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Teaching Resources for Primary Schools

Teachers use up resources quickly, especially when trying to keep young learners interested with challenging and varied materials. There are ample resources for primary school teachers, if you know where to look. These resources not only enhance your own ideas, they may give you ideas for new approaches, and even whole new subject areas that you haven't covered.
  1. Lesson plans.

    • Teaching draws on personal tastes and abilities, so feel free to alter the lesson plans of other teachers.

      Teachers can find a wealth of grade-appropriate lesson plans online. Experiences and caring teachers post these by subject and grade level, and many of them are excellent. Feel free to borrow, adapt and improve these plans according to your students' needs.

    Educational associations.

    • Teacher organizations are usually willing to share a piece of the resource pie with you.

      Organizations offer a wide variety of resources for teachers. These can range from national associations to local chapters of the teachers' union. Some organizations even offer free technology for the classroom. A little searching online will yield more sources than you can possibly take advantage of. Start with your union, then expand to your teacher associations.

    Other teachers

    • The online teaching community will help you find whatever you need.

      The online teacher community is strong, and many teachers are generous with leads to resources and are actual resources themselves. Join chat rooms, forums and organizations formed by teachers online, and you will be inundated with resources.

    LIbrary Resources

    • Libraries offer many free resources to teachers.

      Libraries are eager to loan teachers materials. The Library of Congress even makes much of its collection available for free online. Many local libraries have teacher membership cards that allow teachers to order books and have them delivered. Be sure you are utilizing all your library's resources, and befriend your local reference librarian.

    Donors

    • Giving money for teacher projects and classroom improvements is increasingly popular online.

      Many Internet sites--such as donorschoose.org--will raise money for the resources you need. Simply write a proposal, and a donor may decide to buy what you need and ship it to your school. The site will verify your status with the school.

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