portaportal

Welcome Guest

Ideas for Using Parent Volunteers and Working with Families

Activities for the First Few Days of School

First Week Ice Breakers
Personalized Plates
Scavenger Hunt Icebreaker
Me In a Bag
Icebreakers from Education World
Back to School Resources
Fabulous First Day Activities from Scholastic
Building a Clasroom Community
Back to School Read Aloud Book List
from NCTE's Read Write Think site
Creating Community by Crafting Poetry
Grades 3-5
Mail Time! Postcard/Geography Study
Grades K-2
Back to School Lessons
NCTE & Read Write Think
Back to School Lessons - Middle and HS
from NCTE & Read Write Think
Get Off to a Smart Start
Scholastic

Clip Art

School Clip Art

Content

American History

Ancient Civilizations

Civics

Economics

Math

Count Us In - interactive counting games - primary
Manipulative Pattern Blocks
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Interactive Math Tools
NCTM Illuminations
lesson plans and online activities for K-12
Skillwise - BBC
tutorials, games, worksheets, and quizzes for math and language arts
Rainforest Maths
interactive activities for K-6 students
Maths Dictionary for Kids
Education Place Brain Teasers
weekly brain teasers posted for students in grades 3-8
Johnnie's Math Page
Well organized links to interactive math sites
Math Page for Teachers
teacher page with manipulatives, games, strategies from Van de Walle and Everyday Math
Elementary Mathematics
Van de Walle companion website
Interactive Games - Math
includes links to Primary Games
Crickweb
Learn NC Math Resources
includes Week by Week Math Essentials
A Maths Dictionary for Kids
Create A Graph
Math Performance Task Bank
problem solving tasks with student sheet, teacher instructions and rubric (K-5)
Who Has? Activities for Math

Science

Thursday
Activities to Explore Static Electricity
Science Reader
Mocelular Expressions: Science, Optics and You
NASA - Imagers - Multimedia Adventures
FossWeb - Inquiry-based Science Modules
KidWings
virtual dissection of owl pellet
Science Netlinks
interactive tools for variety of grades and topics

Sun-Moon-Earth

Art

National Gallery of Art Kids Art Zone

Images & Videos

Lesson Plan Sources

Smithsonian Education
Edsitement - Marcopolo
The Learning Page - American Memory Collection - LOC
Economic Education Web - lesson plans
Teaching With Historic Places - National Park Service
History Lab
Illuminations - math
Teachers Network
read write think - NCTE
PBS Teacher Source
National Council for the Social Studies
eMints eThemes Searchable Database
Commonwealth of Knowledge
WVPT 4 Learning
Science Netlinks
T/TAC Online
SOL Enhanced Scope and Sequence Plus
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teachable Moment: Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
National Center for Teaching Thinking
Apple Learning Interchange
http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/
Kidspiration - Teacher Resources Lesson Plans
downloadable activities

Literacy/Print Resources

Virginia Center for Children
pals
Writer
Scholastic's Teacher Book Wizard
find book levels, author info, book talks and lesson plans
Leveled Book Database - Beaverton, Oregon
Online Kids Magazines
Reading Group Guides
Literature Learning Ladders
Reading Quest - Graphic Organizers
Literature Place
KizClub
Skillwise - BBC
AtoZ Teacher Stuff Leveled Book DB
Scholastic e-Catalog
product info, including GR level
READINGrockets
Reader's Theater Resources
International Children's Digital Library
Teaching for Comprehension and Fluency
forms and resources from Fountas and Pinnell
Creative Word Study Activities
LibroVox
free, downloadable audio books
OKAPI
fluency probe creator
Lit2Go
free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format
Interactive Literacy Activities for Kids
Into the Book
comprehension strategy instruction
Book Adventure
Writing Fix
writing lessons inspired by literary classics
Free Reading
open source reading intervention program
Choice Literacy
National Writing Project
Writing Fix
6-trait-inspired bibliographies with links to lessons
Comprehension Strategies
resources for teaching
Fix-up Strategies to Repair Comprehension
Mrs. P.com
video library of classic stories
Fair Use Code
Florida Center for Reading Research
download resources for literacy
Kididdles
Lyrics and music - great for PK/K COW activities
Literature Guides - created by Nancy Polette
Literature Guides - links collected by FCPS

Other Portaportals and Teacher Websites

J Miller's Portaportal
J Catlett's Portaportal
Barbara Huneycutt's Web Resources
K-6
Mrs. Newingham's Rockin' 3rd Grade
Mrs. Meacham's Classroom Snapshots
kindergarten and first grade
Little Giraffes Teacher Page
primary teaching ideas
Carl's Corner
Tons of literacy resources for K and 1st grade teachers
Albemarle Art Teachers Portaportal

Professional Development/Teaching

Annenberg/CPB
Making Teaching Public
collection of websites that used multimedia to document teaching and learning
Inside Teaching
an online PLC for educators
Schlechty Center
student engagement
Nationa School Reform Faculty
protocal resources for collaboration, professional learning
Online Stop Watches and Timers
Pocket Mod
template for foldable booklet

Teacher Tools

Scoring Guide for Student Products - NCREL
Learning With Technology Profile Tool - NCREL
CARET
The ToolBelt - NCREL
Rubistar - rubric generator
Virginia Center for Digital History
Teacher Tools - Forms and Letters
PowerPoint Game Templates
Interactive Whiteboard Resources
JeffCo PS Library Services - Copyright Guidelines
Rubrics for Teachers
premade, editable rubrics
Personal Educational Press
Create free educational worksheets such as flashcards, game boards, and quizzes to print directly from your browser.
Thinking Maps

Test/Assessment Question Databases

Technology

Digital Citizenship - Copyright - Junior Achievement
Primary Access
Rockingham County Technology Integration
lessons aligned to VA SOL
Web Tools 4 U 2 Use
examples of and ideas for how to use web tools to enhance instruction
Dance Mat Typing
keyboarding practice
Cyber Smart
curriculum for responsible and effective use of technology - aligned to VA SOL for Tech
Digital Backpack
Web 2.0 tools for just about everything from file converters to social networking
Interactives
"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' s
Zamzar
free online file conversion

Safe & Effective Learning Environment

Responsive Classroom
Suggestions for Supporting Students with ADHD
Classroom Interventions for ADHD & Impulsivity
Hearts&Minds - article about democratic classroom
Discipline by Design
Discipline Associates
Tools for Teaching - Fred Jones
You Can Handle Them All
LD Online - Resources for LD and ADHD
Interventions Central
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Classroom Management 101
Education World's Classroom Management Archive
11 Techniques for Better Classroom Discipline
Discipline with Diginity Tip Archive
Planet Tolerance
Using Music in the Classroom
a collection of links with tips, lessons, and resources
Behavior Contracts
Printable and modifiable in Word
Learning in Motion - movement activities to promote SOL mastery
Take Ten!
TAKE 10!® is a classroom-based physical activity program for kindergarten to fifth grade students.

Sites for New Teachers

Knowing Your Students

Multiple Intelligences Resources
a compilation of sites on MI
RTI Action Network
The RTI Action Network is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI) in school districts nation

ESL

Learning Styles

LD Pride - Learning Styles
definitions, tips, web links
Learning Styles Chart
visual, auditory, and kinesthetic
Learning Styles Online
Education Planner - learning styles quiz
Paragon Learning Style Inventory
self-scored inventory for ages 9-adult
The Thoughtful Classroom