Susan Busche

SLM 521

Spring 2005

Lesson Plans

New York Times Lesson Plans – This is a great source for teachers to find free lesson plans. It is a little unusual to think lesson plans would be found at this site, but the plans that are located at this site a great! The lessons tie into articles found in the New York Times. I think that this is a great way to tie what you are teaching in the classroom to current events. I also think it helps to spread reading across the content areas. By reading articles and using previously taught information the students can really benefit from these lessons.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/learning.html

The Lesson Factory – This is another great source for free lesson plans across the content areas. The very easy to use, well laid out, and fun website has many free lesson plans for teachers to use. The lesson plans on this website were created and tested by teachers. You can choose from the subject area you want to find or narrow your search down by using the grade level you are looking for. Teachers can also submit their own lesson plans and there is a discussion board that you can join with a number of topics including general lessons, mentoring, and even fundraising.

http://www.lessonfactory.com/

Lesson Planet – This is a web site that can give you access to over 30,000 lesson plans, but there is a catch…you have to pay for most of them. There is a Bronze Membership that is free that gives you access to ~3,000 lesson plans. When joining as a Bronze Member you have access to Teacher Web Tools for a trial period of 15 days. There is always an option to upgrade your membership to silver or gold at anytime. The website is easy to use and has lessons for all of the content areas. Once choosing a subject the site breaks it down into topic areas for you to choose from. The site also features the top teacher’s choice website, other top websites, and educational news.

http://www.lessonplanet.com/

Lesson Plans Page – This page is also very easy to use. It looks very busy at first but is very simple to follow. First you pick you subject, it then takes you to a page where you choose the grade level you are looking for, and then it shows you all the lessons that you have chosen. It also breaks them up into topic so you do not have to spend a lot of time searching once you are there. Some of the features this website includes are free lesson plans, teacher discussions, science projects, and math worksheets. This site is a great resource for all teachers.

http://www.lessonplanspage.com/

Lesson Planz – This website has tons of free lessons for teachers to use across all the subject areas. The colorful easy to use format of this website makes it easy to find lesson plans that all students will enjoy doing. By choosing a subject area and then the grade level you are looking for hundreds of lessons divided into different units show up instantly. There is also a free newsletter that you can sign up for that gives you the latest updates and announcements from the website. This site also gives resources to increase family involvement with their students in the schools.

http://lessonplanz.com/