Category Archives: Websites & Resources

Here are a few sites to check out for Flag Day. The Flag of the United States American Independence Day Crafts and Activities Family Crafts @ about.com Celebrate Flag Day @ about.com Flag Day Activities for Kids at Apples for the Teacher

Getting ready for next year, you may find some help and inspiration at one of these sites. Scholastic Teaching Tools Mid-Coastal Research for Education and Learning Teacher Tools Tools for Teacher from about.com Walden Media (teaching with movies from books) Lesson Plan Search

These are a few of the sites that I have used in the past for lesson plan ideas.  Most are secular in nature but still a wealth of useful ideas and information. Houghton Mifflin Education Place Apples for the Teacher Archived Information for Helping Your Child Learn Math Cardboard Cognition (Ideas for making your own educational games) Busy Teachers’ WebSite CEC Lesson Plans E.L. Easton Materials for Teaching and Learning U.S. Department of Education Enchanted Learning (mostly … Continue reading →

Here are some more link sites that I have used. There are lots of lesson plans and teaching ideas found among these pages. Teacherlink 4Teachers-TrackStar Websites and Resources for Teachers Virginia Standard of Learning Homeschool Tips- Homeschool Links Easy Fun School Hope you find something you can use!  

It’s that time of the year again when I start looking for the kids’ learning material for next year.  Where I have chosen not to use a prepared curriculum, choosing the right books and resources to use can be a daunting task.  Although I feel that I am very thorough in my investigations, the best measure of my choices is my children.  My absolute favorite company for information is Rainbow Resource Center. Their catalog, the … Continue reading →