Professional+Development+Resources

This is a collection of websites that I find useful both in and out of the classroom. I have them categorized by Language Arts, Math, and Miscellaneous. I hope these links are found to be helpful to you.


 * __Language Arts__**

Scholastic – [|www.scholastic.com] Reading A-Z – [|www.readinga-z.com]
 * Scholastic offers a variety of resources for teachers. You can order books for your classroom, find lesson plan ideas for numerous topics, or get student activity ideas.
 * Reading A-Z offers visitors downloadable materials for teaching leveled reading, phonics, vocabulary, poetry, fluency, alphabet, and a lot more!

Free Reading – [|www.free-reading.net]
 * A place to find great literacy activities and share lessons and ideas with other educators.

Starfall – [|www.starfall.com]
 * Great motivational site for students for reading. Phonics and phonemic awareness practice is fun for students when using this website. It is very interactive and is perfect for PK – 2nd grade students. It is also great for special education and ELL students.

Big Universe – [|www.biguniverse.com]
 * A place where you can read, create, and share children’s books.

Reading is Fundamental – [|www.rif.com]
 * The online community allows for educators and parents to access activities and printable for students.

Florida Center for Reading Research – [|www.fcrr.org] Writing Fun – [|www.writingfun.com]
 * A great place to find student centered activities based on a specific grade level and skill. Skills include phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
 * A website that uses text organizers to assist students with the writing process.

Math Magician Games – [] Time for Time - [] Fraction Bars - [] Decimal Squares - [] Math Dictionary - []
 * __ Math __**
 * Students can work to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
 * Great practice for telling and working with time.
 * Visual models and games for practice with fractions.
 * Visual models and games for practice with decimals.
 * Kid friendly website providing meanings of important math vocabulary.

Virtual Manipulatives - []
 * A really great tool to use for math when you do not have manipulatives in your classroom!

Miscellaneous __** Kelly’s Kindergarten – [|www.kellyskindergarten.com] Discovery Education – [|www.discoveryeducation.com]
 * __
 * A great website for anything from newsletters to center games. Directed at primary grades, but could be adapted for any grade level.
 * Discovery Education is composed of a variety of areas to gather ideas from. Discovery Streaming supplies users with thousands of videos on topics ranging from language arts to science. The classroom section offers teachers ideas for lesson plans, parents ideas for summer activities, and a chance for students to enter a variety of contests.

BrainPOP – [|www.brainpop.com] National Geographic Kids – [|www.kids.nationalgeographic.com] Sites for Teachers – [|www.sitesforteachers.com] Curriki – [|www.curriki.org] Teacher Tube – [|www.teachertube.com]
 * Features free lesson plans, video tutorials, professional development tools, graphic organizers, and best practices for the teacher community.
 * A place to learn about the planet. With sections like animals, games, videos, stories, activities, photos, and peoples and places, National Geographic Kids provides endless opportunities for student learning.
 * A link listing hundreds of educational websites sorted based on the popularity.
 * A website where the community shares and collaborates on free and open source curricula. Quality materials are created that will benefit teachers and students.
 * A online community for sharing instructional videos.