Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site

You are going to love this Website:  Carol Hurst's Children's Literature.  Teachers in grades K-12 will find useful literacy information.
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.  Here, you can search the complete table of contents for specific topics. 
For example, I searched for read alouds to use in social studies.  The headings I found: U.S. History, World History, Geography, Cultures, Social Skills, Transportation, and Other.  Under each heading were book lists with grade levels and brief descriptions.  Here is a link to fiction and non-fiction books on World War II. 
We can match the books to our S.C. social studies standards, and add them to our reading lessons.  The only thing left to do is check with the media specialist and see what we have in the library!  Remember, at the elementary level, the books may be in the leveled bookroom!
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More Math Resources

Math Links

K-12

• AAA Math - Explanations and examples of basic math skills by grade level; interactive games; challenge problems. Site contains advertising
• Academic Skill Builders- Games
• Angle sums of Regular Polygons - Step-by-step process for finding the angle sum of regular polygons; includes formula
• Basic Facts Flash Cards - Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts
• CMP2 Website - parents and student resources; mathematical background; quizzes; homework help; interactive; EXCELLENT-Great place to find Multiple Choice Questions
• Cool Math 4Kids - Fun math help/review & practice. Site contains advertising
• Connect 4 On-line Game - The old tic-tac-toe turned into Connect4 is now a on-line version
• Convert Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions-game
• Coordinate Graphing - Go to this site to practice graphing on a coordinate graph
• Coordinate Graphing Grid Game 1 - Coordinate Grid Practice
• Coordinate Graphing Grid Game 2 - Coordinate Grid Practice
• Dad's Worksheets - Extra practice math worksheets on a variety of topics: fractions, multiplication/division, exponents, order of operations, etc. Contains advertising
• Decimals - Order - Practice Putting Decimals in Order
• Decimals - Order - Practice putting decimals in order (need to scroll down)
• Educational Games - A little bit of everything...math
• Factor Game - Play the factor game
• Factor Trees 1 - Factor Tree Practice
• Factor Trees 2 - More Factor Tree Practice
• Fraction Games - Fraction Games
• Fractions - Addition - Practice Adding Fractions
• Fractions - Equivalent - Practice finding equivalent fractions
• Fractions - Equivalent Game - Fraction game
• Fractions - Equivalent Game 2 - Create equivalent fractions by dividing and shading squares or circles, and match each fraction to its location on the number line.
• Fractions - Numerator and Divisor Relationships - Explore different representations for fractions
• Geoboard Activities- Geoboard Activities Online
• Graph Paper - Various Kinds of Graph Paper
• Graphing Website - Webpage to help you create graphs
• Math Blackline Masters for Teachers - Various printables for math (mostly for teachers)
• Math Dictionary - Clear, visual definitions of math terms
• Math is Fun - Contains Advertising
• Math Fact Game - Learning Math Functions using Tic Tac Toe
• math.com - everyday math for percents, rounding, etc. Site contains advertising
• Math Manipulatives - Fun math activities to reinforce math skills
• Math Playground - Math games galore
• Measurement Practice - Measurement
• Multiplication Practice - Practice basic multiplication facts
• Scientific Calculator - Online scientific calculator for your homework.
• Sudoku Online 1 - Play Sudoku Online
• Sudoku Online 2 - Play Sudoku Online - another version
• Symmetry Video and Activity - How much do you know about symmetry
• Tangrams Online - Tangram activities - great for spacial reasoning
• The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic - Great site--from basic strategies for all the operations to multiplying and dividing fractions and decimals; powers of 10; ratio and percent; figuring percents with a calculator; etc.
• The Weather Channel - What's the average weather in ?
• Visual Fractions - Identify, add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, mixed numbers
• Tower of Hanoi 2 - logic game etc. using circle graphs and number lines

Read Aloud Resources

I have the wonderful privilege of working with literacy leaders and coaches as a part of LiteracySC.  One of my colleagues asked about finding books to match reading strategies.  I want to share a few ideas.  You can comment and add your ideas to the list.
I purchased the Interactive Read-Aloud Bundle by Linda Hoyt.  This has been a real favorite with teachers.  They almost fight over them!  The set covers grades K-5.  You can use these lists to find books that will teach the strategies you are focusing on. 

Here is the list for grade 1.
Here is the list for grades 2 and 3.
Here is the list for grades 4 and 5. 



You will love the Website created by FCRTA.  Simply click on the skill and find a list of books.

Effective Teaching Solutions has a simple list.

Here is another list focusing on visualization, questioning, inferring, determining importance, synthesizing, and schema.

Social Studies and Literacy

We need more time during the day to teach reading!  I hear this almost weekly.  One way to find more time is to embed Social Studies into your literacy routines.  You can choose non-fiction, content books from the leveled bookroom.  Your small group instruction can be about fluency and social studies! 
Here is a great resource with 7 Ideas for Embedding Social Studies Into Literacy Routines.  I especially like the ideas for studying biographies from Biography Projects from Mrs. Renz.

All of this is found on "The Cornerstone, " a collection of interrelated print and online resources that make your teaching life more effective, efficient, and enjoyable."  The creator is Angela Watson.  Wonderful!