Book clubs, meetings where adults get together in person or online to discuss books that they have read, have gained popularity in recent years. Book clubs for kids and their parents, including mother-daughter book clubs, father-son book clubs, and parent-child book clubs, have also become popular.
Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
Word Games Online for Kids, Teachers & Parents. FunBrain is the Internet's premier location for interactive, educational games (math, grammar, science) for children and kids of all ages.
Reading Workshop is a powerful way to structure your reading class. Using this model involves encouraging your students to choose their own books as well as providing significant amounts of time for them to read independently. This site provides a variety of resources for Reading Workshop.
One of RIF's largest efforts in recent years is our Multicultural Literacy Campaign. At the heart of this campaign is a wealth of resources that encourages children to explore and learn about their own culture and the culture of others.
For Common Core resources, teacher videos, strategies and lesson plans, go to Teaching Channel. Find great ideas and strategies in classroom teaching videos covering Math, Science, English, History and more.
Children's Literature Network connects, informs, and educates those who have an interest in children's and teen books, authors, and illustrators. Our community includes people who are passionate about encouraging young people to read.
Find poems, poets, poetry news, articles, and book reviews. Browse for poems by Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Gwendolyn Brooks, Billy Collins, Maya Angelou, John Keats, or search through 100 years of Poetry magazine in the archive.
Books shelved as multicultural: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, Henry's Freedom Bo...
An online community of art sharing, art lessons, and art conversation. This is a great site for students to share their work and get feedback from a large audience.
This is an online tool that will tell you how to spell and say numbers. This is a great tool for self-assessment or checking work. Students must learn to read numbers too! Click to the main page to find great Math resources.