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Resource links include materials or lesson plans for both middle and high school teachers, unless specified otherwise.

Lesson Planning and Classroom Management

 

Lesson Plans 4 Teachers [High School]
Searchable database of lesson plans in multiple subject areas

Middle Web’s First Days of Middle School 
Help for new teachers, classroom management and first days of middle school

Teachers.Net 
Lesson plan bank, chatboards for teachers and projects

Language Arts

Academy Curricular Exchange [Middle School]
A multitude of language arts lessons organized by topic

Academy Curricular Exchange [High School]
A multitude of language arts lessons organized by topic

Accelerated Reader Lists
Find the reading level and point values of books on the AR lists.

California State Standards
California state standards in middle school and high school language arts

Outta Ray’s Head
Links, lesson plans and teaching ideas for literature, poetry and writing

PBS Teachers Language Arts Lessons
Numerous lessons and activities for middle and high school organized by age group and subject area such as journalism, literature, folklore or storytelling

SCORE from California- Lesson Plans and Activities
Bank of lessons and activities such as graphic organizers, journaling, literature and rubrics

Teachers First: The Plays of William Shakespeare
[High School]
Numerous links to information about Shakespeare, lesson guides and activities related to Shakespeare

Web English Teacher
Bibliophiles, journalism, poetry, ELL lessons, book reports and more

Math

Algebra Online Lesson Plans
Lessons and activities for algebra developed by Rice University and Houston School District

Awesome Library Math
Discussions, lessons, games and lists organized by topics

Math Forum at Drexel
[High School, but with Middle School on separate page]
Lessons and resources for grades 9-12, organized by topic such as measurement, number and operations and geometry

McRel Lesson Plan Library and Resources
Numerous lesson plans organized by subject area along with links to more math resources

Smile Program Math Lessons
University of Illinois collection of nearly 200 single concept math lessons

Word Problems for Kids Grades 5-12
Word problems organized by grade level for student or teacher use

Music, Arts and Drama

California State Standards  
Middle School and High School visual and performing arts standards

Creative Drama and Theatre Education 
Lessons, activities and plays for use

Educator’s Network
Lesson plan finder for lessons related to theater, performing arts, visual arts and music

Getty for Teachers 
Lesson plans related to visual arts set forth by the Getty Institute

Lesson Plans for Music Teachers 
Over 400 music lessons for middle and high school students

Princeton Online- Incredible Art 
Visual arts lessons organized by topic and spearheaded by Princeton University

Social Studies, Science and Technology

Academy Curricular Exchange Social Studies [Middle School]
Social Studies lessons organized by topic

Academy Curricular Exchange Social Studies [High School]
Social Studies lessons organized by topic

Best of History Websites
Award winning portal with links to over 1,000 well received history sites

California State Standards
Social Studies and Science standards for Middle and High School

Discovery School
Links, lessons, activities and programming from the Discovery Channel related to science topics

Geology.com
Lesson plans organized by topics such as plate tectonics, astronomy and space, weather

Michigan State University’s Civics Online
Teaching strategies, case studies and primary sources for civics related topics

Mr. Donn’s Ancient History
Ancient history and world studies lessons, activities and tests

Science Netlinks
Resources, lessons and tools for standards based instruction

Smithsonian Education
Searchable database of lesson plans and activities in Science, Social Studies and Technology

Teacher’s Guide Civil War
Civil War lesson plans and thematic units

Physical Education

California State Standards
California state standards in physical education

P.E. Central
Lesson plans, assessment ideas, bulletin board ideas and suggestions for best practices

P.E. Links 4 You
Website for P.E. teachers containing articles, lesson ideas for coaching, health and fitness, as well as suggestions for interdisciplinary approaches to P.E.

Physical Education Update
A library of sport, coaching and physical education information with free and subscriber information

Sports Media
Over 900 physical education, sport related lesson plans, articles, quizzes and sport information

Susan’s Physical Education, Health and Sports Site
Lessons in health, fitness and adapted P.E.

Miscellaneous

California State Standards
State standards in all subject areas for middle and high school

No Child Left Behind
Information and resources related to NCLB