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School Garden CurriculumTurn the schoolyard in a classroom and cultivate your K-8 students' knowledge and passon for the true source of their food with these school garden resources. | ; Lesson Plan | |
Culturally-Situated Design ToolsSkateboards and buckeyballs in Math class? Students learn math and computing through object patterns from many cultures, while they reproduce original artifacts and create their own. | ||
K-12 Soil Science Teacher ResourcesDIg into the basic basics of soil! These k-12 resources offer lessons and activities showing how the earth depends on soil as the primary source of food, feed, fuel, forage, and fiber. | ||
Ten Free Things for Valentine’s DayMake February 14th a special day with classroom resources for all grades, including arts & crafts projects, creative writing ideas, historical resources, and more. | ||
Donations From BusinessesThis is a tried and true tip from an NEA member who wants to share with YOU how she acquires FREE classroom resources (computers, paper, general supplies) from local businesses who are happy to help. | ||
DonorsChoose.orgNeed money to fund a classroom project? DonorsChoose.org is a not-for-profit web site where public school teachers submit ideas for experiences and materials that their students need in order to learn. | ||
Nature Works EverywhereGet your family back to nature! This site offers easy tools and tips for planning a family nature adventure. Enter the age of your kids, how much time you have, and the location and the website gives you ideas for activities and events. | ||
TapestryThe Tapestry is a resource center for PreK-12 teachers and administrators who work with English language learners. | ||
DEEPEND ConsortiumDEEPEND Consortium investigates deep-pelagic communities in the Gulf of Mexico to assess recovery following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Here you will find resources and activities for K-12 science based on the consortium’s findings. | ||
Econ Ed at St Louis Fed FreebiePprepare your students with 21st century skills for college and career readiness with these FREE lesson plans, activities, and readings that make it easier for you to teach economics and financial literacy. | ||
Character CountsFree resources, professional development, and how to participate in the biggest celebration of character in the world. | ||
Columbus DayColumbus Day is celebrated in the U.S., Spain, and many countries in Latin America. Whether Christopher Columbus is thought of positively or negatively depends on point-of-view. The following themed package presents a rangs of opinions. | ||
Green Education Foundation (GEF)Environmental education lessons that provide step-by-step instructions and assessment strategies. | ||
Learn To Be HealthyThis web site offers free online lesson plans, assessment tests, and supplemental materials for teachers as well as interactive games and group and self-directed activities for children. | ||
Native American ResourcesTeaching and learning tools to provide Native Americans and non-native Americans a mutual understanding and respect for Native American history, culture, and shared values. Elements inclued: video clips, lessons, student art. | ||
Science Teaching Case StudiesWatch free videos for science teachers - 25 half-hour video programs and guides - on your computer. Follow Donna, Mike, Audrey, and other science teachers as they work to improve one aspect of their teaching. | ||
Supply Our SchoolsTeachers in low-income school districts can register for classroom supplies. | ||
Tech Toys for TeachingThere’s a whole wide world of web tools for teaching. Here are a few of our picks. From NEA Today. | Article | |
Teacher's List: 11 Classroom Creativity KillersVeteran art teacher Marvin Bartel lists 10 teacher behaviors that discourage student creativity and tells how to avoid them. | Article | |
SHAPE AmericaA themed package of multimedia, printables, and web sites geared toward the improved health and physical education in children. | Article | |
Media LiteracyIn advertising, politics, journalism, and daily life, language is used and misused. In these challenging times of "fake news" and deceptive social media, we've gathered these excellent resources to support K-12 media literacy education. | Article; Background Reading | |
Teach with Picture BooksOn this web page, educator Keith Schoch provides book recommendations (books are available for purchase, but many other items are downloable), teaching ideas and lesson plans, author profiles, links to related sites, and activity downloads. | Article | |
Statistics in SchoolsEducate K-12 students about the value and everyday use of statistics. Statistics in Schools provides resources for teaching and learning with real life data. Explore the site for standards-aligned, classroom-ready activities. | Article; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
The Learning ScientistsThe Learning Scientists are cognitive psychological scientists interested in research on education. Their vision is to make scientific research on learning more accessible to students, teachers, and other educators. | Article; Multimedia | |
Creative Learning Exchange CurriculumEngage your K-12 learners in meaningful, real-world problem solving - across the curriculum - through the mastery of systems thinking and system dynamics modeling. | Article; Background Reading; Lesson Plan |
