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Recommended Websites with Lesson Plans
The websites below have been recommended by teacher-educators. These websites are often the sources for other sites that list lesson plans, such as Thinkfinity.
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ReadWriteThinkExcellent source of ideas from the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English.
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Smithsonian EducationEspecially good for social studies lessons using primary sources.
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Library of Congress -- TeachersSearchable by common core and state content standards
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PBS -- TeachersWide range of topics. Many lesson plans use short videos.
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National Geographic -- EducationWide range of topics, but especially good for science and geography.
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EDSITEment! The Best of Humanities on the WebFrom the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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ScienceNetLinksFrom the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Discovery EducationNo access to the full site with streaming video, but some free lesson plans are available.
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Illuminations -- Resources for Teaching MathFrom the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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Notable Children's Digital MediaSponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association
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Climate Crisis ResourcesExact Editions has partnered with over 50 publishing partners to assemble an extensive list of articles from archived digital issues to highlight the climate crisis, spanning a wide range of topics from climate activism and politics to agriculture and conservation.