself.

Storytelling Resources www.ils.unc.edu/~sturm/storytelling/resources.html
A bibliography for the storyteller or storytelling teacher.

Teachers and Families Working Together www.teachersandfamilies.com
Reviews and links to thousands of k-12 study resources, recommended by teachers, and grouped by subject and grade level. Pre-K - 12

Teachers First
- www.teachersfirst.com
A rich collection of lessons and web resources for K - 12.

 


Updated 3-31-08 by Tammy LaPlante
Send any comments or questions to tlaplante@wcls.org