Use+of+Materials+and+Resources

I am a firm believer in using every resource and material available to you as a teacher. In the special education classroom, I especially think it is important for students to use hands-on manipulatives to help them with a concept (especially for math). Some of the materials I've used with my lessons have been: counters, fake money, hundreds charts, number lines, blocks, white boards, and fake telephones (for reading).
 * //“There are many hands on materials in the classroom, and Michelle uses them to get all of the students involved. She does very well maximizing all of the resources and materials that are available” //
 * -Dan Kleikamp, Nah Tah Wahsh 2nd Grade Teacher ** ||

As for resources, I am in direct contact with the reading and math coaches at the school I'm subbing at. They are a resource in themselves, but they also provide me with resources they know have worked great. I am always looking for books to check out at the library, that would be great to read to the class or great for me to read as a teacher (such as The Disconnected Kid). I also use different resources such as the overhead projector, internet, power point, laminator, copy machine, etc. on a daily basis in order to get my lesson plans completed. My personal learning network on the world wide web continues to increase in size and is very beneficial to my teaching career.