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ADDchoices.com See a collection of clever ideas to help parents and teachers devise a plan of action after an ADD or ADHD diagnosis. You will find information about: learning strategies that work, biofeedback, spelling, WikkiStix, WatchMaster, clay, sandpaper, a self monitoring program, a stand up desk, timer usage, self-esteem builders, etc.
Alpha Apple A third grade teacher, Rebecca Wrinn, designed this site for K-3 teachers, homeschool teachers, and parents of a K-3 child. YOU ARE teachers too! Alpha Apple has something for you! Mrs. Wrinn hopes that you find something here at Alpha Apple to enhance your teaching and make your day a little easier. There's LOTS to see and do here, so have a look around! Don't forget to visit her classroom site, as well, to see what they are doing in her third grade class.
Child Literacy Centre is created and run by a reading expert, teacher, and author of over 50 home learning books. This site in the UK provides information for parents on all aspects of how children learn to read, and how parents can help them. Parents can email the author for particular advice about their own child.
Coping.org Tools for Coping Series Onsite manuals for coping with a variety of life's stressors, authored by: James J. Messina, Ph.D., & Constance M. Messina, Ph.D. Read about tools for raising responsible children, tools for early identification and intervention, tools for parents of children with special needs; a study skills program; tools for handling loss, anger, and control issues; plus much more online information.
D & W's Teacher's Spot Ideas for student, new, and experienced elementary teachers in the areas of classroom management, grading, language, science, role playing, reading, and more. Support, including an email list, for beginning teachers.
Dr. Labush's Links To Learning There are over 1100 well-organized links for teachers, students and parents. Pages include Early Learning, References, Animals, Travel and Everglades. Find bits of wisdom such as this one by Goethe. "Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of becoming." Content includes two learning enrichment programs. (1) LEARN A LITTLE MORE is a multidisciplinary enrichment program for grades 2 - 6. In addition to many ideas and activities, there are 36 printable puzzles, worksheets, and challenges. (2) STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT! focuses on the development of critical thinking and creativity in the language arts area for grades 2 - 8. Activities and ideas are provided including useful word lists for classroom activities.
Garden of Praise Original songs help children learn the spelling rules for adding suffixes; doubling the final consonant, dropping silent e, changing y to i, and forming plurals. Enjoy free sheet music and interactive spelling practice. There is a variety of other helpful information on this site.
Guide to Grammar and Writing Charles Darling, Ph. D. developed the site in 1996 to help his students write reports and research papers. Currently the site has more than 30,000 hits daily. It is well organized offering help with subject-verb agreement, parallel structures, argumentative essays, a way to submit questions to "Grammar English" (picture of Whistler's Mother with a computer in her lap), etc.
Lesson Plans Page The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 450 free lesson plans for teachers to use in their classrooms. The site is easy to navigate with lessons categorized by subject and grade level. Users can even search for specific topics, and they are able to add their own lesson plans.
Literacy Connections Free information on reading, tutoring techniques, ESL literacy, and adult literacy. Topics include the language experience approach, phonics, and the best in children's literature.
Mrs. Atkinson's Reading Room This is a must see site for parents, teachers, and students in grades K-6. There are great tips and activities on the Sight Word page and Test Taking Tips page. Games and links have been carefully selected on all of the pages to showcase the best on the Web. The Teacher Links and Parent's Page should not be missed.
Ms. Avery's Links This site is more than a collection of links. It contains pages highlighting Jeanette Avery's recommendations for classroom management, discipline, books, and interviewing. The site is interactive. Parents and teachers ask questions and make suggestions. She responds to their questions and adds appropriate suggestions. Teachers often let her know of upcoming units, and she adds related information to the site. It's continuously growing and maintained daily.
Stephen Carr's Education & Fun Index Cool jobs that use math, top 10 women in math history, fun sites, teacher and parent sites, and much more
The PTA sites which were listed here are no longer online so they have been deleted. New PTA site owners are encouraged to apply for the award.
John R. Beatty Elementary School in Las Vegas, Nevada
This web site is a one-stop place for information about Beatty Elementary School. Kids and adults enjoy visiting the web page because it is easy to navigate, nice to look at, informative, up to date, useful, and inviting. Once you see it, you'll keep coming back for more!
Sycamore Elementary's School Website in Sycamore, Alabama
This website is a family friendly avenue to connect parents, teachers and students to information about Sycamore Elementary. Sycamore Elementary is a K-4 low socioeconomic school in rural Alabama (Talladega County). For the past few years, Sycamore has been directly involved in the Cornerstone Literacy Initiative and Alabama Reading Initiative. Visit the Professional Development's File Cabinet for Lessons. Much success has been made in the area of literacy and the entire Sycamore Team is extremely proud of their accomplishments!
Mueller Elementary School in Wichita, Kansas
This site goes beyond describing what the students learn in their classrooms. It gives information about Mueller's unique programs. Mueller uses technology not as an additional subject to teach but as a different tool to use when teaching any subject. Two of their many interesting pages deal with taking notes from the web and with using clay animation.
Some school sites needed to be deleted because they are no longer online. New applications for the award are welcomed.