1.

Teachers Pay Teachers

Teachers Pay Teachers is a very popular website that allows educators to view and use the
lesson plans of other teachers from all over the world. This site serves as a database to thousands
of lesson plans covering every subject and grade level. By searching a unit, theme, subject, or
grade level you are directed to lesson plans that might have to do with what youre looking for.
Whats great about Teachers Pay Teachers is that you are not just taking someones original
lesson plan, you are paying to use it, and so they get paid for it. What I really love about
Teachers Pay Teachers is that it is an easy database to explore ideas from so many different
educators. This is an excellent website to get new ideas and different perspectives on lessons.
Rating: 5

2. Scholastic
Scholastic is a fun and useful website for both students and teachers. It includes teaching
strategies and ideas, tools and resources, and lots of information about books and authors for
students of different ages. This website is bright and colorful, making it welcoming and inviting.
There is also a section with student activities both online and printable, making it a good website
to refer to your students for at home. I love that the Scholastic websites book wizard features
under books and authors. You can search for books at different reading levels, grade levels, or
type in the name of a book and find ones that are similar to it, creating reading suggestions. This
website is a convenient source for teachers and even parents when it comes to books and reading.
Rating: 5

3. ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think is a professional, handy website that is a great resource for all teachers.
This site offers tons of free materials of good quality. This can range from outlines of lesson
plans to individual worksheets and activities. Read Write Think is primarily reading and
language arts materials, and has a strong content focus in these areas. Another great thing about
this website is that every lesson plan there is to offer has been aligned to English/language arts
standards, for IRA/NCTE and/or state standards. I have used this website for materials for a few
of my own lessons and I have always been pleased with how easy this site is to use as well as the
quality of the materials found.
Rating: 4

4. SmartTech
Smart Tech is a cool website that I have recently come across and definitely want to keep
a resource for my classroom. This website provides you with activities and things that you and
your students can do on the smartboard. There are hundreds of learning games and activities that
you can download or follow a template to create on your own classroom smartboard. You can
search by subject or content area and follow easy instructions to learn to use these on your own.
This is a great way to make learning interactive with your students in the classroom. I have found
so many fun ideas on this website; its one to check out!
Rating: 4

5. Edutopia
Edutopia is a great resource to find articles and videos on all things relating to education.
From classroom technology, to different teaching practices, there are endless topics that you can
learn more about, or even join a discussion on Edutopia. This is a great site to learn from people
who have years of experience in the education system and strive to making every classroom a
better learning environment for our students.
Rating: 5

6. WeAreTeachers
We Are Teachers is a fun website that is almost like a weekly newsletter, but for teachers.
This fun site has many blogs and articles from regular, everyday teachers on subjects like what
they wish they had in the classroom, what their favorite new educational app is, their latest art
project and lesson, or even just a random piece of advice. Every article on this site is so
interesting, and written in a conversational way that makes it feel less like work. This is a site I
would read for fun on my own time.
Rating: 5

7. ReadingA-Z
Reading A-Z is a good resource for anything reading and/or language arts. You do have to
become a member of this site to get all the resources, but there are free trials to see if you like it
and give it a try. By becoming a member, you get access to thousands of books for students at
different reading levels. These books are correlated to Common Core State Standards and have

instructional tools that come with them, as well as assessment strategies. Along with just books,
there are readers theater scripts, worksheets, and word sorts for students to use. This site has a
lot to offer!
Rating: 5

8. TeachingChannel
Teaching Channel is an interactive website that features videos on all subject matters
relating to the classroom and teaching. There is a whole database of videos that you can easily
sort through to find things. You can search by subject, grade level, or topics that range from
common core, behavior, class culture, planning, and even special education. Another cool feature
of this website is the Q&A section. This is like a public message board for teachers to
communicate with one another. You simply post a question, and anyone can respond to it and
reply to others comments. This is a cool way to get feedback from other teachers.
Rating: 4

9.EducationWorld
Education world is another great source of articles relating to a number of different
subjects relating to education. What I like about this site is the wide variety of articles to read. I
have found articles that talk about research done on the correlation between children watching
Sesame Street and early childhood education success, teachers trying to reduce school
suspension policies, students giving their teachers lessons about social media, and so many more
interesting topics. This website has really provided me with articles that I have not found
anywhere else.
Rating: 4

10.SheppardSoftware
Sheppard Software is a fun, interactive website for students that provide educational
activities on almost all subject matters. This website presents these activities as games to
students, so they are having fun while learning. Many subjects have different levels of learning
games, so at level 1 students are simply reviewing content, but by level 3 or 4 they are being
quizzed and scored on how much they know. I have seen students have so much fun on this
website and it is a great educational resource for teachers. This is a site that I will remember to
use and give as a resource to parents as well.

Rating: 5

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