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While Scholastic's site is well known for its helpful lessons and resources for teachers, this page lays out five excellent lessons that address student health issues. Teachers can also use reproducibles that go along with each lesson.

This site provides teachers many teaching points on Georgia's five main habitats as well as the plants and animals that live within each one. While the Habitats Research page is a preporatory page for the in-school "field trips" the company provides, it is still an excellent resource for science instruction (regardless of whether you order the program or not).

In this lesson plan, teachers work with ESL (English as a Second Language) students to practice present and past tenses of verbs. They also work to differentiate between simple and progressive tenses, as well. They listen to an audio component and then complete identification-type tasks using an Excel spreadsheet and MS Word document. Students receive immediate feedback.

New educational tools help students with a range of learning disabilities excel.

SuccessMaker is an excellent program that provides help and instruction in English, language arts, math, science, and social studies. According to the Pearson website, over 16,000 schools nationally use the 3,300 hours of supplemental instruction available. It is also used as part of SCORE! Educational Centers' after-school tutorial program. Each seperate program allows online interactivity to sync progress at home and school, as well.

This is an excellent website that goes along with the Rebecca Sitton Spelling Program. Users can click on the different grade levels to find the words and corresponding activities for a particular unit. The site would make it easier for parents to stay involved in weekly spelling lists.

270toWin.com is an excellent tool for reinforcement instruction in government, the Electoral College, and the way our country elects its leaders. The level of interactivity is amazing, as it allows students to play out different scenarios, respond on blogs, take quizzes, etc. Regardless of the year, this site can be used for instructional purposes. Previous presidential elections are archived for reference. This year's Senate races are also highlighted.

A lot of PBS' excellent Frontline programs are available for viewing via Quicktime or Windows Media here. These are some great documentaries that apply to a lot of the Social Sciences.