SEARCHING THE WEB FOR LESSON PLANNING
RESOURCES
CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT: When referring K-12
students to websites, please notice whether the site allows minors to
communicate with unknown adults or exposes them to advertising. Also look for the website author or
sponsor’s identity. A verifiable
individual or group name (not just a ‘stage name’) with appropriate
verifiable credentials should be associated with the site. Look extra critically at sites that claim to
offer ‘homework help.’
ALL SUBJECTS (lesson plans, graphic organizers, quiz makers, etc. for all school subjects)
Sites focused on
specific subjects:
Communication Disorders
Language arts
Foreign Languages
Math and Science
Social studies
Other sites:
Full-text books
Reference works
Miscellaneous (sounds)
Free access to videos
for schools
Publishers of school
materials
1. LESSON PLANS OR OTHER TEACHING HELP FOR ALL
SUBJECTS
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“4Teachers.org works to help you integrate
technology into your classroom by offering FREE online tools and resources.
This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes,
rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use.
Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such
as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or
special-needs students. “ |
Awesome Library "organizes the Web with 35,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education."
Blue Web’N “Blue Web'n is an online library of 1923
outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (tools, references, lessons, hotlists, resources, tutorials, activities, projects). You can search by grade level (Refined Search), broad subject area (Content Areas), or specific sub-categories (Subject Area). Includes a technology section.”
Education Index Sites selected by a publisher of educational materials. Search by lifestage,
from prenatal and infant all the way to college and continuing education or
subject.
Gateway
to Educational Materials All subjects
–lessons are evaluated for quality.
Sponsored by the
Graphic
Organizers
Graphic Organizer Generators on the Web Create your own graphic organizers online. This
site includes concept maps, KWL charts, SQ3R organizers, timelines, and Venn
diagram generators.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for
Educators
Provides extensive resources for K-12 students
and teachers covering 20 major categories of curriculum subject matter,
background material and curriculum content as well as teaching activities.
IPL Pathfinder: Resources
for Teachers Internet Public Library special
page for teachers. Lesson plan links,
national teaching organizations, sites for connecting with other teachers and
more.
K-12 Sources, Curriculum, Lesson Plans
Extensive links.
Lesson Plans and Activities
Provides extensive links to lesson plans for
elementary and secondary grades in the areas of language arts, ESL, math,
science and social studies.
Marco Polo Lessons, activities in
many academic areas. More about this
site
MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource
for Online Teaching Links to online learning materials with annotations such
as peer reviews and assignments.
Road Map to the Web
Compiled
by T.H.E. Journal (Technological Horizons in Education) Covers all school
subjects with links to sites concerned with standards and assessment, clip art, lesson plans, reference
works, virtual field trips, web projects, maps, primary sources and much more.
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Manage all of your classes
and quizzes from one place. |
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Access QuizStar
from any Internet-connected computer. |
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Allow your students to take
and review quizzes outside the classroom. |
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Enhanced, easy-to-use
interface for making ALL your quizzes! |
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Attach media files to
questions! |
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Make quizzes in multiple
languages. |
2. Language Arts and Literacy in the
Content Areas
Also explore sites under All Subjects, Math and Science , Social studies and Foreign Languages.
Association
for Library Service to Children
Provides lists of award winning books for children
and adolescents. Includes links to instructional sites.
Booklists for Young Adults on the Web
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Recommended lists in their Blue Ribbon archives include grade levels. Our library subscribes to the complete Bulletin in paper form and it is indexed online in PA Research II.
Children's Literature Web Guide (includes ADOLESCENTS)
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Provides reviews, graded and thematic lists and more.
EDSITEment Comprehensive humanities resource site with lesson plans for literature and links to other sites.
The Bantam Doubleday Dell Teachers Resource Center Teachers' guides, interviews, and author and illustrator profiles.
Drama Teacher's Resource Room Includes lesson plans, stage setting tips and more.
The English Server Articles, poetry, fiction, nonfiction and more.
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature Contains thematic book lists.
Inkspot for Young Writers To encourage young authors, contains discussion, forum, resource links, market information, advice from pros, articles
Internet Public Library Youth Division Also see Internet Public Library Teens
International Reading Association Lists of recently published books for children and young adults recommended by teachers, librarians and young readers.
Kenneth Taylor's Drama in Education Site http://www.kentaylor.co.uk Lesson plans, links, books, resources.
National Council of Teachers of English Teaching Ideas
National Council for the Social Studies Notable Social Studies Trade Books (i.e. fiction and non-fiction books for children)
Also see this related book in our library: Children's literature & social studies: selecting and using notable books in the classroom Call number: curr CC 372.6 C54 1993
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books Annual Lists (National Science Teachers Association recommended non-fiction books about science). See orange bar on right side of page for links to each year’s list.
On-Lion for Kids. New York Public Library Recommended reading lists and other information for children, parents and teachers.
Read, Write and Think Lessons, activities and more. Joint project of National Council of Teachers of English, International Reading Association and Marco Polo K-12 Resources
Reading a-z: A Complete Online Reading Program A project of LearningPage.com, contains downloadable guided reading books, lesson plans, worksheets, flash cards.
S.C.O.R.E. http://www.score.k12.ca.us/ Contains lesson plans, language arts links, and a teacher resources section.
Shakespeare: Teaching
Tools on the Internet: From Shakespeare to Search Strategies
For more Shakespeare sites,
search under Shakespeare in MERLOT Multimedia Educational Resource
for Online Teaching. Also search
under Shakespeare in other sites in section 1 above.
Winning Titles [for young
adults] from the Young Adult Librarians
Association
More language arts links available in "All Subjects' above.
BIOGRAPHY Links: In addition to biography information provided on any of the websites in this language arts section or in section 1 above, you may search for biography resources listed on our College Libraries Webpage. In Biography Index on our library webpage, you may search by name or by keyword. You will get a list of references to newspaper or journal articles or books containing information on the name or keyword you entered. Look up title of newspaper, journal or book in our library catalog to see if we own it. If not, you may request item on Interlibrary Loan.
3. Websites containing or linking to full texts of some books
Bartleby.com:Great Books Online httP://www.bartleby.com Free online classics of literature, nonfiction and reference
Internet Classics Archive http://classics.mit.edu
Internet Public Library Reading Room http://www.ipl.org/reading/
Shakespeare Plays Online http://www.shakespeare.com/FirstFolio/
Internet Public Library Reading Room http://www.ipl.org/
Information Please Kids' Almanac http://kids.infoplease.com
Refdesk.com http://refdesk.com
Thesaurus.com http://www.thesaurus.com
5. Social Studies-focused sites
IMPORTANT: Social studies is included in all sites in section 1 above. Also see:
American Memory “American Memory is a gateway to rich primary
source materials relating to the history and culture of the
Outline maps from Scott Foresman Publishing
Grolier Online Encyclopedia for Presidential Information
History Online Project Links to sites related to many history topics and containing many primary sources.
National Archives: The Digital Classroom Primary sources, activities and training for students and educators. Click on search in left column to find a specific topic.
National
Council for the Social Studies
Notable Social Studies Trade Books (i.e. fiction and non-fiction books for children)
Also see this related book in our library: Children's literature & social studies: selecting and using notable books in the classroom Call number: curr CC 372.6 C54 1993
National Park Service’s Teaching with Historical Places Created by National Park Service interpreters, preservation professionals, and educators, these lessons use historic sites to explore American history.
Especially see: History resources on our SUNY Geneseo College Libraries Webpage.
BIOGRAPHY: In addition to biography information provided on
any of the websites in this social studies section or in section 1 above, you
may search for biography resources listed on our College Libraries
Webpage. In Biography
Index on our library webpage, you may search by name or by keyword such
as 'Inventors.' You will get a list of references on your topic to
newspaper or journal articles or books. Look up title of newspaper,
journal or book in our library catalog to see if we own it. If not, you
may request item on Interlibrary Loan.
6. FOREIGN LANGUAGES
IMPORTANT: Many of the sites in section 1 above will include foreign languages. Also see:
ERIC Internet Resources for Foreign Language Teachers
Foreign
Language Lesson Plans and Resources
New York Foreign Language Teachers Association
OneLook
Dictionary Search Special feature: enter a word or phrase in one
language and have it translated into other languages
Yourdictionary.com Many different languages are included.
French
Tennessee Bob's Highly Recommended
Internet Public Library Foreign Language Newspapers
Parlez-vous?
French
Language Resources (Lehman Department of Languages & Literatures Lehman
College, CUNY)
French language newspapers (MIT) Some links on this page require a subscription that we do not have (if you get a box requesting a password, you will not be able to view those links).
Stories in French This link will take you to stories online in French
Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web Links to numerous websites in French or about French literature, social life and more.
Spanish
The American Association of Teachers of Spanish And Portuguese
Center for the Study of
Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
Spanish language and Hispanic Cultures Links to all types of resources in Spanish including magazines and newspapers, radio and tv information. .Especially see link to The Daily Press
Spanish language newspapers (MIT) Some links on this page require a subscription that we do not have (if you get a box requesting a password, you will not be able to view those links).
Spanish Language Resources (Lehman Department of Languages & Literatures Lehman College, CUNY)
Spanish Links Includes many different aspects of spanish life and culture including links to magazines and newspapers
Stories in Spanish Click here to find links to stories online in Spanish.
StoryPlace: La biblioteca digital de los ninos
Yuppinitos Fun and games for intermediate/middle school age students.
Also see Many Languages and All Subjects above.
Virtual field trips, activities, lessons and
miscellaneous science and math information
Math
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Illuminations (National
Council of Teachers of Mathematics) MUST SEE WEBSITE Includes links to national standards,
lessons and numerous other recommended websites.
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Slates, Sliderules, and Software: Teaching Math in America History of
technology for teaching math in
Science
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)/
Marco Polo Science NetLinks and
AAAS Science Hot Links
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Center for
Learning Technologies in Urban Schools Curriculum units for middle school science
developed in
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Center
for Curriculum Materials in Science Evolving site – check in future for
information on new teaching methods and materials
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National Science Teachers Association
(NSTA) SCROLL DOWN ON NSTA PAGE Teacher resources page including teaching ideas, recommended books
for teachers and students, links to
National Standards, position statements on national science issues, online
books and bookstore.
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NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books Annual
Lists 1996 –latest year (National Science Teachers Association). See orange bar on right side of page for links to
each year’s list.
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NSTA
Recommends Search for book reviews by grade level and topic.
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National Science
Teachers Association links to other websites. IMPORTANT:
“...The websites on this page are not
"recommended by NSTA"; they are recommended by you (and others
like you). NSTA makes no claims as to their accuracy, superiority to other sites,etc.
Math and Science
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Eisenhower National
Clearinghouse
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United States
Department of Education Lessons,
research etc. for all school subjects.
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NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books Annual
Lists 1996 -2004 (National Science
Teachers Association). See orange bar
on right side of page for links to each year’s list.
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NSTA
Recommends Search for book reviews by grade level and topic.
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More: See ‘All Subjects’ for lesson planning sites.
Note: Math and science are also included under ‘All Subjects’ above.
FindSounds
Search for all types of sounds you might use o enrich lesson and unit
plans
9. Free Access to Videos for all subjects
Annenberg/CPB http://www.learner.org Videos about teaching and learning.
Discovery Education Streaming
Streaming videos for preK-12, may be viewed online or downloaded for classroom use. Still images, audio, teacher's guides, student activity handouts, quiz maker and more. Videos searchable by keyword, subject area, grade level or NYS
Learning Standards. SUNY Geneseo subscribes to this
database; when you are teaching you may obtain a FREE account from local PBS station (check
details in your school for this Video On Demand
service)
intime (integrating technologies into the methods of education
PBS/WXXI Public Television Many different services for teachers including broadcast TV programs, lesson plans, streaming video-on-demand (many of resources in video-on-demand are from Discovery Education Streaming which is available to SUNY Geneseo students through our library's subscription--see link above.
10. Commercial Publishers of Curriculum Materials
www.edudex.com
ADA Hot Links and Document Center
Please direct questions about this page to Barbara Clarke (clarke@geneseo.edu)