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[] ^Running Record Calculator - all you'll ever need for working out those stupid calculations.

[|TKI - Journals] ^If you're not using this website already for your lesson plans, you're missing out. The lesson plans are very in-depth, and it can save a lot of time

[|www.bitstripsforschools.com] ^It's free for the first month, then $9.95 (USD) a month after that. Really fun to use for the kids, I wouldn't recommend it for a whole lesson or as a unit (unless you have a lot of computers with a reliable internet connection, but it works well as an activity fruing writing time, reading time or free time.

[] ^Courtesy of Dylan. Great website for getting students to became engaged in creative and descriptive writing.

[|Puzzle Maker at Discovery Education] ^Free puzzle maker, particularly useful for making word searches for filling in time

[|PM Book Resources] ^Great link for extra ideas when you're stumped on PM books

[|Scholastic] ^Thanks to Christina for this link. Lots of ideas and resources here.

Year 3&4 - Different Types of Text (Plays, Articles, Fiction, Recipes, Instructions)

Here's a list of different reading tasks you can do during reading time when the kids aren't down on the mat with you. My associate gave me this and I thought you might like to have access to it too.