Just Wanted to Share these Sites...

In case you don't already have these two sites bookmarked, please check them out! The first is called We Give Books. "We Give Books is a new digital initiative that enables anyone with access to the Internet to put books in the hands of children who don't have them, simply by reading online.

We Give Books combines the joy of reading with the power of helping others, providing a platform for caregivers and educators to inspire children to become lifelong readers and lifelong givers.

We Give Books also helps some of the world's best, most inspiring, literacy organizations by spreading the word about their great work and by providing books to the young people these organizations support."

So basically, you get to have free books online to share with your kiddos in class or at home and they give free books to others in need. You can feel good about reading a fun book to your kids even more so than you do now!!

The second site is called The Teaching Channel. Teaching Channel is a video showcase—on the Internet and TV—of inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools. Their video library offers educators a wide range of subjects for grades K-12. The videos also include information on alignment with Common Core State Standards and ancillary material for teachers to use in their own classrooms.

I have gotten many great ideas from there and you can view teachers actually demonstrating various concepts or behavior mod. in their classrooms and talking about it. If you haven't already watched some, I implore you to check them out.

Lastly, I wanted to leave you with a little cuteness.

And don't forget to go to my last post and vote for your favorite digital pallette to help me design this blog. I will tally the votes next week and hopefully in 2 weeks will have a whole new look. Hopefully I will also get into my new classroom and get some pics too.

Help Me Design This Blog

I am in the process of coming up with a cool new look for my Preschool Teaching Blog. I need to get inspired and this basic templet is not cutting it. Here are the links to the digital scrapbooking kits I liked. It is so hard to narrow it down. It is like going to a Diner (If you are from Jersey, you know diners) and looking at the huge 5 page menu. For those of you not from NJ, think Cheesecake Factory's menu. There are just so many designs, I don't know which to choose. HELP!! Just put your top choice in the comments.

1.  School Rules                                     2.  At the Park                                  3.  In the Woods

4.  Live 'n Learn                                     5.  PB&J                                          6.  Color the World

7.  A Wise Old Owl                               8.  Artsy                                           9.  All About Me

10.  School Time                                 11.  A Whimsical Garden                12.  A-B-C-D-E-Fun

13.  ABC&123                                    14.  Buggalicious                             15.  Craft Desk

16.  Off to School

Thanks for helping me out!!