Teacher Resources

Here you'll find a list of helpful resources for student research, presentations, activities, and more! Please let me know if you can't find what you're looking for, and I'll be happy to find something to meet your needs.

• iReady Teacher Success Guide: All K-5 teachers are new to iReady this year for our ELA adaptive digital content platform. Use this tool to find tips, answer your questions, and to plan for the best implementation.

• iReady Teacher Observation Tool: Use this tool to guide your teacher observations and note what things you should see when your students are using the iReady ELA app.

• Wakelet: Need to easily share multiple links with your students? Wakelet is a way for you to gather online resources in one place. It's free to create an account and easy to share with students!

• Flocabulary: Use Flocabulary to engage your students in catchy rap songs about a wide-range of academic topics. Your students will learn content quickly and will be singing these raps for days to come! Videos are organized by subject area and grade level. Create your own login using our school subscription sign-up link.

• PebbleGo: Use this resource with your students as an excellent place to start when introducing research skills. PebbleGo is best for students in kindergarten-3rd grade.

• ZoteroBib: This website is an easy citation generator for your students to use. You will still need to teach students how to properly cite resources, as the generated citations often need tweaking. This resource is best for 4th and 5th graders.

• Digital Public Library of America: Use this resource to search an online collection of primary source documents. This resource will be best for teachers to locate primary resources and then share relevant sources with students.

• Smithsonian Open Access: Use this resource to explore a variety of museum resources and primary sources to use in your classroom. This resource is best for 3rd-5th grades.

• Digital Makerspaces: Check out this curated list of resources explaining what makerspaces are, how to implement them, digital activities, and makerspace choice boards that are ready for you to use with your students. I hope you'll find this list of resources helpful. These resources go perfectly with this year's theme: Be a Maker. Happy making!

• Flipgrid: Use Flipgrid to have students record short video responses to questions, record a final presentation, or just engage with one another. It's free to create an account!

• Streamable Learning: This resource has a list of interactive activities and virtual field trips for your students to explore. This can be accessed through your Clever portal.

• Virtual Field Trips: Check out this curated list of virtual field trip opportunities for your students. Have the pleasure of going on a field trip without having to leave school! This curated resource was put together by Christy James, CCSD's Library Media Services Coordinator.

• Be Internet Awesome: This website includes lesson plans and games to use when teaching your students about digital citizenship. The lesson plans are most suitable for 3rd-5th grades. This can be accessed through your Clever portal.

• Digital Passport: Use this resource to find lessons and games surrounding digital citizenship. This resource is most suitable for 3rd-5th grades. The games are all easy to share straight to your Google Classroom.

• Common Sense Media: Here you'll find an entire curriculum for each grade level that covers all things digital citizenship.

• GoNoodle: Need a break from everything going on in the school day? Take a little time to dance, move, and challenge your hand-eye coordination on GoNoodle! It's free to make an educator login.

• CCSD's Virtual Calming Room: Check out CCSD's Virtual Calming Room for some stress-reducing activities to do at school!

• Cameron's Camp for Wellness: This resource has a collection of eBooks to help teach about feelings and social emotional learning. This can be accessed through your Clever portal.

• Second Step Brain Builder Games: Enjoy playing these Brain Builder Games by Second Step with your students!

• Second Step K-2 Book List: Check out this list of books from Second Step to use in the classroom when teaching about SEL. These are great for Back to School. Don't have one of the books in your classroom? Check one out from the library!

• Second Step 3-5 Book List: Check out this list of books from Second Step to use in the classroom when teaching about SEL. These are great for Back to School. Don't have one of the books in your classroom? Check one out from the library!