Classroom and Curriculum Resources
Use these sites to find lesson plans, classroom activities, videos, and other materials tied to curriculum standards and/or popular media.
- Discover Education Lesson Planning Grades K-5Provides lesson plans that correspond with videos and DVDs available from the Discovery Channel.
- Discover Education Lesson Planning Grades 6-8Provides lesson plans that correspond with videos and DVDs available from the Discovery Channel.
- Discover Education Lesson Planning Grades 9-12Provides lesson plans that correspond with videos and DVDs available from the Discovery Channel.
- EdSitementA project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Trust for the Humanities, and the Verizon Foundation, this provides links to humanities resources from museums, libraries, cultural institutions, and universities.
- PBS TeachersProvides free multimedia preK-12 classroom resources tied to PBS programming and national & state standards.
- NHPTV Knowledge NetworkFrom New Hampshire Public Television. Provides classroom resources, an NH TeacherLine for professional development, and online instructional videos for teachers and students.
Library Databases with Teaching Resources & Curriculum Standard
- Explora This link opens in a new windowExplora includes Lesson plans for STEM lessons, Geometry, and American History. It also links to Curriculum Standards for each state, as well as STEM instruction & the Common Core and STEAM instruction and the Common Core. Student scavenger hunts to learn how to use the database are included for elementary & secondary schools. Be sure to check out Engineer Girl for middle schoolers!
- The Learning NetworkEvery school day since 1998, the New York Times has offered fresh classroom resources — from lesson plans and writing prompts to news quizzes, student contests and more — all based on the articles, essays, photos, videos and graphics published on NYTimes.com. Resources include student activities, writing prompts, quizzes and crosswords, multimedia, contests, and lesson plans.