The Librarian's Internet-Lesson-Plan Central
RSSThe best sites for creative, high-quality lesson plans
Gail Junion-Metz -- School Library Journal, 10/01/2000
There are tons of Web sites that list lesson plans, but it's not so easy to quickly help homeschoolers and teachers find the the best of the best. Here are a few sites that make locating quality lesson plans a snap. The Gateway to Educational Materials
www.thegateway.org
This is a keyword-searchable database that offers more than 12,000 lesson plans, activities, and projects. Simply select your grade level(s) from the site's well-designed search page and type in a few search terms. You-ll be pleased with what GEM locates for you! Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. Don't Miss: The list of topical subjects and the alphabetical list of keywords.Teacher Resources-Lesson Plans
db.education-world.com/perl/browse?cat_id=5179
Here's a great place to start browsing for lesson plans. Links to hundreds of lesson plans are listed by subject.
Source: Education World and American Fidelity Educational Services. Don't Miss: The interdisciplinary, thematic, and group-learning lesson plans.AskERIC Lesson Plan Collection
ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons
At this site you'll find an excellent collection of more than 1,000 creative lesson plans that you can search by topic or keyword. Source: Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC). Don't Miss: The collection of library media lesson plans under the Educational Technology heading and the well-selected list of links to other great lesson-plan Web sites.Lesson Stop
www.youthline-usa.com/lessonstop
This site organizes more than 500 lesson-plan Web site links into seven topical categories. It also includes eight excellent links to sites that will help you, and teachers, create high-quality lesson plans. Source: Youthline USA. Don't Miss: Be sure to sign up for the free biweekly Lesson Stop e-newsletter at www.youthlineusa.com/lessonstop/newsletter.html. Check out the cool topical lesson-plan links found at the bottom of the newsletter page.Index to Internet Lesson Plan Sites for K-12 Educators
falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/lesson.htm
This is another list of well-selected links to topical lesson-plan Web sites, some of which are not found on other lesson-plan sites. Source: Inez Ramsey, Internet School Library Media Center, James Madison University. Lesson Plans & Teaching Activities for School Librarians
www.libertynet.org/lion/lessons.html
Here you'll find a list of links to library-related lesson plans, and other resources for teaching kids library-related skills. Source: Librarians Information Online Network (LION). Detour: Check out the yearlong series of K-5 library lesson plans, thanks to librarian Carl Dellutri, of Mt. Erie (WA) Elementary School at mte.anacortes.k12.wa.us/library/lesson.htm. Also check out Carl's fourth- and fifth-grade "Library Quests" at mte.anacortes.k12.wa.us/library/sixth/tasks.htm.
