This site provides a multitude of resources for elementary teachers. They provide a free newsletter, a podcast, curriculum information, and help with lesson plans.
Such a great blog that talks a lot about the great outcomes from using Ipads in the elementary school classroom. For those of us who don't own an Ipad it is definitely an interesting read!
this are technology lesson plans for the classroom in elementary and secondary school. It has lesson plans using powerpoint and windows movie maker (but mostly lesson plans using powerpoint). from making family trees, to math, to weather watching.
This site has tons of math games for many ages. It also has games for spelling, geography, science and more. I actually used this site in MAT141. It is really neat.
Cool math interactive games areprovidedon this page. There are several game types including strategy, skill, numbers, shapes/colors, pictures, logic, memory. Although the site is mostly math games it also includes some reading and spelling, geography, science and coloring pages. It is structured for elementary and children with special needs.
This article gives ideas on how to integrate reading into the classroom and make reading more fun for students. There are also lesson plans and classroom ideas.
This is great. It has so many games for math. it has math jeopardy and math millionaire. It also has the games broken down by what math lesson is being taught.
ABCmouse.com is known for providing a comprehensive and engaging online curriculum that helps to greatly assist early learners to succeed in pre-k, kindergarten, and early elementary school programs. ABCmouse.com is subscription-based and does not have advertising, pop-up ads, or links to other sites.
At some point during our career (especially if your an elementary teacher) we will have a student that is struggling with reading. This site/Article helps teachers to better deal with this.
This site provides activities for children, generally in elementary school, in a variety of subjects. There are games, pages to print, activities, and many more ways for students to enjoy learning new information.
Enchanted Learning teaches kids about all sorts of things. It uses pictures and simple diagrams to explain information kids want to learn about. Worksheets and activities for teachers to use are also available.
This is being introduced in the elementary schools now. It is a social networking site that is available to teachers, students, and parents. Great for integrating technology into the classroom (When so many people already use social networking sites like facebook)
Fun site for Elementary aged children learning to spell. Has nice pictures and is very clear when the site talks to you. Spelling is a game on this site that kids will hopefully enjoy!
I think this is another great website on assessments. Especially when teaching elementary students who may not understand what that means, some of these ideas will help them to understand on what we the teachers are asking them to do. I would make it fun so that they don't see it as a bad thing.
This website not only offers tutorials on how to use one of these interactive white boards but also suggests games and activities that the teacher can introduce to their classroom. No matter what grade level, whether it is elementary, middle, or high school this website has ideas for the teacher.