Standards Based Lesson Plans

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General

A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://atozteacherstuff.com/
Teacher-created site that offers lesson plans, tips, forums, worksheets and other resources. Organized by subject.

Apple Learning Interchange
http://ali.apple.com/
Resources, units of practice, projects, lesson plans, worksheets, interactive flash cards, and other handy resources for teachers. Content changes daily.

Berit’s Best Sites for Children
http://www.beritsbest.com
Information about 1000 children's websites. Each site is rated for content and modem speed.

Blue Web’n
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools).

Challenge County
http://techchallenge.org/
Funded by the Technology Literacy Grant Consortium and consolidates resources to help teachers integrate technology into Language Arts and Mathematics.

Crayola: Lesson Plans
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons/results.cfm
Long lists of projects for language arts, math, social studies, science, and visual arts. *Must register with website.

Curriculum Archive
http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/ca.home.php
A good source for lessons, activities, and tips. Browse lessons by grade level. (extends from Preschool to Undergraduate)

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/
K-12 lesson plan library that’s organized by subject or by grade level.

Education World
http://www.education-world.com/
Lesson plans, articles, and discussion groups on a variety of topics and issues

The Educators' Reference Desk
http://www.eduref.org/
The Educator's Reference Desk replaces ERIC Database, providing access to over one million bibliographic records on educational research, theory, and practice

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) Website
http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html
Collaborative effort of more than 35 federal agencies with hundreds of Internet-based education resources that are easy to access

Funbrain.Com
http://www.funbrain.com
Visit “Teachers” section as a guide to multiple resources.

How to Implement Standards, Curriculum and Assessment
http://www.teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/mentorship/support.htm

Instructional Intranet: “Ideas for Tasks”
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Ideas_and_Rubrics/Assessment_Tasks/Ideas_Tasks/ideas_tasks.html
An article on assessment ideas for all subjects.

isteNETS
http://cnets.iste.org/search/s_search.html
Search for lesson plans by Title, Subject, Grade or Keyword.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
Categorized list of sites for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. Supported by discovery.com

Lesson Plan Central
http://lessonplancentral.com/
Free lesson plans, worksheets, clipart and additional student links. Browse lessons by subject or extras like “Fun & Games.”

Lesson Plans Page
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/
Over 2,500 free lesson plans, organized by subject. Site also includes tips and teacher forums.

LessonPlanz
http://lessonplanz.com/
Site lists lesson plan ideas grouped by subject and also includes additional resources for games, family involvement, songs, and poems.

Microsoft Education
http://www.microsoft.com/education/LessonPlans.aspx
Search for lesson plans through Grade/Age Level, Theme, Product, or Learning Area.

PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Integrating curriculum, professional development and community resources

Project Based Learning
http://pblmm.k12.ca.us/PBLGuide/AssessPBL.html
An article on PBL ideas and planning.

Scholastic Ready-to-Go Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/
Lesson plans for all grade levels

Standard-Based lesson plan template
http://www.k12.hi.us/~tlcf/marcopolointegration/standardbasetemplate.htm
Provides an outline for creating a lesson plan that address Hawaii state standards. Simply substitute you state’s standards in the appropriate place.

Teachers.Net
http://teachers.net/lessons/
The University of Phoenix’s site for teacher’s to post and share lesson plans for all subjects.

Web Sites and Resources for Teachers
http://www.sitesforteachers.com/
Archived, annotated collection of sites and curriculum resources organized in nine categories, include lesson plans, instructional materials, online activities and projects, and virtual trips to museums and countries around the world.

Art

Art Appreciation
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/artapp.htm
Preschool art activities and crafts

ArtsEdge
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm
The Kennedy Center's Teaching Materials focus on the national art education standards and provide K-12 teachers with curriculum units, lesson plans, activities and other ideas for integrating the arts into classroom teaching.

Kinder Art
http://www.kinderart.com/
A site dedicated to art education, lists activities, lesson plans, and additional resources.

Teachnet: Art/Creativity
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/art/index.html
A list of a few art/craft ideas.

Geography

National Geographic: Lesson Plans
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/education/lesson_plans/index.html
Lesson plans sorted by grade and most popular.

History

Election ’04 Lesson Resources
http://www.lesley.edu/election04/

Great Dates
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/dates/
Links to “This Day in History” and similar sites.

Language Arts

EnglishCompanion.Com
http://www.englishcompanion.com/assignments/assessment/rubrics.html
A list of rubrics for homework, projects, presentations, or journals.

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

Language Arts Lesson Plans
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/lang.html
A long list of links to lesson plan texts grouped by grade level.

Teachnet: Language Arts
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/index.html
Lesson plans in the categories of: general, reading, writing, spelling, speaking, terminology, ESL, and poetry.

Vocabulary in a Box
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Vocabulary/VOC0010.html
A lesson plan outline for teaching vocabulary to early education students

Working with Words
http://www.wfu.edu/academics/fourblocks/block4.html
Lesson plan idea on using word blocks and a word wall

Literature

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/lit.html
A lesson plan library grouped by grade level and sub-grouped by book/novel

EnglishCompanion.Com
http://www.englishcompanion.com/assignments/assessment/rubrics.html
A list of rubrics for homework, projects, presentations, or journals

Fairy Tale Comparison
http://hometown.aol.com/mellettk/Webpage/Fairy-Tale-Comparison-Lesso.pdf
A very creative lesson plan comparing Cinderella to Bubba the Cowboy Prince

Questions on Books
http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html
Review questions for books commonly taught all grades K-12

Study Questions
http://www.theliterarylink.com/questions_otherbooks.html
Links to study questions on young adult literature as well as young children’s literature

Math

Annenberg/CPB Learner.org
http://www.learner.org/teacherslab/
A combination site specifically created for science and mathematics. Includes lesson plan activities for geometry and mathematical patterns

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/math.html
Lesson Plan library organized by grade level and subject. Easy to browse

The Math Forum at Drexel “Teachers’s Place”
http://mathforum.org/teachers/
Lesson plans grouped by elementary, middle, or high school levels.

Math Forum: High School Teacher’s Place
http://mathforum.org/teachers/high/

Math Problem Solving Activities
http://www.rhlschool.com/math.htm

Math Projects and Activities: Global Connection
http://www.globalclassroom.org/authors/florida/math/projects.html

Math Surf’s Problem of the Day List
http://www.mathsurf.com/teacher/

ReviseWise: Math
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/
Activities, worksheets, and tests on math for ages 4-11

SCORE Mathematics Lessons
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us/lessons.html
Lessons created by selected CA teachers, grouped into K-7 and 8-12 lesson topics.

Teacher Toolkit
http://www.buildingrainbows.com/CA/ca.home.php
Lesson plans created for middle school math.

Teachnet: Math
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/math/index.html
Lesson plans for math grouped into: general, maps and graphs, terminology, geometry, and real world.

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

Activities to do with Beginning Readers
http://www.ed.gov/Family/RWN/Activ97/early.html

Alphabuddies
http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/
Alphabet Activities

Clifford's Interactive Storybook
http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/flash/phonics/index.htm
A phonics game for young readers

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

Reader's Theater
http://www.readingonline.org/electronic/carrick/
A method of getting students to read through use of oral script reading

ReviseWise
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/reading.shtml
Reading activities, worksheets, and tests for young readers ages 4-11

Wired for Books
http://wiredforbooks.org/
Online audio books for all reading levels

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.

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

ReviseWise: Science
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/
Activities, worksheets, and tests for ages 4-11

Scholastic Ready-to-Go Resources
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=4
Lesson plans for all grade levels

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

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.

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.

Social Studies

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

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

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

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

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

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

ReviseWise: Spelling and Grammar
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar.shtml
Activities, tests, and worksheets on spelling and grammar

ReviseWise: Writing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing.shtml
Writing activities, factsheets, tests, and worksheets for young writers ages 4-11

Word Walls
http://www.theschoolbell.com/Links/word_walls/words.html

Write Your Own Life Activity
http://tinyurl.com/ll3a