Middle Level Resources

Wealth of resources on differentiated instruction from a teacher in Australia.  Also check out all of the pages listed on the menu at left.

if you need to bookmark a site and want to have a copy of your bookmarked sites accessible from any computer- it's free and very easy to use.  LiveBinders is like having a 3-ring binder for the Web- collect your resources, organize them easily, present them to your students/colleagues.  Your students can access them from the laptops simply by going to the site and searching for your public binder by name, or by logging in with your information.  You can make your binders private or public.  There are hundreds already made that you may be able to use in your classroom (someone else has already done the work for you) - if it is public you can make a copy of it and save the binder in your account!

Entry explaining how to effectively use Make Beliefs in the classroom.  Includes differentiation

TV411 is produced by the Adult Literacy Media Alliance.  Their lessons can also be used with children.

I found this website that has multiple activities with fractions.  It includes the materials needed for the activities and instructions.  It lists extensions and assessment ideas.  It also has a listing of books about fractions.  It even contains links to other websites where students can play fraction games.  (And I only had trouble accessing one of the links.) From Heather Johnson

Learn about four common types of context clues and examples. Exercises with answers are included. This resource is appropriate for older students. Shared via Learning Connection

This presentation provides information and techniques for teachers to use when teaching new vocabulary by using contextual clues. Workshop presentation by Lynn Figurate Shared via Learning Connection

Franki Sibberson is a great person to follow for literacy ideas.  Her blog "A Year of Reading" has lots to consider! Not all presentations are easy to follow, but this one is very enlightening.

Use the circle plot diagram as a postreading organizer to explore the text structures in a book.

Use this one page PDF to help your student's organize their expository writing.

Note that this list is from 2009, so some links might be obsolete.

Great list of resources on countries, maps, and cultures

Recommended by Sandra Day O'Connnor

Great list of sites for students to publish on the web

There are some suggestions in the comments as well (including AASL's recommended sites)

Extensive list of resources and examples for Voicethread

Make free flip books

Great website that is very specific about content of various things, yet also gives helpful tips in many areas for educators, students, and families.

Great place to start to find some great educational blogs

Warren currently has subscriptions for students 1-6