DESE Pages
http://dese.mo.gov/
Home Page
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/assess/content.html
Student Assessment Content Pages
http://mcds.dese.mo.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Missouri Comprehensive Data System
http://dese.mo.gov/news/2011/MSIP5-recommend.htm MSIP 5
http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/curriculum/common-core-workshops.htm Common Core Crosswalk
Intervention
http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/home
Intervention Central
http://www.gosbr.net/
Scientifically Based Research
http://www.studentprogress.org/default.asp
National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
http://www.cpsb.org/resources/cbt/CBT_06-07/station%20activites/index.htm
Differentiated
Instruction Using Technology
http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Invention_Ideas_for_Kids
http://www.jimwrightonline.com/pdfdocs/brouge/rdngManual.PDF
Reading Interventions That Work
Jim Wright
The Savvy Teacher’s Guide:
http://www.cpsb.org/resources/cbt/CBT_06-07/station%20activites/index.htm
Instruction Using Technology
Differentiated
MAP
http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/fie/jgerhart/map.htm
Columbia, MO
Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School –
http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/EDTEch/resources/MAP.htm
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1476?locale=en
http://w4.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/~tscott/MAP.html
Math
http://www.math-drills.com/
Math Drills
http://www.aplusmath.com/
A Plus Math
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html Math Dictionary for Kids
http://themathworksheetsite.com/coordinate_plane.html
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/lessons/
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/topic_t_1.html
Math Worksheets
Math Lesson plans and ideas.
Great for interactive teaching
http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/oth_number_lines02.htm
http://www.mathwire.com/archives/archives.html GREAT GREAT for interventions
http://www.mathplayground.com/
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/math/number_families/main/cards.html Ideas to make
workstations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons.aspx
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1numeracy.html
http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/courses.html#math
http://www.teacherfiles.com/clip_art_place_value.htm clip art
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/index.htm Great clip art for all subjects
http://media.emgames.com/emgames/demosite/demolevel1.html
http://lrt.ednet.ns.ca/PD/BLM/table_of_contents.htm
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-math.htm
http://plattsburgh.neric.org/oak/smartboard/math.htm
http://www.learningbox.com/Base10/BaseTen.html
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Base Ten Blocks
Virtual Manipulative
Missouri
http://www.sos.mo.gov/Kids/history/
Missouri History!
http://mowrites4kids.drury.edu/
Missouri Writers for Kids
PBS
http://www.pbismissouri.org/exemplar.html
MU Center for SW-PBS
PLC
http://www.allthingsplc.info/aboutSite.php
All Things PLC
http://www.solution-tree.com/Public/Main.aspx Solution Tree
RPDC Sites
http://rpdc.truman.edu/
Northeast Regional Professional Development
http://www.nwmissouri.edu/rpdc/
Northwest Regional Professional Development
Reading
http://reading.uoregon.edu/
University of Oregon Center on Teaching and Learning
http://www.readingquest.org/
Reading Quest
http://www.fcrr.org/
Florida Center for Reading Reasearch
http://oregonreadingfirst.uoregon.edu/
Oregon Reading First Center
http://www.readingrockets.org/
Reading Rockets
http://www.meadowscenter.org/vgc/materials/primary.asp
Professional development opportunities
http://www.meadowscenter.org/vgc/downloads/primary/booklets/ReadingStrategiesDyslexia.pdfReading
Strategies & Activities Resource Book
http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/pdf/Moats_how_spelling.pd
Spelling
http://departments.weber.edu/teachall/reading/readindex.html
www.spellingcity.com
Spelling
http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm
Science
http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-science.html#GradesK-5
Social Studies
Reading Comprehension
www.kidseconposters.com
Kids Econ Posters
http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20A/Trade%20and%20Money/T
rade%20and%20Money.htm
Trade and Money
http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20A/Opportunity%20Cost/Oppo
rtunity%20Cost.htm
Opportunity Cost
http://www.kidseconposters.com/keb/Title%20List%20Poster%20Set%20A/Scarcity/Scarcity.htm
Scarcity
http://www.kidseconposters.com/hp_economics.html Half-Pint Economics sample lesson plan
http://www.kidseconposters.com/hp_economics.html Pint-Size Economics sample lesson plan
http://www.kidseconposters.com/econsongs.html Economic Songs nursery rhymes re-written
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bankhttp://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/
Elementary Lesson Plans and Activities:
http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/version_1_new_lesson_plans_k-5.cfm
Piggy Bank Primer: 25 Cents Worth of History
http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/assets/lesson_plans/piggy_bank_primer/Student25Cents.p
df
Piggy Bank Primer: Saving and Budgeting
http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/assets/lesson_plans/piggy_bank_primer/StudentSavingBu
dgeting.pdf
Wishes and Rainbows: http://bostonfed.org/education/pubs/wishes.htm
Wise Pocket World http://www.umsl.edu/~wpockets/
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank: Fifty Nifty Cards (vocabulary cards)
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/resources/fiftynifty/
There’s No Business Like Bank Business (role
play)http://www.kansascityfed.org/publicat/education/teachingresources/No_Business_lesson.pdf
Once Upon a Dime (comic book)
http://www.kansascityfed.org/publicat/education/teachingresources/once-upon-a-dime.pdf
For Teachers: Highly recommend reading TEN magazine from the KC FRB
http://www.kansascityfed.org/publications/research/ten/
Federal Reserve Bank Website of Resources
Games and Simulations Grades K-4
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/resources/topics/games_kto4.cfm
National Council for the Social Studies: Listing of Notable Trade Books
From 2000 until the present, NCSS names literature books for grades K-8 representing a variety of
genres as Notable Trade Books. The lists for all the books from 2000-2009 may be found at this link:
http://www.socialstudies.org/notable
Classroom Clues: Children’s Literature for Understanding Economics
Over 600 annotated book suggestions for teaching economic concepts
www.classroomclues.com
Children’s Choices annotated list is published in The Reading Teacher in October and downloadable
from the IRA website. On the home page of www.reading.orgon the left-hand side of the page under
“Resources” click on Booklists.
www.reading.org
Thinkfinityhttp://www.thinkfinity.org/
Read, Write, and Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?theme=22&grade=9
Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
From Little House to My House: Exploring History and Family Roles
Blaze a trail to new perspectives on home and family through historical fiction read-alouds. Students
compare an episode from one of the “Little House” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder (in picture book
format) with the author’s life and with their own experiences.
Classroom Resources | Grades 2 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit
History Comes Alive: Using Fluency and Comprehension Using Social Studies
Let the power of imagination and inference serve as a “time machine” to bring Benjamin Franklin into
the classroom! History and science come to life in a dialogue with Franklin the inventor, developed
through lesson activities that incorporate research, imagination, writing, visual arts, and drama.
Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Mail Time! An Integrated Postcard and Geography Study
Children write and receive postcards from friends and family, and then chart where all those postcards
come from on a classroom map.
Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Me: Identifying with a Hero
This lesson provides ideas for celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by encouraging students to
explore the connections between Dr. King and themselves through journaling and inquiry-based
research.
Classroom Resources | Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Packing the Pilgrim’s Trunk: Personalizing History in the Elementary Classroom
Students make personal connections between their lives and those of Pilgrim children by following the
Pilgrims' move to the New World, their daily lives and struggles and their first Thanksgiving.
Combining Read-AloudsWith Economics in the Primary Grades
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/combining-read-alouds-with-1077.html
The Smithsonian: History and Culture Kids Page
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/explore_by_topic/history_culture.html
Edsitement
On the Road with Marco Polo http://edsitement.neh.gov/curriculum-unit/road-marco-polo
Ancient Worlds of Egypt http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/10/g35/tgancient.html
Quilting: The Story of the Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g35/quilts.html
The Preamble of the Constitution: How do you make a more perfect union?
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/17/g35/quilts.html
Expeditions
National Geographichttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g35/yourtown.html
EconEdLinkhttp://www.econedlink.org/
Trouble Brewing in Boston….http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=911&type=educator
Lessons on Barter: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/economic-lessonsearch.php?type=educator&cid=9&gid=1 and http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/economic-lessonsearch.php?type=educator&cid=9&gid=2
Lessons on Decision Making: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/economic-lessonsearch.php?type=educator&cid=26&gid=2
Lessons on Services: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/economic-lessonsearch.php?type=educator&cid=184&gid=1
Lessons on Savings: http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/economic-lessonsearch.php?type=educator&cid=327&gid=2
eThemes: Citizenship, Democracy, Voting, Government, Rights and Responsibilities
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/870 grades 3-6
National Archives
Your source for primary documents and
http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/
http://www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/education/ for direct link to education.
Scroll down to see the Hands On History lessons!
http://www.archives.gov/education/regional-resources/#MO this link is to regional resources for
Missouri.
Missouri Economic and Resource Information Center
http://www.missourieconomy.org/regional/profile/?ac=2915000003link is for the Northeast Region.
http://www.missourieconomy.org/industry/cluster/targetclusters.stm Missouri Targeted Industry
Clusters.
http://www.missourieconomy.org/customer/edu_stu.stm# Information for Students and Educators.
http://www.missourieconomy.org/pdfs/dem_northeast_summary.pdf demographic information about NE
region.
http://www.missourieconomy.org/pdfs/led_hotspots_hannibal.pdf hotspots of economic activity in MO
with this link to Hannibal.
http://www.missourieconomy.org/pdfs/led_if_08_ne.pdf NE MO industry trends.
Join GATE: Global Association of Teachers of Economics
GATE is a global membership organization sponsored by the Council for Economic Education
exclusively for K-12 teachers and others who are interested in economic, financial and entrepreneurship
education.
http://www.councilforeconed.org/gate/
http://merchantwarehouse.com/classroom-economy-understanding-credit-and-debit Classroom
Economy: Understanding Credit and Debit - It's a really great article on teaching/learning about a
classroom economy! – (link sent to me by Becca and Kristie – Thanks Girls from Rutland,
VT!)
Speech and Language
http://teachers.oregon.k12.wi.us/lewis/index.htm
State Websites
https://www.k12.wa.us/default.aspx
Washington
http://wvde.state.wv.us/
West Virginia
http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SEA
find a link to all state education websites
Page that you can
Teacher Resource Pages
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/
A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://www.celebrationusa.org/
Celebration USA – Constitution things
http://www.eschoolnews.com/
eSchoolnews – Technology
http://www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.educationworld.com/
Education World
http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp Learning Planet
http://alton.k12.mo.us/walsh/index.html
Mrs. Walsh Fourth Grade Class – lots of links off this page
http://www.teach-nology.com/
teAchnology – BINGO maker, etc.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp
Kids Zone
http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/teacher_resources.htm Teacher Resources
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/ Graphic Organizers
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/graphicorganizers.html Graphic Organizers
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/
Primary Resources
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/square.html Free graph paper
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
http://www.senteacher.org/Home/
Graphic organizers
SEN Teacher – free teaching resources for special education
http://www.tlsbooks.com/fifthgradeworksheets.htm#?=&cb=f7995f5079dc7&relation=parent.parent&tra
nsport=fragment&type=resize&height=21&width=100
Worksheets by grade
www.TimesaversForTeachers.com
http://www.corestandards.org/
Common Core Standards
http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0
SMART Board things
http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/
SMART Board things
http://www.senteacher.org/
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/teachingresources/wr/search/0,28116,graphicalorganizers,00.
html?searchstring=all&searchtype=skillandtheme&searchcase=graphicalorganizers&startindex=1&endi
ndex=20
http://foldables.wikispaces.com/Foldables
Foldables
http://newsouthvoices.uncc.edu/files/nsv/institute/Foldables.pdf
http://www.resourceroom.net/readspell/wordlists/default.asp
Foldables
Multisensory Learning
http://www.beesburg.com/edtools/glossary.html
Instructional Strategies
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/strategies/
Instructional Strategies for Engaging Learners
http://www.cdl.org/index.html
Center for Development and Learning
http://reading.nde.learningoptions.net/resourcecenter/vocabulary.attachment/313398/Vocabulary_Flyer2
-17-09.doc
Vocabulary
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/
Handwriting Worksheet generator
http://www.fontgirl.com/free-fonts/kidprint0001.php
Font Generator
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/usa-states/missouri/
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/resources/by-grade.shtml
Themes on everything
eMints Teachers’ websites
http://www.emints.org/resources/teachersites/index.shtml#all
Team Building Websites
http://wilderdom.com/games/
http://www.thiagi.com/games.html
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/
Test Questions/Examples
http://jc-schools.net/terranova-res.htm
http://cce.leesummit.k12.mo.us/clabcce/tests.htm
http://www.paris.k12.tn.us/cds/tncd/Tools/StandardizedPop.htm
http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/testing.htm
http://www.stemresources.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=152
http://www.stemresources.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=153
http://mathassessments.mscenters.org/strand.php?StrandID=19
Writing
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1283
6+1
http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html
http://www.cyberspaces.net/6traits/index.html
http://www.tengrrl.com/tens/017.shtml
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
http://citationmachine.net/
Citations
6+1
6+1
Ten Creative Writing Activities
http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/
Citations