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Home
About
Students
5th Grade
6th Grade
Tygard Social Studies
7th Grade
8th Grade
Hour of Code
Teachers
Parents
MakerSpace Orientation
Battle of the Books
Dulaney Invasive Species
Math
Virtual Manipulatives
- online manipulatives
Create a Graph
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create bar, line, area, pie and XY graphs
AAA Math
- information and practice for different types of math
Illuminations
- lesson plans & ideas from NCTM
PhET
- math and science simulation videos that you can manipulate
Math Giraffe
- 5 math sites encompass inquiry, fun, and rigor
Math Games
- differentiate interactive math practice Pre K-8th
Justify Answers
- teach students how to justify their answers
ELA
Read Works
- standards based reading lesson plans
Newsela
- current news, text sets, and quizzes based on lexile levels
Awesome Stories
- Integrate the Sizzle of Stories & the Rigor of Evidence Media-Infused, Curriculum-Aligned Stories & Lessons
Florida Center for Reading Research
- differentiated reading lessons/activities
ReadWriteThink
- lesson plans and student interactives
EDSITEment
- literature and language arts lesson plans & other resources
Storybird w/ Older Students
- ideas on how to use Storybird with older students
Engage Middle School Readers
- engaging reading projects/activities
Diagramming Sentences
- diagramming basics
50+ Books to Model Comprehension Strategies
- *They're never too old for picture books.
Teach with Movies
- lesson plans & snippets to help teach skills *Not just for ELA.
Using Graphic Novels
- explains the benefits/ literacy connections
Raising Readers
- explains how comics/graphic novels help kids love to read
Related Arts
PE Central
- physical education sites for kids
Spanish
- graphic organizers
Nashville Symphony Resources
- curriculum & lesson resources
Music Racer
- see how quickly you identify music terms, note names, and fingers
Monkey Machine
- online drum machine for creating drum loops
Bomomo
- create complex, spirograph drawings
Paint Like Jackson Pollack
- *doesn't save but fun to do
Cosmeo
- art and music activities
Mi Vida Loca
- interactive videos for beginning Spanish
ELL
Children's Books Forever
- children's books in different languages
Toon Book
- comics read aloud in different languages
ESL Games
- interactive games, PowerPoints, and other resources
English Club
- spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation games
Free Rice
- vocabulary practice that donates 10 grains of rice for each correct answer to the World Food Program
We are Teachers
- 16 tips for teaching ELL students even if you aren't an ELL teacher
Edutopia
- 9 tips to support English Language Learners
Science
Top Ten Science Sites for Interactive Learning
Kids Discover
- standards based life science articles with Lexile levels
Science Bob
- experiments, science fair ideas, videos, etc.
Weather Wiz Kids
- info about weather, natural disasters, and experiments in kid friendly terms
Periodic Table Videos
- Ted Ed videos for each element
Science News for Kids
- news and current events
Science Notebook
- ideas for using science notebooks
EdHeads
- simulations for kids including surgeries, weather, cell phone building *small fee, but worth it
Social Studies
Tennessean
- current events
PBS: A History of Us
- resources, lesson plans, and video clips about US History
Immigration Interactive
- Scholastic resources
5 Geography Sites
- sites that other teachers have found useful
5 History Sites
- fun, free history sites
Close Reading in Social Studies
- can be adapted for any grade level
Library of Congress
- lesson plans for use with digital primary resources
Character Ed/SEL
Character Education Partnerships
- lesson plans on various topics
Good Character
- lesson plans organized by grade level & topics
Character Counts
- 6 pillars of character
Morning Meetings Games & Greetings
ideas geared toward middle school
Icebreakers, Energizers, and Team building
- PDF w/ short explanations of activities
General Resources
50 Digital Tools for Formative Assessments
- AWESOME tools here!
Apps for EVERYTHING!
- list of apps and their uses
Limitless Libraries Educators
- explains educators accounts & resources available
Classroom Makeover to Engage Learners
- short videos for engaging classroom ideas
Note taking Strategies
- teach students how to take notes
Flocabulary
- hip-hop videos to teach standards-based skills and content
Powtoon
- create interactive videos to teach concepts
Piktochart
- infographic maker
Is Your Classroom ELL Friendly?
tips for helping several students not just ELL