TEACHER RESOURCES AND FREEBEES!

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?board=3.0
Reusable craft ideas WOW!!

http://www.allthedaze.com/recycle.html
Recycle: great projects

http://www.projectalphabet.com/index.php
Make your own alphabet book with your digital photo-great!

http://kids.creativity-portal.com/d/articles/
Great site!

http://www.worksheetlibrary.com/
Some free worksheets.

http://www.school-clip-art.com/education_clipart.shtml
Free clip art

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/
Make dice, etc.

http://www.writinga-z.com/

·Federal Reserve Bank of New York-click on the education link and order free materials.

·Dole 5 a Day Program-encourages students to eat five servings of fruit or vegetables a day. Has both online materials and materials to order. (Shipping is suspended during the summer so order for fall in the spring) Your school must register but then all teachers can order their free materials.

·Crest-curriculum materials for 1st grade dental health

·Puffs-curriculum materials for 1st grade about germs

·Mead Parent Conference Packet-fill in a form and get a packet on how to have productive Parent Teacher conferences

·Starfall-will send free teaching materials and books for you to use in your classroom K-1st grade level

·Koko the Gorilla's Club for Kids-get free materials about Koko and the project of communicating with gorillas.

·The History Channel-offers various teacher's guides, calendars and other special offers for teachers.

·National Gallery of Art-borrow materials from here to enhance your art education program-well organized

·National Arbor Day Foundation-materials about the importance of trees, growing trees and other issues. A sampler pack is free other materials are available for costs

·Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University-free posters dealing with various topics in science. Also have free lesson plans and teaching ideas available for download.

·National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information-offers a set of free magazines appropriate for Middle School. Poke around in this site and discover other anti-drug and drug education materials.

·State Farm Insurance-kits that include videos, posters, teaching guides, and handouts on a variety of subjects including character education, insurance basics, and other subjects. Also offers presentations to schools

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Great Writing Activity for Father's Day!

So many of the crafts we make for Father's Day are cute, but useless! Here's an idea that will be appreciated and treasured for years and years.

Every family has favorite memories of trips, birthday parties, or visits to the zoo or aquarium. Why not ceate a Dad's Memories Book? It will take some organizing, but it will be worth the trouble. Let photos tell the story! Follow these easy steps to success.

1. Ask the children to bring in four or five photos from home that show fun times with their dad. Include things like pictures of the day they were born, trips, holidays, birthdays, silly times, dad's activities like bowling, gardening, or fishing, dad teaching them something, the first day in a new house, getting a new pet, or dad's super qualities like his strength, woodworking abilities, or cooking abilities.

2. Glue each picture to a piece of construction paper. Write a sentence or two about each picture on lined paper. Cut and paste the sentence under the photo. You can do one page a day for a week, or space them out through a couple of weeks.

3. Have each child draw a picture of their dad for the book cover. Add a title like Dad's the Best, or Thank You Dad.

4. Arrange the photos in order. You might choose to use them in chronological order or by themes.

5. Be creative as you put the Dad's Memories Book together. Fasten pages together with staples, ribbon, rafia, or stitching. Try cutting the book pages in the shape of dad's head, golf clubs, or his fishing boat. Decorate the pages with stickers, rubber stamps, finger prints, magazine pictures or stencils. Use gel pens or glitter pens for sparkle.

This great writing activity will allow the children to practice their printing skills, inspire creative writing, teach them how to put a book together, and give them the opportunity to have fun.

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