Education Subject Guide
Lesson Plans & Other Teaching Materials
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Lesson Plans & Other Teaching Materials
Title: Blue Web'n Learning Sites Library
Description: A library of Blue Ribbon learning sites on the web, sponsored by Pacific Bell. Blue Web'n is a searchable database of outstanding Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools).
Title: Discovery Education Lesson Plans Library
Description:
Select plans by a wide variety of subjects and by grade levels. Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications, LLC the leading global nonfiction media company. The leader in digital video-based learning, Discovery Education produces and distributes high-quality digital resources in easy-to-use formats in all core-curricular subject areas.
Added July 2008
More infoTitle: ENC (Eisenhower National Clearinghouse) Online
Description:
Science and mathematics lessons and activities. Choose your connection to explore this site for the best selection of K-12 mathematics and science resources on the Internet.
Title: Educator's Reference Desk from ERIC
Description: SEARCH ERIC, No need for password. Provides unrestricted access to search the ERIC database and the ERIC collection of lesson plans and other resources.
Title: Explorations in Learning & Instruction: The Theory Into Practice Database
Description: TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts.
Title: Gateway to Education Materials (GEM)
Description: Searchable gateway to over 4853 resources including Internet lesson plans, curriculum units and other education resources, browsable by keyword or subject. (Sponsored by The U.S. Department of Education's National Library of Education and a special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology.
Title: Kathy Shrock's Guide for Educators Hosted by Discovery Channel School
Description: Categorized sites useful for enhancing curriculum and teachers' professional growth. Frequently updated.
Title: Lesson Plans Page
Description: The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 1000 lesson plans, primarily at the elementary level, that were developed by Kyle Yamnitz, students and faculty at The University of Missouri, and more recently, lesson plans that were submitted by the users of this web site.
Title: Lesson Plans and Teaching Strategies
Description: Site includes a variety of links to social studies lesson plans.
Title: Lesson Plans at ERIC Educators Reference Desk
Description: Offers a variety of lesson plans in many subjects.
Title: LessonPlanz.com
Description: LessonPlanz.com is searchable directory of free online lesson plans and lesson plan resources for all grades and subjects. Added July 2008
Title: New York Times Learning Network Lesson Plans
Description: A collection of lesson plans divided into sixteen subject areas including American history, fine arts, science, and current events.
Title: Scholastic.com Lesson Plans
Description:
From Scholastic.com this site offers timely lesson plans and units for all subjects, search by grade level or subject.
Added July 2008
Title: Teacher's net lesson plans
Description: The Teachers.Net Lesson Bank is your opportunity to share your most precious asset - your teaching ideas and lesson plans.
Librarian's Comment: Over 4000 teacher added lessson plans.
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Librarian's Comment: The Theory Into Practice Database -- TIP is a tool intended to make learning and instructional theory more accessible to educators. The database contains brief summaries of 50 major theories of learning and instruction. These theories can also be accessed by learning domains and concepts.