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The Learning NetworkThe Learning Network publishes a new lesson plan every weekday during the school year. Two recent lesson plans investigate back-to-school shopping and the 2012 election campaign. | Lesson Plan | |
Bulletin Board IdeasWe recommend four Web sites where you can find bulletin board ideas and themes, cutouts, templates, activity ideas, and more. Plus, find out what kind of supplies you’ll need and how to acquire them. | Printable; Tool | |
Children’s Books and Author InterviewsStoryline Online is an anthology of 24 picture books for students in grades PreK-3 read by well-known actors. Reading Rockets turns the spotlight on the creators of children’s books with more than 100 video interviews. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
EconEdLink & Living Wage CalculatorTwo websites offer 750+ lesson plans and resources to help K-12 students learn about economics, personal finance. A related tool, a living wage calculator, supplements these resources. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Learning Lab: The Poetry FoundationThe Learning Lab is a Poetry Foundation resource for students and teachers of poetry. The audience is primarily grades 6-12, but many of the essays can provide background for K-5 teachers as well. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
Media and Technology Resources for EducatorsCommon Sense Media’s Media and Technology Resources for Educators provides K-12 curriculum and professional development resources. The website has teen guides for iPad and free classroom posters. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
ArtsEdgeArtsEdge is the Kennedy Center’s educational media arm providing arts and cross0-curricular materials for K-12 students and educators. Free digital resources include lesson plans, audio stories, video clips, and interactive online modules. | Learning Game; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Student InteractivesReadWriteThink presents 58 Student Interactives to develop skills in organizing & summarizing, inquiry & analysis, writing poetry, writing & publishing prose, and learning about language for students in grades K-12. | Learning Game | |
Cooper-Hewitt Educator ResourcesThe National Design Museum offers 420+ free lesson plans. Design a new playground or t-shirt. Practice map-making and vocabulary skills to design a treasure map. Use geometry to create a new font. Plus much more. (YouTube videos included). | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
WebExhibitsWebExhibits is an interactive and cross-curricular museum of science, humanities, and culture for K-12 and higher. Exhibits explore color, color vision, pigment, calendars, daylight savings time, poetry, Van Gogh’s letters, Bellini, and butter. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
Autumn-Themed Classroom ResourcesExplore the season of harvest and migration with lessons, activities, poetry, and song for all grade levels. | Themed Package | |
Black History Month Lessons & ResourcesTo help you integrate Black History Month into your classroom, we offer a selection of lesson plans that cover a variety subjects and that can be adapted for all grade levels. | Themed Package | |
Books and Book Chapters Online from Stenhouse PublishersBrowse through a book - online - to see if you like it well enough to purchase it. Stenhouse Publishers posts the complete texts of the current season's books and selected chapters of others. Check out their list by grade. | Multimedia | |
Bringing Poetry to the ClassroomMake poetry a more important part of your curriculum with our recommended lessons, activities, and video/audio readings. | Themed Package | |
Colorin ColoradoFree guides and tool kits for families and educators of English Language Learners. | Multimedia; Tool | |
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. | ||
Constitution DaySeptember 17th is Constitution Day. These lessons, activities, and other resources for grades K-12 will help students understand the men and the ideas that created the Constitution of the United States. | Themed Package | |
Creating a Family TreeStudents can use this worksheet to gather and organize family information: names, birth dates, hobbies, weddings, trips, reunions, achievements, and others important events to create a family tree. | Printable | |
December Holidays Lessons & Resources, Grades K-5Celebrate the holiday season and learn how others celebrate with these lessons and resources for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ashura, Pongal, and New Years for grades K-5. | Themed Package | |
December Holidays Lessons & ResourcesCelebrate the holiday season and learn how others celebrate with these interdisciplinary lessons and resources about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ashura, Pongal, and New Years for all grades. | Themed Package | |
ESL Resource CenterThis site has many worksheets and other printables, quick activities, games and teaching ideas to encourage students to speak in class. | Multimedia | |
Halloween Lessons, Activities & ResourcesPumpkin carving traditions began in Scotland and Ireland with the carving of turnip lanterns. Make your own turnip lantern, carve a virtual pumpkin, download patterns for state-of-the-art pumpkins, and have fun this Halloween these lessons and activities. | Themed Package | |
Halloween Lessons, Activities & Resources, Grades K-5Pumpkin carving traditions began in Scotland and Ireland with the carving of turnip lanterns. Make your own, carve a virtual pumpkin, download patterns for state-of-the-art pumpkins, and have fun on Halloween with this themed package for grades K-5. | Themed Package | |
Iditarod in the ClassroomFollow the 1,150 mile trek from Anchorage to Nome with these lessons and activities for all grades. | Themed Package | |
Five Free Underground Railroad ResourcesFive of our favorite curriculum resources on The Underground Railroad for grades K-12 include lesson plans, interactive maps, timelines and biographies. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia |
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