Lesson Plans

Websites

Teaching and Learning: The Teaching and Learning section of TeacherNet is a gateway to the very best educational resources currently available on the internet. From this page you can access more than twelve hundred lesson plans, tap into the support services of museums, libraries and charities and ensure that you are making the most of the educational activities that your local community has to offer. You will also find comprehensive directories for Community Learning Grids, teaching unions and other affiliated bodies.

Education World: In 1996 a group of people with a background in education in the United States decided to produce a website that would make the Internet easier for educators to use. The result is Education World, a resource that includes a search engine for educational websites, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet; original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts; website reviews; daily features and columns; teacher and principal profiles.

Tooter4kids: This website is for primary school teachers who would like to use the Internet for lots of information. This site was produced and maintained by Mrs. Susan Stein. You can use the Teacher Resource Page for 100's of links to poetry, language, science, social studies, writing, etc. Themes On Line offers many themes that you could use in the classroom. It is unique because it offers graphics, introductions, vocabulary explanations, poetry, quizzes, and word searches. Writing4Kids is a page where kids can submit their writing and have it published online for all to see. The kids also have a Kids Literacy Page, Homework Helpers, Kids Friendly LInks, and Favorite Links, along with Math, and Language links that are a safe surf. Teachers can also enjoy the use of the Back to School Page and Enjoying Literacy.

Timesavers for Teachers is a Consortium Member of the GEM project sponsored by the United States Education Department which accepts only quality education sites. Timesavers for Teachers specializes in offering teachers teacher resources and tools that save time. The website provides practical, visually appealing often-used forms, checklists, units, timesaving ideas, and other reproducible worksheets for busy classroom teachers..

Association of Teacher Websites (ATW): How often have you visited an "educational" web site, only to find an apparently random jumble of pages that bear no relation to your subject, teaching or learning? The ATW is an association of websites created by the real experts - teachers. The ATW helps its members share ideas and work together. It provides a single portal, which is a guarantee of quality for pupils, teachers and parents. It does not charge its members for any services, and contributors share any organizational tasks. The ATW currently has 88 approved sites covering all curriculum areas and key stages.

First School features fun preschool lesson plans, educational early childhood activities, printable crafts, printable activities, calendar of events, and other resources for children of preschool age. The preschool lesson plans and activities are appropriate and adaptable for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarten level (ages 2 to 6). First-School's content is ideal for home schooling, preschool and kindergarten teachers, child care providers and babysitters.

Education Resource Center: This website is dedicated to helping professional educators, student teachers, parents, mentors and tutors educate students by providing access to education resources of the highest quality. The Education Resource Center provides: (1) Education news published by the most creditable news sources. (2) Assistance writing lesson plans. (3) Links to thousands of Lesson Plans. (4) Internet search assistance that provides access to all available education resources.

In2Edu: Free educational resources, lesson plans, integrated themes and thematic units, free downloads and software, teaching ideas, ICT units, and education links. All links in a unique downloadable educational database. World wide education use with a New Zealand sites feature. Unique certificates and banners for classroom display.

ASandA2: Launched in October 2001, ASandA2 intends to become a lively and exciting community for students and teachers of the AS and A2 curriculums in the UK. At our core is an interactive portal of subject links, to which visitors can add resources, plus rate and review the current links. There are also hi-tech forums for discussions under any topic of the curriculum and an opportunity for teachers to build their own website, for which they can receive money according to how many page impressions they receive.