Subject Expert
OSPI Materials
- Instructional MaterialsOSPI reviews of current textbooks and the process of review.
Project Based Learning
- Project Based Learning BIEIncludes searchable lessons
OER- Open Educational Resources
- Washington State K-12 OER CommonsOpen online use of curriculum. Reviewed by Washington State teachers
Language Arts / Literacy
- TeachingBooks.NetBook guides and lesson plans, as well as author audio/video interviews that can be shown to students as elements of a lesson.
- CK-12 English/LAFree editable Flexbooks at CK-12: take one, modify one, or create/contribute your own content!
- Library of Congress lesson plansTeacher-created units/lessons that make use of primary sources from the LOC: some explicitly literature/arts focused, and many that deal with informational texts for LA/SS classrooms.
- Lit/LA at Learner.orgCurricular ideas and video series for professional development available online to stream at no cost by the Annenberg Learner project.
- Novelist This link opens in a new windowReader's advisory content for fiction books, including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, and recommended reading lists.
- Novelist K-8 Plus This link opens in a new windowReader's advisory compilations for a younger audience. Includes descriptions of fiction and non-fiction books, read-alikes, book discussion guides, award lists, and recommended reading lists.
History / Social Studies
- World History for Us AllA project of the National Center for History in the Schools at UCLA & SDSU: a wide array of types of units and lessons that collectively cover the whole breadth of human history in an integrative approach.
- CK-12 Social StudiesA growing collection of free, open-access textbooks for high school instruction in the various social studies fields.
- iCivics.orgCurriculum units and supporting materials for civics instructions across K-12 grades from a nationally trusted non-profit.
- PBS Learning Media resources for Social StudiesLesson plans, interactive media, audio, video, images -- a wide variety of social studies teaching materials for all grades from PBS.
- Center for the Study of the Pacific NorthwestCurriculum materials on the history of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest
- EDSITEment!From the National Endowment for the Humanities, a wide array of lesson plans for teaching history and social studies, for a wide range of grades.
- TeachingHistory.org (Lessons for Using Primary Sources)Links to a wide variety of lesson plans at TeachingHistory.org -- the national history education clearinghouse. They have lessons on other topics, as well, if you're not looking for something with primary sources.
- National Council for the Social Studies
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A wide array of potential lessons and other teaching resources, with spotlights on lesson materials that tie in with current events. (Many resources restricted to NCSS members.)
Math / Sciences
- CK-12 Math/ScienceAn extensive collection of open access curriculum materials for math and science instruction at all ages -- a very rich resource.
- Khan AcademyA well-known source of math videos, but with content now in the sciences, economics, even the arts and humanities
- National Science Digital LibraryFree portal "created by the National Science Foundation to provide organized access to high quality resources and tools that support innovations in teaching and learning at all levels of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education."
Other Resources
- Kids.gov for Teachers This link opens in a new window
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Teaching and learning resources from federal agencies, maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration.
- OER CommonsOpen Educational Resources
- Teaching ToleranceClassroom activities provided by age and/or subject to promote diversity and social justice.
- PE CentralHealth and fitness lesson planning site.
Video Resources
- Annenberg LearnerFree video and curriculum content for many subject areas and grade levels (some features may require creation of free login)
- Khan AcademyA well-known source of math videos, but with content now in the sciences, economics, even the arts and humanities
- PBS Learning MediaGreat videos (and other curriculum content) from the range of subjects PBS covers, for all ages.
- TeacherTubeTeacher-produced video on all kinds of content: use carefully and thoughtfully, since nobody is vetting this content but you.