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Resources are available all over the Internet.  Here are just some of the resources I have found that I think are pretty good.  Most are free and some offer the ability to sign up for free giving additional opportunities to use with your classes.  

Learn Zillion - A really nice site that offers lessons to help with differentiation in your classes.  You can sign up for a free account and add classes and follow progress.  

Pinterest - You can find resources galore on Pinterest.  You can set up your own page and link to your favorite resources.  

engageNY - This New York resource offers many advantages.  They have set up a site with units that follow the Common Core Standards and include plans and pre and post tests for each unit.  

Illuminations - An NCTM site that has lots of resources.  You don't need an NCTM membership to take advantage of this site.  NOTE:  This is where the Relationship Rods activity originated.  This is where the Multiplying Using Unit Models activity originated.

Share My Lesson - A free site that offers lessons by and for teachers.  You can sign up for a free account to have access to all the wonderful resources here.

Common Core Sheets - Another free resource offering many worksheets aligned to Common Core Standards.  Don't pass this by when you need some additional worksheets to help students practice.

TuvaLabs - Wow...A new site that offers the opportunity to request data to be used by students.  Students can research a topic of interest.  Sign up for a free account and see what it can offer you.  

Meta-Chart - If you are looking for a site that will help create your graphs and charts, this might be the one.  You can save and print the charts made.

Math Playground - This site has lots of fun practice activities.  The downside is that it requires Flash for many of the best activities.

Math is Fun - How can this not be a good site with a name like that?  This site offers a little bit of everything.

6th Grade Adventures in Mathland (Ratio and Proportion) - This is a teacher's website lesson on Ratio and Proportion.  She will be publishing more lessons, I'm sure.

CPALMS - Here is a site from Florida that offers many resources for teachers.  NOTE:  This is where the Fraction Quilt activity originated.

Khan Academy - Great resource for flipping a classroom or just differentiating.

Virtual Nerd - Another great resource for flipping.  Students can use the videos to help them review or learn concepts.

Inside Mathematics - Lots of resources including lessons, examples from teachers, etc.  

AIMS Education - This site has many resources.  The prices are pretty reasonable for their lessons and books, but they also offer a monthly newsletter that has free resources.  NOTE:  The measurement labs (Measure-for-Measure, Sticking-Around, Punch-It-Up, Step-by-Step) came from AIMS.  

Below are some of the worksheets used during the PRISM Summer 2014 Classes.  Many are from other sources and the documents are in their original format.
scale_of_the_universe_lesson.pdf
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fraction_fun_book_lesson.pdf
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egyptian_fractions.pdf
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base_10_and_beyond_worksheet.pdf
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generations_of_traits_with_pompoms.pdf
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