Teacher Page

The Duxbury Free Library is happy to coordinate with our schools by setting aside materials for class projects. Use the form below to alert us to upcoming projects, or contact the Children's librarians by phone or email.

Websites for Educators

• Duxbury Schools

• Blue Web'n - 'blue ribbon' educational websites
• Children's Literature - Author and Illustrator sites
• Education World
• EduWeb: Adventures
• Family Education Network
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) - education resources supported by U.S. government agencies
• Great Sites for Parents, Caregivers, Teachers
• Idea Box - An online database of ideas and activities for early childhood teachers
• Inspiring Teachers Family Education Network -tool box for the first year teacher
• New Teacher's Survival Guide    - everything for a first year teacher
• Recommended websites for Teachers (Rutgers University)
• Sites for Teachers - hundreds of educational websites rated by popularity
• Teacher Planet

  Educational trivia

• Did You Know??? - fun facts on many subjects
• This Day in History - New York Times
• This Day in History

  Educational Games

• Funbrain
• MrNussbaum.com
• Puzzlemaker

  Maps and Interactive Map games

• Maps - puzzles and games
• National Geographic  – printable maps
• Place the State - drag and drop

  Science and Math

• Homepage for New Math Teachers - Terri Husted
• National Council of Teachers in Mathematics -
• NCTM Illuminations
• Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement

  Social Studies

• The History Channel

   Grammar -

• Grammar and Quotation Marks

  Internet and Web Design

• ClassWeb- providing web tools to interact with their students and others.
• Filamentality - a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities.

• WebQuests Homepage - Burnie Dodge's homepage for those wanting WebQuest information. This is a powerful tool for integrating web resources into the classroom.

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Contacting Us

Nancy Denman (Mrs. D)Children's Librarian
ndenman@ocln.org

Marty O'Meara (Mrs. O)Children's Librarian
momeara@ocln.org

Carol Segar (Mrs. S)Library Associate