Resources
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- Bringing Literacy to Life Through Children's Literature
- Children's Literature in Math
- Children's Literature in Science
- Lesson Plans
- Presentations
- Technology in the 21st Century Math/Science Classroom
- Websites
Bringing Literacy to Life Through Children's Literature
MATH
- Arthur's Funny Money (Grade 1)
- Bear in a Square (K)
- The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book (Grade 2)
- Flamingo Math
- How Big is a Foot? (Grade 1)
- Literacy Integration Ideas
- ME and the Measure of Things (Grade 2)
- Pigs will be Pigs (Grade 3)
- Probably Pistachio (Grade 2)
- Ranger Rick Flamingos Lesson Plan (Grade 3)
- Ten Little Lady Bugs (K)
SCIENCE
- A Log's Life (Grade 3)
- A Log's Life Graphic Organizer
- Cool Tools - Ranger Rick October 2008 (Grade 3)
- Cool Tools
- Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? (K)
- How a Seed Grows (Grade 1)
- I Really Wonder What Plant I'm Growing (Grade 2)
- Mac Side Up (Grade 2)
- Simple Machine Flash Cards
- The Season of Arnold's Apple Tree (Grade 1)
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar (K)
- What is the World Made Of? (Grade 2)
Children's Literature in Math (lesson plans developed by teachers who participated in this year's course)
- A Chair for My Mother (Grade 3)
- Arthur's Funny Money (Grade 3)
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? (K)
- Caps for Sale (Grade 1)
- Character Map
- Charts, Maps, & Graphs (grade 2)
- Collaborative Planning Sheet
- Daisy and the Egg (Grade 3)
- Each Orange Held Eight Slices (Grade 3)
- Grapes of Math (Grade 2)
- Hippos go Beserk (PreK)
- How Big is a Foot? (Grade 3)
- Inch by Inch (K)
- Math Literature
- Me and the Measure of Things (Grade 2)
- Me and the Measure of Things (Grade 3)
- Monster Musical Chairs (Grade 1)
- Mr. Noisy's Book of Patterns (K)
- Number One, Number Fun (Grade 1)
- Pigs in the Pantry (Grade 3)
- Pigs Will Be Pigs A (Grade 3)
- Pigs Will Be Pigs B (Grade 3)
- Reading
- Room for Ripley (Grade 2)
- Shapes (on level)
- Shapes (easy)
- Shapes (easiest)
- Sir Cumference & the Dragon of Pi: A Math Adventure (Grade 3)
- Strega Nona (Grade 3)
- Time To... (K)
Children's Literature in Science (lesson plans developed by teachers who participated in this year's course)
- A Drop Around the World--Matter (Grade 2)
- Animal Habitats Around the World (Grade 1)
- Day and Night (Pre-K)
- Day and Night (Grade 1)
- Day and Night (Grade 2)
- Force & Motion Tug of War (Grade 1)
- Force, Motion, and Energy (Grade 1)
- Investigating Changes in Magnets & Metals (Grade 2)
- Investigating Changes in Matter (Grade 2)
- Mr. Fixit's Magnet Machine (Grade 2)
- Science Literature
- Science Investigation--Observation (Grade 1)
- Seasonal Changes (Grade 2)
- The Stranger (Grade 2)
- What Makes a Magnet? (K)
Technology in the 21st Century Math/Science Classroom
- Moon Phase Photo Story (Grade 3)
- Investigating Changes in Natural Resources and Conservation (Grade 3)
- Least Common Denominator Demo
- Letter to Parent
- Rock Cycle: Changes in the Earth (Grade 5-Gifted)
- Scientific Method (Grade 5)
- Voice Thread: Fractions (Grade 5)
- Weekly Planning Template
Lesson Plans
- Amazing Egg
- Changing States
- Color Excitement
- Condensation
- Electromagnetic Power
- Elephant Toothpaste
- Fungus Among Us
- Launch It
- Liquid Assets
- Mentos Gone Wild
- Mix It Up--It's Refreshing
- My Traits Please
- Peanut Pals
- Suck It In--Not
Presentations
- Cookbook to Experimental Design (National Science Teachers Association Conference: Boston, MA)
- Using Data to Design Professional Development (National Science Teachers Association Conference: Boston, MA)
- Kindergarten Teacher's Institute (Lesson plans for activities done in the workshop)
Websites
- National Science Teachers Association
- National Science Education Leadership Association
- The Department of Education has announced a new Web site, TeacherDirect.