Warren elementaries

LiveBinders is a great tool to save and organize resources.  Here are some of the top ones for 2012

This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and handson 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 materials and activities on the site are designed to support the Common Core State Standards and are based on the belief that effective mathematical learning is best achieved when students are given frequent opportunities to develop their own problem solving strategies, to pose questions, and to engage in mathematical inquiry through the use of open-ended tasks.

Many great suggestions for questions to use.

Learner Express is a gallery of short video modules distilled from over 350 hours in the Annenberg Learner Collection. The science topics are useful in a STEM-based curriculum, while the math topics align with the Common Core Standards. You can quickly locate 1-5 minute videos to enhance classroom or professional learning. Indexed, annotated, and linked to related resources,

Wonderful classroom website. What a great way to involve all stakeholders: staff, students and parents. Beth Newingham and Holly Gordon share a third grade classroom in Troy, Michigan.

Great first grade teacher to follow on Pinterest

As usual, a very extensive list from Cybraryman

Jefferson County has always had a wealth of games on their site.  This is for K-8

Comic-style tips for Gmail

Many resources for hands on science

Mangahigh.com is one of the world's first games-based-learning sites, where students learn Mathematics via purpose-built casual games that balance fun and learning.

Has many helpful tips for teachers; you can easily use Google Sites to make a class webpage.

This particular post is on classroom organization. If you like busy and colorful, this page is for you!  (Many ideas as well)

Best article I've seen explaining what the CCSS assessments might be like

A third grade pinterest board with over 25,000 followers!

Rec. from Richard Byrne for a Digital Literacy curriculum from Common Sense Media

"How about a Pinterest board of all my best teaching resources? These are my top pins, most-visited web pages, and blog posts with the most visits - all in once place!"  Laura Candler already had many great resources posted on the web; now she's adding them to pinterest.

Huge repository of videos and ideas for use in primary classrooms.  From the UK.  Here's the description: "The Literacy Shed is home to a wealth of visual resources that I have collected over my 10 year career as a primary school teacher.   I trawl youtube, vimeo and other sites looking for suitable resources to use in the sheds. The sheds are broadly thematic but sometimes a resource could go in 2 or more sheds, I slot it in where I think it works best. Most of the resources can be used in KS1 and KS2 but some do lend themselves to the upper age group and above. The aim is to provide high quality resources that can be used in stand alone literacy lessons, can form the basis for a whole literacy unit or can support literacy units that you already have in place.   With the many book based activities I would advocate using the book alongside the digital resource.  "

Free photos with goal quotes.  Laura Candler's materials are great, and many of them are free.

Science videos about the body, medicine, energy, earth, teeth, micro-organisms, the brain, senses, and exercise