14th Annual Young Writers & Illustrators Contest If you are in Kindergarten, First, Second or Third grade, you can enter! It is a Contest where you enter a story that is written and illustrated by you! And… if you enter, you will get a certificate signed by the host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton. Find [...]
Daily Archives: January 1st, 2008
Evan-Moor Clip Art Freebies
01-Jan-08Evan-Moor Educational Publishers changes this monthly. Copyright free, reproducible art from some of Evan-Moor’s most popular books. Use the clip art for colorful borders, forms, newsletters, games, etc. You just click on the image to download the pdf.
Animate Your World
01-Jan-08CartoonNetwork.com‘s Animate Your World is a fun, innovative and unique website that’s designed to help educators promote the value of storytelling. Learn about animation and then create your very own animated stories. Download an Animate Your World animation features and production lab.
Intro Physics Free E-books
01-Jan-08Download in pdf The Light and Matter series of introductory physics textbooks. The books are meant for a one-year algebra- or calculus-based course. Note: This takes a while to download.
Getting Organized: Storage
01-Jan-08Decorative Container Ideas such as craft-supply holders and plastic-bag dispensers can be inexpensively made using detergent & cracker boxes.
Common Household Appliance Energy Use
01-Jan-08Listed at this website are some common appliances, their wattage and an estimate of operating costs. There is also a simple formula for calculating operating costs. Note: I do not know how current that website is.
Post Office Freebies
01-Jan-08The National Postal Museum offers downloadable program guides such as: Postal Pack for Elementary School Students (K-6) Collection of illustrated activity sheets that teach about postal transportation history, and encourage letter writing and an appreciation of stamps and historic letters. -and- We Were There: Letters From the Battle Front (7-12) Activity book and resource guide [...]
American Coal Foundation
01-Jan-08American Coal Foundation offers free to download activity booklets and project ideas ranging from K-12. Go to their website at http://www.teachcoal.org/ and click on Teacher Store.
Life of the Forest
01-Jan-08Due to the large demand for International Paper Company‘s free to order Life of the Forest, the materials are now out of stock for ordering via their website. They are updating their free printed materials and hope to make them available this year. You can download the posters with teacher’s guides and booklets.See how paper [...]
EPA Learning
01-Jan-08EPA‘s Student Center lists an A to Z Index that has lots of resources. View the EPA Kids Site and Teaching resources for lesson plans and activities from EPA and many other sources, grouped by topic. Order EPA publications free materials for you and your students such as the Planet Protector Kit and lots more.
