Professional Development
Lesson Plans on the Web
General Lesson Plan Collections
Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
www.geminfo.org/
This site provides access to the substantial, but uncataloged, collections of Internet-based educational materials available on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites.
The Lesson Plans Page
www.lessonplanspage.com
This sites has over 2000 lesson plans categorized by subject area and grade level. The lesson plans were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students, and faculty at The University of Missouri. There are also lesson plans submitted by site users. Most of the lessons are K-6. Note: The site is ad heavy.
AskERIC
www.askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons
This site from ERIC has over 2000 unique preK-12 lesson plans which have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States and the world. ERIC is the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), a national information system funded by the U.S. Department of Education that provides, through its 16 subject-specific clearinghouses, associated adjunct clearinghouses, and support components, a variety of services and products on a broad range of education-related issues.
Discovery School Lesson Plan Library
school.discovery.com/lessonplans
This site from the Discovery School, part of the Discovery Channel, features hundreds of K-12 lessons designed by and for teachers. There is a heavy focus on social studies and science.
Smithsonian Education
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/
You will find a searchable database at this site that will let you locate lesson plans by topic and grade level from all of the Smithsonian's institutions.
Lesson Bank
teachers.net/lessons
This site from Teachernet features hundreds of teacher submitted lesson plans and activities for grades K-12. Note: The site does feature some advertising.
Houghton Mifflin Education Place
www.eduplace.com
You will find hundreds of teacher designed K-8 thematic activities here.
Scholastic Teacher Center
teacher.scholastic.com
You will find lesson plans, activities, and other resources for K-8 at this site from Scholastic.
University of Illinois Extension Schools Online
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/SchoolsOnline/index.html
You will find some great online activities for K-5 students here covering topics like the secret life of trees, insects, animals, weather, and nutrition.
Curriculum Units by Fellows of the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
1978-2003
www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units
Thematically arranges units of study. Most units are for the upper grades.
MCREL Lesson Plans
www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/index.asp
Collection of K-12 lesson plans from Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.
LETSNet
commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet
The Learning Exchange for Teachers and
Students (LETSNet) features units, activities, ideas, and lessons for K-12.
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Art Lesson Plans
ArtsEdNet
www.getty.edu/artsednet/home.html
Lesson plans, teaching ideas and tips from the Getty Institute for the Arts
ArtsEdge
artsedge.kennedy-center.org/artsedge.html
Cross-curriculum resources and activities from the Kennedy Center for the Arts.
EdSitement - Humanities Lesson Plans
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_index.asp
A collection of lesson plans from the National Endowment from the Humanities.
KinderArt
www.kinderart.com
This site has over 1000 art and craft lessons and ideas.
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Music Lesson Plans
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lesson Plans
www.rockhall.com/programs/plans.asp
This collection of over 70 teacher designed cross curricula lesson plans from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame use rock and roll and music as a foundation for exploring a variety of issues and topics.
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Language Arts
CyberGuides
www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
CyberGuides are supplementary, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature from the San Diego County Office of Education. They are designed for the classroom with one online computer.
The Doucette Index to K-12 Teaching Ideas for Literature
www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex
Searchable index to books and Websites with teaching suggestions and ideas.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
www.carolhurst.com/index.html
Reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
Random House Teacher Center
www.randomhouse.com/teachers
Author bios, teaching ideas, and book info.
EdSitement - Humanities Lesson Plans
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_index.asp
A collection of lesson plans from the National Endowment from the Humanities.
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Guidance Lesson Plans
Florida Counseling and Guidance Frameworks
www.firn.edu/doe/programs/cd_lesson.htm
This site from the Florida Department of Education features lesson plans aligned to the state's guidance frameworks.
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Health/PE Lesson Plans
Health Teacher
www.healthteacher.com/lessonguides/default.asp
This site features K-12 health lesson plans covering topics like drug use, injury prevention, nutrition, mental health, and tobacco use.
PE Central Health Lesson Plans
www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/health/healthlp.asp
Teacher submitted health lesson plans for grades K-12 from PE Central.
Glencoe Health Lesson Plans
www.glencoe.com/sec/health/teachres/lessonplans.shtml
This site from the publisher Glencoe features 6-12 lesson plans based on articles dealing with health issues and topics.
Physical Education Lesson Plans
schools.eastnet.ecu.edu/pitt/ayden/physed8.htm
Collection of PE activities from John Williams, PE specialist at Ayden Elementary School in Ayden, NC.
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Math Lesson Plans
Math Forum@Drexel
mathforum.org/library/resource_types/lesson_plans
Directory of math lesson plans from a variety of sources.
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Science Lesson Plans
USGS Lesson Plans
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/lesson_plans.htm
You will find a collection of lesson plans from the US Geological Survey here.
NOAA Ocean Explorer Lesson Plans
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/lessonplans/lessonplans.html
A collection of 165 lesson plans exploring the oceans.
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Social Studies Lesson Plans
EdSitement - Humanities Lesson Plans
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson_index.asp
A collection of lesson plans from the National Endowment from the Humanities.
Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/
Collection of lesson plans using primary source documents and ephemera from the Library of Congress.
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Social Studies
FunBrain
www.funbrain.com
Online educational games and activities for students. There is a teacher section where you can create online activities for your students.
Fun School
www.funschool.com
This site also has online educational games, but there is some advertising.
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WebQuests and CyberGuides
The WebQuest Page at San Diego State University
webquest.sdsu.edu
Large collection of K-12 WebQuests in a variety of curriculum areas.
Spartanburg School District WebQuests
www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html
Collection of K-12 WebQuests from the Spartanburg, SC school district.
Saskatchewan Valley WebQuests
sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquests.htm
Collection of K-12 WebQuests in a variety of curriculum areas.
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Lesson Plan and Rubric Generators
Web Worksheet Wizard
http://wizard.hprtec.org/
This web-based utility will allow you to create a lesson, worksheet or class page on the World Wide Web.
Project Based Learning Checklists
http://www.4teachers.org/projectbased/checklist.shtml
Create checklist for project-based learning projects.
Lesson Plan Maker
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/lesson_plan/
Fill in the blanks and create a lesson plan.
Rubistar
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Rubric Builder
http://www.landmark-project.com/classweb/tools/rubric_builder.php3
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