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Assorted Teaching Resources Last updated 4 These individual sites were found or sent to me by people or organizations who wish to act as sources of teaching ideas, material and information for you and your students. SECTIONS Early Learning Resources Science History/Social Studies/Geography Mathematics LanguageArts Teaching ToolsScience & Math Games & Puzzles from Jefferson Labs.
Weather Wiz
Kids from meteorologist Crystal Wicker. This website is designed especially
for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. Mineral Information Institute has collections of lesson plans, student activities, mineral photos, minerals available in each state including maps and much more. Journey Into Amazonia from the PBS has many resources about the Amazon rainforest. The Yuckiest Site on the Internet from Discovery.com has information for your students on zits, snot, bugs, worms, and much more. Insectclopedia from pedagonet.com is an encyclopedia for insects, along with other information and resources dealing with bugs. History/Social Studies/Geography Spartacus Educational has put together many history and other links, especially on English history. It's links on the Industrial Revolution using the Textile Industry, especially dealing with child labor (see this example), are by themselves worth visiting this site. It has much more to offer your students. United States
Historical Census Data Browser To use it click a year in which the census occurred.
The data presented at this site describes the people and the economy of the Law and Politics: Internet Guide is a resource for students, teachers, lawyers or anyone else to do legal research. "Law and Politics is dedicated to finding the most informative and current law related resources on the Internet." Randy Roberts of the University of Texas has done an outstanding job in putting this site together. HyperHistory Online allows your students to view 3000 years of world historical events, people and maps through use of timelines. WhoWhatWhen is a database of people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present. You can create graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals. You can then print the timeline. Teachers should look at the possibilities of having their students use a time period and analyze (compare) the contribution / viewpoints of various people in various “worlds” (such as literature, politics, science, etc.) to an issue. For example, in the year 1776, what were the viewpoints of 10 individuals concerning the events in the North American English Colonies. Add*Access allows you to search through over 7000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955, concentrating on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War I. Want your students to access primary resources? How about having them compare the way minorities were represented then and now. Illinois Labor History from the Illinois Labor History Society and Illinois History from the Illinois State Historical Library are two very good resources for Illinois social studies teachers. FunBrain.com has math games and much more for your students. The United States Mint Kids' Site includes a library of lesson plans, collaborative projects (coming this fall), and interactive games. Science & Math Games & Puzzles from Jefferson Labs. Nancy Matson's Website Nancy Matson is an author and book reviewer for CNN. She has a section on lesson plans and has a FAQ section. Did your students ever want to ask an author something? EduHound Espanol focuses on Spanish, Bilingual Ed and ESL. The site is viewable in both English and Spanish. Story Arts Online has information and lessons dealing with the art of storytelling. FunBrain.com has a grammar game and much more for your students. Wacky Web Tales are geared for grades 3 and above, and motivate your students to read and write. Literature Circles (Structured Approach) by Laura Chandler has details, worksheets and suggestions on running literature circles. K-12 Literature Based Teaching Ideas from the University of Calgary - The Doucette Index provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books. PUZZLEMAKER from the DiscoverySchool.Com allows you or your students to make a variety of puzzles. Gail Lovely's Resources for Young Learners Return to COOL TEACHING LESSONS AND UNITS Copyright © 1998 - 2006 Richard Levine |