Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: The Black Wings Story
This online story tells of how African Americans overcame enormous obstacles to break into aviation. Besides tracing the story there are primary sources, classroom activities, and teaching resources are included.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Ridgely Learning Community: A Century of Pride
Ten different lesson plans around the concept of community aimed toward early elementary students can be found here. Each lesson plan contains an introductory activity, contains an assessment rubric and correlates state standards and...
University of Houston
University of Houston: Extra! Extra! What's the Big Idea?!
Get the feel of running a newspaper by selecting articles and pictures. If you are interested in checking out real newspapers, there is a clickable list of online newspapers for younger readers.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Browse Lesson Plans
The following database allows teachers to search for lessons for all age groups covering a wide range of subjects. Simply click on the age group and the following content: arts, foreign language, literature and language arts,...
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Joseph Armand Bombardier
Part of a series, this resource profiles Joseph Bombardier who developed the snowmobile and other ATVs. Includes a brief video and learning resources.
Other
Commonwealth of Antarctica: Classroom Antarctica
The focus of this site is Antarctica. Designed for fifth- through eighth-grade students, this site contains detailed lesson plans, learning activities, digital images, and links to related resources.
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ: Wiesel, Elie: 1928
A rich multimedia site, this offers biographical information and resources for teaching "Night."
Scholastic
Scholastic: Bring Hispanic Heritage Month to Life: A Collection of Resources
Celebrate diversity with this collection of ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, including lesson plans, authors, pioneers, and more.
Other
Criticalthinking.org: Develop Critical Thinking Skills
This site provides a wealth of material tailored to the needs of primary and secondary educators interested in developing their own critical thinking skills and those of their students. Content includes numerous articles focused on the...
Teachnology
Teachnology: Health Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans covering a wide-range of health-related subjects. Focusing on all grades, teach students bike safety, first aid, a map of their mouths, and stress management. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
PBS
Nova Education
This resource provides educators with information, lesson plans, current news, and other topics that assist with teaching.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Project
A collection of primary documents dealing with the ethnic groups found in the Columbia River Basin.
University of California
Uc Irvine: Distinguishing Between Primary & Secondary Sources
This site has an online quiz to test your knowledge of primary and secondary sources.
Other
Project Wet Water Education for Teachers
Non-profit education program dedicated to increasing awareness of water resources through classroom activities and hands-on experience. Lesson plans designed for K-12 students. Site available in English, Spanish, and French.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Classroom Resources: Lesson Plans
Literacy lesson plans, mini-lessons, or units searchable by grade level, objective, or theme.
British Library
British Library: The Search for the Northwest Passage
Detailed third grade lessons help students understand what skills and knowledge were required in order to become an explorer. Includes specific lessons on John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson.
Other
United Nations Refugee Agency: Teaching About Refugees
Lesson plans and teachers' tools provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Focus on developing empathy, open-mindedness, and global concern within your classroom.
Other
Nasa: The Case of the Prize Winning Plants [Pdf]
This program uses a scenario with fictional detective characters to present plant growth to students. While the unit focuses on the basic needs and parts of plants, the topics of plant classification and adaptations, soil formation and...
Scholastic
Scholastic Teaching Resources
This site provides lesson plans to use in classrooms. Age group categories, PK-2, 3-5 and 6-8 make this site very easy to navigate and get what you need.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: All Around the Baseball Field
Here's a lesson plan that combines art, music, movement, critical thinking, math, and baseball. The plan gives complete instructions, printable resources and web links, assessment, and application of national standards.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
Atozteacherstuff: Season Fairies Get Sacked
In this lesson plan, students work in groups as "Season fairies," and write poems as to why their particular season is needed and valued. Groups then present to the class.
Other
Sumdog: Mathematics Free Math Games, Teacher Resources
On this site students can review key math concepts such as multiplication facts, counting and fractions. Teachers can find lesson plans for their classrooms, create contests for students and track students' progress. Free registration...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Election Collection: Election Central 2016
This is a collection of classroom resources to engage students during the 2016 Presidential elections. These include links to news, debates in the classroom, the election process, lesson plans, historical presidential speeches, etc.
Other
Digital Library for Earth System Education (Dlese)
This resource provides materials for teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or tutorial). Site is focused on earth science, geography, and...