Resources

Students | Parents | Teachers | Standards

For Students

Discovery Education
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/index.html
As part of the Discovery Channel family, this website offers interactive activities for students in various content areas.

National Geographic Kids
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
This website produced by National Geographic has endless games, stories, videos, and other activities to engage kids in science and social studies.

Scholastic Online Activities
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp
A great resource that provides activities in Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies and Language Arts.

Fun Brain
http://www.funbrain.com/
This exciting website contains engaging activities in multiple subject areas including Math and Reading to help students develop and practice skills.

For Parents

Family Education
http://www.familyeducation.com/home/
This website provides parents with information and advice about education, home life, and special needs for all ages of children.

PBS Parents
http://www.pbs.org/parents/
A great resource for parents, and also provides links for students and teachers.

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For Teachers

Hubbard’s Cupboard
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/
This website contains tons of lesson plans, assessment methods, and other great ideas for every elementary grade. This website is a wealth of information, and it was created and updated by Michelle Hubbard, a teacher, and is licensed through Creative Commons.

Apples for the Teacher
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
Provides tons of activities and games in many different subject areas.

Teacher Planet
http://www.teacherplanet.com/calendar/01-WINTER-09.htm
This website includes lesson plans, theme units, teacher tools, and rubrics to name a few.

ABCTeach
http://abcteach.com/
This website contains lots of printable materials for all sorts of lessons and subject areas.

School Express
http://www.schoolexpress.com/
School Express contains a multitude of resources including worksheets, activity ideas, lesson plans, and software programs all free to teachers. Also provides links to sites for teachers and parents.

Songs for Teaching
http://www.songsforteaching.com/
Provides songs for instruction of many different subject areas.

Sites for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html
This contains a list of sites for teachers that have been ranked and reviewed by teachers for their effectiveness.

Education Creations
http://www.educationcreations.com/freestuff.htm
A tremendous resource for free materials.

Tin Snips
http://www.tinsnips.org/index.html
This is a website devoted to special education resources.

Education World
www.education-world.com
This website has articles and links to lesson plans and issues concerning teachers. There is even a section about “Tech Integration” which has activity ideas that correspond with important things going on in each month.

Standards

North Carolina Standard Course of Study
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/
Outlines the curriculum standards in North Carolina for each grade level.

21st Century Student Outcomes
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
Diagrams and explains the skills that each student should develop to be a 21st Century citizen.

North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.ncptsc.org/
Explains the standards for teachers as seen on the pages of this website.

National Educational Technology Standards for Students and Teachers
http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS
Discusses the standards and importance of technology in the classroom to facilitate learning and prepare students for future endeavors.