Lesson Plans

All lesson plans are aligned with the Common core. Includes high quality lesson plans for K-12.
(http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/lesson-plan)

Designed to provide teachers with resource materials, classroom activities, and graphic organizers.

Proves high quality educational content through online textbooks. Focuses on mathematics and science, grades K-12. (http://www.ck12.org/teacher/)

Discovery Education supports K–12 teachers and students with award-winning curricular resources and dynamic professional development.

Includes lesson plans, daily features and columns, and many other resources for educators, preschool through high school. (http://www.educationworld.com)

Includes discussion and examples of innovative practices for grades K-12, including assessment, project-based learning, teacher supervision and development, and technology integration.(http://www.edutopia.org)

Provides teaching activities related to reading/language arts, spelling, mathematics, social studies, science, health, and art appropriate for elementary and middle school. While the ideas often refer to specific Harcourt Brace textbooks, they can also be used independently. (http://www.harcourtschool.com/index.html)

The "Activity Search" provides a search for classroom activities and lesson plans by curriculum area and grade level (K-8). Graphic organizers are available under the "Graphic Organizers" link. The social studies section includes outline maps for downloading.(http://www.eduplace.com/index.html)

Lesson plans for math, literacy, science and social studies grouped by three age levels.

Provides resources and lesson plans for teachers on a wide variety of topics. Can limit search to state standards and CCSS. (http://www.loc.gov/teachers)

Search for lesson plans on various topics.

Provides information on PBS television shows and videos. Includes lesson plans for PBS productions and links to over 1,000 teacher resources online in the areas of arts and literature, health and vocation, social studies, mathematics, science, and "TechKnow." Resources include materials for preschool through high school levels. (http://www.pbs.org)

Publisher site that includes lesson plans, teaching activities, discussion guides for selected books published by Scholastic, and current events. (http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/index.htm)

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest complex of museums. The Learning Lab provides lesson plans/resources in the arts, language arts, social studies, and science.

Contains millions of flash cards and online quizzes. Search for your topic. (http://studyblue.com)

Lesson plans in all curricular areas and at all levels.

TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly manner. (http://www.teachersfirst.com/index.cfm)

These sites are sanctioned by the US Department of Education and apply to all subject areas.