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Eye on Education has many free resources for the Common Core

Great Websites for Kids (GWS) , the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements. Clear, bright icons display subject categories and appear on every page, while eye-catching thumbnail images provide a visual preview of each great site represented. Special sections highlight Sites of the Week and Month, Most Popular pages and Top Rated selections. Prompts for each site offer "more selections like this." Visitors can actively connect with the site and further their online experience by rating sites; sharing their favorites on social media sites such as Facebook; and emailing recommendations to friends.

Nice article explaining 6 traits of complex text.  Now, who has time to examine and find texts for these traits?  Also explains difference informational text vs. literary nonfiction

This is a promo for a book, but the page includes a few simple, helpful suggestions.

Infographic created from the points in the book Vocabulary Strategies That Work:  Do This-Not That