Hi! So, we all know there are a million and one resources out there for teachers. We've talked about some in seminar, as well as other classes, and I know I've learned about a few at my student teaching placement. While it's obviously a great thing that there are so many resources available to us, I honestly get overwhelmed by all the options and sometimes give up quickly when I'm looking for ideas because of it. Also, I feel like a lot of great resources cost money (ex: Teachers Pay Teachers, Super Teacher), which is less than ideal :|
So I'm wondering, what are some of y'all's absolute favorite resources that you've found particularly useful for teaching a particular thing or that you use over and over again? (preferably...free ones...) It would be great to see a solid list of resources that other student teachers have approved!
I absolutely love ReadWorks. My mentor teacher and I use it for homework each week, but I think that it could definitely be used for research when using project-based learning. Some of the questions are pretty basic, but there are always a few that push the students to think deeper and make connections. My mentor teacher also goes through and hand picks which questions she will used and which she wants to eliminate. Another perk is that they are about the same length as TCAP passages, so it is providing them with extra exposure to the types of texts they might encounter!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.readworks.org/
I have been hoarding resources for awhile now. I am subscribed to teachers pay teachers and every month they send me ten of the best resources submitted that month for free. I also always check them because their free resources are a good place to start. I typically have to adapt them slightly, but that means I do not have to create something from scratch. I also love the TN task arcs for teaching math. I used them in my edTPA lesson and they were VERY helpful. Mrs. Johnson (my mentor teacher) also has a series of books with different activities in them like TCAP prep books and a collection of "I have, who has" cards. Always ask the experienced teachers around you because they probably have their own little-known-but-awesome resources!
ReplyDeleteSo these are not general resources--but if you ever get to teach your kids about the solar system these two sources were really helpful.
ReplyDeletesolarsystem.nasa.gov/ gives one all the interesting facts and necessary info about the solar system. They also have interesting photos. And you also know it's reliable!
and nineplanets.org/tour has a cool animation of the solar system. It also lets you adjust for what you want to show up and also realistic settings. (Good launch/hook for a lesson).