Teacher Resources

This page provides teachers with helpful literacy resources for home and school.

Free Teacher Resources: 

Literacy Lesson Plans – pre-made lesson plans for literacy

• http://lesson-plans.theteacherscorner.net/
• http://www.jumpstart.com/teachers/lesson-plans

Literacy Activity Ideas – helpful materials and ideas to use for literacy lessons

• http://www.readwritethink.org
• http://teach123-school.blogspot.com/p/3rd-grade.html
• Pinterest.com
• http://www.softschools.com/language_arts
• Smartexchange.com – SMART Board resources
• teacherspayteachers.com

Literacy Videos – educational videos in a variety of subject areas

• learner.org 
• http://www.teachertube.com/
• http://www.havefunteaching.com/videos

Literacy Assessment/Progress Monitoring Tools – ongoing assessment tools for teachers

• http://rubistar.4teachers.org
• http://www.easycbm.com/
• http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/printouts

Free Educational Apps

• http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/
  Find a wide range of reading, writing, and comprehension apps.
• http://www.jumpstart.com/mobileapps/
  Find apps to practice English Language Arts skills.
• iStoryTime
  This free app contains books that are read aloud to you!
• Spellitaire
  Download this free app to practice spelling at home by rearranging letters to form new words.

Up-To-Date Literacy Information

• NCTE.org
• http://www.reading.org/

Other Pages:

• "Just for Kids!" section – includes Hot Reads/Read Alouds, games, and helpful tips
• Creating a Storyboard
• Readers Theater writing project
• Multi-Genre Project