The Roald Dahl Home Page
A rich and wonderful home page celebrating the books of this master author, which include James and the Giant Peach , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , and many more!
Even More Tools for Teachers:
The Perpetual Preschool
For those of you who teach the younger crowd, this web site is chock-full of extremely practical tools to make your teaching life a little easier. Check it out!
Summer Reading Resources
Research shows that children who don't connect with books over the summer will lose ground before entering the next grade level. Use these teacher-friendly tools to make sure that doesn't happen to your students!
Harry Potter Essay Contest
One of your students could win a free trip to London by answering the following question: "IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SPECIAL POWER TAUGHT AT HOGWARTS, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?" 300 words and they could be on their way! Compliments of Scholastic.
Ooey, Gooey Recipes for the Classroom
A collection of truly gooey, home-made recipes for stuff like finger paint, slime, edible dough, and much more! You never know when you might need to cook up something gross in your classroom!
Filamentality (Knowledge Exploring Tool)
I'd better just let the site itself explain what you can do there: 'Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. It helps combine the "filaments" of the Web with a learner's "mentality".'
Elementary Standardized Test Preparation
This time of year, everyone's thinking about standardized tests and how best to prepare your students to succeed on them. Use these tips and suggestions and get ready for game day!
Letters to the Troops
This darling stationery can be used to write letters to the troops. Teach your children to support our young soldiers fighting for freedom far from home.
Newbery Medal Home Page
Use this web site to celebrate the best of the best in children's literature. The 2003 medal winner has been announced and it is...!
Andersen Fairy Tales
Explore this wonderful web site about Fairy Tales that is interactive with illustrated stories and games for children. Use the links on the bottom to go the equally-fabulous sister sites for Grimm and Classic Fairy Tales.
Free Color Business Cards
Choose from several good-looking designs. Get them for personal or professionional purposes, or even just for fun! It doesn't appear that there are any strings attached.
Discounted Mac Software for Educators
If you're a Macintosh user, you'll want to know about this offer for teachers to get the latest digital tools for education.
Seussville
Dr. Seuss would celebrate his 99th birthday on March 2nd. Visit this seuss-a-rific site to get the birthday party started.
Graphic Organizers
Visit this site at the Family Education Network for all types of free graphic organizers that are ready to be printed and used ASAP. Includes KWL charts, Story Maps, and much more!
Spelling Word Lists
At the Resource Room, you'll find all sorts of useful information. But, for me, the most useful has been these word lists, which give you comprehensive lists of words that fit various spelling patterns that you might be teaching.
eSchoolNews Funding Center
With all of the budget crises hitting school systems right now, perhaps grants will be your key to surviving this down cycle.
50 States Web Games
Simple free web games that really drive home the basics about the 50 United States. Includes Beginner to Advanced levels.
Visual Thesaurus
Type in any word and get a visual presentation of all the synonyms that correspond to that word. Great for visual learners, teachers and students alike!
Mathletics
Entice kids to jump into math feet-first by using real-life sports situations to hone their math skills.
The Math Forum for Elementary School Teachers
Discover a plethora of math sites that help K-5 educators teach math more effectively.
Book Adventure
Your kids can take quizzes on the books they read and earn free prizes at this reading motivation web site.
Altapedia
Altapedia is your one-stop map resource for complete country info, world maps, teacher tools, and more.
Earth Science Week
You probably didn't know that Earth Science Week is on October 13-19. Use this site as a starting point for designing some meaningful lessons on the subject.
Songs for Teaching
As you've probably noticed by now, it's a cinch to memorize things when the information is put to song. With dozens of songs for all areas of curriculum, see how you can use music to promote learning for the long term.