1. 1 Helpful Websites for Teachers By Kristin Salas

2. 2 Contents Lesson Plan Student-to-Expert Communication Real Time & Recorded Data Archival & Primary Source Skills Practice Exploration & Discovery

3. 3 Lesson Plan Website Read Write Think –http://www.readwritethink.orghttp://www.readwritethink.org This website has a vast amount of information. For the K-2 teacher you can really hone in on reading skills. There are some great lesson plans to get your students expanding their vocabulary.

4. 4 Student-to-Expert Communication Websites Ask Dr. Math –http://www.mathforum.org/dr.mathhttp://www.mathforum.org/dr.math What is great about this website is parents, students and teachers can use it. This website also does a great job of making you think outside of the box with numbers.

5. 5 Real Time and Recorded Data Nest Cams –http://www.watch.birds.cornell.edu/nestcams/home/in dexhttp://www.watch.birds.cornell.edu/nestcams/home/in dex This is a great site for all ages. Lower elementary kids can get a great idea of birds in their natural environment. This website is an in class field trip!

6. 6 Archival and Primary Source Website National History Education Clearinghouse –http://www.teachinghistory.orghttp://www.teachinghistory.org This website is very user friendly. It can be used for all grade levels and it does a nice job of incorporating history with other subjects such as ELA.

7. 7 Skills/Practice Websites PBS Kids and PBS Kids Lab –http://www.pbskids.orghttp://www.pbskids.org A great site for at home learning. I’ve personally used this with my own children. Games and activities that mask the “education” in it.

8. 8 About the Author Kristin Salas –Mother of 4 Going to school for pre-elementary education –Enjoys learning about ways to reach young children and eager to apply these concepts in the future.