This is a great resource to allow students to work at their own pace. It reinforces quick recall of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. It is great for both elementary and middle school students.
RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics, but does not have the time to develop them from scratch. I use it at the elementary level but it is great for all teachers!
This is an amazing resource - I've used it for years. Note also that rubrics can be saved on Rubistar and shared, or just use the tool to get a jump start on your rubric and copy and paste into Word.
This site provides lesson plans for English/Language Arts teachers of all grade levels. The lesson plans have preview, standard attached to the lesson, resources and preparation, instructional plan, related resources, and a comments sections.
This document provideds simple, practical ways to implement brain based learning strategies in your classroom. It offers you something different for each letter of the alphabet.
This website is a great resource for Spanish teachers of all grade levels. There are lesson plans, games, activities, and helpful insight on how to incorporate literature and culture into the World Language classroom. I have also found the resources targeted for new teachers very helpful. There are also resources and posts for veteran teachers. I appreciate that this site also provides teachers with motivation and encouragement.
This site provides specific tactics to help alleviate the attention-deficit woes of your most inattentive students. Typical suggestions include decreasing the length of your lessons and structuring some guided daydreaming time.
Reading A-to-Z is a popular and effective reading resource. Not only are the texts leveled, but each text includes an extensive lesson plan, teaching strategies, and extension activities. OVerall, a total winner!
A complete reading program with affordable books, lesson plans, worksheets and assessments to teach leveled reading, phonics, phonemic awareness, alphabet, vocabulary, and comprehension to K-5.
I've used it mainly for the reader's theater for a club I am running. There is a small fee to use the resource, but if you contact me, I can give you my login!