Best of the Web

Periodically we compile a list of the best of what the Internet has to offer to teachers—be that in the classroom or just in daily life. The current edition focuses on resources for new teachers – whether they are student teachers or entering their first year as head teachers, everyone could use a little advice.

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View the Best of the Web Archive for past resources, including lesson plans, employment listings, technology in the classroom, and many more.

Back to School Resources

Back to School Resources

This website offers an extensive list of links, all of which lead to many useful lesson plans and activities to start off the year with. This website can be useful for teachers of any grade as well as new teachers.

EduHound

EduHound has hunted down links to a variety of different websites with resources to aid teachers in the upcoming year. Examples include fall bulletin board ideas and organization advice so that teachers can be prepared on the first day of school.

Education World

Education World provides activities to help kick start a new school year, as well as activities to help make the students feel more ‘at home’ in the classroom throughout the entire year. They also provide resources for first-year teachers and classroom management tips. In addition, unlike other websites, they offer ideas for substitute teachers.

National Education Association

The National Education Association offers many helpful resources to teachers entering the new school year, including a lesson plan database with lessons for any subject, tips on building relationships with students and parents, and teaching techniques. They also provide a list of resources for parents and community members about ways to get involved in their child’s education, how to build strong relationships with new teachers and how to help ease the transition back into school.

PTA

The PTA provides a Back to School Kit for parents, which provides tips ranging from how parents can help teachers to important safety tips.

SchoolExpress

This extraordinarily helpful website provided by SchoolExpress provides teachers with free worksheets in a variety of different subjects for different grade levels. This website also allows teachers to make their own worksheets, quizzes, and awards. However, this website would most likely be useful to teachers of students in younger grades rather than high school teachers.

The Teachers Corner

TheTeachersCorner.net lists lesson plans and activities both on its own website and on outside websites for back to school. They have first week homework ideas and ways to start a reading program for the new school year, among other resources.

Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet provides a series of links specifically to help teachers plan for the first few weeks of school. These links include lesson plans, grade books, first day activities, and classroom management.

TeacherVision

TeacherVision lists lesson plans, icebreakers, bulletin boards, as well as a series of forms and activities specific to different subjects – all useful for the beginning of the school year.

USA.gov

This U.S. government website provides a series of links for parents, teachers, and students of all ages with a variety of back to school information. They range from financial aid for students to educational resources for teachers.