Curriculum Resources

http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/SCAindex.shtm
The Florida Center for Reading Research has free resources for K-5 reading teachers. The
materials on this are site easy to implement into any classroom reading instruction. Once the
games and activities are taught, they can easily be use independently.

http://www.opencourtresources.com/houghton_mifflin_reading/
This site has free reading materials for K-6 teachers of Open Court. They are organized by grade
level and unit. The materials are linked directly to each story from the anthology from HM/Open
Court.

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-secondgraders

Reading Rockets is a great resource of free articles written to support reading instruction. This
link is directly to a printable PDF for parents on how to support reading at home. The PDF is
also available in many languages.
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/grade/1-2/
This link has free lesson plans and student interactives for grade K-12. They are written and
submitted by teachers for teachers. Search the site to see if a book or story has a lesson plan you
might use or you could submit your own.

https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-2-ela-skills-unit-1
This site provides a specific curriculum and intervention strategy for primary reading. It
provides assessment materials, pacing guides, curriculum guides, reading material, and
worksheets. Engage NY is a very compressive site!

Differentiated Instruction Sites

http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=100&entryid=6226
This site is written by David Kapuler, an educational consultant. He has gathered a list of
creditable site that can provide differentiated instruction support for students. He provides links
to each sight so that you can visit each one a make your own assessment. Most of these sites
require a subscription for a fee.

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/cali/di_websites_cha
rt.pdf
This site provides a 24 page PDF listing of differentiated instruction sites. It is organized by
title, description, content area, and the applicable use of each site.

http://www.fortheteachers.org/differentiation_framework/
This site is written for teachers. It provides information on how to differentiate instruction. It
provides graphic organizers extensive information to help guide teachers in determining which
students are in the greatest need of intervention.

EDUTOPIA

http://www.edutopia.org/article/differentiated-instruction-resources

You will find a collection of tools and advice from Edutopia staff on differentiated instruction.
There are several imbedded videos to watch as well.

http://www.ascd.org/research-a-topic/differentiated-instruction-beyondascd.aspx
This site provides many different resources about differentiated instruction. It has a links to
research and reports, websites, blogs, other educational organizations, the latest information on

ERIC and how to follow DI on Twitter. (ASCD- Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development)

http://www.starfall.com/
Starfall is a free program that students of any age can use at school or at home for reading skill
practice.

Technology Resources
https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/50-education-technology-tools-everyteacher-should-know-about
This page link has a list and description of the 50 most useful tech tools for teachers.

Kahoot!

https://getkahoot.com/

Kahoot is site that teachers can use for free. It is designed as an interactive site where teachers
choose the content and build quizzes themselves or they use quizzes from the data base that have
been uploaded to share from other teachers. Students need a device to play (tablet, Ipad,
smartphone, laptop). Quizzes can be designed for pre-assessments, review of content, and team
challenges, the uses are endless. The quizzes are engaging and fun.

http://www.edudemic.com/best-web-tools/
This site lists several technology choices that would make a great place to start if you need to
incorporate more technology into your classroom and lessons.

iLearn Technology

http://ilearntechnology.com/wordpress/

This is blog site that explains how to integrate technology into the classroom with ease. There
are written explanations, as well as videos. The site is run by Kelly Tenkely. It is appropriate for
K-12 teachers.

http://exchange.smarttech.com/#tab=0
The Smartboard exchange has resources for every content area and grade level. Lessons are
shared on this exchange so that others can use them in the classroom. Teachers can share their
own lessons on the exchange for others to use. These lessons are for use with a Smartboard.