Mrs. Cohen’s Exploratorium Page

Check Out These Sites!
No Pain, High Gain
Standardized Test Preparation
By Nell K. Duke and Ron Ritchhart http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/nopain.htm#stress

The Test-Taking Strategy By Helen Barrier http://www.vcld.org/pages/newsletters/01_02_fall/testtaking.htm

BASIC TEST TAKING STRATEGIES

Some of these items are from works by Jamie Williams and Edye Mayor http://www.edconsultmidwest.com/articles/testaking.htm

be a website sleuth by Jan Ferguson and Marge Wagner http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqwagner/webqswagner.html
Let’s Meet Jan Brett Second or Third grade language arts activities by Jennifer Meierhttp://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqmeier/webqsmeier.htm

Free Learning Resources that are truly unique!

http://www.rhlschool.com/
                                                                                                                                                                               Free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students http://teach-nology.com/
New South Wales Resources for the Classroom Teacher                                                                                                         Lesson Plans, Units of Work and Resources to Assist Teachers in their Classrooms  http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/teachers/lesson_plans.htm

PETE'S POWER POINT STATION FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Interactive Activities for Kids

http://www.pppst.com/index.html Writing at pppst.comFree Presentations in PowerPoint format http://languagearts.pppst.com/letters.html

Focus on vocabulary instruction http://www.webenglishteacher.com/vocab.html
The Tucson InstituteEducational charity- main mission is to educate the public to develop skills and methods to speak and listen to each other, and to understand the common values we share as Americans as well as our differences. http://www.u.arizona.edu/~mns/ti.html

Reading A-Z

On line reading program and resources http://www.readinga-z.com/index.php
Primary resourceshttp://www.theschoolbell.com/
Florida Center for Reading Research            Research, presentations, publications, and teacher resources             http://www.fcrr.org/index.htm

Teachley's Amazing Talking Brain

The snippets of information that form the content for Teachley's Amazing Talking Brain are written as though a child's brain is doing the talking. http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Kscope/TeacherHut/Teachley/index.html#
Web Resources for Teacher                                                                                                                                    Resources, web graphics, music files, and web tutorials http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/TRT/primaryteacherresources.htm
6 Traits of Writing OWL (Online Writing Lab) for Elementary Students     http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html
                                                                                            Early Learning                                                                                                                                                          Activities for preparing for kindergarten                     http://www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/lib/early_childhood/English_Readiness_p1-p32.pdf
Cbeebies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BBC site with learning activities for young children http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/
AZ KIDS NET                                                                                                                              Humor-riddles & Jokes http://www.azkidsnet.com/silly.htm
nternet4ClassroomsSecond Grade Skill Builders-Interactive Sites http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm#lang
Learning to Write... Interactive writing activities and tutorials http://www.joelson.addr.com/learningtowrite.htm
                    Instruction ZoneContent area activities http://www.joelson.addr.com/welcome_to_the_instruction_zone.htm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Teacher Tools > Rubric, Rubrics Makers

http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/
Read Write Think Lessons by Title, Lesson, Grade

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=0&strand=0&engagement=0

Word Problems Solving Strategies

http://www.mathstories.com/strategies.htm

http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/probability_games.html

Printable Booklets for Emergent Readers                                                                                                                                                                          Booklets are free for early childhood educators to use with their studentshttp://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html#SightWordBooklets
                                                                                                      http://doe.sd.gov/octa/ddn4learning/themeunits/math/time.htm

   http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/excitedpoetry.html
Paper Crafts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           These crafts projects use materials found around the househttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/papercrafts/
Nutrition Explorations                                                                                                                                                                                                                Kids nutritionhttp://www.nutritionexplorations.org/

http://myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/directory.asp?dir=child

Multiplication Idea Bankhttp://www.mathcats.com/contents.html
Kids Math Activities - Base Ten Count                                                                                                                                Interactive activitieshttp://www.edbydesign.com/btcount.html              http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/index.htm
   http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/os11class/LearningSkills/listenskills.htm Love and Reilly News Letter                                                                                                                               Developing listening skills http://www.loveandreilly.com.au/newsletterdownloads/news20.pdf
Links to government and other kid’s sites-grouped by age and subjects   http://www.kids.gov/            Classroom Activities Elementary Math     http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/activities/elemmath.htm
    Info For Parents and Teachers/Articles http://www.selfdisciplinedwp.com/infoforparents.htm
Focus Adolescent Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills? by Carl Smithhttp://www.focusas.com/ListeningSkills.html
Graphic Organizers to Print and Use http://www.pomfret.ctschool.net/PCS/graphic_organizers.htm

Classroom Resources Graphic Organizers

   http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html
ESL Magazine The leading magazine
foDeveloping Listening Skills with Authentic Materials by Lindsay Millerhttp://www.eslmag.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20
Heroes Online:http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson157.shtml

POETRY FOR KIDS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html
Graphic Organizers http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
   Counting Practice Worksheets http://www.blackdog.net/games/math/worksheets/count/ Biographies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mega Libraryhttp://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html#aabio
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/trial_bi_index.php
Kids Math Word Problems http://www.syvum.com/math/wordproblems/level1.html
as seen through postage stamps http://worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk/
http://www.kids.gov/http://www.kids.gov/-- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun!

Mrs. Cohen’s Exploratorium Page

                                                              Check Out These Sites!

                                   No Pain, High Gain
Standardized Test Preparation
By Nell K. Duke and Ron Ritchhart http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/nopain.htm#stress

The Test-Taking Strategy
By Helen Barrier
http://www.vcld.org/pages/newsletters/01_02_fall/testtaking.htm

BASIC TEST TAKING STRATEGIES
Some of these items are from works by Jamie Williams and Edye Mayor. http://www.edconsultmidwest.com/articles/testaking.htm   BE A WEB SITE SLEUTH!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             by Jan Ferguson and Marge Wagner http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqwagner/webqswagner.html

Let’s Meet Jan Brett                                                                                                                  Second or Third grade language arts activities by Jennifer Meierhttp://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqmeier/webqsmeier.htm

                                                                                                                                                     Free Learning Resources that are truly unique!
http://www.rhlschool.com/

                                                                                                                                                                               Free and easy to use resources for teachers dedicated to improving the education of today's generation of students http://teach-nology.com/

New South Wales Resources for the Classroom Teacher                                                                                                         Lesson Plans, Units of Work and Resources to Assist Teachers in their Classrooms  http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/teachers/lesson_plans.htm

PETE'S POWER POINT STATION                                                                                                                                                 FREE Presentations in PowerPoint format & Free Interactive Activities for Kids
            http://www.pppst.com/index.html   Writing at pppst.comFree Presentations in PowerPoint format http://languagearts.pppst.com/letters.html

Focus on vocabulary instruction http://www.webenglishteacher.com/vocab.html

The Tucson InstituteEducational charity- main mission is to educate the public to develop skills and methods to speak and listen to each other, and to understand the common values we share as Americans as well as our differences. http://www.u.arizona.edu/~mns/ti.html

Reading A-Z
On line reading program and resources http://www.readinga-z.com/index.php

Primary resourceshttp://www.theschoolbell.com/

Florida Center for Reading Research            Research, presentations, publications, and teacher resources             http://www.fcrr.org/index.htm

Teachley's Amazing Talking Brain
The snippets of information that form the content for Teachley's Amazing Talking Brain are written as though a child's brain is doing the talking. http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Kscope/TeacherHut/Teachley/index.html#

Web Resources for Teacher                                                                                                                                    Resources, web graphics, music files, and web tutorials http://www.owen.k12.ky.us/TRT/primaryteacherresources.htm

6 Traits of Writing OWL (Online Writing Lab) for Elementary Students     http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html

                                                                                            Early Learning                                                                                                                                                          Activities for preparing for kindergarten                     http://www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/lib/early_childhood/English_Readiness_p1-p32.pdf

Cbeebies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                BBC site with learning activities for young children http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/

AZ KIDS NET                                                                                                                              Humor-riddles & Jokes http://www.azkidsnet.com/silly.htm

nternet4ClassroomsSecond Grade Skill Builders-Interactive Sites http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_2nd.htm#lang

Learning to Write... Interactive writing activities and tutorials http://www.joelson.addr.com/learningtowrite.htm

                    Instruction ZoneContent area activities http://www.joelson.addr.com/welcome_to_the_instruction_zone.htm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Teacher Tools > Rubric, Rubrics Makers

                 http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

                             Read Write Think Lessons by Title, Lesson, Grade
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp?grade=0&strand=0&engagement=0


Word Problems Solving Strategies
http://www.mathstories.com/strategies.htm


http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org/probability_games.html


Printable Booklets for Emergent Readers                                                                                                                                                                          Booklets are free for early childhood educators to use with their studentshttp://www.hubbardscupboard.org/printable_booklets.html#SightWordBooklets

                                                                                                     http://doe.sd.gov/octa/ddn4learning/themeunits/math/time.htm


   http://www.poetryteachers.com/poetclass/excitedpoetry.html

Paper Crafts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           These crafts projects use materials found around the househttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/papercrafts/

Nutrition Explorations                                                                                                                                                                                                               Kids nutritionhttp://www.nutritionexplorations.org/


http://myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/directory.asp?dir=child


Multiplication Idea Bankhttp://www.mathcats.com/contents.html

Kids Math Activities - Base Ten Count                                                                                                                                Interactive activitieshttp://www.edbydesign.com/btcount.html              http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/index.htm

   http://dl.clackamas.cc.or.us/os11class/LearningSkills/listenskills.htm Love and Reilly News Letter                                                                                                                               Developing listening skills http://www.loveandreilly.com.au/newsletterdownloads/news20.pdf

Links to government and other kid’s sites-grouped by age and subjects   http://www.kids.gov/            Classroom Activities Elementary Math     http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/activities/elemmath.htm

     Info For Parents and Teachers/Articles http://www.selfdisciplinedwp.com/infoforparents.htm

Focus Adolescent Services                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills? by Carl Smithhttp://www.focusas.com/ListeningSkills.html

Graphic Organizers to Print and Use http://www.pomfret.ctschool.net/PCS/graphic_organizers.htm

Classroom Resources Graphic Organizers
   http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html

ESL Magazine The leading magazine
foDeveloping Listening Skills with Authentic Materials by Lindsay Millerhttp://www.eslmag.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=20

Heroes Online:http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson157.shtml

POETRY FOR KIDS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               http://www.kathimitchell.com/poemtypes.html

Graphic Organizers http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm

   Counting Practice Worksheets http://www.blackdog.net/games/math/worksheets/count/ Biographies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Mega Libraryhttp://www.multcolib.org/homework/biohc.html#aabio

Big Ideas in Beginning Reading http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/trial_bi_index.php

Kids Math Word Problems http://www.syvum.com/math/wordproblems/level1.html

as seen through postage stamps http://worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk/

http://www.kids.gov/http://www.kids.gov/-- grouped by age and subject. Explore, learn, and have fun!