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**TEACHER RESOURCES**
	*LANGUAGE ARTS*
	The Children's Literature Web Guide This site has a features section, discussion board, quick reference and lots of links to other sites.
	Florida Information Resources Network, a good source for a multitude of instructional materials for kids and teachersÊÊ Ê
	Children's Literature, A Newsletter for Adults This page is designed to enhance children's literacy by helping adults find the best children's books available.
	Reader's Theater Editions This site contains scripts adapted from stories by Aaron Shepard and others, mostly humor, fantasy and retold tales from a variety of cultures for performance by students in grades 3-9.
	Vocabulary University Try this site for vocabulary activities to increase vocabulary and help prepare students for the SSAT, GED, SAT and ACT.
	*SOCIAL STUDIES*
	Mr. Don's Ancient History Page This site has units, lesson plans, activities and resources for Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, China, India, Africa, Incas, Mayans, Aztecs, Vikings, Celts, holidays, map skills and more.
	Social Studies and History Resources At this site, you'll find all sorts of information, organized alphabetically by topic.
	*MATH.SCIENCE. & OTHER RESOURCES*
	Eisenhower National Clearinghouse This site is a nationally recognized information resource for K-12 math and science teachers.
	Frank Potter's Science Gems This site contains links for mathematics, physical science, earth science, life science and health.
	Math Online Check this site for math news, resources and lesson plans for K-12 students.
	Newton's Apple This site includes the teacher's guides to accompany the program or to serve as stand alone resources.
	Nova Online This site includes a special section for readers:Ê lesson ideas, online activities, teacher's exchange and more.
	Discovery Channel School This is the support site for the Discovery Channel. Request free educator's guide, find lesson plans, check the channel schedule.
	Space Science Hotlist This is a comprehensive list of sites for information in the space sciences.
	Energy Quest Resources and Materials for Teachers, Students, and Parents dealing with energy
	Global SchoolNet Foundation Sponsored by Microsoft, this site connects teachers around the world and features global collaborative learning projects.
	Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators This site contains a classified list of sites found to be useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth.Ê It is updated daily.
	InfoZone This site is a must-see for anyone doing research projects.Ê It provides guidance from the "wondering" phase to judging the finished product.
	MiddleWeb Welcome to MiddleWeb, a World Wide Web site exploring the challenges of middle school reform, and brimming with resources for educators and parents!ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ Ê
	The Net's Educational Resource Center This site has links that will help students, parents and teachers access a universe of information from the web. ÊThe sites listed are safe for all ages to view. ÊA word of caution on some of the Holocaust material, as it might be too graphic for young kids.Ê
	Online Writing Lab The Purdue University Writing Lab is primarily a tutorial center for writers who want to work one-to-one with a tutor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Lab serves the entire Purdue community and offers outreach services to internet users around the world as well.
	Support for Teachers Enhancing Performance in Schools (STEPS) STEPS is an electronic performance support system designed specifically to facilitate teachers in the development of instructional lessons, units, and curricula aligned to Florida's Sunshine State Standards.Ê The site is broken down into developmental levels as included in the Sunshine State Standard guidelines.Ê And, if you are looking for educational websites that are keyed to Florida's Sunshine State Standards, the collection of websites included in the STEPS site are now searchable by benchmark.
	The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 6,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.
	The MarcoPolo program provides no-cost, standards-based Internet content for the K-12 teacher and classroom, developed by the nation's content experts. Online resources include panel-reviewed links to top sites in many disciplines, professionally developed lesson plans, and classroom activities. Sites include materials to help with daily classroom planning, brief and extended lesson plans, reviewed and expert-approved links to related high-quality sites, and powerful search engines.
SCREENIT.COM Entertainment Reviews For Parents	Reviews movies, music, videos, and DVD's based on detailed breakdowns based on the amount of sex, violence, obscenity, nudity, smoking, and just plain bad attitudes.
	Unusual and interesting stories and facts about American's history
	Florida's K-12 public school union catalog, a shared database of materials in Florida K-12 library media centers- Imagine a giant card catalog or electronic catalog that contains the records of all school library media centers in Florida!
	Games and information about animals for kids, parents, and teachers
	SchoolCounselor.com was created by Russell Sabella, PhD for the purpose of advancing technology literacy among school counselors. This site contains links and updated information for his book, SchoolCounselor.com: A Friendly and Practical Guide to the World Wide Web. In addition, school counselors can subscribe to a free newsletter which focuses on technology issues, resources, and activities; and explore free and almost free resources.
	Award-winning daily science radio series
	In this calendar, you'll find entries that contain background information, ready-to-go activities, and other suggested curriculum materials related to math and science topics. Use the entries to supplement and enrich your lessons. And use them--or any part of them--on any date that suits your needs. The entries contain direct links to carefully chosen Internet sources and are correlated to national science and mathematics standards. Watch the calendar throughout the year as we continue to add new entries and update others.
	Here's a place that lists resources aligned to the core literature for your grades. We are just beginning and have a long way to go, but here are some great resources here for you. Check out the themes, questions, websites, resources, extensions, activities, and more for each book you teach or read. Eventually this list will be searchable by theme, keywords, author, title.
	One of the best weather sites on the web