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Classroom Resources

Habits of Mind

  • MINDful ReMINDers: Helpful Tips for Teaching the Habits of Mind
  • Habits of Mind Books (Most of these can be found in the Asa Adams Library)
  • Habits of Mind Book List (Asa Library and beyond!)

Writing

  • Creative Commons–Find copyright-approved images & videos.
  • KidBib Toolkit–a basic & free bibliography maker
  • Citation Maker
  • EasyBib–free bibliography maker
  • Creative Writing Links–Kids on the Net
  • Fun Writing Games for Kids
  • Digital Storymaking Sites and Tools
  • Digital Storytelling Resources
  • Make Beliefs Comix–Create a digital comic strip story!

Reading & Speaking

  • Seussville
  • Free Audio Books for Children–So many great stories to read and listen to!
  • Unite for Literacy–A wonderful and FREE site with digital picture books!
  • Reader’s Theater–Fun and free scripts!

STEM

  • Fab Lab Portaportal
  • STEM Resources–Tons of free resources gathered by STEMfinity
  • Demco Makerhub–Create an account and access free STEM lessons
  • Easy Science for Kids
  • Math Lines

Keyboarding

  • Typing Club
  • Keyboarding without Tears–for K-2 classes!
  • DanceMat Typing from the BBC–a fun tutorial for all! (USE SAFARI!)
  • Sense-lang.org–another excellent tutorial
  • FreeTypingGame.net
  • Keyboard Revolution–follow up practice!
  • Keyboarding Practice
  • Fun Keyboarding Games
  • Keyboarding Game
  • Supersites–lots of great keyboarding games!

Coding

  • Made with Code–A fun and easy way to ease into the world of coding!
  • Code.org–Learn the basics of coding with Javascript!
  • Scratch–Create stories, games, and animation
  • More Coding Resources (from commonsensemedia.org)
  • Tinkercad (3D Printing Design)
  • Coding with Dash and Cue

Evaluating Resources

  • C.A.R.S. Method for Evaluating Websites
  • Evaluating Websites with Students

Eno Board Resources for Teachers:

  • Eno Board Easiteach
  • Eno Board and Smart Board Resources
  • Eno Board Inservice’s Blog

Author Links

  • Author & Illustrator Biographies from Scholastic
  • Children’s Authors & Illustrators–A very comprehensive list!
  • HarperCollins Children’s Authors–Hundreds of authors listed.
  • Authors!  Authors!  Children’s Book Authors on the Web
  • Author Biographies from DMOZ
  • Author Biographies and Bibliographies from Biblio.com
  • Author Lynn Plourde’s Home Page
  • Tomie dePaola’s Home Page
  • Mo Willem’s Home Page
  • Ryan T. Higgins’ Home Page

Maine Sites

  • Famous People from Maine (Maine.gov)
  • Famous People Born in Maine (Biography.com)
  • Notable and Famous Maine People (Stuffaboutstates.com)
  • Famous Celebrities from Maine (Hubpages.com)
  • Search for Current Famous Maine Olympians
  • Joan Benoit Samuelson-A Born Athlete
  • Joan Benoit Samuelson Biography
  • Samantha Smith History

U.S. History Sites

  • Kids.gov U.S. History Links
  • The Pilgrims and Thanksgiving
  • PBS:  U.S. History Videos
  • Ben’s Guide to U.S. History for Kids–a fun site!
  • Liberty!  The American Revolution from PBS 
  • Colonial Williamsburg
  • The American Revolution–interactive site

Just for Fun!

  • ABCya–elementary games and activities
  • ABCya Paint–a fun, basic painting program
  • ABCya Animate–Animate your own cartoon!
  • FlipAnim–Another fun animation site!
  • Animation Links
  • Make-a-Flake–Design your own snowflakes!
  • Snow Days–another fun snow flake site!

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News

  • Kindergarten Registration!
    Posted on Feb 24, 2022
  • Return to School Guidelines with October 17 Update
    Posted on Oct 26, 2020
  • 2020-2021 Student Handbook
    Posted on Oct 2, 2020
  • Asa Adams Back to School Q&A
    Posted on Aug 20, 2020
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