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Students have a lot of fun playing Phonics Tic Tac Toe.

Barbara, Thank you for posting this! Lakeshore has great curriculum materials that I used when teaching in ELD, and some of these in your post have MATH GAMES worth exploring. Features include application to the iPad. Thanks again. CJ

Fun, engaging math games on the iPad from Lakeshore. One includes jeopardy game format for elementary.

Comprehension Grades 3-5

The series that helped hundreds of thousands of educators revolutionize their primary and intermediate writing workshop instruction is now offering the grade-specific support teachers have been clamoring for. Building on the best practices and proven frameworks in the original Units of Study for Teaching Writing series, this new series offers elementary and middle school teachers grade-by-grade plans for teaching state-of-the-art writing workshops.

Technology lesson plans for elementary school childre. There are activities for word processing, spreadsheets and graphing, powerpoint presentations, graphic arts, multimedia and internet research and more.

Discovery Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Free lesson plans written by teachers for teachers. Here you will find hundreds of original lesson plans for elementary, middle and high school students. Use them as they are or modify them to create your own.

Free resources primarily for elementary (fables, character, plot) but also has some lesson materials for higher level reading.

If you home school, teach elementary classes, or just enjoy history, "The Gold Rush" is designed for you. Enjoy the adventure!

If you home school, teach elementary classes, or just enjoy history, The Oregon Trail is designed for you. Enjoy the adventure!

A variety of worksheets

Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL), our Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life-ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs. Wonder is for everyone. It can happen anywhere and at anytime. Connecting the learning we do in our schools, our homes, and our communities, Wonderopolis walks the line between formal and informal education. Each day, we pose an intriguing question and explore it in a variety of ways. Our approach both informs and encourages new questions, sparking new paths of wonder and discovery in family and classroom settings.

Brought to you by USA.gov, Kids.gov is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. We link kids, parents and teachers to U.S. government information and services on the web from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids. Our Mission To provide a safe place online where kids can create, play, and learn. How The Site is Organized Kids.gov is organized into three audiences: Grades K-5, Grades 6-8, and Educators. Each audience tab is divided into educational subjects like Arts, Math, and History. Within each subject, the websites are grouped as either government sites (Federal, state, military) or other resources (commercial, non-profit, educational). The sites listed under the other resources category are maintained by other public and private organizations. When users click on these links, they are leaving Kids.gov and are subject to the privacy and security policies of the owners/sponsors of the outside websites. Please visit our Kids Privacy page for more information. Social Media We believe in delivering information and services in ways that are convenient for you. Check out our YouTube and TeacherTube channels and be sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter to get up to date information on what's happening in the Kids.gov community.

Activities, articles, games on a variety of topics.

K-5 Technology Lessons

Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented-and has been shown to promote achievement for all students. This highly practical and accessible resource gives special and general education teachers the tools to implement explicit instruction in any grade level or content area. The authors are leading experts who provide clear guidelines for identifying key concepts, strategies, skills, and routines to teach; designing and delivering effective lessons; and giving students opportunities to practice and master new material.

This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and hands-on math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Our math printables are suitable for use in math centers, small group or whole class settings. Instructions for each activity are presented in large print on a task card in child-friendly language to enable students to work on tasks independently after a brief introduction to the task. All files are in PDF format and can be accessed using Adobe Reader. Also available are Math Journal Tasks (K-5), Math Vocabulary Resources (Gds. 2-5) and Math Projects (Gds. 3-5) for teachers looking for ways to support students' math writing skills while developing key concepts and skills. See our E-Books page for more information on these resources.

Have you had it up to here with bubble tests? We hear you! To make learning really stick, kids need art, music, drama and hands-on activities. That's why we've gathered ideas for every grade level for incorporating more creativity into your day. Read on and then tell us how YOU make time for creativity

Reading Rockets has developed a set of reading adventure packs to encourage hands-on fun and learning centered around paired fiction and nonfiction books.