Teacher Resources
Integrating Technology in the Classroom

TCAP Review

Source

Web Address

Jefferson County Schools

http://jc-schools.net/dynamic/
TCAP_review.htm

 

Seymour Middle, Seiver County Schools

http://teachersites.schoolworld.com
/webpages/SeymourMiddle/
computerlab.cfm?subpage=1036048

 

Glencoe

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/
math/msmath/mac04/course1/
standardized_test/index.php/tn

 

Jeopardy Labs

Do a search for TCAP to find TN TCAP materials or search for specific topics.

http://jeopardylabs.com

 

 

Downtown Elementary, Memphis City Schools

http://dteupdates.edublogs.org
/2011/02/23/tcap-practice-links/

 

Johnson City Schools

http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/
webpages/LBoone/technology.cfm

 

General Education

Tech Coach Corner http://techcoachcorner2.org/index.html

Shmoop http://www.shmoop.com/
Shmoop is a new learning and teaching resource, lovingly made by Silicon Valley professionals and academics from Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard and other top universities. It is an online study guide for books, literature, essays, poems, US history, & quotes.

Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Internet4Classrooms http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
Grade level specific grade level TCAP lesson and activities

Worksheet Library http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/

Teachnology http://teach-nology.com/
TeAchnology.com offers teachers FREE access to 27,000+ lesson plans, 6,350+ printable worksheets, rubrics, educational games, teaching tips, advice from expert teachers, current education news, teacher downloads, web quests, 256,000+ reviewed web sites and teacher tools for creating exciting classroom instruction.

Web Tools http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/

ABC Teach http://abcteach.com/
6000+FREE printables, Holidays, Classroom Signs, Word Walls, Portfolios, Theme units, Seasonal Units, Basics, Shapebooks, and Teaching Extras!

A to Z Teacher Stuff http://atozteacherstuff.com/
A to Z Teacher Stuff is teacher-created, and designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. We offer lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, teacher discussion forums, downloadable teaching materials & eBooks, printable worksheets and blacklines, emergent reader books, themes, and more.

Syvum http://www.syvum.com/
Thousands of activities and quizzes in math, English, science, social studies and other subjects. You can also create your own interactive quizzes.

DLTK's Crafts for Kids  http://www.dltk-teach.com/

The Lesson Plans Page http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Over 2,500 free lessons

School Express http://www.schoolexpress.com/
6000+ worksheets, seasonal activity pages, software, online math, thematic units, states and capital game, jigsaw puzzles.

edHelper http://www.edhelper.com/
5,000 Free Math Worksheets, plus Spelling, Puzzles, and Vocabulary Worksheets!

Primary Games http://www.primarygames.com/
Site for teachers, parents, and kids featuring educational games, coloring pages, interactive e-books, holiday activities, musical postcards, crafts, stationery, puzzles, certificates and more!

Teachers.Net http://www.teachers.net/

Classroom Connect http://corporate.classroom.com/

Busy Teachers Website http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/

McREL http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/index.asp

Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/

Marc Sheean's Lesson Plans Page http://www.halcyon.com/marcs/lessons.html

Education World http://www.education-world.com/

Education Place http://www.eduplace.com/activity/

Thirteen Ed Online http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/

BBC Schools
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
The British Broadcasting Corporation brings teachers an array of interactive, multimedia activities, stories, puzzles, and games.

Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
"The Net's Best Resoruce for Teachers."

Schoolmarm's Little Red School House http://www.schoolmarm.org/

The Homeschool Zone http://www.homeschoolzone.com/































































































Power Point

Christmas Jeopardy

Jeopardy PowerPoint
http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/jeopardy.htm

*Jeopardy Games
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/countyjeopardygames.htm

World of Teaching www.worldofteaching.com

Tennessee Vocabulary Jeopardy 3rd Grade

Tennessee Vocabulary Jeopardy Language Arts 6th Grade

Tennessee Vocabulary Jeopardy Math 6th Grade

Tennessee Vocabulary Jeopardy Math Part 2 6th Grade

Tennessee Vocabulary Jeopardy Science 3rd Grade

Tennessee Vocabulary Jeopardy Science (Part 2) 3rd Grade

United States

Math Jeopardy Games
http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/res_techn/sbjarea/math/
MathJeopardy.htm

SmartBoard

Internet Sites for the Smartboard http://www.mce.k12tn.net/links/internet_sites_for_the_smartboar.htm

History

The History Place http://www.historyplace.com/

Social Studies Sources http://www.education.indiana.edu/
~socialst/

Science

The Learning Web http://www.usgs.gov/education/

The Why Files http://whyfiles.org/index.php

Math

Vocabulary

Elementary Math Vocabulary 
http://hartland.k12.mi.us/curriculum/math/math.htm

Drill, Teaching, and Practice

A+ Math 
http://www.aplusmath.com/
Flashcards, games, and worksheets

AAA Math 
http://www.aaamath.com/
AAA Math is organized by grade level and subject. It offers step-by-step explanation for
basic math skills including interactive practice exercises.

Blue Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
contentarea.cfm?cid=9

Blue Web'N is a collection of websites and lesson plans available on the Internet for teachers.  Users can search for subject area or content area as well as grade level.

Count On
http://www.counton.org/
Count On is full of fun, animated math activities for elementary grades. Students can solve number problems and puzzles in the context of stories, mysteries, and a virtual MathFest.

Fun and Sun: Rent a Car
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Algebra/rentacarja.html
In this exercise kids must solve problems and create a table and a graph to calculate the best value of four rental options. The site also offers discussion questions, activities, and extensions related to the project.

Houghton Miffflin's EduPlace 
http://www.eduplace.com/math/mw/index.html
Resources for elementary school educators.

Math Games and Activities
http://www.education.com/activity/all-grades/all-grades/math/

Interactive Mathematics
http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

KidZone Math
http://www.kidzone.ws/math/index.htm
Free Printable Math Worksheets

Math Expressions
http://www.mathexpression.com/

Learning Planet Math Activities
http://members.learningplanet.com/directory/
index.asp?sub=ma

Math Mayhem
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem/
index.asp?contentid=19

See if you can answer multiplication facts faster than anyone on the planet!

Math Advantage from Harcourt 
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/
math_advantage.html

Resources and activities to accompany Math Advantage Math Series

Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/

Quia
http://www.quia.com/dir/math/
Teacher made activities.

Math Magic http://mathforum.org/mathmagic/

Logic and Reasoning

Aims Puzzle Corner 
http://www.aimsedu.org/puzzle/index.html

Interactive Puzzle Corner http://www.aimsedu.org/aimskids/
ipuzzles/ipuzzles.html

Cut the Knot 
http://www.figurethis.org/ 
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml
Cut the Knot offers interactive logic games and puzzles.

Cool Math 4 Kids
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
Described as an "amusement park of math and more."  Very colorful and attractive for students.  Correlations with many math topics for teachers.

Discovery Channel Brain Boosters
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/
Click on "Number and Math Play" for challenging activities for students
in math.

Math Stories
http://www.mathstories.com/
"House of math word problems for children." Requires membership dues. Check out the free samples.

Soda Constructor
http://sodaplay.com/constructor/index.htm
Students create walking geometric creatures and then see how gravity and friction affect them.

SoftSchools.com
http://www.softschools.com/
SoftSchools.com provides free printable math worksheets and free math online activities. Worksheets and games are organized by grades or topics.

Web Pages with Additional Math Links

Interactive Resources
http://www.globalclassroom.org/ecell00/javamath.html

Learning Wave.com Math Links
http://www.learningwave.com/linkspage/math.html
This page gives you many, many links to outstanding math sites.  Long
annotations help teachers to choose just the right site for their
lessons.

Math and Logic Problems Galore
http://www.barcodesinc.com/articles/math-logic-problems.htm



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Measurement Unit
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/math/measurement/
measurement_unit.htm

The Vacation Sampler
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/math/vacation/
vacation_sampler.htm

























































































































































Language Arts

Finding Units with Trade Books

Reading Units
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/units/units_with_books.htm

English Grammar
www.englishgrammar.org

S.C.O.R.E. CyberGuides
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html

Glencoe Literature: Literature Library
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/litlibrary/index.html

SparkNotes Study Guides
http://www.sparknotes.com/home/english/

Novel Studies in the Classroom
http://www.nt.net/~torino/novels3.html

Random House (Teachers at Random)
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/guides/

Kid Trivia
http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/for_children/
books_for_kids.html

Novel Guides Online
http://suzyred.com/novels.html

Literature Based Reading Lessons
http://gardenofpraise.com/lesson.htm

Author Websites

Children’s Authors & Illustrators on the Web
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Online Literature Library
http://www.realliteraturedir.com/
The site contains information about Author biographies and their Literary works.

Teaching Reading

Literacy Lessons by Laura Chandler
http://home.att.net/~teaching/litlessons.htm

Reading Online Activities

Book Pop - Online books and stories
http://www.bookpop.com/

Clifford Interactive Storybooks
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

Literacy Lane from Jefferson County Schools, TN
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/read/

30 Printable Books - Some with Worksheets from Reading A-Z
http://www.readinga-z.com/newfiles/preview.html

Here's a few sites that have resources for determining
the reading level of text:


Readability Issues to Consider: An article at
http://www.timetabler.com/reading.html 

Fry Readability http://www.educational-psychologist.co.uk/fry_readability_program.htm

Teaching Ideas

Laura Candler’s File Cabinet – Language Arts
http://home.att.net/~teaching/langarts.htm

Writing Online Activities

Creature Crazy - Based on Kratt's Creatures - Create a story
starring you and your friends.
http://www.pbs.org/kratts/crazy/index.html

English Grammar Connection - These interactive online
lessons help improve students' English grammar skills.
Students receive constructive feedback throughout the
exercises. Great for TCAP practice.
http://www.englishgrammarconnection.com/
lessonstart.html

Fun Brain Game Finder - Choose Language Arts
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill.cgi?A1=choices&

Grammar Blast - Mechanics and parts of speech are
reviewed with this online activity. The site is based on
Houghton Mifflin series, but can be useful to all.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/6_8/quizzes/
index.html

Learning Activities for Preschool and Primary Grades -
Includes a Reading and Writing Section with many story starters.
http://www.meddybemps.com/7.33.html

Online Activities/Games - Writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/teachers/
writing_onlineactivity.shtml

Scholastic Writing Workshop
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/
index.asp?topic

Splashes from the River http://www.splashesfromtheriver.com/

Structure of a Paragraph Unit Based on the book
How to Eat Fried Worms

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading/paragraph_unit/
paragraph_unit.htm

Quia - English - top 20 activities
http://www.quia.com/dir/eng/

Wacky Web Tales - This is an interactive game is
great for reviewing parts of speech.
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Writing Activities for Early Learners
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/essay/
writing.shtml

Word Games

Vocabulary.com
http://www.vocabulary.com/

Cupcake
http://www.duckberry.com/web/cupcakes.htm

Isketch
http://www.isketch.net/

BBC - Schools - Words and Pictures
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/

WordCentral.Com - Dictionary - Daily Buzzword -
Word Games - Merriam-Webster
http://www.wordcentral.com/

The Free Dictionary
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

One Look Dictionary
http://www.onelook.com/

Word Smyth
http://www.wordsmyth.net/

The Rhyme Zone
http://www.rhymezone.com/

Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/

http://en.bab.la/dictionary/ various language learning games
http://en.bab.la/games/ hundreds of language quizzes
http://en.bab.la/quiz/

Graphic Organizers

Read Write Think http://www.readwritethink.org/

Graphic Organizer Index http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html

Mapping Your Ideas

Concept Web Generator
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/concept_web/

Think Tank - Follow the steps to help organize a report.
http://thinktank.4teachers.org/assist/index.php3

Venn Diagrams

Create a Venn
http://www.venndiagram.com/venn01.html

Venn Diagram Generator
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/venn_diagrams/

Venn Diagram Shape Sorter - Sort colored shapes into a Venn Diagram. Appropriate for elementary grades.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
venndia/index.html

Venn Diagrams - Students learn about classifying numbers into various categories through answering questions about Venn Diagrams.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
vdiagram/index.html

Graphs

Bar Graph - Enter data to create a bar graph, then manipulate the graph's maximum and minimum values.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/bargraph/
index.html

Bar Graph Sorter - Sort colored shapes into a bar graph. Appropriate for elementary grades.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
bargraph2/index.html

Circle Graph
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
piecharttool/index.html

Create a Graph - Enter data categories and the value of each category to create a circle graph. Similar to "Pie Chart" but the user can define the data set.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/

Interpreting Data - The site includes an excellent interactive tutorial about interpreting data.  A fact sheet and test are provided.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
data/11_act.shtml

Let's Graph - Works in Netscape Only - The site explains a graph sample and provides opportunities to make adjustments to personalize the data.
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Lessons/graph.html

Pie Chart - Students view piecharts. Parameters: Number of sectors, size of sector as a percent.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
piechart/index.html

Great Graphing Resources Grades 1-8 http://www.startlocal.com.au/articles/educational_graphs.html

 






































































Graphic Organizers

Grids

Planet Hop - Students are asked to find the coordinates of the four planets on the grid and the find the equation of the line created.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/
games/planethop.html

What's the Point? - This activity provides a set of coordinates to identify on the graph.
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/co.cgi?A1=s&A2=2

Timelines

Create a Timeline
http://www.ourtimelines.com/create_tl_2c.html

Time Line Student Interactive  http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/index.html

Timeline Maker
http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

Miscellaneous

3-D Text Maker
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/

Project Poster
http://poster.hprtec.org/

SURWEB - SURWEB allows people to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital sources.
http://www.surweb.org/

Project Interactive -  Collection of Java-Based Activities for Science and Math
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/index.html

Printable Graphic Organizers

Education Place http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/

Index of Graphic Organizers http://www.graphic.org/goindex.html

Write Design Graphic Organizers  http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/

Reading Quest Story Map http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/
pdf/story_map.pdf

Write Design Online - Good overview of types of graphic organizers, gives you explanations of why you would use what type of organizer.
http://www.writedesignonline.com/organizers/

Scholastic Graphic Organizers - From one of the leading publishers in education, a site with PDFs of a variety of graphic organizers.
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=2983

PDF Converter
http://www.pdfconverter.com/resources/

 

 

One Computer Classroom

Strategies for teachers - One Computer Classroom
http://www.lburkhart.com/elem/strat.htm

Teaching and Learning in the One Computer Classroom
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/etc/dianne/







Logic

Discovery Channel Brain Boosters
http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/

Discovery School's Puzzle Maker
http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/


 

Links Verified 10/19/10