Lesson Plans

Educator's Reference Desk - More than 2000 high quality lesson plans is all subjects organized by grade level to make finding what you need quick and easy. Maintained by Information Institute of Syracuse. (http://www.eduref.org/index.shtml)

Discovery Education - A variety of physical science and mathematics lesson plans with hands-on activities many with weblinks to additionals information. Excellent search capability with search by subject and grade level. Produced by Discovery Communications Educational Outreach. (http://school.discoveryeducation.com/)

Teachnology - Online access to thousands of lesson plans, worksheets, teaching tips, webquests, education games and downloads. Maintained by Teachnology.com. (http://www.teach-nology.com/)

PBS Teachers - A very extensive collection of lesson plans and source material searchable by subect area, grade level and topic o interest. Maintained by Public Broadcasting System. (http://www.pbs.org/teachers/)

Microsoft Lesson Plans - These lesson plans are well written and contain all resources needed to teach the lesson. Maintained by Microsoft Corp. (http://www.microsoft.com/education/lessonplans.mspx)

Lesson Plans, Inc - Lesson Plans Inc. is a high school science education resource. Science curriculums for middle school & elementary school science teachers are also included. > Lesson Plans Inc. offers life & physical science teachers curriculum that is aligned to state & national standards. (http://www.lessonplansinc.com)

Merlot.org – Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT) is a collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online training materials. Cataloged into collection by subject, material types and learning communities, the ability to search Merlot.org makes finding resources you can use in your class very efficient. With a database containing more than 20,000 items, you should be able to find what you need for your class. The best part is that membership to Merlot is free. To explore Merlot go to http://www.merlot.org.

TeachersFirst.com–TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format. We offer our own professional and classroom-ready content along with thousands of reviewed web resources, including practical ideas for classroom use and safe classroom use of Web 2.0. To explore TeachersFirst go to http://www.teachersfirst.com.

Thinkfinity–Verizon Thinkfinity offers comprehensive teaching and learning resources created by our content partners – the most respected organizations in each academic subject and literacy. The easy-to-navigate K-12 resources are grade-specific and are aligned with state standards. To explore Thinkfinity go to http://www.thinkfinity.org