"Website of short movies (generally 30 to 45 seconds) designed to increase student motivation to READ! "

"Discover the power of visual learning! Simply select a grade and subject area to find practical examples, lesson plans and real-life classroom stories."

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. RIF's highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year. All RIF programs combine three essential elements to foster children's literacy: reading motivation, family and community involvement, and the excitement of choosing free books to keep.

Posters of reading genres

Follow Me Project has been created to let you share your adventures with the world via Web 2.0 technology. The Follow Me Project is open to everyone: teachers, students, families or organizations. In an effort to foster collaboration amongst unique groups of people, Follow Me Project supports the creation of stuffed animals that travel the globe to bring people together through the use of Web 2.0 tools. Just follow the easy directions below and let your project travel! Once your project is up and running, feel free to complete the application process for posting your project on the Follow Me Project website for worldwide exposure.

"12 principles necessary to successfully teaching math facts"

Many interactive science activities for use with elementary students.

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).

Virtual world Make-a-Flake teaches real-world scissoring skills by letting players create snowflakes from folded sheets of paper. Can also print a flake from a gallery to start making snowflakes in real life.

"CarrotSticks is an online multiplayer game that improves math skills for 1st - 5th graders as they practice and compete with peers around the world!"

"Into the Book is a multimedia package designed to improve students' reading comprehension, as well as their ability to think and learn across the curriculum. Based on current research, the project focuses on eight learning strategies: * Using prior knowledge * Making connections * Questioning * Visualizing * Inferring * Summarizing * Evaluating * Synthesizing Into the Book includes: * student Web site featuring interactive reading comprehension activities * teacher Web site featuring music, video clips, classroom design ideas, posters, teacher guides, lesson plans and lots more * Into the Book video series: nine 15-minute classroom videos teaching children how to be strategic readers"

Links and strategies for teaching math facts.

"Students will learn about supply, demand, price, competition, and entrepreneurial skills in this lesson. They will put what they learned into action by creating an ice cream stand, to complete with other stands in the classroom."

Kindergarten and first grade web resource links

"What2Learn is a national award-winning interactive learning solution which provides effective educational resources and revision games. A great tool for students with learning difficulties such as ADHD and literacy difficulties. It is also a great resource for high achieving students looking to work independently to get ahead. "

"TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love."