Lesson Plans & Standards on the Web

Lesson Plans / Multi-subject sites

Blue Web'n Learning Sites
Education World | Teacher developed lesson plans
Educator's Reference Shelf | Lesson plans and resources from AskERIC. AskERIC has closed as of Dec. 19, 2003 
Gateway to Educational Materials
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kraus Curriculum Development Library | A searchable index of lesson plans, curricula, frameworks and standards. Full text available with 2001. Available to those currently affiliated with CSU Chico.
Library in the Sky | Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
Lesson Plans Library | Discovery School
Teachers Helping Teachers | Created to provide basic teaching tips and classroom activities for inexperienced teachers and to serve as a place for experienced teachers to share ideas. Scroll down to see lesson plans.
Teachers First | Instructional units, brain teasers, etc.
TeacherSource (PBS) | Over 3000 lesson plans and activities plus matching standards
Houghton Mifflin Company Education Place | Activities, monthly themes, games
Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute | Search by topic, keyword, or browse chronologically (1978-present).

Lesson Plans / Individual Content Areas

Bilingual, ESL, Foreign Language Lesson Plans
Internet TESL Journal | Teaching activities and lesson plans
Biology Lesson Plans for Prospective and Practicing Teachers
Language Arts & Literature K-12 CyberGuides | "Standards-based, web delivered units of instruction" from Schools of California Online Resources for Education.
Language Arts Cyberguides for Children's Literature | From San Diego County Office of Education
See also resources For Reading Teachers on this page.
Math and Science Gateway (9-12) | Cornell University 
Math and Science Student & Classroom Ideas | lesson plans, projects, puzzles, virtual field trips from Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Iron Science Teacher | Watch real teachers create 5 minute science demos using commonly available materials. Demonstrated weekly at the S.F. Exploratorium. Archived shows available. Requires Real Player
Multimedia Physics Studio | gif animations and explanations of common beginning physics principles
Poetry 9-12 | From the Bill Moyers series, Fooling with Words
September 11, 2001| Curriculum ideas from the Sonic Memorial Project
Social Science Research Council's "After September 11" | a teaching resource for high school and college
Social Studies (Secondary) Lesson Plans and Resources | Gathered by a CSU, Northridge faculty member. Easy to access and use.
Holidays: Christmas and December | Customs, recipes, activities, history
National Archives and Records Digital Classroom | Materials to support teaching with primary sources

Teacher Standards

California Content Standards
California Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources
California Department of Education
Content Knowledge | McREL standards and benchmarks  
Mathematics Principles and Standards | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Council for the Social Studies - Standards
National Science Education Standards
See Meriam Library K-12 Education Resources for additional links to standards

Teacher Resources

Educator's Reference Desk | Lesson plans, resources and a question archive from the people who created AskERIC. AskERIC and its question & answer service has been discontinued as of December 19, 2003.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) | Educational materials from U.S. Government Departments and agencies.
Kindergarten - University Education WWW links | CSU, Chico, Department of Education
Regional Educational Laboratory Network | Nine research and development labs provide ideas and best practice guidelines in assessment, curriculum, diversity, literacy, technology, etc.
WWW4Teachers | Web worksheets, class web sites, lesson themes, standards, professional development ideas

For American history teachers | Documents for the Study of American History --15th - 20th centuries

For Foreign Language teachers | California Foreign Language Project Online

For Language Arts teachers | Children's literature and language arts resources
See also For Reading teachers on this page

For Math and Science teachers | Eisenhower National Clearinghouse: Professional Resources
Teacher2Teacher | The Math Forum at Drexel University


For Physical Education teachers | California Frameworks and Instructional Materials
PE links 4U | Adapted PE, coaching, health and fitness

For Reading Teachers | Best Books for Young Adults | American Library Association
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
International Children's Digital Library | Books for ages 3-13 from various cultures, in various languages; text & images
Teen Reading
A Year of Reading | National Education Association's reading suggestions for each month, holidays, etc.

Resources for Kids

700 + Great Sites for Children | from the American Library Association.
Ask Dr. Math
First Gov for Kids | Web sites for kids, from various federal agencies
Kids Health | Information and activities provided by the medical experts at the Nemours Foundation 
U.S. Government: Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids
Yahooligans | Kids' web guide modeled after Yahoo le locations.

Evaluating Websites

Evaluating Information | Purdue University

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