Research Guides: Curriculum Materials and Resources in the CECH Library: Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans

Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans

Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans
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The Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans guide linked above contains information on finding teacher handbooks in the CECH Library and links to open educational resources (OERs) by subject, including the following:

You may also browse the selected resources below, including UC subscription tools and selected open educational resources (OERs) for teaching activities and lesson plans.

BrainPOP

BrainPOP
BrainPOP includes engaging learning games, animated movies, and activities designed with relevance, depth, and humor to encourage kids on their unique learning paths. BrainPOP supports teachers’ roles and needs with classroom-optimized tools, shaped by millions of hours of use by students and teachers in diverse learning settings. Coverage includes BrainPOP Jr. (K-3), BrainPOP (upper elementary and middle schoolers) and BrainPOP ELL (all ages English language learning). Subject coverage includes: STEM, social studies, reading/writing, health, arts, music.

Email CECH Library at cechlibrary@uc.edu for the username, password, and access code. Once you enter these details you will be able to create an individual account. Please do not share BrainPOP login credentials on any public websites or on any documents that will be posted to the open web.

Online Teaching Activities and Lesson Plans from UC

These UC tools provide online access to supplementary materials for PK-12 educators and students.

Curriculum Resource Center
For middle school¸ high school¸ and junior college teachers and students seeking material to supplement their coursework in core subject areas-including U.S. and world history¸ science¸ and geography. This electronic library of curriculum-related handouts provides access to a broad selection of visual content¸ including maps¸ science diagrams¸ science experiments¸ historical images¸ historical timelines¸ and other handouts.
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
ERIC indexes education-related literature¸ beginning in 1966. The ERIC database is the world's largest source of education information¸ containing abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. The database covers descriptions and evaluations of programs¸ research reports and surveys¸ curriculum and teaching guides¸ instructional materials¸ position papers¸ and resource materials. In 1993¸ ERIC began indexing education-related books¸ including the output of major publishers. More recently it includes full-text non-journal documents (issued 1993-present). ERIC may be accessed directly at http://www.eric.ed.gov. To take advantage of many links to full-text documents through OhioLINK¸ use the connect below.
Coverage: 1966 - present
Explora Educator's Edition
Explora for Educators is an integrated search interface developed by EBSCO Discovery Service specifically to meet the needs of primary and secondary-level educators. Explora offers educators teaching materials aligned to Common Core and state curriculum standards, tools for collaboration, and professional development. The Explora Educator's landing page offers relevant support materials
netTrekker
netTrekker d.i.¸ the latest version of netTrekker¸ the award-winning search engine for schools¸ supports differentiated instruction with standards-based online resources¸ organized by readability level to help every child achieve.

Open Educational Resources

These free websites provide educators with online access to open educational resources (OER) such as lesson plans, teaching activities, timelines, diagrams, videos, frameworks for developing curricula and more.

DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

California Academy of Sciences
Lesson plans from the California Academy of Sciences. No account required.
Concord Consortium STEM Resource Finder
Interactive STEM activities free for your classroom. No account required; free account optional.
EDSITEment!
Humanities focused lesson plans and student activities. No account required.
iCivics
Civics-centric lesson plans and games. Free account required.
Illuminations
Lessons and interactives from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. No account required.
National Geographic Classroom Resources
Lesson plans, maps, and classroom resources. No account required; free account optional.
National Science Digital Library
Curated and easily searchable resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.
Phet Interactive Solutions
Free interactive math and science simulations. No account required; free account optional.
ReadWorks
Free reading instruction content and curriculum. Free account required.
ReadWriteThink
High-quality practices and resource in reading and language arts instruction from the National Council of Teachers of English. No account required.
Teacher Advisor (Math K-8)
Uses the power of IBM's Watson to access free math lessons for K-8. No account required; free account optional.

CROSS-DISCIPLINARY RESOURCES

Annenberg Learner Lesson Plans
Resources for K-12 classroom instruction and teacher professional development. No account required.
Brainpop Educators - Lesson Plans
Every topic and game has a unique matching collection of teacher support materials, from lesson plans and teaching tips to printables and support videos. No account required.
Common Sense Education
Use digital citizenship lesson plans to address timely topics and prepare students to take ownership of their digital lives. Browse lessons by grade and topic. No account required; free account optional.
Core Knowledge Lesson Plans
The Core Knowledge Foundation provides open access to content-rich curriculum materials for preschool through grade 8.
Education Place
Lesson plans from publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Education World
Click the Lesson Plans dropdown menu for lesson library, emergency sub plans, 5-minute lessons, learning games, and more.
Funbrain
Funbrain, created for kids in grades Pre-K through 8, offers hundreds of free interactive games, books, videos, and printables that help kids develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving, and literacy.
I Love That Teaching Idea!
We inspire teachers with practical, teacher-created ideas and resources that you can use in your classroom immediately.
The Learning Network
Teach and learn with the New York Times. Discover classroom resources.
OER (Open Educational Resources) Commons
OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.
OpenStax
Free, openly licensed e-textbooks for high school and college.
PBS Learning Media
CET and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you. No account required; free account optional.
Scholastic
Lessons, ideas, tool kit and more from Scholastic. Free account required, paid premium content available.
TeachersFirst
TeachersFirst is a rich collection of lessons, units, and web resources designed to save teachers time by delivering just what they need in a practical, user-friendly, and ad-free format.
TeacherVision
From printable awards and certificates to digital books and PowerPoint slideshows, we have thousands of lesson planning resources to support learning and save you time. Must create a a free account. Paid account required for access to premium content.
Teaching Tolerance
Classroom resources and lesson plans on social justice and anti-bias topics.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
A to Z Teacher Stuff is a teacher-created site designed to help teachers find online resources more quickly and easily. Find lesson plans, thematic units, teacher tips, discussion forums for teachers, downloadable teaching materials, printable worksheets, emergent reader books, themes, and more.
Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute
Each curriculum unit contains: content objectives – a clear statement of the subject matter the unit seeks to cover; teaching strategies – a unified, coherent teaching plan for those objectives; classroom activities; and resources for teachers and students.