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Bouncyballs

A free classroom noise level meter, monitor and management tool. Perfect if your school kids are too noisy! Bouncing balls react to sounds from the microphone.

 

ClassDojo

Ready to build an amazing classroom community? ClassDojo is a beautiful, safe, and simple communication app for teachers, parents, and students.

 

Classroom Screen

Support your class activities, stimulate engagement and help your students get to work by using the intuitive tools of Classroomscreen.

 

Classroom Timers

Looking for a simple graphical countdown? Classroom Times has a range of fun countdown timers that are easy to use, available fullscreen, and FREE!

 

Common Core Sheets

The best source for free math worksheets and distance learning.

 

Common Sense Media

This is a platform where you can access teacher-created reviews of educational tools and mobile apps, ready-made lesson plans, webinars, videos, and many other resources.

 

Epic!

Get access to thousands of ebooks for your students to read! Free for school teachers, this website will give your students access to endless reading opportunities.


Happy Numbers

While you teach small groups, Happy Numbers individualizes instruction for the rest of the class,and gives you actionable insights about student growth.

 

Khan Academy

Khan Academy provides free educational content in the form of instructional videos and practice exercises covering different subjects including math, chemistry, physics, science, arts, humanities, and many more.

 

Mystery Science

Mystery Science offers open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science. The hook, visuals, and activity have all been prepared for you.

National Geographic Kids

Studying animals? You need a great teaching website for teachers like Nat Geo for Kids. Research virtually any animal on the planet through National Geographic’s Kids page for easy to read information presented in a kid-friendly way. Of course, National Geographic is also known for its great photos and videos about animals, too. Plus, there are educational games on topics from space to bugs, recycling, and more. Take a look!

National Science Teaching Association

Looking for science lesson plans? This is the place to find them! With a new lesson published every day, there is a wide variety of lessons available on this website. In addition, you can find forums where teachers discuss problems, solutions, questions, and answers for all kinds of science teaching topics.

With these awesome teaching websites for teachers, you’ll be ready to tackle any topic or subject that comes up in the standards.

Newsela

Newsela is a database of current events stories tailor-made for classroom use. Indexed by broad them (e.g., War and Peace, Arts, Science, Health, Law, Money), stories are both student-friendly and can be accessed in different formats by reading level.


ReadWorks

Improve your students' reading comprehension with ReadWorks. Access thousands of high-quality, free K-12 articles.

 

ReadWriteThink

ReadWriteThink offers a wide variety of classroom and professional development resources. These include student interactives, lesson plans, printouts, mobile apps, strategy guides, etc.

 

Remind

Remind is a classroom messaging app that helps teachers build relationships with students and parents every day. 

 

San Diego Zoo

Studying zoology? Check out some of the free resources available through the San Diego Zoo’s website. There are games, activities, excellent videos, and a wealth of information about animals. Check it out!

Teacher Tube

TeacherTube is the best source for instructional videos in a safe environment. From enlivening math with teacher raps to sharing table manners videos with parents, TeacherTube has it all.


Social-Emotional Learning Websites

Edutopia

This site is chock-full of videos, articles, and activities involving SEL.

 

Pathway2Success

Large databank of SEL activities and worksheets. The best thing about this site is the huge stockpile of free printable materials that can be used for quick daily grades or comprehension activities.