Guest Author - Bonnie Sayers

Here are some resources suitable for parents and teachers for classroom discussions, preparations and lesson ideas. Some television station websites are included.

Cable in the Classroom - "Its mission is to foster the use of cable content and technology to expand and enhance learning for children and youth nationwide."

Court TV Choices Initiative - this includes a teacher's guide for working with adolescents, ages 10-15. It includes bullies and self-esteem issues.

Dinotopia Teacher Resources - "Dinotopia has been used as a popular teaching theme in classrooms across America and around the world. Many educators have used the books to draw their students into reading, art, science, and math topics." The site also has exhibits, puzzles and trivia for the Dinosaur enthusiast.

Discovery School - Here at discovery you will find lesson planners, puzzle maker, worksheet generator, homework helpers, custom classroom, clip art gallery and more.

History Channel Classroom - "The History Channel Multimedia Classroom, a set of exciting, interactive social studies teaching tools drawn from its award-winning program content. These lesson plans, correlated to individual state and national curriculum standards, are easy to use for teachers, parents, and students."

Movies in the classroom - Class Brain has geography lessons based on the Cars movie, Harry Potter writing prompts and celebrity news. Learn about the movie rating system and print out permission slips for your students.

NASA Quest - free online tools with lesson plans, hands-on math activities, interactive storybooks, educator guides and workbooks. This site offers something for every age group.

National PTA - find a local association in your area, leadership and parent resources, information in Spanish and much more.

National Zoo Classroom Resources - There are curriculum guides, explorer kits, migratory bird activities and resources for the classroom that cover conservation and research. There is an exchange of artwork for a " cross-cultural environmental education program that links elementary school classes in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., with classes in Latin America and the Caribbean."

PBS Nature Series - Teacher Guides for nature programs and series - The Reptiles, Flight School, Deep Jungle, Forces of the Wild, Jane Goodall´s Wild Chimpanzees and others.

Reading Rainbow - Free classroom resources, teacher guides and resources.

Visiting author series, teachers guide - Scholastic.com, Ann Martin - author of the Babysitters Club series.

Teachers.Nick.com - this site has lots of information for families as well with resources starting at preschool aged children. There is Nick at Nite's family table and Nick News with Linda Ellerbee.