Course Specific Lesson Plans - Part
2
Quicklinks
Music
Mojo's Musical Museum
http://www.kididdles.com/mouseum/index.html
A database of kid's song lyrics.
Teachnet: Music
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/music/index.html
Lesson plans for music teachers grouped currently in only one category: general.
This Day in Music History
http://datadragon.com/day/
Daily music facts.
Physical Education
Education World: PE
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/03/lp315-05.shtml
Ideas and activities for planning a themed field day.
PE Preschool Lesson Plans
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/searchresults.asp?category=50
A long list of PE activities
Teachnet: Health and Physical Education
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/health/index.html
Lesson plans in the categories of: general, nutrition, fitness, and cooking.
Reading
The Accelerated Reader
http://www.lee.k12.fl.us/schools/dpl/Accelerated_reader.html
Explains the goals of the AR program and provides a link to a book list
Accelerated Reading Program
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Priorities/presentations/BOTpresentations/2002-10-17/Yetti_BOT_AccRead.ppt
A power-point presentation on the AR program, its purpose, and its effects
Activities to do with Beginning Readers
http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/early.html
Alphabuddies
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/
Alphabet Activities
Book Adventures
http://www.bookadventure.com
A reading motivation program for grades K-8
Book List
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booksgr6.html
A booklist for 6th grade readers
Booklists of Children’s Literature
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/children_booklists.html
Classic Stories Online
http://lightupyourbrain.com/audio-stories-for-children.html
MP3 audio books that you read while listening to
Clifford's Interactive Storybook
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm
A phonics game for young readers.
Crankophone Game
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/cvc/crank/index.shtml
A game on phonetics, vowels, words, and pictures. There are links on the left
side bar with additional phonetics games.
CyberGuide: 6-8
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cy68.html
Supplemental reading activities for books in the 6-8 levels
Designing a Big Book for “Sheep in a Shop”
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Phonics/PHN0201.html
A lesson plan outline for making a big book based on Nancy Shaw’s story, “Sheep
in a Shop”
I’m Reading!
http://www.starfall.com/n/level-c/index/load.htm?f
Short stories and plays for young readers
Kid’s Corner
http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Beatrix Potter stories and pictures
Literacy Centers
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/469.html
How to form reading/writing centers for kindergarten
Meet Einstein
http://www.readaloudva.org/einstein.htm
Resources on reading aloud and why it works
Reader's Theater
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/carrick/
A method of getting students to read through use of oral script reading.
Reading in the Content Areas: Strategies for Success
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/12
Reading Recovery
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/readrec.html
Literacy program improvement plan for low-achieving first graders
Reading Skills
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/tiparchive.phtml/7
A list of tips and resources
ReviseWise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/reading/
Reading activities, worksheets, and tests for young readers ages 4-11
Scholastic Ready-to-Go Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=1
Lesson plans for all grade levels
Strategies for Teaching Reading in the Middle School
http://www.myread.org/scaffolding.htm
Wired for Books
http://wiredforbooks.org/
Online audio books for all reading levels
Working with Words
http://www.wfu.edu/academics/fourblocks/block4.html
Lesson plan idea on using word blocks and a word wall
Science
Annenberg/CPB Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/
Science activities for select topics like “light” and “space.”
Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/curriculumcenter/
Browse science lesson topics ranging from Bacteria to the Solar System.
Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://www.altair.org/
Fun and creative science activities
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Kid’s Do-It-Yourself Science
http://scienceclub.org/kidlink1.html
Links to great science projects
Kid’s Science Projects
http://scienceclub.org/kidproj1.html
Projects listed by level of difficulty
Kitchen Chemistry
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~macinnis/scifun/kitchem.htm
Chemistry lesson plans based on activities in the kitchen
Middle School Science
http://www.middleschoolscience.com/
A site geared specifically towards Middle School Science Curriculums. Lesson
plan subjects range from Chemistry, Physics, Earth, and Life Sciences
Modeling Instruction in High School Physics
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ORAD/KAD/expert_panel/modelinstruction.html
Nemo Explorer
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/explorer.html
Allows students to explore a seafloor observatory geographically or by topic.
Learn about seafloor animals, hydrothermal vents, mid-ocean ridges, axial volcano,
lava flow, & technology & tools. Operate (remotely) a vehicle that takes
you to the seafloor near an active submarine volcano. Explore black smoker vents,
new lava flows, & unusual life forms. (NOAA)
NSTA (National Science Teacher’s Association) High School Classroom
http://www.nsta.org/highschool
ReviseWise: Science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/
Activities, worksheets, and tests for ages 4-11
Science Fair Projects
http://www.super-science-fair-projects.com/chemistry-science-fair-projects.html
Project ideas and lists of supplies
The Science House
http://www.science-house.org/learn/CountertopChem/
Counter Top Chemistry- includes link to activities, and an outline of different
subjects within chemistry
Scholastic Ready-to-Go Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=4
Lesson plans for all grade levels
Science Preschool Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/science.htm
Solar System Simulator
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Teachnet: Science
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/science/index.html
A list of science lesson plans and activities in the categories of: general,
biology, earth, physics, technology, dinosaurs, scientific method, space and
time, weather, and animals.
Teaching Tips.Com: “Science”
http://www.teachingtips.com/articles/Tscience1.html
WISE: Web-based Inquiry Science Environment
http://wise.berkeley.edu/
Free, inquiry-based set of capstone projects for science 5-12 classes from Berkeley.
Sign-in required.
Resources for Teaching About the Pacific Tsunami and Tsunamis as
a Geological Feature:
Explaining World Tragedy to Children
A six-year-old child has just seen video of real children being washed out to
sea. A teen sits transfixed watching images of people clinging to trees, mothers
wailing as they discover dead children in an endless line of unclaimed bodies,
and babies crying hysterically for their mothers. At the dinner table your 5th
grader asks, "Can anything like that happen to us, dad?" How is a parent
to respond? What should you say? What should you do? How do you deal with your
child's fears without increasing them? Is it possible to reassure your child
at a time when you, yourself, are horrified by the images of intense pain and
grief you see in the hearts and on the faces of parents half way around the world?
Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller provide useful tips for answering tough questions
and honoring the feelings of children at:
http://modernmom.com/must_haves/article/322
Social Studies
CNN Student News
http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/
Articles geared towards students
Lesson Plans and Resources
http://www.csun.edu/%7Ehcedu013/
A site specifically created for social studies teachers. Includes lesson plan
outlines, and additional social studies resources.
Scholastic Ready-to-Go Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=2
Lesson plans for all grade levels
Teaching Tips.Com: “Social Studies”
http://www.teachingtips.com/articles/Tsocialstudies1.html
Teachnet: Social Studies
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/socstudies/index.html
Lesson plans grouped into: history, personal growth, countries, government, economics,
society, and geography.
Technology
Accelerated Math Program
http://www.renlearn.com/am/
Information on the AM program, and how it works. There is also a link to see
how Accelerated Math aligns with your state’s standards.
Accelerated Reading Program
http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/Priorities/presentations/BOTpresentations/2002-10-17/Yetti_BOT_AccRead.ppt
A power-point presentation on the AR program, its purpose, and its effects
Back to School Technology Activities
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech141.shtml
Designing Technology Based Lessons
http://www.wcschools.com/mjhs/tlcf/Technology%20Based%20Lesson%20Planning.htm
Internet Projects
http://www.epals.com/resources/online/internet_projects.tpl
A list of online projects
One to One Computing: Lessons Learned and Pitfalls to Avoid
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech197.shtml
An article on the pros and cons of students and technology
Standards-Based Instruction
http://www.rmcdenver.com/useguide/lessons/lindex.htm
Includes a step-by-step outline on how to create a technology based lesson plan
World Wide Web Workbook
http://sln.fi.edu/primer/newprimer/
An introduction on how to browse and use the internet
Writing
ABC’s of the Writing Process
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/writingprocess/specificgos.html
A list of links of graphic organizers
Academy of the Arts: Writing
http://www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/writing.htm
Rubric for narrative writing Click on the writing rubric on the left hand side.
A grading scale with specific points for a variety of different writing assignments
Graphic Organizer Makers
http://www.bestteachersites.com/web_tools/graphic_org/
Tools to help make and design different organizers like webs, charts, and ven
diagrams
Graphic Organizers
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/learning/lr1grorg.htm
Graphic organizer templates for different organizers like spider maps, fish maps,
compare/contrast matrix, and network trees
Handwriting Worksheets and Printables
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/handwriting.htm
How to Start a Writer’s Workshop
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/681.html
Interactive Writing
http://www.stanswartz.com/IAW%20excerpt.pdf
Explains what interactive writing is and how to use it effectively
ReviseWise: Writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/writing/
Writing activities, factsheets, tests, and worksheets for young writers ages
4-11
ReviseWise: Spelling and Grammar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/english/spelling/
Activities, tests, and worksheets on spelling and grammar
Teaching Tips.Com: “Writing”
http://www.teachingtips.com/articles/Rwriting1.html
Word Walls
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/word_walls/words.html
Write Your Own Life Activity
http://tinyurl.com/ll3a
