Lesson Plans & Teaching Resources

This site contains a teacher resource guide, alphabet knowledge, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, language and vocabulary for grades pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. Each link with the site provides worksheets.

Indigo Arts Alliance celebrates Black illustrators and children’s books and provides lesson plans for these books in their Educator;s Toolkit.

Once on the site click on 'Resources and Materials' to find resources for elementary, middle and high school. That page provides discussion guides, activities, tool kits, reviews and more that can be downloaded for free.

This site has a tab for those that are 'Teaching Reading' with helpful information such as classroom strategies, reading basics, looking at writing, reading 101 course and more. There is another are within the site called 'Research, Guides and Resources that provides'; free guides, research, and reports, and reading resources.

Read Write Think provides classroom resources that extend to all grade levels, from kindergarten to 12th grade. Those resources include lesson plans, student interactives, printouts and more. With a search that can categorize searches into themes, different interactive types, capabilities, and learning objectives.

We Need Diverse Books was created to promote literature that reflects and honors all young people. Under the resources tab there are many helpful links under ‘For Parents, Educators, and Librarians.’

Worlds of Words mission is to integrate global literature into children's lives. This site provides titles of global literature for various ages, critical evaluations, discussions, and more. With lists provided that include levels, themes, global pairs, and global context for grades K-12. Booklists that include things such as thematic lists, award-winning, multicultural and culture.