Standards
Common Core Standards
This site list the math and ELA Common Core standards required to be taught in Michigan. For some lessons with these standards try with website too!
This site list the math and ELA Common Core standards required to be taught in Michigan. For some lessons with these standards try with website too!
GLCE's for Social Studies
This website explains the Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations and standards for Michigan.
This website explains the Social Studies Grade Level Content Expectations and standards for Michigan.
GLCE's for Science
This website explains the Science Grade Level Content Expectations and standards for Michigan.
This website explains the Science Grade Level Content Expectations and standards for Michigan.
Next Generation Science Standards
This site lists the Next Generations Science Standards required to teach in Michigan.
This site lists the Next Generations Science Standards required to teach in Michigan.
No Child Left Behind
this governmental website has information and resources regarding the NCLB mandates.
this governmental website has information and resources regarding the NCLB mandates.
Academic Resources
Cross Curriculum
BrainPOP
"BrainPOP creates animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and blosters achievement. In traditional, blended, and "flipped" learning settings, BrainPOP supports individual, team and whole-class learning. At school and in informal learning environments, the characters help introduce new topics and illustrate complex concepts." Must have log-in for this website! |
Moby Max
E is for Explore!
E if for Explore is a one stop resource for teachers and parents. They develop unique learning activities, and search the internet to compile additional great ideas from other sources. Their index helps you find what you need quickly and easily. All activities conform to state common core curriculum standards. |
Math
Math Teaching Resources for K-5
"This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common core State Standards for Mathematics." |
Reading
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Magic Book
"MagicBook engages children with books by bringing stories to life via your smartphone or tablet The idea is that a child can pick a book off their shelf, point a smartphone camera at it and when they do, something magical happens - the book comes alive! Animation, sound, and actual interaction with the characters can take place." |
TeachYourMonsterToRead
TeachingBooks
"If you read fiction and nonfiction books in any discipline or setting, TeachingBooks' database of instructional materials will enliven your K-12 reading and library activities. (Need a log-in. Has a 14-day free trial) |
Scholastic
Order books for your class and get free books using points through Scholastic. |
School Library Monthly
"SLM content supports K-12 school librarians as they plan instruction collaboratively with teacher. It helps strengthen information literacy skills, inquiry and the research process and encourages the use of a variety of resources. It prompts the integration of technology and provides links to a vast array of literature." |
FCRR
The Florida Center for Reading Research is a website with different assessments to use to assess students reading levels, different activities to improve students reading and helpful lessons for empowering teachers. |
Tech Tools
KidBlog
"A website designed for K-12 teachers who want to provide each student with an individual blog. Students publish posts and participate in academic discussions within a secure classroom blogging community." |
Dr. Jean: Songs & Activities for Young Children
This website has songs for younger children as well as their lyrics and activities for students to do. |
Super Teacher Tools
This website has Classroom Jeopardy, Match quiz maker, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Board games, Seating charts, a group maker, Random name drawing, a counter and other games they have listed just for fun! |
Glogster Edu
This is a different way to create digital posters for your class. Include videos, audio, images and text to get your message across! |
Tools to Edit Pictures Without Installing Any Software
Sign up Genius
These websites allows you to easily set up and schedule parent teacher conferences for free. Parents can sign up or change appointment times all online. |
Assessment Tools
Kahoot
Kahoot is a free online, interactive quiz/communication tool. Teachers can create Quizzes, Discussion boards or Surveys. Students log on using ipads, computers and/or smart phones to communicate answers or ideas. |
Teacher Tools
Donors Choose
DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you. |
Teachers Pay Teachers
Stuck trying to think of an idea, looking for a specific activity but don't have the time to create it yourself? Check out this website that has a ton of great resources already created by other teachers! |
Read Write Think
Click on the lesson plans link on the left side of the screen. Through this link, teachers have access to hundreds of lessons and units on reading and writing for grades K-12. |
Education World
This website includes many printables and ideas, as well as site reviews and links. |
ABC Teach
This website also has printables. |
Discovery Education
Discovery Education accelerates school districts' digital transition through comprehensive standards-based content, professional development, formative assessment, and community engagement proven to positively impact student achievement. |
Teaching Collaborative Learning
When teaching students to work collaboratively, you must teach them to be good listeners and speakers. This blog has helpful tools for teaching these skills to students to make them aware of what working collaboratively looks and sounds like.
When teaching students to work collaboratively, you must teach them to be good listeners and speakers. This blog has helpful tools for teaching these skills to students to make them aware of what working collaboratively looks and sounds like.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning is a website with some free printables for classroom use and resources for all subjects areas and units.
Enchanted Learning is a website with some free printables for classroom use and resources for all subjects areas and units.
Teacher Scholastic
This site includes classroom ideas, book lists by topic, online activities, graphic organizers, teaching resources, and the ability to set up a class website. |
Puzzle Maker Site
Great site from Discovery Kids with a puzzle maker, clip art gallery and much more! |
Power Point Templates
This is a Vicki Blackwell site that has teaching templates for power points. She has a second website here. |
21 Resources for Teachers
This website was given to me at a Grand Valley professional development. It lists tons of helpful resouces for teachers! |
Teachers.net
Teachers.net The Ultimate Resource for Teachers: Lesson Plans, Classroom management, and Classroom tips. Resources for teachers that contains articles and links for lesson plans, classroom management, job availability, and chat rooms to discuss a wide range of topics with other teachers across the United States. |
A to Z Teacher Ideas
This site is full of tips and links for teachers. It includes thematic units and lesson plans. |
Learning
123TeachMe
123TeachMe is FREE! It is a website designed to help you learn Spanish through "courses, online tutors, interactive Spanish Games, a language directory and more". They also provide links to many helpful spanish learning resources such as Babble. |
Behavior Managment
ClassDojo
ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators.
ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators.
Organizations
NSTA
National Science Teachers Association website. This website provides teachers with the science standards, different science conferences available to teachers and lessons for grade school all the way up to college courses. |
MSTA
Michigan Science Teachers Association website. The MSTA mission is to stimulate, support, and provide leadership for the improvement of science education throughout Michigan. |
MRA
Michigan Reading Association website.
Michigan Reading Association website.
KISD
This is a link to the Kent ISD webpage. "Kent ISD is a regional educational service agency devoted to achievement for all students. We provide instructional and administrative services to more than 300 schools, 20 public districts, three non-public districts, and many public school academies and non-public schools within our boundaries. We serve the broader community by helping our schools prepare nearly 120,000 students for school and life success" |