March 2010 Featured Picks

Our Picks for March 2010 include a variety of topical areas of interest to teachers, parents and students. To suggest a topic for April 2010, be sure to email us at the address below. We are dedicated to finding you the best of the web to fit your individual needs.

Featured:

• Testing Resources, by Grade Level - Now is the time when we are all preparing our students for testing. Many teachers over the years have requested that we organize our Assessment Assistance section by Grade Level. Be sure to check out our Released Tests to Print, which is organized by Grade and our Interactive Practice, which is also organized by Grade. We now have all of these resources for you in this new format that we feel will help you find what you need quickly for each Grade 1-12 Subject Area, as you prepare your students for upcoming testing. It is never too early to start planning! If you find that students need extra help in any area, be sure to view our Skillbuilders and Standards Practice Areas, which are also organized by grade level for additional practice.
• Printable Math Worksheets - These printable math worksheets are great for practice in the class or at home. There are blank and customizable templates for Numbers and Operations, Algebra, Geometry and more. Suitable for Grades K-12. Also, check out additional interactive practice on special math topics, such as: Numbers & Operations | Measurement | Geometry & Spatial Sense | Data Analysis, Probability & Algebra.
• Early Childhood and Pre-Kindergarten Resources - We've developed a robust section of PreK and Early Childhood resources for teachers and parents that include links to sites that teach mouse and keyboard skills, alphabet & pre-reading, sight words, math activities, art and crafts, teacher resources, lesson plans, and printables.

Holidays & Observances:

• Spring Daylight Savings Time - Saturday, March 14th
• (**NEW) Passover Activities, Music, and Games. The first Seder is Monday evening, March 29, 2010.

Commemorations:

• National Craft Month
• National Nutrition Month
• Music in our Schools Month
• Women's History Month
• Youth Art Month
• Click here for a March printable calendar for use in the classroom or home from Teachervision.com.



More Resources:

• Science Fair - Parents, do those two words strike fear in your heart? Need help choosing a project? We are here to help. Browse our many resources for all grade levels for parents, students and teachers. We've pulled the best science fair resources into one place so you don't need to go searching on your own.
• Did you know that Internet4Classrooms has online technology tutorials? If you need some instruction in Microsoft Office, including Word 2007, Excel 2007, Powerpoint 2007, you've come to the right place. We also have developed extensive resources for Macintosh and Windows troubleshooting and keyboard shortcuts (Mac) (Windows). Browse this section to find resources, such as Creating Graphic Organizers in Excel, Making a Game Template in Powerpoint and much more!