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EDUCATION: LESSON PLANS FOR K-12 TEACHERS

This Guide provides K-12 teachers with connections to free lesson plans. Many sites include other resources like education standards, chat rooms for teachers, research reports, etc.

General

Language Arts

ESL and Foreign Languages

Math

Science

Social Studies/History/Geography

Art & Humanities

Health & PE

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Subject	Resource
General	Many sites in this category include multiple subjects and grade levels. Most of the sites allow you to search by grade level and/or subject. Bright Hub http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12.aspx Discovery School Lesson Plans Library http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/ edhelper.com http://www.edhelper.com/ Education Place/Houghton Mifflin/Activity Search http://www.eduplace.com/activity/ Education World/Lesson Planning http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/ Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml FunBrain.com http://www.funbrain.com/ Highlights TeacherNet http://www.teachernet.com/htm/classroomresources.htm Lesson Planet http://www.lessonplanet.com/ LessonPlanZ.com www.lessonplanz.com/ LessonPlansPage http://www.lessonplanspage.com/ Library of Congress Learning Page http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/index.html Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory Educator Resources http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/ New York Times Learning Network www.nytimes.com/learning/ PBS Teachers Connect www.pbs.org/teachers Sites for Teachers http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/index.html Smithsonian Education http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html Teacher Planet http://www.teacherplanet.com/ Teacher's Desk http://www.teachersdesk.com/lessons/lessons.htm Teachers Helping Teachers www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/#lessonplans TeachNet.com www.teachnet.com/ Teachers Corner http://www.theteacherscorner.net/ Teachers Net www.teachers.net/lessons/ TeacherVision.com http://www.teachervision.com/ TeAchnology/Lesson Plans http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/ Thirteen EdOnline http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ Yahoo Directory K-12 Lesson Plans http://dir.yahoo.com/Education/K_12/Teaching/Lesson_Plans/ Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/ Back to the top of the page
Language Arts	Awesome Library - Language Arts www.awesomelibrary.org/Library/Materials_Search/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts.html Children's Literature Resources for Teachers www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/rteacher.html Discovery School/Literature http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html EDSITEment/Literature and Language Arts http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=4 Education World/Language and Literature http://www.education-world.com/lang_lit/ Educator's Reference Desk/Language Arts http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts Language Arts Lesson Plans http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html Lesson Planet/Language Arts http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Language_Arts LessonPlansPage/Language Arts http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LA.htm LessonPlanz/Language Arts http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Language_Arts/index.shtml Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory Educator Resources http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/lang/index.asp Mona Foundation/Language Arts http://www.monafoundation.org/language-arts.htm National Council of Teachers of English http://www.ncte.org/lessons Outta Ray's Head http://home.cogeco.ca/~rayser3/ Read Write Think http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/index.asp? SCORE Language Arts http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/SCORE/welcome.html Sites for Teachers/Language Arts http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/language_arts/languagearts.html Smithsonian Education/Language Arts http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/language_arts.html Teachers Helping Teachers -Language Arts www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/LanguageArts.html Teachnet/Language Arts http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/index.html TeAchnology/Language Arts http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/ TeAchnology/Literature http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/literature/ Web English Teacher http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ Back to the top of the page
ESL and Foreign Languages	About.com Lesson Plans http://esl.about.com/od/englishlessonplans/ Awesome Library http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Languages/Bilingual_Education.html Breaking News/English http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ Dave's ESL Cafe http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/index.html EDSITEment/Foreign Language http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=2 Education World/ESL http://www.educationworld.com/foreign_lang/classroom/esl.shtml#lessons Education World/Foreign Language Center http://www.educationworld.com/foreign_lang/index.shtml Educator's Reference Desk/Foreign Language http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Foreign_Language E.L. Easton's Materials for Teaching Languages http://eleaston.com// EverythingESL.net www.everythingESL.net/ Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes (CLTA) http://www.clta.net/lessons/index.html Internet TESL Journal www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/ Language Links http://www.langlink.net/langlink/ Multicultural Pavilion/Teacher Resources http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/teachers.html Sites for Teachers/ESL and Bilingual http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/esl.html Teacher's Network: Lesson Plans/Foreign Language http://teachersnetwork.org/teachnet/foreignlanguage.cfm TeAchnology/ESL http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/esl/ TeAchnology/World Languages http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/languages/ TEFL.net ESl Lesson Plans http://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/index.htm Back to the top of the page
Math	Applied Academics (Mathematics) http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/aa/educate.htm Breaking Away from the Mathbook http://www.math.nmsu.edu/~breakingaway/ Cornell University Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) http://www.cac.cornell.edu/Education/SAGE.aspx Education World/Math Center http://www.education-world.com/math/ Educator's Reference Desk/Mathematics http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Mathematics Explore Learning http://www.explorelearning.com/ Leap Education http://www.leapeducation.ca/resources.html Lesson Planet/Math http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Math LessonPlansPage/Math http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Math.htm Math Across the Curriculum Electronic Bookshelf http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~matc/eBookshelf/index.html Math Central http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/ Math.com Teachers http://math.com/teachers.html Math Forum Teachers' Place http://www.mathforum.org/teachers/ Math Tools http://mathforum.org/mathtools/index.html Mathematics Archives WWW Server http://archives.math.utk.edu/k12.html Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory-Math http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/math/index.asp Mona Foundation/Math http://www.monafoundation.org/math.htm Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies www.mathgoodies.com/ MSTE/Univ. of Illinois http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/resources/ NCTM Illuminations (Math) http://illuminations.nctm.org/ Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ Sites for Teachers/Math http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/math/math.html SCORE Mathematics Lessons http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html Teachers Helping Teachers - Math http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/math.html TeAchnology/Math http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/math/ Back to the top of the page
Science	Access Excellence www.accessexcellence.org/ The Atoms Family http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/ BioEd Online http://www.bioedonline.org/ The Center for Science Education http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/ Columbia University's Summer Research Program http://www.scienceteacherprogram.org/lesson.htm Cornell University Science & Arts Gateway for Education (SAGE) http://www.cac.cornell.edu/Education/SAGE.aspx Discovery Education http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/?pID=lesson# Earth and Sky http://www.earthsky.org/teachers/ Education World/Science Center http://www.educationworld.com/science/ Educator's Reference Desk/Computer Science http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Computer_Science Educator's Reference Desk/Science http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science Exploratorium Hands On Activities http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html Lesson Planet/Science http://www.lessonplanet.com/directory/Science Lesson Plans - Insects -Iowa State Entomology Index http://www.ent.iastate.edu/list/directory/91 LessonPlansPage/Science http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Science.htm Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory-Science http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/science/sciencelessons.asp Middle School Science http://www.middleschoolscience.com/ Mona Foundation/Science http://www.monafoundation.org/science.htm NASA (for Educators) http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html NASA -Teaching Materials http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org/ National Science Foundation/Classroom http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/ NOVA Online Teachers http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/ PBS/American Field Guide http://www.pbs.org/americanfieldguide/teachers/index.html Physics Education Technology http://phet.colorado.edu/new/teacher_ideas/index.php Quest: NASA K-12 Project http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ Physical Sciences K-8 Topics and Units http://www.thephysicsfront.org/static/topic.cfm?course=1 Rain Bird Rain Forest Curriculum www.rainbird.com/rainforest/ Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement http://www.iit.edu/~smile/ Science Friday (NPR) http://www.sciencefriday.com/kids/ Science Netlinks -Lesson Index http://sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.cfm Science Spot - Science Classroom http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classroom.html SCORE Science Lessons http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/ Smithsonian Education http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/science_technology.html Sites for Teachers/Science http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/science/sci__index.html Teachers Helping Teachers - Science www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Science.html TeAchnology/Science http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/science/ The USGS and Science Education http://education.usgs.gov/ Back to the top of the page
Social Studies, History & Geography	California Geographic Alliance http://www.humboldt.edu/~cga/resources/lesson_plan_pages/lesson_plans.html Calisphere-A World of Digital Resources http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ Center for Civic Educaton-Lesson Plans http://www.civiced.org/index.php?page=lesson_plans Center for Economic Education http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/K-12/home.cfm Civics Online http://civics-online.org/ CNN Student News http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/ Council for Economic Education http://www.councilforeconed.org/resources/ Discovery Lesson Plans/Geography http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/geog.html edhelper.com/Geography http://www.edhelper.com/geography/geography.htm EDSITEment History and Social Studies http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=3 Education World/History http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/history.shtml Education World/Social Science http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/soc_sci.shtml Educator's Reference Desk/Social Studies http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/classroom.html Learn About Congress http://congress.indiana.edu/learn_about/index.php Lesson Planet/Geography http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Geography Lesson Planet/Social Studies http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Social_Studies LessonPlansPage/Social Studies http://www.lessonplanspage.com/SS.htm Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html Mapstats for Kids http://www.fedstats.gov/kids/mapstats/index.html Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory Educator Resources www.mcrel.org/resources/links/history/ The Mint http://themint.org/ Multicultural Pavilion Teacher's Corner http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/teachers.html National Archives http://www.archives.gov/education/index.html National Center for History in the Schools/US Teaching Units http://nchs.ucla.edu/US_units.html National Center for History in the Schools/World Teaching Units http://nchs.ucla.edu/World_units.html National Council for Geographic Education/Lessons http://www.ncge.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3350 National Council for the Social Studies/Classroom Resources http://www.ncss.org/classroom/ National Council on Economic Education http://www.ncee.net/resources/ National Geographic Lessons Plans http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson_plans/index.html National History Education Clearinghouse http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials People's Century www.pbs.org/wgbh/peoplescentury/ SCORE History/Social Science http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/ Sites for Teachers/Social Studies http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/socialstudies.html Smithsonian Education History and Culture http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/history_culture.html TeacherServe http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/tserve.htm Teachers Helping Teachers - Social Studies www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/SocialStudies.html Teaching with Historical Places http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/ TeAchnology/Social Studies http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/history/ TIME for Kids/Teachers http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/index.html United Nations CyberSchoolbus www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/ U.S. Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html U.S.Department of State http://future.state.gov/educators/index.htm World History for US All/Teaching Units http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/dev/shared/units.htm World History Matters/Teaching Resources http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/whmteaching.html Xpeditions/National Geographic Lesson Plans Matrix http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/matrix.html Back to the top of the page
Art and Humanities	@rt Room www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/resources.html ARTSEDGE: Teach (Kennedy Center) http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/ EDSITEment http://edsitement.neh.gov/tab_lesson.asp?subjectArea=1 Education World/The Arts http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/arts.shtml Educator's Reference Desk/Arts http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts Educator's Reference Desk/Music http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Arts/Music Getty Museum/Lesson Plans http://www.getty.edu/education/search/ K-12 Resources for Music Educators http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/music/k-12music/ The Kennedy Center ArtsEdge http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/ Kenneth Taylor's Drama in Education http://www.kentaylor.co.uk/die/ KODAK: Digital Learning Center http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/plus/chapter5/ lesson3/part1page1.shtml Kinderart http://www.kinderart.com/ Lesson Planet/Art & Music http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Art_and_Music LessonPlansPage/Art http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Art.htm LessonPlansPage/Music http://www.lessonplanspage.com/MusicJH.htm Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory www.mcrel.org/resources/links/arts/ Sites for Teachers/Art http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/art.html Sites for Teachers/Music http://www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/music.html Smithsonian Education Art & Design http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/art_design.html Story Arts http://www.storyarts.org/lessonplans/ TeacherServe http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/tserve.htm Teachers Helping Teachers - Arts www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/TheArts.html TeAchnology/Art and Humanities http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/arts/ TeAchnology/Music http://www.teach-nology.com/subjects/music/ Back to the top of the page
Health and PE	DiscoverySchool.com Health http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/health.html edhelper.com/Health http://www.edhelper.com/Health.htm Education World/PE and Health Center http://www.education-world.com/pe_health/ Educator's Reference Desk/Health http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health Educator's Reference Desk/Physical Education http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Physical_Education Health, Nutrition, & PE Lesson Plans http://www.cloudnet.com/~edrbsass/edpe.htm Lesson Plan Central/Health http://www.lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Health/ Lesson Plan Central/PE http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Physical_Education/ Lesson Planet/Health http://www.lessonplanet.com/search/Health LessonPlansPage/PE & Health http://www.lessonplanspage.com/PE.htm Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/health/index.asp PE Central Lesson Plans http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/pelessonplans.html Physical Education Lesson Plans Page http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html Teach Net Lesson Plans/Physical Education http://teachers.net/lessonplans/subjects/physical_education/ TeAchnology/Health http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/ TeAchnology/PE http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/physical_ed/

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EDUCATION: LESSON PLANS FOR K-12 TEACHERS

Subject

Resource

General

Language Arts

ESL and Foreign Languages

Math

Science

Social Studies, History & Geography

Art and Humanities

Health and PE

ESL
and
Foreign Languages