Lesson Plans  

AlphaBites - Activities to teach the alphabet, including ideas for cooking, literature, math, science, social studies and games.

The Apple Barrel - Quilt unit and lesson plan ideas for the elementary classroom.

Apple Learning Exchange - Lesson Plans Library - A sizable collection of elementary, middle, and high school lesson plans.

Apple Learning Interchange: Middle School Lesson Plans - A collection of lesson plans in various curricular areas from Apple computer.

Apple Learning Interchange: Senior High Lesson Plans - A collection of lesson plans in various curricular areas from Apple computer.

AskERIC Lesson Plans - Contains more than 1,000 unique lesson plans which have been written and submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States. Search or browse.

A-to-Z Teacher Stuff - Online lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion boards, educational articles & sites, book and literature activities.

Awesome Library Lesson Plans - Web-based lesson plans divided by subject area.

BigMuddy Learning Adventure - Based on two explorers' experiences of canoe trips on various rivers in United States. Lesson plans, teacher's guides, videos, activities, and other online learning resources.

Busy Teachers' Web Site K-12 - Links to lesson plans & classroom activities for elementary school.

CanTeach - Hundreds of lesson plans for all subject areas. Thousands of links to educational resources. Discussion lists.

Clever Teacher - Free monthly thematic units and resources for pre-K to 2nd grade teachers. Requires free registration.

Clickteaching - Offers a range of free worksheets, lesson plans, and activity ideas for schools and teachers. Also allows users to upload and share their resources.

Collaborative Lesson Archive - A web site repository devoted to the creation and collaboration of educational lessons and curriculum.

Commonwealth of Knowledge - Lesson Plans - Plans by and for teachers in Virginia.

Computer Lesson Plans for Tired Teachers - Free lesson plans and lesson plan books to support you using computers in the classroom.

Computer Science - Curriculum and notes for Visual Basic and C++. Student-created Visual Basic applications. Links for students and parents.

Conflict - 9th grade interdisciplinary unit on conflict resolution integrating English, Algebra I, General Science

Co-op City - A math and science project using architecture and design in the classroom. Includes a description of the project & information to purchase the teaching guide.

Core Knowledge Lesson Plans and Units - A collection of high quality collection of preschool through 8th grade units and lesson plans

Crayola's Lesson Plans - A searchable directory of lesson plans that utilize crayola products.

Curriculum Archive - A collection of free lessons for teachers. Teachers get paid for their lesson contributions.

Daily Lesson Plan - From the New York Times website. An archive of lesson plans across all subject areas.

Discovery Channel School Lesson Plans K - 12 - A comprehensive list of resources for teachers and educators, ranging from physical science to ancient history.

Drama Teacher's Resource Room - A great resource for grade 4-12 drama teachers with lesson plans, backstage activities, drama links and arts educator seminars.

Economic Education Lessons - Here are some great online economics lessons--all levels and many content areas keyed to the Nebraska Social Studies/Economics Standards.

EdHelper.com - Comprehensive database of lesson plans plus education news.

EDSITEment - Sortable by grade level or topic, includes selection of guides on-site and links to other related sites.

Education Place Activity Search - By Houghton Mifflin. Many lesson plans that correspond to their reading and math books, but may be used by anyone. Searchable by subject and grade level, for grades kindergarten through 8.

Educational Units and Lesson Plans - Science, literature and history units and WebQuests.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) Search - Use a search engine and different terms to locate materials for math and science classes. ENC collects and describes thousands of resources from hundreds of organizations and publishers.

etap - A nonprofit organization dedicated to putting teaching resources at the fingertips of Americas' teachers, students, parents and administrators.

Florida Geographic Alliance Lesson Plans - Contains many geography lesson plans, including units for countries around the world.

Frank and Mike's Physical Education Page - Provides information to teachers and coaches for introducing sport skills and activities. Features information on skills, drills, lead-up games and links. Dedicated to the promotion of PE and its benefits.

Gateway to Educational Materials - The key to one-stop, any-stop access to high quality lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources on the Internet.

Great Teaching Ideas - SuccessLink - Free lesson plans, units and ideas for teachers. Searchable by subject and grade level. Aligned to the Show-Me Standards.

Hojas e Ideas para la clase de espanol - A Spanish teacher's resource for worksheets (Hojas) and classroom activity ideas.

Inside the Classroom - There are hundreds of lesson plans for all subjects grades K-12.

Interactive Learning Exhibits - This collection of interactive units was developed with funds from the Annenberg Project and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Kodak: K-12 Solutions - Lesson plans and activities, indexed by subject and by grade level; includes teacher's guides and links to other resources.

Latin Page - A page designed for K-12 Latin teachers. Lesson plans, games, sounds and assorted stuff

Lesson Exchange - A Yahoo group to share lessons among teachers.

Lesson Plan Library - Free teacher resources from educational publisher Zaner-Bloser. Sample lessons plans available to download and ready to print and use in the classroom.

Lesson Plan Search - A lesson plan search engine for teachers that includes math, science, reading, writing, and social studies.

Lesson Planet - More than 16,000 lesson plans, quizzes and worksheets. Also provides a place to share teaching ideas, discover helpful teacher web tools, and learn more about educational technology.

7-12 Lesson Plans -- Secondary Educators Net Links - Lesson Plans for Middle and High School Teaching

Lesson Plans Across the Curriculum - Resources for all subjects.

Lesson Plans at Yes, I teach - Lesson plans sorted by season, month, and holiday.

Lesson Plans from the Community Archaeology Program - Ideas for using archaeology to teach subjects such as math, science, art and social studies. From Binghamton University.

The Lesson Plans Page - Arranged by grade level and subject area.

Lesson Plans-R-Us - This is a site containing a growing data base of lessons ranging from K to 12. Many are interdisciplinary. Lessons may be ordered for a small fee.

Lesson Tutor - Add and search through lesson plans and support articles for all students, all grades, and all abilities.

LessonPlan4Teachers - Designed to help teachers effeciently utilize the Internet in preparing lesson plans.

LessonPlanz.com Search Index - Search or browse thousands of lesson plan resources for all subjects and grade levels including thematic units, lesson plans, worksheets and printable pages, and songs and poetry.

LiveAtThePark.com - On-line lessons featuring content related to historical sites at national parks and museums. Lessons focus on on natural science, geology, history, paleontology, music and art.

MarcoPolo: Internet Content for the Classroom - Offers free K-12 standards-based lesson plans across many disciplines including art, economics, humanities, mathematics, science and geography.

MetaVue Home Page - MetaVue Web Notes: Lesson Plans. A compendium of web-based lesson planning resources in Science, Mathematics, and Language Arts

Microsoft Education: Lesson Plans - Lessons organized by content area.

Modeling Resources for the Minnesota Graduation Standards - Computer and physical modeling lessons that allow students to examine systems in math and science.

Multicultural Pavilion at the University of Virginia - Created by a group of University of Virginia graduate students, this well-developed site includes ideas for multicultural lessons and activities, a reading list, and information about a listserve for those interested in multicultural education.

Music Education Resources - Comprehensive site for music educators. Includes Music Ed Board Room, Music Joke of the Day, Composers of the Month, a site search engine, and many links.

Music Pages - all types of music resources

MysteryNet's Learning with Mysteries - Lesson plans, mysteries and mystery sites to use, and discussion. For teachers, educators, students, and parents. A MysteryNet.com website.

North Attleborough Teachers Thematic Web Units - Thematic web units for grades 1-12 for classroom teachers crated by teachers!

PBS TeacherSource - PBS teacher lesson plans, online activities, classroom resources, and professional development projects.

Randy Heck's Lesson Plans - Lesson plans for secondary government and history classes, which utilize the Internet and presentation software.

Resources for Teaching About Religion in Public Schools - Instructional resources that facilitate teaching about religion in public schools with objectivity and civic fairness regarding diverse worldviews. Buy printed manual or print free from site.

School Assemblies for Busy Teachers - A site where teachers can freely download and submit assembly, ideas, scripts, and links.

Science Fiction and the Future - Lesson plan by Lorna S. Dils, used to teach seventh graders about the concepts of future and change by reading science fiction.

The Smithsonian Office of Education - Classroom ready lesson plans emphasizing inquiry-based learning with primary sources and museum collections in social studies, language arts, science and the arts.

Society of Women Engineers Internet Activities Center - Hands-on and web-based interactive activities to introduce students Grade 5 and above to engineering concepts.

Sportsmedia International - Lesson plans, tips, drills, activities and other teaching aids for the physical education teacher.

The Teacher's Corner - Offers lesson plans, thematic units, calendars, pen pals.

The Teacher's Desk - Over 250 lesson ideas for fifth and sixth grade teachers at this teacher-created website.

Teacher's Emergency Lesson Plans - Resource for all teachers in any grade, any level, who sometimes need new ideas, or who need 'on the spot' lessons for those times when the regular curriculum is not available, such as supply teaching, off-subject teaching.

TeachersAide - Includes advice, lesson plans, software, worksheets, and other tools for the classroom.

Teachers.Net - Lesson Plans - Teacher-submitted lesson plans, lessons for all grade levels and subjects K-12.

Teachers.Nick.com - Nickelodeon's Web site for Educators - Classroom resources and lesson plans to use with Cable in the Classroom programming, Nick News, Blue's Clues.

Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers - Hundreds of teaching ideas, activities, resources and worksheets are available free for primary teachers to use in their classrooms

Teaching Materials Online - Contains many quality lesson plans and thematic units written by Saskatchewan teachers. Provided by the Stewart Resources Centre (Canada).

Teachnet.Com / Brainstorm of the Day - Teachnet.Com: Brainstorm of the Day - Daily tips and creative ideas for busy teachers. Website includes: lesson plans, keypal connection, Teacher-2-Teacher resources, education mailing lists, Ask Dr. Brainstorm, 'how to' projects for the classroom.

Thematic Units for Primary Grades - Each unit is based on appropriate children's literature and addresses an across-the-curriculum approach.

ThemeDay.Com - A collection of day-long thematic units for K-2nd grade teachers. Includes lesson plans for all subject areas, printable worksheets, links to related sites, and lists of suggested literature.

TheSolutionSite.com - Contains K-12 lesson plans that give students the chance to participate in their own learning.

A Unit in Logic using Honeycomb Hotel Puzzles - A resource for teaching deductive logic that is not dependent upon language.

The U.S. Mint Lesson Plans - Lesson plans for basic arithmetic, history and language arts, advanced math from the United States Mint.

VirtualClassroom - History and social studies lesson plans, Powerpoint presentations, and research links.