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This is my virtual bag of tricks for teaching. Feel free to dig in. We need to equip and encourage one another, so whenever we find a turnkey LP or brainteaser, let's add them here. If it's seven a.m. and I'm off to teach kindergarten, I'll refresh my memory of a draw and tell story. Perchance, my classes are English for Middle Schoolers -- I'll have a grammar pop quiz at my fingertips! Most glorious of all would be to walk into a smart board equipped room and let students drag state capital stars around the US mapscape.

I want to present a lesson that is appropriate to the content and grade level, complimentary to the teacher's given plans, and engaging to the class. Technology may give my an edge and help us all learn any given day!

=My Schools= [|Jefferson County] School District Web site [|Excel Academy] School Web site = = =Resources= http://jefferson.lib.co.us/ County Library Web site including kid safe search sites and research tools [|Core Knowledge Sequence of Study] http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/index.php?q=start = = =Primary Classes= [|Draw and tell]Storytelling resources [|Starfall]Reading and literacy games [|Sight word activities]Downloadable worksheets and interactive games = = = = =English= [|Reverse Dictionary]How to find a word by circling around it's meaning [|Newsroom]Challenging AP Style quizzes [|Vocabulary]Word building with roots, suffixes and prefixes

=Social Studies= [|US Geography activities] [|www.learningtogive.com] [|www.sitesalive.com]

=Turnkey LPs= [|Discovery Education] Puzzlemaker and LP Libray