Some Great Science Sites!

Hi Everyone,
Looking for some great Science websites? Check these out.......
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
This is a great website that lists everything from General Science to NASA. Check out Alexander Graham Bell's Path to the Telephone under General Science. Here is another great Science website http://www.science-teachers.com/   This site has a bunch of great information as well as worksheets. Check out the insect worksheets for teaching about insects and insect morphology or the Constellation flashcards that can be used to study 28 of the basic constellations in the Northern Hemishere. My final listing is Science Resources for Teachers at http://sciencepage.org/teachers.htm This site is a listing of links and websites for Science teachers with some great information to connect to other links and sites. Hope these websites help you plan your next lesson. Everyone have a great week!
Website posted this week:
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/sci-tech/scigs.html
http://www.science-teachers.com/
http://sciencepage.org/teachers.htm

A Great Idea........

Hi Everyone,
I justed wanted to let you know about a great idea for your classroom or your blog. Each month create a new crazy calendar of information for your students. Post the calendar in your classroom or on your blog. The calendar contains information of crazy holidays or information on what happened on that day in history. You can go to http://library.thinkquest.org/  or http://www.thisdaythatyear.com/  These are great sites that list a bunch of information by month, date and year. You would be surprised at how many crazy holidays are out there. Check it out!
Everyone have a great week!
Websites posted for this week...
http://library.thinkquest.org
http://www.thisdaythatyear.com

A Story about Making Things Right!

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would post a story that was written, illustrated and narrated by
Miss Dalrymple's second grade class. They were very excited to see their
pictures and hear a familiar voice in a video. Imagine what you can do with

your students. Everyone have a great week!

A Little Bit About Me.......

I Love to Teach Reading!

Resources, Resources and more Resources!!!

Hi Everyone,
I have some more great sites to post this week. Another one of my favorite authors is Patricia Polacco. She has written some great books. Two of my favorites are Pink and Say and Chicken Sunday. Check out her website at http://www.patriciapolacco.com/  Another great site is http://www.surfnetkids.com/   There is plenty of information on this site. They offer everything from audio books, coloring pages and games to supplies, topics, and crafts as well as additional links. Now for some really helpful resources.....check out http://www.rubistar.4teachers.org/   This is a great teacher website that offers "free" rubrics. You can look through their library or make your own. What I love most about the site is you can store your rubric and reuse it or edit and modify it for later use. Can't remember what rubric you used last year for a descriptive writing assignment? Register Now.....it's free!  If anyone out there has some great websites, I would love to look at them. There is so much out there, we just have to know where to go. Thanks to so many teachers who love to share, you can find just about anything.
Everyone have a great week!
Websites posted for this week:
http://www.patriciapolacco.com/
http://www.surfnetkids.com/ 
http://www.rubistar.4teachers.org/

Best of the Web for Teachers....

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would pass on some more great web sites for teachers. The first one is The Family Education Network - http://www.familyeducation.com  This is a great site that has thousands of printable activities and games for kids. They offer everything from reading and math to social studies and science printables. I love the reading comprehension printables. The have a math help link for K-12 as well as science fair projects and a message center. Another great site is http://www.bookadventure.com/ This site offers some great stuff for teachers, parents and students. You can register your whole class and they can read from home or at school and record their readings to earn points or a parent can register their child for great learning and games. They have a teacher's lounge as well as many other features...Check it Out!!!  The last web site for this week is http://www.carolhurst.com/ This site is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. O.K. my friends, can you tell I love reading children's books???  Everyone have a great week!
Websites posted for this week:
http://www.familyeducation.com
http://www.bookadventure.com/
http://www.carolhurst.com/

My Favorite Books.....

Hi Everyone,
I thought I would pass along some great reading websites as well as some information on my favorite books. One of my student's favorite reading sites is http://www.starfall.com/. There are many things to do on this site and the students always seem to find their favorites. If you are looking for any site that has to do with reading, check out http://www.toread.com/. It lists just about anything when it comes to reading. I also have the websites to over 200 authors. Some of my favorites are: Jan Brett- http://www.janbrett.com/ She offers over 4,800 coloring pages, activities and projects. Eric Carle- http://www.eric-carle.com/ He has a resource page listed on his site. I purchased several Eric Carle books through Kohls. They offered the book and the matching stuffed animal to go with the book for $5.00 each. Check it out, they may still offer his books if they are in stock. NOW...to my favorite books. I have two that I love reading at the beginning of the year to my second graders. At the beginning of the year, they are still like first graders to me. I love Robert Munsch's I Have to Go and  Love You Forever. I Have to Go is about a little boy who has to go "pee" all the time and finally wets himself. Love You Forever is about a little boy who drives his mother crazy, but she loves him forever and always. After a few minutes, my students join in with the repetition. They ask me to reread these books all year. Every time we get a new student, I have to reread them. Check out his website - http://www.robertmunsch.com/  He has his books listed where you can either listen to the book or look at the book information. It's great! I love reading children's books....makes me feel like a kid again! Everyone have a great week!
Websites posted for this week:
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.toread.com/
http://www.janbrett.com/
http://www.eric-carle.com/
http://www.robertmunsch.com/

Great Web Site!

Hi to all my friends (who just happen to be teachers),
I have a great resource website for you...... http://www.readwritethink.org
If you have not heard of it, check it out. There are so many lesson plans, strategies, printouts and resource information that will surprise you. Check out the strategies section under professional development. There are several strategies on writing including persuasive writing. Looking for a great workshop, convention or summer institute?  Check out the meetings and events also under professional development. I found an exciting activity for K-2 listed under parent and afterschool resources entitled: We're going on a Shape Hunt. It includes the information and materials needed for the activity which can be send home with them. There is also a cute shape hunt chant which I sang to my five year old granddaughter. Another GREAT contribution from this site is that both the national and state standards can be looked up for each lesson plan. Check it out, I think you will be as thankful as I am for all the information available. Everyone have a great week!
Websites posted for this week:
http://www.readwritethink.org/     

Welcome to my Blog.................

Hi Everyone,


Welcome to my blog. I am new to this, but it is very exciting. I plan to post favorite learning web sites for math and reading as well as other information that is passed along my way. I am currently on sabbactical leave to finish up my Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. I cannot wait to introduce blogging to other teachers at my school. I will be prepared next year to incorporate a blog with my students. I think they will be just as excited as I am!   Everyone have a great week!