Embedded Files
Resources to assist teachers in creating lessons and find supporting materials for their classrooms.
Resources to assist teachers in creating lessons and find supporting materials for their classrooms.
Looking for a website for your students to use to create something or to support a theme or unit in your classroom? Visit the Technology: Websites under the Teachers tab of this website.
Looking for a website for your students to use to create something or to support a theme or unit in your classroom? Visit the Technology: Websites under the Teachers tab of this website.
There are additional creation sites, sites with resources for presentations, and research resource site under the student tab of this website.
Book Resources
Book Resources
The Best Children's Books.org has a plethora of lists of the best children's books. Some of the books lists are for topics of study, reading level, and academic areas.
The Best Children's Books.org has a plethora of lists of the best children's books. Some of the books lists are for topics of study, reading level, and academic areas.
NoveList is a book reccomendation database.
(Heartland AEA Resource)NoveList is a book reccomendation database.
Teaching Books.net is a database resource to enhance reading experiences. It has information from authors, lesson plans, book guides, and book lists.
(Heartland AEA Resource)Teaching Books.net is a database resource to enhance reading experiences. It has information from authors, lesson plans, book guides, and book lists.
Brain Breaks
Brain Breaks
Go Noodle gives kids an opportunity to get moving in the classroom with a purpose.
Go Noodle gives kids an opportunity to get moving in the classroom with a purpose.
The Leader in Me
The Leader in Me
A link to The Leader in Me resources sign in page.
A link to The Leader in Me resources sign in page.
Leader in Me Book List - Spreadsheet of the books in our TR library with the habits they could potentially support.
Created by: Sara Richardson. Updated by: Lori LewisLeader in Me Book List - Spreadsheet of the books in our TR library with the habits they could potentially support.
Standards
Standards
The Iowa Core Standards lays out the standards for each grade level and subject area.
The Iowa Core Standards lays out the standards for each grade level and subject area.
Achieve the Core provides educators with lessons, resources, professional development, and more to assist you in teaching the core standards successfully in your classroom.
Achieve the Core provides educators with lessons, resources, professional development, and more to assist you in teaching the core standards successfully in your classroom.
Curricular Areas
Curricular Areas
The PBS Learning Media website contains standards-aligned videos and lessons for teachers in multiple curricular areas.
The PBS Learning Media website contains standards-aligned videos and lessons for teachers in multiple curricular areas.
Literacy
Literacy
Education.com has free and premium access. The free portion of the site allows you access to the learning library of lesson plans that are searchable by grade level or content area.
Education.com has free and premium access. The free portion of the site allows you access to the learning library of lesson plans that are searchable by grade level or content area.
Link to the log on page for Heinemann Publishing to access resources for the Lucy Calkins Units of Study.
Link to the log on page for Heinemann Publishing to access resources for the Lucy Calkins Units of Study.
Newsela is an online literacy resource with access to news articles about high interest current events. This site has recently changed to some of it's service requiring a subscription. Current event articles are still available for educators using a free account.
Newsela is an online literacy resource with access to news articles about high interest current events. This site has recently changed to some of it's service requiring a subscription. Current event articles are still available for educators using a free account.
Reading Rockets is a literacy initiative that provides information from experts, resources, and videos on how kids learn to read and how we can meet their instructional needs.
Reading Rockets is a literacy initiative that provides information from experts, resources, and videos on how kids learn to read and how we can meet their instructional needs.
Read Works has a library of reading passages related to the skill or content you are teaching in a variety of reading levels for all ages and abilities of students.
Read Works has a library of reading passages related to the skill or content you are teaching in a variety of reading levels for all ages and abilities of students.
Teaching Kids News is specifically designed for students and teachers in 2nd-8th grades and provides kid-friendly news articles.
Teaching Kids News is specifically designed for students and teachers in 2nd-8th grades and provides kid-friendly news articles.
Text Project is a nonprofit that provides classroom resources with teacher guides, professional development, articles, and videos for free.
Text Project is a nonprofit that provides classroom resources with teacher guides, professional development, articles, and videos for free.
Tween Tribune from Smithsonian provides daily AP news articles. Each article is provided at a variety of reading (Lexile) levels.
Tween Tribune from Smithsonian provides daily AP news articles. Each article is provided at a variety of reading (Lexile) levels.
Math
Math
Reflex math provides fact fluency practice for students in 2nd grade and above. PTO provided our subscription for 2019-2020.
Reflex math provides fact fluency practice for students in 2nd grade and above. PTO provided our subscription for 2019-2020.
A collection of virtual math manipulatives all in one spot.
Created by Julie Smith, The Techie TeacherA collection of virtual math manipulatives all in one spot.
Science
Science
Discovery Education Science Elementary contains information and videos on life, physical, and earth sciences.
(Heartland AEA Resource)Discovery Education Science Elementary contains information and videos on life, physical, and earth sciences.
Mystery Doug hosts a short weekly video series that provides answers and explanations to kids' questions.
Mystery Doug hosts a short weekly video series that provides answers and explanations to kids' questions.
Mystery Science contains lessons for elementary teachers to teach the NGSS standards.
Mystery Science contains lessons for elementary teachers to teach the NGSS standards.
NASA for Educators has lesson plans, resources, and more available in different age bands.
NASA for Educators has lesson plans, resources, and more available in different age bands.
The Next Generation Science Standards site provides in depth details about our science standards.
The Next Generation Science Standards site provides in depth details about our science standards.
Social Studies
Social Studies
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government provides information about the United States government to kids in three different age ranges.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government provides information about the United States government to kids in three different age ranges.
Google Earth allows you to "visit" places all around the world. It is a virtual globe where you can view the earth from space then zoom in to see and learn about places everywhere. Google Earth is also an iPad app.
Google Earth allows you to "visit" places all around the world. It is a virtual globe where you can view the earth from space then zoom in to see and learn about places everywhere. Google Earth is also an iPad app.
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