Web Sites for Teachers

ed-helper - over 6000 lesson plans and 1000 web quests in all subject areas
Eduscapes - a site for life, long learners...this site is a gateway to wonderful resources for teachers, professionals and students.  Be sure to check out 4 2 eXplore!
Literacy and Technology - This site was created by Dr. Joyce Hinkson, a California educator, to assist teachers, students, parents and others, with the integration of curriculum and the Internet to promote student literacy.
Zoom School - Zoom School is an on-line elementary school classroom with lessons in geography, biology, language arts, and early childhood activities.
Web Sites and Resources for Educators - Professors have collected sites and curriculum resources from the Internet for teachers to use in their classrooms. These sites, organized in nine categories, include lesson plans, instructional materials, online activities and projects, and virtual trips to museums and countries around the world.
AskERIC Virtual Library - Developed by teachers, these lesson plans cover all curriculum areas.
Columbia Education Center’s Mini Lessons – These lesson plans, arranged by curriculum area and grade level, were developed by teachers.
Bonus for Teachers Looking for some really "kool" ideas? Bonus.com has a large list of innovative and exciting curriculum materials for all subject areas.
Lesson Plans for every subject A site with headings for just about every subject.
Library in the Sky This site contains links to over 6000 educational Internet sites for parents, students and teachers.
Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) This site has links to k12 curriculum areas in history/social science, language arts, mathematics and science. This is a wonderful site and very useful for all educators whether you live in California or not.
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) - Wonderful links to many, many activity sites; searchable by grade level, subject and/or keyword.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Check out this great site for lots and lots of activities for all subject areas.
Educational Web Adventures - Interactive Web sites, learning modules, and Web adventures that bring your content to life on the World Wide Web.
Ed's Oasis - Great ideas, projects and contests plus many teacher ideas.
New York Times Teacher Connections - lesson plans for all subject areas based on the news, developed by Bank Street College. 
Education World - Where educators go to learn.  lessons and activities for all subjects plus lots more. This really is a terrific site for all teachers.
 

Commercial Curriculum Collections

Blue Web’n With over 20,000 subscribers, this site offers activities, lesson plans, and links to some great sites. If you subscribe (free and not necessary) you will receive weekly updates by e-mail.
IBM K-12 Education The Teacher’s Corner provides marvelous unit plans, complete with goals, objectives, assessment ideas, and interactive activities. There are archives of lessons from past years.
Netschool This is a free web site server that directs the user to all kinds of interesting sites. It does not just have lesson plans, but usually links to related sites. You can sort by URL, description or curriculum area.
McGraw Hill Resource Village This site has lesson plans that are directly related to their textbooks. The lessons are linked to Internet sites. For instance, a 1st grade song to read about ducks is linked to a wonderful Internet picture of waterfowl.
School.Net This is a place to begin looking for Web-based activities and projects. It has links to many, many education sites.
ScholasticThis site has many resources for teachers, students and parents for all curriculum areas.
WWW4Teachers - Looking for teacher made interactive Internet activities? This is the place for you.
 

 

 

Developed and Maintained by Teachers and/or schools

The Internet Schoolhouse The Internet Schoolhouse is a complete school, online. This is a great resource for all areas!
I Love Teaching This site celebrate the joy of teaching by providing curriculum ideas for English and science.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators This site is a list of sites on the Internet useful for enhancing curriculum and teacher professional growth. It is extensive.
Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources on the World Wide Web This site, developed by teachers at Gander Academy, is a great place to look for thematic units.
Web Site for Busy Teachers The busy people at Busy Teachers has taken the searching time out of using the Internet in the classroom. Sorted by curriculum areas, this site includes many links and lesson plans.
Armadillo's K-12 WWW Resources From Armadillo, Texas, this site has been developed for teachers and students of the K-12 community. Teachers can quickly access resource materials for direct use in their lesson plans or as additional resources for students to explore.
Carrie/s Sites for Educators Madras High School teacher, Carrie Bodensteiner has put together an impressive list of Internet sites for many curriculum areas.

Looking for a specific lesson plan?  Try this...

1.  Go to your favorite search engine (like Altavista.)
2.  Type in "subject"+"lesson plan"
3.  You'll be surprised at what you find!

Example:  "reading"+"lesson plan"
                    "dinosaur"+"lesson plan"
                    "The Polar Express"+"lesson plan"

 

 

 

 

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June 12, 2006

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