Lesson Plans and Unit Ideas

       TIDES - Teaching Images Digital Experience   (More Info)

• ERIC (EBSCO - Accessed through Badgerlink):
  Lesson plans, journal articles, and much, much more.
  Tips for searching ERIC
  • Include the phrase "lesson plans" in keyword search
  • Click on Find It! to search other databases for the same article.
  • The library has almost all the ED materials on microfiche on the 2nd floor. 
     
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) WINNS Curriculum Resource Center: Thousands of high-quality lesson plans, classroom activities, instructional television programs, and more, all provided by leading professional education organizations, and aligned to Wisconsin's model academic standards.  
  
  
• IDEAS: Provides Wisconsin educators access to high-quality, highly usable, teacher-reviewed web-based resources for curricula, content, lesson plans, professional development and other selected resources. These resources help Wisconsin educators use technology to meet the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards and create the foundation for a statewide knowledge management system.
  
  
• Educator's Reference Desk: 2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses. Search using the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM): keyword search, refine by selecting from links on far right; ERIC Database.
   
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) Curriculum Guides 
  
  
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS): "Your Classroom" tab contains links to: Curriculum Standards, Election 2004, Lesson Plans, Notable Trade Books, Teaching Resources
   
• National History Day:  National History Day curriculum books contain lesson plans, classroom activities, research tips, Internet sources and many other useful teaching tools.  Available to download as PDFs.
  
  
• Awesome Library: Organizes the Web with 33,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.
  
  
• Teaching the History of Spain        By Wade Peterson   (PDF)
  Easy history texts, Student Study Guides, Detailed outlines, extra legends and stories, internet activities, quizzes, essays and tests, puzzles and games, group competitions, art projects, creative projects with rubrics.
  
  
• Mapping Wisconsin History (PDF)
  Teachers Guide and Student Materials
  
  
• Chippewa Treat Rights (PDF)
  Classroom Activities
  
  
• Digital Citizenship Education - Grades 6-12
  Great lessons that help students understand the rules that dictate the ethical use of these digital files, and understand why these issues are relevant.