Content+Teacher+Resources

Resources For Teachers Who Teach Middle School and High School Content Areas **

//**__Reading__

Merriam Webster: Word Central **// Find a definition, a simile, or a word that rhymes. [] Added by Mack

//**__Language Arts__**//

**ConnectEd Presents:** //** Web English Teacher This is an excellent site for Language Arts teachers' general lesson plans, activities, etc. []**//

A wonderful guide for Middle School writing. Added by Mack
 * The Five Paragraph Essay Wizard **
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 * QWERTY **
 * //Free online typing lessons for anyone.

__//**Math**//__

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 * // Purple Math //**
 * //Have a question about Algebra? Look no further.

//**Public Schools of North Carolina - Curriculum, Instruction and Technology**// [] This website offers help for math teachers of all grade levels. Our district using their Week by Week essentials in their math classes. It really helps the students practice the skills that they have learned during the course of the year and over previous years. Helpful is your standards are similar. Added by: Michele

__//**Science**//__ //**PhET: Interactive Simulations**// Free online physics, chemistry, biology, earth science, and math simulations. [] Fantastic website for teachers. Must see! Just five minutes of playing around with the simulations and you will be hooked. Easy to navigate. Click on "play with sims" to pull up the simulations. The simulations are broken down on the left side by category. Runs on Java with a link to download this program on each simulation page. You can also download and save the simulations so you do not have to worry have internet problems. Added by: Michele

//**__Social Studies/History__**//

//**Today in History**// Find out anything about History from the Library of Congress. [] Added by Mack

[|History Teacher Resource and Blog][] This site features hard to find videos for historical events. Videos are posted regularly along with helpful information on ways to use these resources. The site also contains numerous links to sites relevant to a history teacher. The site is maintained by four history teachers and contributed to by history teachers all over the country. This blog also contains links to textbooks, PowerPoint presentations(5 or more slides) and links to other history teachers’ blogs. There are also resources for using technology in the classroom. The short video clips of specific events or background information into history, works well for even the least interested student. Kevin Kleespies

[|Teaching American History] [] Published by the **Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs at Ashland University ** ** Kevin Kleespies
 * This site is excellent for adding depth to any US history lesson. With interactive applications that work great on a smartboard and historical documents galore this is a site for the US history teacher. This site itself is simple and plain, but makes up for it with content. There are very few links to outside pages within this site.