Content Portals

Teaching Resources

  1. Starting Points and Portals
  2. Subject Directories and Thematic Starter for Educators
  3. Subject Specific Resources


Starting Points and Portals

A to Z Teacher Stuff
Resources for teachers on themes, lesson plans, printables, tips, and articles.

ABC Teach
Printable pages and worksheets

BBC Learning
Great subject areas resources and materials for teachers and children.

Cable in the Classrom
Lots of great resources for education including articles and resources to go with cable television.

Class Brain
Sections for parents and teachers, kids, teen. Also games, reports and project ideas. Optional membership.

Discovery School from Discovery Channel
Lessons, teaching tools, curriculum center, and homework helpers.

Eduscapes
Lots of great resources including 42explore, Teacher Tap, Literature Ladders, Activate, and Naturescapes.

Education World
Resources for different areas of education. Lots of articles and features. Areas including lesson planning, administrator's desk, technology, school Issues, and more.

E-Pals
Resources and tools for collaboration.

Enchanted Learning
Resources for children on a wide variety of topics.

GigglePotz
Materials by grade level. Also materials for teachers and parents. Optional membership.

Global Schoolhouse
Links to resources and ideas for collaborative learning.

High School Hub
Online learning center including homework help, learning activities, and resources.

Homework Spot
Sections for elementary, middle, and high school.

Kid's Hub
Resources by subject area.

Kid's Point
Public library kid's section.

Links 2 Learning 4 Educators
Links for teachers

Thinkfinity
Be sure to check out ArtsEdge, EconEdLink, EdSiteMent, Illuminations, ReadWriteThink, Science NetLinks, Xpeditions.

Middle School Hub
Resources by subject area.

New York Public Library
Resources for children and parents including On-Lion for Kids.

PBS Teacher Sources
Resources for teachers including lessons and activities.

PLCMC
Links to Storyplace and many other grade resources for kids and teens.

Proteacher
Lots of resources for K-6.

Scholastic
Student, teacher and parent sections.

SCORE CyberGuides
Supplementary, standards-based, and web-delivered units of instruction.

Sites for Teachers
Rated website for all types of teacher tools.

Teaching Ideas for Primary Teachers
Resources for young children.

Teachers First
Classroom resources, professional resources, and other information.

Teachers.Net
Teachers resources and links.

Teacher's Guide
Lesson plans, thematic units, and more.

Teacher Vision
Lesson planning and activities across subject areas.

Teach-nology
Some free, some membership.

Thirteen Ed Online
Lesson plans, educator resources, and links.




Subscription Portals

Alfy - some without subscription

Classroom Connect

EdGate

Headbone - some without subscription

Learning Planet - some without subscription

LightSpan





Higher Education Resources

Academic Info
Links to resources.

ERIC Higher Education
Resource guides, lesson plans, and question archives.

MERLOT
Resources for faculty and students.


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Subject Directories and Thematic Starters for Educators

General Guides

42explore
Resources for nearly 300 topics

Kids.gov
Website for kids and teens.

ALA's 700
Starting points for kids.

Awesome Library
A K-12 resource with over 24,000 reviewed resources.

A to Z Themes and Thematic Units
Lots of themes and resources

BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
Great homework help and links to for kids.

Blue Web 'N
An online library of 1800+ outstanding Internet sites categorized by subject, grade level, and format.

World Lecture Hall
Free online course materials.

Community Learning Network
Access nearly 6000 annotated links to educational sites.

Educational Hotlists from Franklin Institute
Lots of hotlists on science topics

Education Index
Annotated websites for education.

Education Links from Alberta Canada
Links in by topic and subject area.

Eduhound
Resources by subject area.

Emints
Hundreds of standards-based thematic lists

The Gateway
Search engine for lesson plans and educational resources.

Homework Center from Multnomah County Library
Many pathfinders (Internet resources only)

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators from Discovery School
Resources by subject area as well as related topics for educators.

Kids Konnect
Themes in alphabetical order

Learning Page Pathfinders from Library of Congress
Pathfinders by events, people, places, time, and topics for digital library collection

Library in the Sky
Great databased by subject area.

Library Link from Eduplace
Search for topics by key words.

Library Portals for Children and Young Adults
Links to libraries with good links.

Library Spot
Links to all kinds of resources.

Skewl Sites
Categorized educational sites

Surfing the Net with Kids
Great links for kids.

TALON from SCRTEC
Subject srea resources.

Thematic Units from North Attleborough
Organized by grade level, K-5, 6-8, and 9-12

Virtual Reference Desk Learning Center
Links by category.

Web Information Resources from Exploratorium






Focus on Children

Education Place from Houghton Mifflin
Materials for grades K-6

Elementary Weblists
Lots of K-5 topics

Grades 3-5 Themes
Resources on many themes (updated recently)

Grades 3-5 Thematic Units
Many resources on themes

Thematic Pathways from Explore42
lots of thematic resources

K-3 Themes from Enchanted Learning
Lots of primary grade themes

Monthly Units
Designed for K-1

Perpetual Preschool Themes
Popular preschool themes

Reading Themes
Resources for young children






Focus on Young Adults

Middle School Pathfinders from Lakewood Public Library
Web links for many subject areas.

Middle School Themes
Themes for middle school

Pathfinders from Cary Academy Library
Explore social studies topic web pathfinders

Pathfinders from Tolland High School
Web subject guides

Pathfinders from Valley View Middle School
Assignment pathfinders using online resources.

Web Sites from Lawrence High School Library
Many great starting points for lots of topics.



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Subject Directories and Thematic Starters for Educators

ENC Online
A k12 math and science teacher center.

Eserver
Writing resources.

From Lang to Lang
Resources for language.

Journalism Resources
Journalism links

Literary Resources on the Net
Links to literary resources.

Science Spot
Science resources.

Web English Teacher
Great starting points for English and Language Arts


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