 | | Free Lessons in all Areas | | Free Lessons in all Areas | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics; Science; Social Studies | science, history, social studies, lessons, math, moore |
| | Busy Teacher's Cafe | | Multiple resources for K-6 teachers | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | English Language Arts; English Language Development; Mathematics; Science; Social Studies | resources, math, social studies, language, reading, writing |
| | Digitales | | The art of telling digital stories. This site lists storytelling tools, resources, workshops, and includes a StoryKeeper's Gallery. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; English Language Arts; Media; Writing | digital storytelling, stories, writing |
| | The Newspaper Clipping Generator | | Generate realistic looking newspaper articles using the easy to use text boxes on this site. | 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Media; Social Studies; Writing | writing, newspapers, |
| | Instructify | | This site is an ongoing blog that contains a wide variety of information including: lesson plans, math, biology, chemestry | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; English Language Arts; Information Skills; Media | blogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking, tags, lesson plans |
| | SlideShare | | A database of presentations on a variety of topics created using PowerPoint, Keynote, etc. Create and upload your own presentation to share with others or view presentations already created on a certain topic. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; English Language Development; Information Skills; Media | presentations, web 2.0, lesson ideas, |
| | Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History | | | | | |
| | Patchwork of African-American Life | | | | | |
| | Make Beliefs Comix | | | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | | |
| | 100th Day of School | | | | | |
| | Read, Write, Think | | | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Writing | |
| | February Holidays & Celebrations | | | | | |
| | All About Snow | | | | | |
| | Make-A-Flake | | | | | |
| | The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King | | | | | |
| | ABC Teach- Dr. King | | | | | |
| | ABC Teach- "I Have a Dream" | | | | | |
| | Dr. Sue LeBeau's January Holiday's & Celebrations | | | | | |
| | Dr. Sue LeBeau's December Holidays & Celebrations | | Dec. 1, 2008 | | | |
| | Turkey for the Holidays | | Nov. 24, 2008 | | | |
| | The Trail of Tears | | | | | |
| | National American Indian Heritage Month | | | | | |
| | The First Thanksgiving | | | | | |
| | Plymouth Plantation | | | | | |
| | Read, Write, Think- Veterans Day | | | | | |
| | Read, Write, Think- Calendar By Month | | | | | |
| | Ghost Stories of North Carolina | | | | | |
| | Halloween Carols | | | | | |
| | Pumpkin Patch | | | 2nd | | Halloween, pumpkin, October |
| | Spelling City | | | | | |
| | BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper | | | | | |
| | The President Report | | | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Information Skills; Media; Social Studies | |
| | The American Presidents | | | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Information Skills; Media; Social Studies; Writing | |
| | George Washington's Mount Vernon- Virtual Tour | | | | | |
| | Sparky the Fire Dog Teaches Fire Safety | | | | Healthful Living Education | fire safety |
| | US Fire Administration for Kids | | | | Healthful Living Education | fire safety |
| | Donors Choose | | Teachers submit grant proposal and donors have the opportunity to contribute to the project. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Grants | grants, funding, resources, supplies, equipment, |
| | Science Buddies | | Free Science Fair Resource for projects, activities and ideas. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Information Skills; Mathematics; Science | science fair, project ideas, experiments, investigations, resources |
| | Grandfather Mountain Fall Color Report | | Get the lastest report on the Fall Colors or take a virtual tour of Grandfather Mountain. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Social Studies | fall, Grandfather Mountain, geography, Halloween, photos, virtual tours |
| | High Country Web Cams | | Check out the view of Grandfather Mt., Lake James, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, etc. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science | mountains, web cams, geography, winter, skiing |
| | The Miracle of Fall | | Provided by the University of Illinois - You will find links for explaining the Fall Colors, photos of Fall Foliage, Fall Education, etc. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science | fall, seasons, leaves, photos, events, trees, |
| | Journey North | | A global study of wildlife migration and seasonal change | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Information Skills; Science; Social Studies | seasons, wildlife, butterflies, birds, animals, maps, |
| | Illuminations: Resources for Teaching Math | | Illuminations provides full lesson plans for teaching inquiry based lessons in mathematics. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics | |
| | National Library of Virtual Manipulatives | | Problem solving activites that enable students to use virtual manipulatives. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics | |
| | Math Playground | | This website contains games and interactive resources for students and teachers. | 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th | Mathematics | |
| | Stopwatch on line | | | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Dance Arts Education; English Language Arts; English Language Development; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language; Guidance; Healthful Living Education; Information Skills; Mathematics; Media; Music Education; Pedagogy; Science; Social Studies; Theatre Arts Education; Visual Arts Education; Writing | stopwatch, timer |
| | Timer | | Very large timer to use in the classroom for projection. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Dance Arts Education; English Language Arts; English Language Development; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language; Guidance; Healthful Living Education; Information Skills; Mathematics; Media; Music Education; Pedagogy; Science; Social Studies; Theatre Arts Education; Visual Arts Education; Writing | timer, stopwatch |
| | NCCTM | | This website gives ideas for teaching math. It also is a resource for staff deveolpment. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics | math |
| | NWRESA | | Elementary math staff development offerings through Northwest RESA | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | Mathematics | math, staff development |
| | NWRESA Middle School Staff Development | | Staff development offernings for Middle School math teachers | 6th; 7th; 8th | Mathematics | math, staff development |
| | Appalachian State University Math and Science Resources | | A website of resources for Math and Science. | K; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th | Mathematics; Pedagogy; Science | math, science |
| | Math Links from Sue Lebeau | | A website of math links and resources. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | Mathematics | math |
| | Texas Instruments | | Ideas for using calculators in the math classroom. | 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th | Mathematics | math, calculators |
| | Mini Offices | | resources, printables for creating mini offices | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th | English Language Arts; Writing | Writing; Language Arts |
| | J Meacham | | Writer's Workshop and Literacy resources | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th | English Language Arts; Writing | Writing; Language Arts |
| | Beth Newingham | | Writer's Workshop, Reading Workshop, other ideas specific to 3rd grade classroom, but could be adapted for other grade levels | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th | English Language Arts; Writing | Writing; Language Arts |
| | Twogether Express | | Writing Probes, great ideas for stations | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th | English Language Arts; Writing | Writing, Language Arts |
| | K Crew | | Ideas for Buzz Writing | K; 1st; 2nd | | Writing, Language Arts |
| | Math Slice | | Math ideas and printables | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th | Mathematics | math |
| | Teachnology | | Ideas and lesson plans for Inquiry Based instruction. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | Mathematics | |
| | NCCTM Standards K-12 | | Math Standards for each strand from NCCTM | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics | |
| | Math Wire | | Standards based activities for math | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | Mathematics | |
| | Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators | | Math activity ideas | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | Mathematics | |
| | I Coach Math | | Definations and explanations of math terms | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th | Mathematics | math vocabulary |
| | NC Department of Public Instruction | | NCDPI Math Homepage | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics | |
| | NCDPI Math Essential Standards Draft | | Link to Math Essential Standards | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Mathematics | |
| | Scott Foresman Reading Street - Kindergarten | | resources aligned to Scott Foresman Reading Street basal | K | English Language Arts; Writing | Language Arts; Writing |
| | Scott Foresman Reading Street- First Grade | | resources for Scott Foresman Reading Street basal | 1st | English Language Arts; Writing | Language Arts; Wrting |
| | Scott Foresman Reading Street- 2nd Grade | | resources for Scott Foresman Reading Street basal | 2nd | English Language Arts; Writing | Language Arts; Writing |
| | Scott Foresman Reading Street- Third | | resources for Scott Foresman Reading Street basal | 3rd | English Language Arts; Writing | Language Arts; Writing |
| | Scott Foresman Reading Street- 4th Grade | | resources for Scott Foresman Reading Street basal | 4th | English Language Arts; Writing | Language Arts; Writing |
| | EOG Released Selections -DPI | | | 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | English Language Arts | Language Arts; Remediation |
| | Interactive Student Notebooks | | This site allows any teacher to begin to experiment with Interactive Notebooking with their classes. This method is used as a tool for "writing to learn" by requiring students to reflect nightly on the day's lessons. Reflections and lessons are to be formative and creative. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Dance Arts Education; English Language Arts; English Language Development; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language; Guidance; Healthful Living Education; Information Skills; Mathematics; Music Education; Pedagogy; Science; Social Studies; Theatre Arts Education; Visual Arts Education; Writing | science, social studies, notebooking, interactive, reflective, formative assessment |
| | Interactive Notebooking-teacher site | | Teacher site for interactive notebooking, especially focusing on High school social studies/history. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Dance Arts Education; English Language Arts; English Language Development; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language; Guidance; Healthful Living Education; Information Skills; Mathematics; Music Education; Pedagogy; Science; Social Studies; Theatre Arts Education; Visual Arts Education; Writing | Social studies, history, notebooking, formative assessment |
| | Biology Jeopardy games and templates | | Several Biology Jeopardy review games and clear template available to create your own for any discipline. | 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Social Studies | biology, jeopardy, template |
| | Biology 1 Animations | | Over 100 different animation series for cells, general biology, viruses and DNA. | 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science | biology, cells, DNA, photosynthesis, viruses |
| | Cell Animation: Plant and Animal | | Beautiful Cell animation. Look deeper into site for more animations. | 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | | cells, organelles, biology |
| | Arianna's Nutrition Expedition | | | 4th | Healthful Living Education; Science | health, nutrition, food, food chemistry |
| | Vocabulary Strategies | | Cadre of vocabulary strategies for all grade levels and all subject areas. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Dance Arts Education; English Language Arts; English Language Development; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language; Guidance; Healthful Living Education; Information Skills; Mathematics; Media; Music Education; Pedagogy; Science; Social Studies; Theatre Arts Education; Visual Arts Education; Writing | |
| | The Wright Brothers: The Invention of the Aerial Age | | Interactive Experiments, Classroom Activities, E-Cards, Who Were Wilbur & Orville? Inventing a Flying Machine, and The Aerial Age Begins | | Science; Social Studies | Wright Brothers, history, aviation history, Wright Brothers, weekly |
| | Ultra-Efficient Engine Technology- Kid's Page | | What is Aeronautics? Dynamics of Flight. Airplanes, History of Flight, games, links, and lesson plans | 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th | Science; Social Studies | flight, history, airplanes, aviation history, Wright Brothers, weekly |
| | Wright Brothers Museum- Provided by the National Parks Service | | Plan your visit, photos/multimedia, history & culture, for teachers, for kids, news. | 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Social Studies | museum, flight, National Parks, climate, aviation history, Wright Brothers, weekly |
| | Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans- Wright Brothers National Memorial | | This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into classrooms across the country. | 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Social Studies | avation history, geography, inventors, Wright Brothers, weekly |
| | The Pearl Harbor Newspaper Archives | | Read the newspaper articles about Pearl Harbor detailing the destruction. | 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Social Studies | Pearl Harbor, World War II, Veterans, weekly |
| | Remembering Pearl Harbor | | an interactive site that provided by National Geographic that contains resources that give first hand and up the minute account of the attach on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 17, 1941. Interactive timelines, photos, videos, firsthand accounts and tons of information. | 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Media; Social Studies | Pearl Harbor, World War II, Veterans, weekly |
| | Battleship Row | | A photographic look at the US Navy during the attack on Pearl Harbor that also includes survivor accounts. | 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Media; Social Studies | Pearl Harbor, World War II, Veterans, weekly |
| | Snowflakes and Snow Crystals | | Learn about snowflakes and crystals, where they come from, how they are created and much more. | 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Physics | snowflakes, winter, January, December, weather, snow, winter, Christmas, weekly |
| | All About Snow - Provided by the National Snow and Ice Data Center | | Which city in the US has the most snow annually? How big can snowflakes get? Why is snow white? | 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science | Avalanches, blizzards, snow, weather, January, December, snow science, winter, Christmas, weekly |
| | Throw a Polar Express Pajama Party | | This handout includes pre-activities, party name tags, invitations, train tickets, crossword puzzle, reindeer activity, and much more | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd | English Language Arts | Polar Express, winter, weather, Christmas, weekly |
| | Polar Express Math Activities | | Word problems based on events that take place throughout the story. | 2nd; 3rd; 4th | Mathematics | Word Problems, Polar Express, winter, weather, Christmas, weekly |
| | Chris Van Allsburg | | Meet the Author of the Polar Express - Chris Van Allsburg / Story Writing Contest | 2nd; 3rd; 4th | English Language Arts; Writing | Author, Polar Express, winter, weather, Christmas, writing, weekly |
| | National Day of Listening | | National Day of Listening is celebrated each year on the day after Thanksgiving. It is a day when children and adults are encouraged to set aside one hour to record a conversation with someone important to you. Visit the National Day of Listening site to download a free Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide with step-by-step interview instructions | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Information Skills; Media | Listening, interviews, weekly |
| | Lets Say Thanks | | This web site gives you an opportunity to send a free printed postcard to U.S. military personnel stationed overseas showing your support and appreciation for their service to our country. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | English Language Arts; Writing | military, letter writing, weekly |
| | Veteran's Day- United States Department of Veteran's Affairs | | This web site creates History, Teachers Guides, Poster Gallery and VA Kids site, etc. | 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Media; Social Studies | military, Veteran's Day, weekly |
| | Daylight Savings Time | | History, Why? Controversy, Who Observes it? Click on "Nodes" to see a cloud view of the information. | 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Social Studies | daylight savings time, time zones, weekly |
| | The Official US Time | | Verify the time on your clock to insure that you have the correct time. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Science; Social Studies | daylight savings time, time zones, teacher tool, weekly |
| | Online Alarm Clock | | This is a great site to use to keep your students on task and to get their attention | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Dance Arts Education; English Language Arts; English Language Development; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language; Guidance; Healthful Living Education; Information Skills; Mathematics; Media; Music Education; Pedagogy; Science; Social Studies; Theatre Arts Education; Visual Arts Education; Writing | time, stopwatch, teacher tool, weekly |
| | Swan's Pumpkin Farm | | Check your PIQ (Pumpkin Intelligence Quotient), create a virtual Jack-O-Lantern, printable Jack-O-Lantern patterns, and pumpkin facts | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th | Science; Visual Arts Education | art, Halloween, pumpkin, facts, weely |
| | Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers | | Technology tips of the week, ideas and activities, internet resources, training handouts, products, and odds & ends. | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Information Skills; Media | teacher tools, technology, computer resources, multimedia, weekly |
| | SlideShare: Pocket Video Cameras | | Forty Interesting Ways to use your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom | K; 1st; 2nd; 3rd; 4th; 5th; 6th; 7th; 8th; 9th; 10th; 11th; 12th | Computer Technology Skills; Information Skills; Media | teacher tools, Flip camera, video camera, computer resources, multimedia, weekly |