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CABOCES Links to Texts and Resources
This is a database for suggested texts based on text complexity and the Common Core standards. It is organized by grade level. The grade level lists books and articles. The books give bibliographic information, but the articles give the actual text.
International Children's Digital Library - Supports literacy by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge by building a digital library of books from around the world.
Excelsior Writing Lab - Provides Multimedia support for writers; everything from the writing process to creating citations. This site includes topic specific interactive games, quizzes, tutorial, videos and more!
FAKEBOOK - Use this site to create fictional Facebook profiles for fictional characters, projects, etc.
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY - Smithsonian Forensic Anthropology Lessons/Resources
MYON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT -Use this sight for teaching resources, lesson plans, etc.
Newsela - This site is useful for all content areas. It contains news articles that can be searched by topic. The great thing about it is you can adjust the lexile level for the same article for the purposes of differentiation; the site will automatically adjust the article according to the lexile level you choose. Each article give the anchor number of the standard it is addressing; some articles include quizzes. which are aligned to Common Core standards. Register by creating your own username and password for free!
Oppression and Taking a Stand Livebinder - Electronic binder for 8th Grade Unit; links for websites, articles, etc.
Poets.org -The Academy of American Poets whose mission is to foster and appreciation of Poetry. Website includes a wide variety of poems, lessons, links, etc.
Racism and Discrimination Book Lists - Resources to navigate racism and the Black Lives Matter Movement.
ReadWriteThink - ReadWriteThink's mission is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. Partners include International Reading Association and and National Council of Teachers of English.
SHAKESPEARE SITES - Click here for links for Shakespeare!
Smithsonian TweenTribune - Articles on a variety of topics complete with quizzes and lesson plans.
TeachingBooks.net is an easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children's and young adult books. Our online database is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities. View the 5 minute video tutorial on TeachingBooks.net. You can also use The IS73 Custom link here.