New Resources!!!

FREE Course on Blogging with Students from Edublogger

14 Word Games to Make Students Laugh and then Write from Writing Fix

Learning with Candy Conversation Hearts from We are Teachers

Boost the Joy of Nonfiction from We are Teachers

Teaching Students to Stay Seated, Organized, or Focused 

(Executive Function)

AMAZING Science Distance Learning Opportunities from Texas Wildlife Association

Black History Month Resources from Readworks

The Water Cycle Song from Have Fun Teaching

Balanced Literacy

I've been working on finding great classroom examples for all of the different Balanced Literacy components. This playlist on You Tube is a work in progress. Most of the examples are for the primary grades, but I will continue to find examples that apply to both elementary and secondary grade levels. Check back for updates!

Weekly resources...

NEW! Interactive Math Glossary from TEA

NEW! FREE! TenMarks (math resources)

InnovatiVocab: A blog devoted to building vocabulary

MORE Great Vocabulary Resources at MyVocabulary.com

FREE App from Barry Lane: GrammarGiggle

ReadWorks: K-12 Grade Authentic Texts and Question Sets

10 Grammar Mistakes and 10 Lessons to Fix Them

Corbett Harrison's November Writing Lesson

4 Art Projects that Blend Creativity and Technology

How do germs spread (and why do they make us sick)?

Reader's Theater Resources

Scripts for the Bluebonnet Award winning titles

Lesson plan with resources from Read, Write, Think

A collection of short scripts

Articles/Teaching Tips

Academic Vocabulary: Discover First, Define Second

Perpetual Proximity: More than a Behavior Management Strategy

Happy Teaching & Learning!!!

Some new resources...

(It's not much, thanks to my increased Tweeting this week. Follow me @SimmonsCorner.)

Read Works Novel Study Units for 5th & 6th Grades

The Best Google apps for Goole-ly Teachers

Creative Art Projects that Teach Math

Teacher Helpline: My students won't stop talking! How do I get them on task?

MyVocabulary.com: Latin Root Word Puzzles and Games

Happy Teaching & Learning!!!

Weekly Resources...

Social Studies Warm-up Activities

Making Arguments Through Art

ReadWorks: K-12 Informational Articles

10 Social & Emotional Needs of the Gifted

11 Amazing Quotes by Famous Writers and Writing Lessons to Accompany Them

Teach Sentence Types Using Games and Technology

Happy Teaching & Learning!!!

Weekly Resources...

Whitney's Favorite Apps - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Simple Physics Experiments for Kids: Pushing and Pulling

Free Writer's Workshop Units to Teach Your Students the Writing Process

The Educator Collaborative - View FREE workshops and presentations from great  presenters.

ReadWords: K-12 Grade Science Articles for Teaching Reading Comprehension

Great Interactive Lesson Tools

This week's resource finds...

20 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom

Great ideas for Classroom Questioning Techniques

New Book Preview: Revision Decisions (by Jeff Anderson & Deborah Dean)

11 Tips for Teaching about Theme in Language Arts

Writer's Notebook Metaphor Contest

6 Ways to Use Evernote to Capture Student Learning

Happy Teaching & Learning!!!