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Planning or revising curriculum? Go to Templates for Lessons & Units first to see sample curriculum overviews and unit plans and download the necessary templates. Then take a look at the resources and links here.
To ensure that your curriculum is aligned to your state's standards, you will want to review the standards.
NEWS FLASH: NJ Board of Education Adopts Common Core Standards: http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/10/0616/2136/
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: http://www.corestandards.org/
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE STANDARDS SOON!!!
For NJ test-prep links, go to Test Prep Resources & Links.
OTHER RESOURCES:
FREE: http://www.free.ed.gov/
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence: Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies
New York Times Learning Network: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/category/language-arts/
Lesson plans based on issues and articles featured in the New York Times. Lots of multi-disciplinary project ideas here.
Open Court Resources: http://www.opencourtresources.com/
If you use the Open Court textbook series, you will want to check out this link.
Sparknotes: http://www.sparknotes.com/
The on-line equivalent of CliffsNotes, this Website provides summaries, questions, and quizzes on many commonly-taught books.
Thinkfinity: http://www.thinkfinity.org/home.aspx
Free lesson plans and educational resources
Time for Kids: http://www.timeforkids.com
Time magazine has developed an on-line resource to support K-6 literacy instruction. It includes many helpful items, such as articles, questions, quizzes, graphic organizers, and mini-lessons.
Write Source: http://www.thewritesource.com/
Write Source is a group of teachers and writers who develop materials for students and instructors from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The site includes writing topics, student writing models, and information on how to judge sources.
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