Interesting Education Related Web Sites
Classroom and Lesson Plan Ideas
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml
The Educator's Reference Desk
This collection contains more than 2000 lesson plans that have been submitted to AskERIC by teachers from all over the United States and the world.
http://www.education-world.com
Education World, The Educator’s Best Friend
This useful site has teacher submitted lesson plans, lesson planning resources, teaching masters and many other good tools for classroom use. Teachers can share their ideas with others by entering an online discussion. You can also sign up to receive several different electronic newsletters to keep you informed about news headlines concerning education, job listings and lesson plans.
700 + Great Sites
Need I say more!
http://www.nwrel.org/sky/index.php
Library in the Sky
The Library in the Sky is a database of over 1600 education web sites that covers several topics that are education related. Materials include articles on counseling, lesson planning, home schooling, school improvements, and professional development. Lesson plans at the primary and secondary levels are included in this site and are well documented. Tutorials include a link to Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government. This site has excellent information written at a kids level on how to use the Government Printing Office (GPO).
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/
World Wise Schools
A collection of lesson plans and study guides sorted by subject and focus on integrating global education into classroom activities.
High quality and well-organized lesson plans, theme units, and other resources.
Preschool Express by Jean Warren
Preschool Express is an on-line activity newsletter for teachers and parents with lesson plan ideas for children 2-6 years of age. This site has a wonderful supply of music and rhymes for every month and holiday. Discovery and skill stations make this site extra special and there is a focus on the development of small and large motor skills.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/resources/
Scholastic, Teacher Resource Center
Although this is a site that sells educational materials it is also a wonderful source for free thematic lessons, reproducible, and other instructional materials with assessment tools. This page has an index with an easy layout of curriculum areas that can be searched with ease and some can be printed in PDF format.
http://www.npac.syr.edu/textbook/kidsweb/
Kids Web
A digital library for K-12 students. Lists websites with information targeted for the K-12 level.
Lesson Plans and Resources for Social Studies Teachers
These materials were gathered from the Internet and encompass lesson plans on current events as well as other social studies resources and teaching strategies.
Nancy Polette’s Children’s Literature Site
This site has literature guides that can be used with novels.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
PBS Teacher Source
Over 3,500 lesson plans and activities in Library Media, Arts and Literature, Health and Fitness, Early Childhood, Science and Technology and Math. Also includes story scramble and other fun activities for K-12.
KidsClick
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/eslplans.html
ESL Lesson Plans and Resources
An excellent resource designed for teachers who instruct students of English as a Second Language. This site a host of activities, and lesson plans to further the language development of students who are not fluent in English.
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children’s Literature
Fairrosa Cyber Library is Roxanne Hsu Feldman’s personal cyber collection of materials found on the Web related to Children's Literature.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/expeditions/
National Geographic XPEDITIONS
http://www.crayola.com/educators/lessons
Crayola Art Education Lesson Plans
Nifty art lesson plans that integrate all of the subjects and focus on primary and elementary grades.
Craft Finder
This interactive web site allows students the opportunity of creating their own projects by offering them a chance to pick various material combinations.
Sea World
This web site has great Teacher's Guides that have been developed at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens to help you teach your students in an active, hands-on way about how people interact with the environment and how we can best care for Earth's resources. Each guide includes goals and objectives, information, vocabulary, a bibliography, and classroom activities. Activities strive to integrate science, mathematics, geography, art, and language.
Art Safari
This interactive web site allows children the opportunity to explore paintings and sculptures from the Museum of Modern Art.
http://www.inspiringteachers.com
Beginning Teacher’s Tool Box
Information for new teachers and substitute teachers.
NASA
The latest in NASA research is shared with corresponding lesson plans for K-12. Those interested can visit the site and sign up for a weekly e-mail reminder which will include added information to the site for that week.
EDSITEment, The Best of Humanities on the Web
This government site offers subject-based access to top humanities sites that include lesson plans and activities.
Lessonplanz.com
This site has a database of over 3,500 plan resources categorized by content area and can be searched by keyword or grade level. Database includes thematic units, dramatic play activities, and book activities.
The Weather Channel
Yahooligans
http://www.historychannel.com/today/
This Day in History
National Museum of the American Indian
http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Social_Studies
Menu of Social Studies Lesson Plans
The Dirksen Congressional Center
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Newbery Awards
The American Library Association lists books that were awarded the John Newbery Medal. The authors of these tiles were awarded the medal for their writing.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Caldecott Awards
The American Library Association lists books that were awarded the Caldecott Medal Award. The illustrators of these titles are given these awards for their illustrations.
Coretta Scott King Awards
The American Library Association lists books that were awarded the Coretta Scott King Award. These awards are given to authors and illustrators of African-American decent for their work in promoting the message of peace and harmony. The Award pays tribute to Coretta King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Nutmeg Children’s Book Award
This award is given annually for a fiction title written for readers in grades 4-6. The Committee is made up of children’s librarians, school librarians, school library media specialists, and teachers. The Nutmeg Award is sponsored by the Connecticut State Library Association, (CLA) and the Connecticut Educational Media Association (CEMA).
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm
The Michael L. Printz Award
This award is given for excellence in young adult literature.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/sibert_medal.cfm
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
Established in 2001, this award is given annually to the author with the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/wildermedal/wildermedal.cfm
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
This award, a bronze medal honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the U.S. have made over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
http://scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/
Gender & Cultural Issues in Children's Literature
This site was created by Rutgers University Professor & Associate Dean, Kay E. Vandergrift. The site covers gender and cultural issues in children’s literature and gives a bibliography of picture books with positive female protagonists, powerful African-American, Native American, and Hispanic images and story lines.
The Literary Link
This site is designed for everyone interested in studying literature in the following categories: Young Adult Literature, Children's Literature, Teaching English, Romanticism, 19th-century Prose, Short Stories, Poetry, Gothic Literature, English Education, Teaching Techniques, Lesson Plans, Composition, Internet Search devices, and Literary Theory.
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
Trelease-on-reading.com
Find out more about the author of The Read Aloud Handbook and his books, lectures, videos, and recommended websites.
Library Spot
This free virtual library resource center brings together the best library and reference sites found on the Internet. These sites include encyclopedias, maps, quotations, current events, historical documents, etc.
Connecticut Digital Library
http://americanhistory.about.com/index.htm
About.com
A web directory with over 30 subjects and links to more than 700 sites that pertain to topics about major events, time frames, gender, race & ethnicity. Also includes an A-Z biography menu list.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Libweb/
Libraries on the Web
This site has a link to all of the libraries found on the Internet. These include: Academic, Public, National Libraries and Library Organizations, State Libraries, Regional Consortia, and Special and School Libraries.
http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/index.html
History Channel Speeches
These audio speeches are indexed and can be searched by author or category. A written script is also included with these speeches. The categories included are: Politics and Government, Science and Technology, Arts, Entertainment and Culture, and War and Diplomacy.
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/warweb.html
The American Civil War Homepage
The site includes a wealth of information pertaining to the Civil War. Also included are images and biographical information of Civil War Heroes.
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government
This site provides learning tools for k-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources teach how the government works. Topics covered include: Branches of government, how laws are made, historical documents, symbols of U.S. Government, and other topics.
White House for Kidshttp://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/index.html
Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow
This site gives information on all of the states, their population, rankings, and some other interesting facts.
http://www.planet.eon.net/~bplaroch/index.html
Young Authors Workshop (gr. 4-7)
Helps students with the steps of the writing process.
Chart Your Course
P.O. Box 6448
Mobile, AL 36660
Child Life
1100 Waterway Boulevard
Box 567
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Children’s Album
1320 Galaxy Way
Concord, CA 94520
Cricket
315 5th Street
Box 300
Peru, IL 61354
Daybreak Star: The Herb of Understanding
United Indians of All Tribes Foundation
P.O. Box 99100
Seattle, WA 98199
Highlights for Children
803 Church Street
Honesdale, PA 18431
Jack and Jill
1100 Waterway Boulevard
Box 567
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Merlyn’s Pen: The National Magazine of Student Writing
Box 105
East Greenwich, RI 02818
Children’s Express
30 Cooper SquareNew York, NY 10003
Shoe Tree
National Association of Young Writers
P.O. Box 452
Belvedere, NJ 07832
Writing!
C/O Student Writing Department
60 Revere Drive
Northbrook, IL 60062-1563
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