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Date Websites (click on the links below) Description
     
Dec. 1, 2008 Dr. Sue LeBeau's December Holidays & Celebrations Links for the Polar Express, Pearl Harbor Day, Christmas Around the World, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan and much more.
Nov. 24, 2008 Turkey for the Holiday Turkey Safety, Turkey Facts, Turkey Fun (Activities), Turkey History & Lore, Turkey Side Dishes, Turkey Leftovers, How Much Turkey to Buy, Cooking Techniques, and more.
Nov. 17, 2008 Native American Heritage Month Read*Write*Think - teaching material for National American Indian Heritage Month
Trail of Tears LEARN NC has created an area that provides access to lesson plans and historic information for teaching the Trail of Tears. 
Nov. 10, 2008 Plimoth Plantation Plimoth Plantation - Plymouth as it was in the 17th Century. Become a Wampanoag and take a virtual trip through Plimoth. 
First Thanksgiving - Scholastics Follow the Voyage of the Mayflower, see the Daily Life and learn about The Thanksgiving Feast. 
Nov. 3, 2008 November Calendar of Events - Read, Write & Think Lots of great lesson plan ideas for teaching Reading & Writing during the month of November.  
Veterans Day Activities Classroom Activities, Lesson Plans, Web Links & Text ideas for teaching Veterans Day.
Oct. 27, 2008 Halloween Carols Sing Halloween carols written by Palo Alto High School. 
Ghost Stories of NC Read NC Ghost stories written by a group of UNC graduate students
Halloween Safety Tips Halloween Safety Tips for Kids and Adults from the American Red Cross
Oct. 20, 2008 Mrs. Silverman's Second Grade Pumpkin Patch
Read 2nd graders Pumpkin Poetry.
Scroll down and click on Pumpkin Recipes compiled by Mrs. Silverman's 2nd class.
Swan's Pumpkin Farm Pumpkin Activities:
 - Create a Virtual Jack-o-lantern.  Select the facial features for your jack-o-lantern.
 - Printable jack-o-lantern pattens.
 - Pumpkin Facts - Learn more about pumpkins. 
Oct. 13, 2008 BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper This site contains over 800 links to for helping your students with their homework. 
Spelling City Online spelling program that makes practicing for spelling tests fun.  The user can take a test, listen to a sentence that uses the word, and print out the results of the test. 
Oct. 6, 2008 Election 2008 Learn NC has created a portal that contains lots of great resources for the 2008 Elections.  You will find information, lesson plans, links, etc for teaching the 2008 National and North Carolina Elections.
iloveschools iloveschools matches teacher with donors of equipment, supplies and materials. 
Sept. 29, 2008 Sparky the Fire Dog Teaches Fire Safety Fun with Fire Trucks - view the different fire trucks, Family Stuff - Escape planning grid & Home Safety Checklist, The Story of Sparky the Fire Dog, and much more.
US Fire Administration for Kids Interactive website for teaching Fire Safety to children (Home Fire Safety, Smoke Alarms, Escaping from Fire, Crossword Puzzles, Coloring Pages, Word Searches, Hazard House, Matching Game & Becoming a Jr. Fire Marshall).
Donors Choose Teachers submit grant proposal and donors have the opportunity to contribute to the project.
Sept. 22, 2008 Science Buddies Free Science Fair Resource for projects, activities and ideas.
Grandfather Mountain Fall Color Report Get the lastest report on the Fall Colors or take a virtual tour of Grandfather Mountain. 
High Country Web Cams Check out the view of Grandfather Mt., Lake James, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, etc.
The Miracle of Fall Provided by the University of Illinois - You will find links for explaining the Fall Colors, photos of Fall Foliage, Fall Education, etc. 
Journey North Track the global migration of the Monarch Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Whooping Cranes, etc. 
Sept. 15, 2008 $25,000 eInstruction and Interwrite Learning Grant for Classroom Makeover  You need to produce a music video about using technology in the classroom. Make a music video with your class that shows how amazing it would be to have a technology-fueled classroom. Deadline - Oct. 24, 2008.
Hispanic Heritage You will find biographies of significant Hispanics, Hispanic culture quiz, Timeline of events that helped shape Hispanic culture, information on Hispanic Holidays and Musical Genres. 
Mexico for Kids Learn more about Mexico's History, Government, Biodiversity, etc. 
Sept. 8, 2008 NWS - Hurricane Center Find out the latest hurricane information.  You can download blank Tracking Chart, locate satellite and radar images, and much more
White House - Constitution Day The Constitution of the United States - Constitution Facts, Original Constitution, Constitution Quiz, Printable Constitution Word Scramble, etc.
Interactive Constitution Explore the Preamble or the different Articles of the US Constitution
National Center for Constitutional Studies Lesson Plans & Activities for teaching the US Constitution.
National Endowment's for Humanities - Constitution Day Lesson Plans & Activities for teaching the US Constitution.
The National Archives - Observing Constitution Day Activities for teaching with documents - Constitution Day
Sept. 1, 2008 Slideshare Website that allows users to post and search for a variety of presentations on just about any topic.
Aug. 25, 2008 2008 National Cyber Convention Classes across the nation will participate in the democratic process of tracking candidates, issues and voting trends, and becoming informed cyber citizens!
Learn NC New Teacher Support Resources for new teachers and teachers who mentor to new teachers:  Building a suport network, Understanding the curriculum, Classroom management, Communicating with parents, colleagues, and administrators, etc.
May 19, 2008 Instructify Blog developed by Learn NC to assist teachers with teaching smarter, not harder.
A Few Good Reasons to Start Blogging This is a good resource for teachers that want to begin blogging.
May 12, 2008 The Newspaper Clipping Generator Create your own newspaper clipping.  It looks authentic.
May 5, 2008 Thank a Teacher The Nation's Largest Teacher Thank-You Card Project.  Letters will be compiled into a 5' x 80' mural.
Digitales Digital Storytelling resource created by Bernajean Porter.  You will find scoring guides, image sources, examples, copyright information, etc.
April 28, 2008 Dr. Sue LeBeau's May Holiday's & Celebrations Information, lesson plans, activities for May Day, Mother Goose Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day and more.
April 21, 2008 US Holocaust Memorial Museum Educational Resources about the Holocaust for Teachers & Students.
Official Anne Frank House website Learn more about Anne Frank’s childhood, view photos, read her diary, etc.
Picture Tour of Auschwitz Take a virtual tour of Auschwitz
April 14, 2008 NC WiseOwl Contest There are four contests (Art Contest, Website Contest, Video Contest & Treasure Hunt Contest) available for your students in to raise the awareness of NC WiseOwl.
Imagination Factory's Trash Matcher Match trash and find a creative way to recycle it to make artwork.
EPA Student Center Lesson plans and activities for teaching children about our environment.
Exploring the Environment Project based modules & activities for teaching Earth Science to Middle and High School
Earth Day Groceries Project Student Project - Borrow grocery bags from the store, Decorate grocery bags, Deliver them to the grocery story, and Record your results.
April 7, 2008 Brainbashers A collection of brain teasers, puzzles, riddles, games and optical illusions
Math Links for Middle & High School Awesome Library's math links for middle & high school
Math Links for Teachers Kent School District's math links for teachers
Slideshare Website that allows users to post and search for a variety of presentations on just about any topic.
LearnNC Best of the Web Links to thousands of subject specific websites
March 17, 2008 NCaect Handouts The 2008 technology conference handouts
Random Word Picker You can input yor class list, pull the handle and it will randomly choose a student's name to answer a question.
Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers Tammy Worcester's website that include cutting edge technology.
March 10, 2008 National Women's Hall of Fame Great Women in History database
National First Ladies' Library Biographies of the First Ladies, Educational Curriculum, Educational Timeline and much more.
Honor Roll of Notable Women Join kids nationwide in creating an Honor Roll of Notable Women.
March 3, 2008 Read Across America Dr. Seuss' official web site for Read Across America.
Dr. Sue LeBeau's All About Dr. Seuss Links to lesson plans and activities for Read Across America
Dr. Sue LeBeau's March Holidays and Celebrations Links for Dr. Seuss' Birthday, Women in History, Einstein's Birthday, St. Patrick's Day, First Day of Spring, Baseball Season, Music in Our Schools, Easter and much more. 
Feb. 25, 2008 RBC Centura - A Tribute to Teachers Nominate an Outstanding Teacher and he/she could win $500 "Classroom Cash" to be used on learning tools for his/her classrooms.  One grand prize winner will receive a $2,000 shopping spree at Stone's Education Superstore.
Net Day SpeakUp Results View your schools results. Email your ITS for a password.
Today is Leap Day Read, Write, Think - Lesson Plans, Activities and Web Links for teaching Leap Day (Feb. 29th)
BibMe A web-based bibliograpy tool that is fast and easy to build a citation page because of its automated interface.
Kapili A portal for exploring Biology, Astronomy, Geography, Chemistry, and Math activities, quizzes and vocabulary.
NumberNut Interactive Math site for reinforcing math skills: decimals, multiplication, division, addition, subtractions. fractions, etc.
Feb. 11, 2008 Hershey's How Chocolate is Made View the video or download the print copy of How Chocolate is Made.
Chocolate Curriculum Integrations Mrs. McGowan's Links to curriculum materials for integrating Chocolate
Name that Candy Bar Activity for identifying a variety of candy bars.
Epicurious - Most-Clicked Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe MSNBC - Today Show -featured this Chocolate Layer Cake.  Epicurious brags that it is their most downloaded chocolate layer cake recipe.
Feb. 4, 2008 Patchwork of African-American Life AT&T Education presents:  Black History Hotlist, Black History Past & Present Interactive Treasure Hunt, WebQuest on the Little Rock 9 & Tuskegee Tragedy, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History Black History Timeline, Biographies of famous African Americans, Image Gallery, etc.
Jan. 28, 2008 Dr. Sue LeBeau's February Holidays and Celebrations Links for Black History Month, The 100th Day of School, Ground Hog Day, Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, Valentine's Day, George Washington's Birthday, Mardi Gras, Leap Year, and much more. 
Teacher As Park Ranger Apply to be selected to serve as a Park Ranger at one of the National Parks this summer.
Jan. 21, 2008 All about Snow FAQ from the National Snow & Ice Data Center
Snow Crystals An online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena.
How to Make a 3D Snowflake wikiHow - step by step instructions for making a 3D snowflake
Jan. 14, 2008 Math Playground Math activities, word problems, and logic games
Jan. 7, 2008 The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Explore the Interactive Timeline of Dr. King's Life and View Historical Documents, Photos, Audio & Video. 
ABC Teach - Coloring page of Dr. King Color picture of Dr. King and write about him
ABC Teach - I Have a Dream Activity ABC Teach - I Have a Dream writing activity
Dec. 31, 2007 Dr. Sue LeBeau's January Holidays and Celebrations Links for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,  Benjamin Franklin, Chinese New Year, Winter Fun: Ice & Snow, The Super Bowl & Football, etc.
Dec. 17, 2007 NCaect Grants, Awards & Scholarships Download Applications for School Librarian/Media Coordinator of the Year, Instructional Tech. Educator of the Year, Best Teacher Website, $3,000 Grant for Teaching with Technology, and $2,000 NCaect Scholarship
Dec. 10, 2007 Holiday in the National Parks Visit the White House and see this year's theme Holiday in the National Parks.
Dec. 3, 2007 eIditarod The electronic Iditarod project website created by Walter McKenzie.  Classroom can participate in this online project adventure.
CCS Iditarod website Catawba County Schools' Iditarod website - view curriculum ideas
Nov. 26, 2007 Dr. Sue LeBeau's December Holidays & Celebrations Links for the Polar Express, Pearl Harbor Day, Christmas Around the World, Twas the Night Before Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan and much more.
Nov. 19, 2007 Turkey for the Holiday Turkey Safety, Turkey Facts, Turkey Fun (Activities), Turkey History & Lore, Turkey Side Dishes, Turkey Leftovers, How Much Turkey to Buy, Cooking Techniques, and more.
Nov. 12, 2007 Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation Plimoth Plantation is Plymouth as it was in the 17th Century
You are the Historian Take a Virtual Tour of the First Thanksgiving
ABC Teach-Thanksgiving Resources Thanksgiving coloring pages, games, puzzles, postcards, worksheets, etc.
Nov. 5, 2007 The Official US Time View the correct US Time
 Veteran's Day Activities from Read.Write.Think Classroom Activities, Lesson Plans, Web Links, and Text ideas for teaching Veteran's Day
Read.Write.Think - November Calendar November Lesson plans for teaching Reading & Writing
Oct. 22, 2007 Swan's Pumpkin Farm - Create a Virtual Jack-o-lantern Select the facial features for your jack-o-lantern
Swan's Pumpkin Farm - Jack-o-lantern Patterns Printable jack-o-lantern patterns
Swan's Pumpkin Farm - Pumpkin Facts Learn more about pumpkins
Pumpkin Poetry Read 2nd graders Pumpkin Poetry
Halloween Caroles Sing Halloween Caroles written by Palo Alto High School
NC Ghost Stories Read NC Ghost stories written by a group of UNC graduate students.
Oct. 15, 2007 Kathy Schrock's Assessment & Rubrics Rubrics for grading Podcasts, Multimedia Presentations, Web pages, etc.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators Kathy Schrock's goldmine for educators - Lesson Plans, Science Fair info, Sites of the Week, etc.
Oct. 8, 2007 Interwrite Learning (SchoolPad) & TeacherTube Classroom Makeover Contest Win an interactive classroom makeover worth over $15,000.00. Interwrite Learning and TeacherTube are partnering for this grant.
Dr. Sue LeBeau's October Holidays & Celebrations Links to Hispanic Heritage, Disability Awareness, Columbus Day, Fire Prevention Week, Halloween, Spiders, and much more! 
Oct. 1, 2007 Math.com Field-tested math activities and worksheets
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Manipulative for Number & Operations, Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Data Analysis & Probability for grades K-12.
Sept. 23, 2007 Grandfather Mountain Fall Color Report Get the latest report on Fall Colors or take a virtual tour of Grandfather Mountain.
High Country Web Cams Check out the view of Grandfather Mountain, Banner Elk Blowing Rock, etc 
The Miracle of Fall Provided by the University of Illinois - You will find links for explaining the Fall Colors, photos of Fall Foliage, Fall Education, Fall Fun for activity, etc.
Sept. 17, 2007 How to Set Up a Blog in Your Classroom

Helena Echlin discusses ideas for a classroom blog.
Edutopia subscription

Receive a free subscription to Edutopia magazine from the George Lucas Foundation.
Edutopia's list of Edublogs We Love

Ten Top Stops for Internet Interaction as recommended by Edutopia
Sept. 10, 2007 BJ Philbeck's Homework Helper Website

BJ is a college student who created this site to help students.  It contains over 700 links to helpful sites.
NASA Plant Challenge

Be one 100,000 K-12 classroom to participate in the analysis for seeds that flew on the space shuttle.
Sept. 3, 2007 National Hurricane Service

Get the latest information on hurricanes from the National Weather Service.
August 27, 2007

The First Year

Kristin Johnson Smith, first year teachers shares her experiences; this is a great resource for first year teachers, mentors, etc.

First Days of School

 Help for New Teachers, Classroom Management and ideas for First Days of Schools
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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