Academy Curricular Exchange Language Arts Lessons (6-8)
Twenty-three lesson plans include reading, grammar, and writing activities.

Academy Curricular Exchange Language Arts Lessons High School (9-12)
Most of the fourteen plans focus on creative writing.

Adjectives, Adverbs and Advertising
Students list adjectives and adverbs found in ads, and then use them in paragraphs about that topic. A way to increase vocabulary and sharpen understanding of these two parts of speech.

Combined Older and Younger Grades
Younger student dictates an original story such as "Thanksgiving from the Turkey's Point of View" to an older student. Easily adapted to any theme.

Conversing with an Object
An interesting way to review use of quotation marks or to inspire research about the background of objects.

Creative Writing Morphing
Give students 3-5 magazine pictures and ask them to write a story connecting them.

Cyber Guides
These literature based units involve search activities and are designed for the classroom with one computer and Internet access.

Explaining How Things Work
A nice introduction to how to teach students to write to explain a process.

Free Exemplary Sample Lesson Plans
Fourteen lesson plans here are worthy of your attention.

Gopher Menu
Here's an interesting assortment of lesson plans on various levels.

GREAT BOOKS: Online accompaniment for spring literature classes
Discovery Program broadcast schedule and a variety of teaching aides for about a dozen classic novels usually taught in high school.

Interview Book Characters
A plan for role playing of an interview to develop understanding of a character.

Newspaper Activities
Students draw new pictures and/or write new headlines for articles.

Non Linear Writing
Students increase vocabulary, focus on specifics, and teach the concept of hypertext by writing in a center column and describing underlined words in side columns.

Smithsonian Lesson Plans - Language Arts
These creative plans integrate language arts activities with the art world.

Telling a Painting's Story - Activity Overview
A short list of activities to heighten students' awareness of an work of art and to sharpen their writing skills.

Academy Curricular Exchange Mathematics Intermediate School (6-8)
Thirteen plans here are titled for easy selection

Academy Curricular Exchange Mathematics High School (9-12)
Only eight plans are here, but several look interesting.

Fractals
A colorful and complete unit on fractals for elementary and middle school levels is here. Older students may enjoy using it for an introduction.

Lessons by Susan Boone
Plans here use Internet resources to solve real world mathematics problems.

Mathematics of Cartography
Many activities in this motivating lesson involve Web based technologies. The site includes other useful sources.

Academy Curricular Exchange Science Intermediate School (6-8)
Sixty plans here titled for easy selection.

Academy Curricular Exchange Science High School (9-12)
Twenty-three plans here are titled for easy selection.

Ask Eric Science Lesson Plans
You will find a wealth of plans here in twelve areas of science.

Birds: Our Environmental Indicators
Lesson plans from the New York Educators Guide.

CLP Activities
Here's a rich source of units on heat, light, and sound. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view pdf files containing descriptions of each activity.

Coal Education Lesson Plans - Middle School Level
A nice variety of lesson activities related to coal.

Coal Education Lesson Plans - Secondary School Level
A rich resource of plans and information related to coal.

The Exploratorium Science Snacks
Museum bank of fascinating hands-on science activities designed to take one period to complete.

Smithsonian Lesson Plans - Science
Lesson plans related to a coral reef, archeology, marine science and geography.

Meteorology Lesson Plans from CoVis
Ten Lesson Plans on various aspects of meteorology. Answers to questions on handouts are provided. Excellent visuals.

Partners in Pollination
Don't miss this essay followed by three lessons from the Smithsonian.

Crossroad: High School
This twelve unit high school American history curriculum parallels the Crossroads history essays. Introductory material is extensive.

Crossroads: Middle School
This twelve unit middle school American history curriculum parallels the Crossroads high school curriculum in topics and sequence.

Decoding the Past
A background essay and three lessons teach students the way archeologists work. Motivational lessons include found objects from around school.

Interview Book Characters
A plan for role playing of an interview to develop understanding of a character. Adapt to social studies by interviewing historical figures.

Japan: Images of a People
A background essay and three lesson plans about the Japanese people.

Teaching from Objects and Stories
Three lessons to teach students how to learn about a culture from objects and stories using items from the Bering Sea Eskimo People. Handouts included.

What is Currency? Lessons from Historic Africa
A background essay and three lessons from the Smithsonian.

Winning the Vote: How Americans Elect Their President
A brief introduction including hyperlinks and three lessons about the presidency and how a candidate becomes president.