Pressed for time? Need an idea for a bulletin board, or a class activity?Looking for computer-based activities to supplement or support curriculum? Check out the following web links for some great teacher resources!

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators ~ this site provides links to websites useful for educators. Items are grouped by subject/content area as well as types of “teacher helpers”.

Dance Mat Typing ~ Free website sponsored by the BBC that gives students a chance to practice their keyboarding skills in a fun, interactive format.

Math Skills Practice Activities ~ presented by the Cobb County, GA school district, this website has links to Math activities for Grades 3-5 in the areas of Number and Operations, Measurement, Fractions, Money, Geometry, and Problem Solving.

Fun 4 the Brain ~ website with links to fun interactive activities for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division practice for students.

Mr. Nussbaum ~ Another site that includes interactive practice activities for students in reading and Math.

Online Language Arts games ~ Interactive games that support English Language Arts skills grouped by grade levels, Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), and Middle (5-8). Activities include vocabulary games, parts of speech, and grammar skills.

Sheppard Software ~ Includes hundreds of educational games, quizzes, and activities related to geography, history, science, and vocabulary skills.

Discovery Kids Seek Your Own Proof ~ Free website that teachers can sign up for that encourages students to use reading, problem solving, and analysis skills. Supports science and history.

ROE Library Note-Taking Wiki ~ Webpage that reviews different strategies for note taking and also has links to interactive graphic organizers and additional note taking resources that could be adapted for classroom use.

SmartBoard resources ~ From SMART Exchange, free downloadable templates that can be customized for your classroom use. Want to create a Jeopardy game to review for a Social Studies or Science test? Interested in creating a classroom calendar for Morning Meeting? This is the place to look!

SmartBoard K-12 tested activities ~ From Lee Summit, MO school district, this website includes links to activities that were designed with the interactive whiteboard or SmartBoard in mind.

Virtual Field Trips and Scavenger Hunts ~ Want to take a field trip to the rain forest? From the Lee Summit, MO school district, this webpage includes links to virtual field trip websites, such as an interactive tour of Ellis Island and virtual field trips for a variety of nature topics.

Virtual Field Trips ~ More weblinks to virtual field trips from Vicki Blackwell’s Internet guide for educators. Teaching a unit on the solar system? Check out the link to the Nine Planets… Want to have your class “visit” the White House? Here’s your chance!

Mind 42 ~ Free browser based collaborative mind-mapping application that allows the user to create mind-maps or “webs” to organize ideas/take notes. (This website is mentioned in Instructor magazine article on teaching note-taking skills to middle school students—Holiday, 2011 issue.)