EDEL 411 - Teaching Literacy K-2

Ideas for incorporating Kansas history into the classroom.

Divides resources into teaching materials, history content, and best practices (good combination of what to teach and how to teach). Try clicking on the Elementary School Teachers link in the lower right corner.

Resources focus on middle and high school students.

Lessons on astronomy, earthquakes, erosion, maps, plate tectonics, rocks and minerals, volcanoes, water, and weather. Most of the lessons are written at a secondary level. Some lessons link out to other sites, some are proprietary to the site.

Free lessons through the NSTA.

K-12 lesson plans covering a variety of subjects. Lessons include objectives, materials, procedures, evaluation, extensions, vocabulary, and academic standards.

Focuses on primary source materials. Can filter by common core, state standards, or organizations.

Search by keyword, grade level, or subject. Can also search by standards or special collections. All resources are free. Registration required.

A huge website with many, many tools. Start with the Books & Authors section or type in a keyword in the search box.

Search by themes, subjects, grade levels, lesson planning, and teaching strategy. Registration required.

Recommended children's books from one an influential trade organization in children's literature. Additional lists are available on the left side of the page.

Affiliated with the International Literacy Association, ReadWriteThink has hundreds of lesson plans for literacy-related lessons. Search by grade level, resource type, learning objective, theme, and more.

Math lessons and curriculum support for parents, students, and teachers. Grades k-12. Lots of games, too.

Well-organized lessons. Can search by grade level and various standards to narrow down searches.

Try the K-12 teachers and students link over on the left for lesson plans.

Try the lesson finder for free lessons. Can also search by arts subject - dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts.

Look for the lessons and activities link or the search learning activities link over on the left.