Need a Mother's Day filler?  Here is a quick card with a short poem to have your kids work on.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Baileys-Readers

Books online

Here is a link for the International Children's Digital Library. This has hundreds of books, written in 25 languages for children to enjoy online.

http://en.childrenslibrary.org/index.shtml

Guys Read

Guys Read

Do you have reluctant BOY readers? Do your BOYS select the same types of books? If so, this site, created by author Jon Scieszka, will be a great resource for you. This gives you suggestions on BOY books that they will enjoy.

James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read

James Patterson's Read Kiddo Read

This site rocks! If you have students or children that can not decide what books to read, this is a great place to start. It is divided into groupings such as beginning, transitional, advanced, and also great page turners! From these categories, it subdivides by a few genres!!! It is a great resource for all!

web 2.0 applications

http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/63663/Blueprint-for-Web-2


Here is a presentation that I had to do for an online class which researched web 2.0 applications. It was a wonderful learning experience and I hope to continue. The presentation is a "rough" timeline for implementation of the applications I have used and enjoy.

Literacy Work Stations

This year I was introduced to Literacy Work Stations and what a life saver! I had done stations before, but not the Debbie Diller way. I was given the book: Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work, and it was tremendously helpful!!! It made my life as a Exceptional Education Teacher so much better! We accomplished more work and I was able to meet with every student individually during the hour! I highly recommend the book! http://www.debbiediller.com/

Sites for early reading instruction

Try this site when working with students who need early phonics instruction. They will love the games and it will read the stories to them, with them, or they can read independently.

www.starfall.com