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Discovery Lessons for 6-8
A complete A-Z list of Middle School Lessons from Discovery School. Subject include Ancient History, Animals, Health, the Human Body, Plants, Technology, World History and many others.
www.forlessonplans.com
An online directory of free lesson plans for K-12 teachers. Our library of lesson plans covers many subjects including Math, Science, Social Studies, Technology and more.

www.lessonplanz.com
Searchable directory for teachers containing thousands of lesson plans, themes, and resources in all subject areas.

Everything ESL Network
A small collection of 42 content based ESL lesson plans for beginning through intermediate students

LessonPlans4Teachers.com
Find thousands of lessons categorized by grade level and subject area.

Lesson Plan Builder
A set of Offline Lesson Plan Templates developed by the Georgia Dept of Education.

Mr Donn's Ancient History
Ancient Civilizations Index of Lesson Plans and Activities for K-12 Teachers and Students

K-5 Lesson Directory
This terrific collection includes hundreds of K-5 lesson plans that can be printed and adapted to a variety of classroom settings.

Middle School Science
Welcome Science Teachers! The name says it all - The site has Science Lesson Plans for Middle School Teachers and Students. Lesson Categories include Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science and much more.




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SCHOOL RESOURCES
Getting Off to a Fresh Start
The promise of a successful year is the hope of every student and teacher. Brenda Dyck shares the story of Stephen and ponders the importance of offering a fresh start to every student who enters her classroom.

Family Memoirs
Donna Sacco's "Family Writer's Workshop" brings families together to share ideas and experiences -- and it produces better writers among both students and parents.











Long-Term Planning Strategies
A little long-term planning can keep you from getting stressed out in the months ahead. Emma McDonald's practical planning system will ensure a successful spring semester for you and your students.

Finding Time for Professional Development
Reform requires that teachers learn new roles and ways of teaching. That translates into a long-term developmental process requiring teachers to focus on changing their own practice. The problem is, where do teachers find the time for change in their already busy schedules?

Better Teaching Tips
Teaching Today provides busy secondary teachers with teaching tips, free downloadable teaching materials, in-depth articles and a host of other features.

Reader's Theater:
"Will the Music Play?"
To mark the 50th anniversary of Symphony Land's world-famous Classical Music Festival, some musicians want to play modern music; others want to stick with the traditional. Will the music play?

Layering Instruction
The pace of instruction seems our first enemy, says reading expert Cathy Puett Miller. Discover Miller's tips for making every minute count in your classroom.

Reading Aloud
Teachers who read aloud in class model fluent reading, improve students' fluency, and increase students' ability to understand written text. Eight tips for getting the maximum benefit from reading aloud.

The Importance of Practice
Vince Lombardi said, "Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect." Classroom management expert Fred Jones says a key part of a teacher's job is to create perfect practice. Creating bad habits is the alternative.

"Why I Am a Teacher"
Do you refuse to admit to your non-teaching friends that the school calendar is one of the great joys of teaching? Eric Baylin doesn't. In fact, he invites you to join him in singing about it.

www.edutopia.org
Discover the why, what, and how of technology integration. A complete library on technology integration that ncludes articles, research, video clips, and much more.

Technology Integration Made Easy
Nineteen activities and nearly 50 Web sites to help you integrate technology into your daily routines.

Online Mapping
Knowing your home address is important in early childhood. Learning how to read and write directions is key as well. So in this online activity, students use Google Maps to pinpoint their home address and get directions to and from school.

Software Must
22 different software programs and online subscription services.

Kidspiration 2
Recently, Education World reviewers checked out Kidspiration 2, the new version of a popular visual learning program for students in grades K-5.


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