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Some useful ideas for the beginning of the school year for all grade levels.

Great ideas for beginning of the year Ice-Breakers!

Sean McComb, high school English teacher and 2014 National Teacher of the Year, describes on the Department of Education blog the negativity he was involved in and surrounded by last year. "Last year I found myself, and many of my friends, caught up in the tempest surrounding the teaching profession.

A great resource for creating, modifying or "stealing" rubric for just about any subject. I have used this for a number of year. You can create and save rubrics to the site and share them.

I will be using this later in the year with my planetary science kit.

I use this web site in my pre-k classroom. It has many, many learning games that can be used through-out the school year AND at home during the summer.

I use this web site in my pre-k classroom. It has many, many learning games that can be used through-out the school year AND at home during the summer.

This book is almost 20 years old, but I bet the stories are still relevant to what kids experience today.

Not-made-for-kids videos that you can watch with your kids. Handpicked by Rion Nakaya with her 3 & 5 year olds. Follow @thekidshouldsee.

Are you spending as much class time squelching skirmishes and fighting for students' attention as you are on fractions and essays? The book Rules in School can help you regain instructional time by developing class rules and consequences for infractions at the start of the year.

AppCrayon is a great app to help interactively motivate students to write. Could be great for 3-4 year olds

The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a childs level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference. Included: Highlights of the study. I thought this was pretty interesting. How many of our students have never had a book read to them at home?

The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a childs level of education than does the parents income, nationality, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in books can make a big difference. Included: Highlights of the study.

Interesting research about success in school

The Wonder Years' actress Danica McKellar discovered her love and aptitude for mathematics in college. McKellar hopes her book, Math Doesn't Suck, makes math more understandable for girls.

I have to tell you that it was a tough call to make these decisions, especially when we're talking every teacher no matter what grade level or subject, but I hope that you find a couple of gems to put away in your virtual treasure box.

ABCya.com is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer activities were created or approved by certified school teachers. All educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn.

A fun website for elementary students---just click on your grade level to begin. I use the kindergarten level for my 4 & 5 year olds.

Ever since its opening in 2013, San Francisco-based AltSchool has caught the attention of many in its unique approach to teaching pre-K through grade 8 students. In the short time since its first building opened, it has been able to increase enrollment and open new schools thanks to being thought of as the 21st century answer to education by many Silicon Valley giants such as Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

Egg-Related Activities and Lessons for Easter and All Year

Writing Prompts for each month of the year

I have been subscribed to Education World for 7 years now. I love it! I receive their weekly newsletter. There are always so many intriguing articles and entertaining activities of every topic to keep my students happy and learning. I learn something new with every newsletter. This URL is to subscribe so their newsletters.