Last night was the PTSA meeting, Chorus performance,(POLLYWOG HAD A SOLO AND DID GREAT!!!!!!! Ok, proud mommy outburst over and you can return to your regularly scheduled article.) and Thanksgiving Dinner at Pollywog’s middle school. I was happy to see so many people in attendance, but saddened by the fact that the PTA/PTSA has to put our kids on stage before we make time to walk through the doors.
I wish for more time to volunteer in the school. I want to help out in the classrooms or in the parent resource center. I could totally rock at helping teach other parents how to use the computer, find stuff on the internet, or any of a dozen other things I know how to do. But, like just about everyone else, I have this day job that starts before school and ends after school is out.
During the meeting last night, I started wondering what I could help out without being at the school during business hours. Among other things, I can write, research, and use Microsoft Office programs pretty well. So, after running it past Mark (who does a pretty good job at telling me when I’m getting ready to over-extend myself), I offered to put together a monthly newsletter for the PTSA and perhaps teach a class or two on frugal living.
All of those things take time though… and I’m a strike-while-the-iron-is-hot kinda girl. So, to kick off my off-site volunteer efforts (and help out all of my homeschooling and teacher friends) I compiled a list of websites that offer free resources for Teachers, Administrators, Parents and even Students. Please help me help others by sharing this post with the teachers and parents, homeschooling or otherwise, you know who could use them. And, if you can, add to this list in the comments.
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence ~ FREE Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans from the Federal
Government - The Teachers’ Cafe ~ Free Teacher, Parent & Student Education Resources
- Parenting Resources ~ Free parenting resources for Educators, Parents, Caregivers, or Teachers. Some topics include:
- Parenting Skills Workshop Series
- Handling Young Autistic Children with Challenging Behavior
- Tips for Parents of School Age Children
- Multilingual Tips for Parents and Practitioners
- Thinkfinity ~ Thousands of free lesson plans and educational resources for teachers
- Free educator resources, including lesson plans
- Free student resources
- Free parent resources
- Discovery Education ~ Free classroom tools
- Classroom Resources
- Home Resources
- National Education Association (NEA) ~ Tools and Ideas Including:
- The Educator’s Reference Desk ~ builds on over a quarter century of experience providing high-quality resources and services to the education community.
- From the Information Institute of Syracuse, the people who created AskERIC, the Gateway to Educational Materials, and the Virtual Reference Desk, the Educator’s Reference Desk brings you the resources you have come to depend on. 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses.
- Wisconsin Education Association Council ~ Free things for your students and classroom
- This information was compiled from information gathered by the National Education Association, the U.S. Department of Education and WEAC
- NASA ~ Lesson plans and educator resources for:
- Sciences (Earth, General, Life, Physical, and Space)
- Math
- Technology
- Google for Educators ~ At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That’s why we’ve assembled the information and tools you’ll find on this site
- Free Stuff For Teachers!
- National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE) ~ Building Family-School Partnerships That Work
- Brainy Betty In partnership with CrystalGraphics ~ Free educators resources
- Ebooks
- Powerpoint Templates
- Tutorials
- Printable School Posters
- LOTS MORE
- The Zephyr Press Catalog ~ Shows four teaching guides for free
- Abraham Lincoln for kids
- Chicago History for kids
- The Civil Rights Movement for kids
- Exploring the Solar System
- AAA Spell ~ Spelling & Vocabulary
- AAA Where ~ Geography of the United States
- AAA Where ~ World Geography
- AAA Math ~ Math Resources
- SMART Tech ~ Educators Technology Resources
- Tech Trekers ~ Teachers love free stuff. Doesn’t everybody? This site takes you online to show you where the coolest and cheapest resources are hidden. From software to clip art to content, this site delivers the goods.
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