Lesson Plans

Math lesson plans

Education Planet - Helps teachers, students and parents find a wide variety of the best educational resources available on the web from top educational sites, software, videos and supplies to lesson plans, maps, news and books. It also provides services such as online forums, online teacher training, sites of the week and web tools tailored to the needs and interests of teachers, students and parents.

Math Central: a K-12 math education website - Teaching resources, lesson plans for K-12 Canadian mathematics teachers, a question and answer service, and a mailing list for teachers.

Lesson Plans from the Community Archaeology Program - Ideas for using archaeology to teach subjects such as math, science, art and social studies. From Binghamton University.

The U.S. Mint Lesson Plans - Lesson plans for basic arithmetic, history and language arts, advanced math from the United States Mint.

Montessori Math Album - Lesson plans on numeration, arithmetic, fractions, and geometry.

Educational Resources for K-12 Mathematics Teachers - Links to lesson plans, materials, videos, manipulatives, discussion groups, software, ongoing research.

Materials For Math Educators - Quality lesson plans, classroom activities and educational resources for math teachers.

Education Place Activity Search - By Houghton Mifflin. Many lesson plans that correspond to their reading and math books, but may be used by anyone. Searchable by subject and grade level, for grades kindergarten through 8.

Count Me Smart - Features lesson plans, workbooks, manipulatives and online exercises to learn basic math reasoning. Includes demo and FAQ's.

Explorer - Searchable collection of lesson plans, lab activities and other education resources for K-12 science and math education.

Hypatia's Home Page - has many mathematics lesson plans and lesson ideas for new ways to present mathematical materials for middle school and up.

Awesome Library's Math Lesson Plans - Links to many useful lesson plan sites.

Math Resources From The Teacher's Corner - Simple math lesson plans including counting, graphing, measurement, fractions, geometry, money, story problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Mathematics Lesson Plans On Kayaking - How to create lesson plans for geometry, trigonometry and other math topics using the fun sport of kayaking.

LessonPlanZ.com - Directory of math lesson plans.

S.M.A.R.T. Books: Supporting Mathematics and Reading Through Books - Lesson plans for teaching elementary and middle school math and reading, using children's liturature to launch mathematics investigations.

Top Maths - Online resource database for Maths and Numeracy offering worksheets, lesson plans, interactive activities and teaching resources for schools, parents and teachers to download and use.

Houghton Mifflin MathSteps - Here you'll find lesson plans, background information, and helpful tips on some of the key topics you'll encounter in MathSteps.

Geometry for Middle School Teachers - Syllabus and Lesson Plans.

Kindergarten Connection - Offers free games and lesson plans in math, language arts, and literacy.

Homeschool Math Links - Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, work problems, and lesson plans.

ORB Education Printable Lesson Plans - Printable lesson plans for science, computing, math, english and technology education.

Online Learning Resource - Interactive resource for students in the UK. Subjects include English, Maths and French, covering key stages and GCSEs, with revision materials, tests and lesson plans.

Hypatia-phd's Math Page - Devoted to mathematics and mathematics education. Original lesson plans and class information for teachers; links to NCTM, MAA, lateral logic puzzles and other resources.

Lesson Plans Involving Choice and Multiple Intelligences Theory for the High School Classroom - High school lesson plans involving choice theory and multiple intelligences theory. Includes art, history, math, english, and humanities.

Midlands Improving Math and Science Hub - Consortium of educational institutions in Lexington and Richland Counties in partnership with business and industry to provide resources for science and mathematics instruction. Includes lesson plans and other teaching resources.

Homeschooling Links and More - Provides information on getting started, preschool through high school, curriculum, lesson plans, math, language arts, science, gifted and otherwise-gifted children.

Poster Education - Offers curriculum oriented posters, lesson plans, workbooks, activities, and posters for teachers in social studies, language arts, math and science, grades 4-12.

The Pacoima Middle School Math Site - Students, Teachers and Parents from Pacoima Middle School and anywhere else can find help with math homework, assignments and lesson plans.

Physics Lesson Plans, from the SMILE Project - Almost 200 lesson plans, grouped by physics topic. Also, math lesson plans are on the same page.

The Resource Room - Teaching and learning resources in reading, spelling, math, and comprehension for people of all ages with learning disabilities. Provides exercises, articles, software reviews, book lists, lesson plans, tips, online store, and links to related resources and chat room. Also has information about Home Schooling, the Gifted LD student, and older learners for parents, students and teachers.

The Teacher's Corner: Multidisciplinary Classroom Activities - A multidisciplinary resource for lesson plans, study guides, and laboratory activities for middle school to college level. Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy are all taught through the single unifying theme of the exciting world of high-energy astrophysics! The Teacher's Corner also includes information on NASA programs and opportunities.

Turtle Family Logo Page - Handouts and lesson plans used during presentations given at NCTM conferences and the Missouri Math Attack Symposium.

Pierce Transit's Teacher Resources - Contains lesson plans examining mass transit from the perspectives of many academic disciplines, including science, social studies, writing, communications, reading and math.

Center for Science & Environmental Outreach - Provides science, environmental and math programs for K-12 schools and lesson plans for teachers with news items, education programs and career information.

The Math Projects Journal - A bimonthly publication offering tips and lesson plans for interactive math projects, discussions on relevant topics, and contributions from around the world. A free issue is available, and subscriptions are available in electronic or hardcopy format.

Teachers' lesson plans

Teachers Helping Teachers - A not-for-profit site providing teaching tips, lesson plans, and forums for teachers to network with each other. Material on the site is updated weekly during the school year.

Teachers.Net - Teacher discussion boards and chatrooms. Lesson plans, project ideas and teaching tools. Searchable teacher job listings and career resources.

Education Credit Union - Teacher Resource Center - Compilation of lesson plans and resources for teachers.

Pratt's Educational Resources For Teachers & Parents - A directory of links to lesson plans, activities, and homeschooling in all subject areas. Emphasis on elementary, but some links are appropriate for older students.

The English Teacher: Teaching Composition - This website contains units for teaching English Composition including complete lesson plans for a research writing course. Further units will be added.

Education Planet - Helps teachers, students and parents find a wide variety of the best educational resources available on the web from top educational sites, software, videos and supplies to lesson plans, maps, news and books. It also provides services such as online forums, online teacher training, sites of the week and web tools tailored to the needs and interests of teachers, students and parents.

BC Social Studies Teachers' Association Top Links - Offers links to valuable lesson plans, research links and professional information to teachers interested in socials, history, geography, and comparative civilizations.

EduPuppy.com - Directory of resources for early childhood educators and preschool teachers includes lesson plans, thematic units, and technology resources.

Preschool Lesson Plans - Preschool lesson plans for hands-on, creative teachers who want to create a child centered program with the emphasis on creative expression.

ETNI Teacher Ideas and Projects - Articles, lesson plans, activities, and links to materials for teaching with music.

Web English Teacher - Directory of K-12 resources for teachers. Includes lesson plans, classroom activities, videos, e-texts, puzzles and jokes, WebQuests, biographies, and criticism.

Teachers Corner - Classroom activities for teaching about global issues and solutions. Includes curriculum, activities, service learning projects, lesson plans and standards.

A Teacher's Guide to Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Web - MLK Web is a time-saving guide to Martin Luther King Jr. resources including speeches, photographs, lesson plans, classroom materials, biographies, chronologies, books, videos, and audio tapes.

Velsoft - Download on-demand computer books, lesson plans, learning activities and other teacher resources which are designed to teach K-12 students and teachers the fundamentals of computers.

K-12 Science Education Resources - From teacher Bill Beaty's homepages. Includes links, projects and lesson plans.

Teachers Lesson Planner - Allows creation of dynamic lesson plans of any complexity. Also creates schemes of work. Import or export facility for sharing resources.

Christmas Lesson Plans - Teacher-made lesson plans for Christmas.

TeacherFreebies.com - Collection of links to sites that offer free stuff for teachers including catalogs, software demos, magazines, 30-day trials, lesson plans.

Harcourt - Offers online access to lesson plans and teacher resources for educators teaching grades K-12. Parents can use the educational resources to provide help with homework for their children.

The Art Teachers Place - Resource site includes lesson plans, fine art and art history links, art standards and art games for kids.

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources - Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.

Scholastic Teacher - Resources ranging from lesson plans and professional links to authors and online activities.

Language Arts Lesson Plans - Teacher-made lesson plans for Pre-K through high school language classrooms.

Math Resources From The Teacher's Corner - Simple math lesson plans including counting, graphing, measurement, fractions, geometry, money, story problems, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

KidCrafter's Preschool Program - Offers monthly lesson plans and teacher's materials for use in preschools, daycare centers, and homes.

Mississippi Teacher Exchange - On-line technology training and tutorials, technology questions answered by e-mail, mentoring program, lesson plans, and links.

Pierce Transit's Teacher Resources - Contains lesson plans examining mass transit from the perspectives of many academic disciplines, including science, social studies, writing, communications, reading and math.

TeachingPlastics.org - Provides teachers with lesson plans, background information on plastics and a free resin sample kit.

Drama Teacher's Resource Room - Resource centre offering lesson plans for grades 1-6, details on reference texts and teacher seminars, stagecraft actitvities, and links to various theatre sites.

TechnoKids - Develops computer curriculum enabling teachers to deliver relevant technology instruction to students. Offers lesson plans and reproducible materials.

The RXTE Learning Center - a forum for explaining the science the satellite RXTE does, as well as striving to introduce concepts of X-ray astronomy to the public and to provide teachers with data and lesson plans that can be used in the classroom. This NASA site also includes descriptions of discoveries RXTE has made. Ages: Upper High School to adult.

High School Biology Reference for Teachers and Students - A research tool for high school teachers and students. Includes lesson plans, links to other sites, tests. Hosted in Canada.

Science lesson plans

Lesson Plans from the Community Archaeology Program - Ideas for using archaeology to teach subjects such as math, science, art and social studies. From Binghamton University.

K-12 Science Education Resources - From teacher Bill Beaty's homepages. Includes links, projects and lesson plans.

Educational Units and Lesson Plans - Science, literature and history units and WebQuests.

Eldin - Science Curriculum - Science curriculum units based on the Bill Kurtis - The New Explorers adventure programs. This standards based learning method provides an exciting approach to traditional lesson plans. Rather than just watching the scientists in action, students perform science experiments that put them right in the middle of the action!

EarthNet - Earth science information for both teachers and students. Glossary, lesson plans, extensive links, lists of topics, and other resources.

PBS Science and Technology TeacherSource - Lesson plans, online activities, classroom resources, and professional development projects.

Space Science Curriculum Standards Quilt - A fast track to lesson plans that engage, entertain and adhere to the National Science Education Standards. By grade level and topic.

Middle School Science Lesson Plans - Includes a variety of physics topics.

Instant Science Lesson Plans - Science lesson plans and printable worksheets including earth science, life science, biology, and physical science.

The World of Agnes Pflumm - Official site for the Agnes Pflumm science education novels. Includes lesson plans, science project help, integrating science and art, links science and literature, and book information. Also includes tips for kids about time management.

Marine Science Teacher Resources from Texas State Aquarium - Educational resource site for teachers of marine science with sample lessons, elementary lesson plans and curriculum development tips from CITGO/TSA.

ORB Education Printable Lesson Plans - Printable lesson plans for science, computing, math, english and technology education.

Middle School Science Lesson Plans - Includes number of lesson plans in chemistry.

Thurman Science Resources - Lesson plans, resources, games and assessments for use at KS 3 and 4 (ages 11-16). Differentiated.

Science Center - Lessons for K-1 - Dozens of lesson plans for young children. From Minnetonka Public Schools.

Hands on Learning Activities and Lesson Plans - Instructions for building a table-top seismology demonstration and a model illustrating sea-Floor spreading and subduction from a shoe box as well as other exercises for students.

Center for Science & Environmental Outreach - Provides science, environmental and math programs for K-12 schools and lesson plans for teachers with news items, education programs and career information.

Homeschooling Links and More - Provides information on getting started, preschool through high school, curriculum, lesson plans, math, language arts, science, gifted and otherwise-gifted children.

Poster Education - Offers curriculum oriented posters, lesson plans, workbooks, activities, and posters for teachers in social studies, language arts, math and science, grades 4-12.

ChesSIE: Chesapeake Science on the Internet for Educators - Online resource center and communications hub supporting Chesapeake Bay science education for K-12 teachers and students. Includes information, lesson plans, and data.

American Coal Foundation - Educational materials on coal for students and educators. Online information plus lists of video tapes, posters, booklets, lesson plans and science fair ideas available at nominal cost.

Puckett, Peggy - Family and Consumer Sciences - This site contains lesson plans, course syllabus, many web sites related to the home and all areas in family and consumer sciences for high school teachers. Woodstock HS, Woodstock, GA.

Chicago Academy of Science (CAoS) Club - An online science resource for K-8 teachers. Includes membership information, programs and services, lesson plans, and contacts.

Pierce Transit's Teacher Resources - Contains lesson plans examining mass transit from the perspectives of many academic disciplines, including science, social studies, writing, communications, reading and math.

Discovery Channel School Lesson Plans K - 12 - A comprehensive list of resources for teachers and educators, ranging from physical science to ancient history.

Science Based Teaching Theme Units - Gives you the best resources to access for 18 different themes: hands-on activities,interactive sites for students, backgroung information, work sheets, and lesson plans.

Earth Science Lessons - Lesson plans from an elementary school teacher in Lincoln Elementary in Grand Forks. Geared toward and tested by 5-8 grade students.

QEC - Science Education - A diverse set of resources for science students and science educators dedicated to improving learning outcomes. Includes lesson plans for some areas of biology.

The RXTE Learning Center - a forum for explaining the science the satellite RXTE does, as well as striving to introduce concepts of X-ray astronomy to the public and to provide teachers with data and lesson plans that can be used in the classroom. This NASA site also includes descriptions of discoveries RXTE has made. Ages: Upper High School to adult.

Physics Lesson Plans at Teachnet.com - A few simple plans.

Achieving High Goals - Supplemental science curriculum; video, lesson plans and resource manual.

Green Dreams - Lesson plans, grades, and assignments for students and teachers at Downtown Magnet High School. Includes Mrs. Willis' syllabi, science fundamentals, homework assignments, and California state biology standards.

Crissy's Lesson Plans - Four-week thematic dinosaur unit for a second grade class.

Lesson Planning: Hurricane Watch - Hurricane learning, lesson plans, and science projects for elementary school grades and above, by Education World.

MetaVue Home Page - MetaVue Web Notes: Lesson Plans. A compendium of web-based lesson planning resources in Science, Mathematics, and Language Arts.

Paleontology - AskERIC lesson plans and classroom activities.

New Jersey Science Teachers Association - Provides legislative contacts, an event schedule, lesson plans, and newsletter archive.

Science Lesson Plans - Lesson plans for physical and life sciences.

SSEC - Resources for Social Sciences and History Education - The Social Science Education Consortium supports social science and history education in schools, K-12. Download free lesson plans or browse our publications and projects.

SEDL Paso Partners - Integrating Mathematics, Science and Language: An Instructional Program - Lesson plans and elementary-level thematic units available in English and Spanish. Some in PDF format.

Preschool lesson plans

Everything Preschool - Includes lesson plans, art, songs, thematic units, and book reviews.

EduPuppy.com - Directory of resources for early childhood educators and preschool teachers includes lesson plans, thematic units, and technology resources.

Preschool Lesson Plans - Preschool lesson plans for hands-on, creative teachers who want to create a child centered program with the emphasis on creative expression.

Homeschooling Links and More - Provides information on getting started, preschool through high school, curriculum, lesson plans, math, language arts, science, gifted and otherwise-gifted children.

PBS TeacherSource: Arts and Literature - Access a wealth of PBS television and Web resources, including lesson plans and activities for preschool through high school correlated to state and national standards.

Frontline Phonics - A phonics program through lesson plans, songs, cards and printable worksheets for preschool aged children.

Calvary Christian Preschool - Information on program, lesson plans, and photos.

Core Knowledge Lesson Plans and Units - A collection of high quality collection of preschool through 8th grade units and lesson plans.

Tampico Elementary School - Preschool, K-5 public school that offers class projects, student handbook, lesson plans and sites for teachers, sites for students, and staff contacts. Part of Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit District 3.

Sherry's Kindergarten - Lesson plans and favorite links for preschool and kindergarten. Changes monthly.

KidCrafter's Preschool Program - Offers monthly lesson plans and teacher's materials for use in preschools, daycare centers, and homes.

Hands on Homeschooling - Home school curriculum for preschool and kindergarten. Hands on activities for ages two, three, four, and five-year-olds. Daily lesson plans as well as an idea book are available.

Preschool Physical Education Lesson Plans - Identifies physical skills young children should master and provides related activities.

Little Strivers - Preschool program provides affordable monthly, theme-based lesson plans to busy child care providers, parents, and preschool teachers.

Gayle's Preschool Rainbow - Early childhood education activities and lesson plans for preschool teachers. Includes seasonal themes and home learning activities.

FunLessonPlans.com - Offers preschool lesson plans and themes for daycare, kindergarten, homeschool and home activities plus kids' printable games and crafts.

LearningPage.com - Printable lesson plans, worksheets, and activity guides for use in the preschool, kindergarten and early elementary environment. Requires free registration.

Teaching Ideas for Early Childhood Special Educators - Suggests early childhood education activities and lesson plans for preschool teachers.

Art Lesson Plans - Preschool - Links to thematic art lesson plans.

Language Arts Lesson Plans (PreK-1) - Cross-curricular language-rich lesson plans; includes activities for preschool through first grade.

Social Studies lesson plans

Social Studies Lesson Plans - Plans based on field trips to various museums along the United States' Eastern coast.

Big Sky Social Studies Lesson Plans - Gopher site offers dozens of lesson plans for all grade levels.

Lesson Plans from the Community Archaeology Program - Ideas for using archaeology to teach subjects such as math, science, art and social studies. From Binghamton University.

Washington State History Education Links and Lesson Plans - Compiled by Mr. Donn, the social studies teacher. Includes history lesson plans specific to Washington State.

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources - Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.

Poster Education - Offers curriculum oriented posters, lesson plans, workbooks, activities, and posters for teachers in social studies, language arts, math and science, grades 4-12.

Alberta Social Studies Council - Resources for social studies teachers. Features links and lesson plans.

Kelly's Home - A social studies teacher from New York. Information about her 7th grade classes. Links for social studies, american history, lesson plans, and web page design help.

Exploring Florida - Social studies resources for students and teachers prepared by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at the University of South Florida including a history curriculum. Photographs, maps, movies, documents such as treaties and statutes, music files, lesson plans, and virtual reality tours.

PBS TeacherSource - Social Studies - High - PBS teacher lesson plans, online activities, classroom resources, and professional development projects are available at this public PBS education Web site.

Social Studies in Maryland: A Teacher's Online Resource - Designed for Maryland social studies teachers using the MSPAP outcomes, the site provides direct links to lesson plans and teaching resources for teachers.

OUSD Urban Dreams - A U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant. Site covers language and literature, history and social studies, human and civil rights and lesson plans.

Library in the Sky Social Studies Lesson Plans - Links to social studies lesson plans available online.

BC Social Studies Teachers' Association Top Links - Offers links to valuable lesson plans, research links and professional information to teachers interested in socials, history, geography, and comparative civilizations.

VirtualClassroom - History and social studies lesson plans, Powerpoint presentations, and research links.

Pierce Transit's Teacher Resources - Contains lesson plans examining mass transit from the perspectives of many academic disciplines, including science, social studies, writing, communications, reading and math.

Columbia Education Center: Social Studies Lesson Plans - Lessons for elementary, middle and high school students.

The Smithsonian Office of Education - Classroom ready lesson plans emphasizing inquiry-based learning with primary sources and museum collections in social studies, language arts, science and the arts.

National Council for the Social Studies - Junior and senior high lesson plans, all in pdf format.

Social Studies Lessons - Links to both lesson plans and strategies for teaching social science, history, and government.

Art lesson plans

Elementary Art Lesson Plans - Traditional art lesson plans, computer graphics lesson plans, technology hints, and teacher hints.

African Art Lesson Plans - Elementary art lessons for creating masks, shields and Kente placemats, plus links to information on ancient Africa.

Art Lesson Plans - These are Lesson Plans in Arts Education. Also, it is gathering " the time of the synthetic learning " from the activities such as the environment OBJ DO, information OBJ DO and international understanding to make. Moreover, it is introducing a paper with art education and the amount, and a way of putting together a time 10, the viewpoint of the evaluation and so on, too.

Sharon's Art-Rageous Website - Sharon's Art-Rageous! website features examples of student artwork, art lesson plans, resources for art teachers, genealogical resources (including family history reports, wills, deeds and photographs), and information about contra dancing and Celtic music.

KinderArt - Free online art lesson plans for kids, parents, teachers and homeschoolers.

KinderArt - Seasonal Themes - December - Free online art lesson plans; each lesson indicates age range for which it is suitable.

Art Lesson Plans - Preschool - Links to thematic art lesson plans.

Art in My Life - Art teacher Kelly Murphy's portfolio of work, teaching philosophy, art lesson plans and art education links.

KinderArt - Free art lesson plans for use with young children.

Art Lessons and Ideas for Teachers - Art lesson plans and curriculum ideas for elementary school and art education (In English and Japanese).

Lesson Plans Sorted by Grade Level (Getty ArtsEdNet) - Art lesson plans suitable for kindergarten and early elementary students.

KinderArt - Directory of arts education resources, including art lesson plans, reference material, forum for exchanging ideas and onlink kid's art gallery.

Physical Education lesson plans

Preschool Physical Education Lesson Plans - Identifies physical skills young children should master and provides related activities.

Sportsmedia International - Lesson plans, tips, drills, activities and other teaching aids for the physical education teacher.

Primrose Education Resources - Provides lesson plans for physical education, dance, games, gymnastics, multi-cultural dance, drama resources & school plays for use by teachers in primary schools. Includes list of products.