Education - Muncie: Lesson Plan Resources

Writing Objectives

• Writing a Lesson Plan: Objectives and Goals
• Writing Clear Learning Objections

Summative vs. Formative

• What are formative assessments and why should we use them?
• What Are Some Types of Assessment?
• 20 Sample Assessment Strategies You Can Use Everyday
• 18 Of The Best Formative Assessment Tools for Teachers

Open-Ended Questions

• Open-Endedness
• Generating Effective Questions

Bloom's Taxonomy

• Bloom's Taxonomy Guidelines
• 50 Ways to Use Bloom's Taxonomy
• Bloom's Taxonomy Question Starters

• Managing Challenging Student Behaviors

• PBIS World

• Marzano Resources

• Classroom Management (Part 1): Learning the Components of a Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan

• Classroom Management (Part 2): Developing Your Own Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan

Education.Com Lesson Plans and Resources

Free lesson plan ideas, games, and resources by grade level (PreK-7th)

Lesson Planet

Teacher-created and curated videos, lesson plan ideas, and resources in a searchable format

The Mailbox

One of the oldest teacher resource and printable service. Requires a subscription fee of $30 per year for a large repository of cross-disciplinary materials.

Teachers Pay Teachers

Lessons and printable resources made for teachers by teachers. Free printables and resources are availble for grades PreK-12.

• PBS Learning Media
• 31 Amazing Teacher Resources
• Parenting and Family Diversity Issues
• Open Educational Resources
• The Knowledge Network for Innovations in Learning and Teaching (KNILT)

• Reading Rockets
• Social Justice Books
• American Library Association Book Lists
• New Literacy Resources

• Early Learning Ideas 

• Dramatic Play Resources & Printables 

• 10 Great Websites for High School
• STEM Resources for High School
• High School Chemistry Resources

Social Studies

• 10 Free Social Studies Resources
• 55+ Websites for Social Studies
• Docs Teach
• Best of History Websites & Resources

Reading & Language Arts

• Read Write Think
• Language Arts and Writing Resources
• Scholastic Reading Plan Ideas

Physical Education & Health

• Teacher.org – P.E. Lesson Plans
• SPARK PE
• PE Central
• Health and Wellness
• Nutrition.gov
• ThinkPE
• Shapeamerica.org

Art

• Teacher.org – Art Lesson Plans
• Art to Remember Lesson Plans
• 10 Ways to Integrate Art into Your Classroom

Music

• Teachers.Net – Music Lesson Plans
• Fun Music Lessons for Elementary Students
• Chrome Music Lab
• Music as a Teaching Tool
• Great Music Teaching Framework

Interdisciplinary

• Educator’s Reference Desk
• National Geographic Education Resource Library
• Prodigy – 10 Interdisciplinary Teaching Activities and Examples
• Common Sense Education

Multicultural and Social Justice

• We Are Teachers
• Edutopia (diversity)
• Learning for Justice
• Facing History

Art, History, Culture, and STEAM Educator Videos

Bring the museum to your classroom with these short videos that cover a wide range of art, history, culture and STEAM topics for grades K-12. These videos highlight some of our most popular artifacts and experiences in the museum. The videos are free to incorporate in your classroom whenever you need and are tied to Indiana Academic Standards. 

You can watch these videos by clicking below or you can directly download the videos here.

Opioid Epidemic Educator Videos

Continue important conversations with your students and hear from community organizations and experienced professionals who are helping fight our community's opioid epidemic. These videos are recommended for grades 6 - 12.

You can watch these videos in the adjacent YouTube playlist or you can directly download the videos here.

Talking to Children Authentically about Race and Racism