LibGuides: Curriculum & Instruction: Literacy apps, Lesson Plans &amp; Rubrics

Lesson Plan Websites

BrainPOP
Creates animated, curriculum-based content.
Colorín Colorado
A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.
Education World
Provides assistance to all educators, particularly K-12 instructors. Includes subject links and weekly features.
Eduref.Org
Provides access to lesson plans.
The Getty: K - 12 Teachers and Students
The education portion of this website includes planning a school visit, teacher programs and resources, lesson plans, fun online games for children, and more.
International Society for Technology in Education
Nonprofit professional organization that promotes appropriate uses of information technology to support and improve teaching, learning, and administration in K-12 education and teacher education. It is the home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project and the National Center for Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (NCPT3).
LAUSD Middle School Lesson Plans
Contains lesson plans in word, excel, and powerpoint format for subject areas in middle school, including Spanish foreign language.
PBS For California Educators
Offers curriculum resources for teachers and educators. Includes 3,500 lesson plans and activities arranged by subject categories, and then by grade levels, and much more.
Reading is Fundamental
The largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the US. RIF's highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8.
ReadWriteThink
Includes K - 12 standards-based lesson plans that are research-based and include detailed instructional plans. The lessons are written for the teacher but include student-ready materials such as worksheets, interactives, and reviewed Web resources.
Smithsonian Learning Lab
Includes lesson plans, online resources, and other teaching materials.
Starfall
A free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, home school, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).
Teachable Moment
Offers teaching ideas, lesson plans, essays for discussion, and suggestions for guiding young people (primarily K - 12) as they deal with social conflict in the world.
Teachers Network
A nationwide, non-profit education organization maintains this site. Includes lesson plans, daily classroom specials, and offers grants and fellowships.

Finding Lesson Plans in library databases

How to Locate Lesson Plans

1. Search the ERIC Database – (Instructions are for searching EBSCOHost ERIC).

In the first search box type lesson plans as your keyword and search it as a SU Descriptors.
In the next search box type in your content area e.g. social studies, phonics, etc.
In the Refine Search -- Limit your results area:
- Educational level: select the level you desire, or leave set to “All.”
- Journal or Document: Limit to Document (although lesson plans do appear in some journals).
- Date Published: optional.
Once you get your results, sort by relevance.

2. Search Primary Search (EBSCOHost database) Focuses on preschool and elementary school.

In the first search box type lesson planning.
In the second search box type in the content area, such as language arts.

3. Search Mas Ultra School Edition (EBSCOHost database) Focuses on high school.

In the first search box type lesson planning.
In the second search box type in the content area, such as mathematics.

4. Search Education Abstracts Full Text (Wilson database).

In the first search box type lesson plans and change Keyword to Subject(s).
In the second search box type in your content area such as social studies.

Rubrics

Authentic Assessment Toolbox
RubiStar
A free tool to help teachers create quality rubrics.

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