Washington Education Association
Preparing a More Useful Sub Plan for Your Substitute Teacher
Make your substitute's life easier by using the prompts on a one-page resource to a craft a profile of your classes and your daily routines. A great-first page for a substitute teacher folder.
Cowden-Herrick Schools
Six Steps for Substitute Success
Here's a switch--a lesson plan designed for prepare class members for a substitute! The plan highlights six behaviors that demonstrate respect and responsibility.
Other
B Ykids: Master Filmmakers Mentoring International Youth to Make Films
Website contains information, film trailers, interviews, and/or screening schedules about documentaries created by kids from around the world partnered with master filmmakers. Also includes related press and news as well as information...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Success Skills: Time Management
This lesson plan focuses on time management for college students but is perfect for high school students as they prepare for college. It discusses time management strategies and styles, procrastination and strategies to avoid it, how to...
University of Nebraska
U. Of Nebraska: Railroads and the Making of Modern America: Tourism and Mobility
Primary source materials that focus on how the railroads facilitated travel and tourism in America in the mid-1800s. Includes railroad timetables, anecdotal accounts, traveler advice, charts, illustrations, and lots more.
PBS
Pbs Kids: It's My Life: Make a Weekly Planner
How-to's for using a weekly planner to keep track of homework, assignments, test dates, and other school priorities, with instructions for how to make a planner if you don't want to purchase one. Includes a downloadable blank weekly...
English Zone
English Zone: Simple Present Tense: Fact, Habit, Opinion, or Schedule
This 10question, self-scoring quiz for fact or opinion, but it takes it further to include habit and schedule. Students read the statement and the possible choices and select the correct one. The options are explained with examples at...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Voting
Since the 1960s, many Americans eligible to vote have not bothered to do so- not even in presidential elections. Low rates of participation in voting have been worrisome to people interested in preserving our democratic traditions....
Library of Congress
Loc: Enactment of a Law
This site is a description of the legislative process of the enactment of a law. It begins with the various origins, steps, procedures and schedules in the making of a law. It contains a description of terms.
Other
The Stoa Consortium: Classical Athenian Democracy [Pdf]
Extensive descriptions of all facets of the Athenian Assembly - membership, freedom of speech, exclusion, payment, meeting places, schedule of meetings, the conduct of the meetings, voting, foreign affairs, and their decision making in...
Quia
Quia Web
In addition to website hosting for educators, QUIA Web offers a wealth of educational tools and templates that can be used to help create your website. The specialized tools QUIA includes make it easy to create games and learning...
Quia
Quia Web
In addition to website hosting for educators, QUIA Web offers a wealth of educational tools and templates that can be used to help create your website. The specialized tools QUIA includes make it easy to create games and learning...
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Lights, Camera, Action Activity Plan
Let's take it from the top! This week's adventure, Operation: Lights, Camera, Action!, takes children to a movie set where they work behind-the-scenes and explore different kinds of jobs such as production assistant (keeps track of the...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Manned Mission to Mars
This instructional activity will discuss the details for a possible future manned mission to Mars. The human risks are discussed and evaluated to minimize danger to astronauts. A specialized launch schedule is provided and the different...
PBS
Pbs.org: Education: 5 Ways to Reduce Stress and Feel Like Yourself Again
Teaching during a pandemic has undoubtedly been stressful, and it has left many teachers feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious. For many teachers, these feelings have led to burnout and compassion fatigue, and for others the...
Other
University of Northern Iowa: Study Skills
Collection of web sites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, manage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school life.
Other
Microsoft: Template Gallery for Teachers
This Microsoft site provides a wealth of Office templates to be used by teachers. Such templates include attendance records in Excel, essay tests in Word, seat assignments in PowerPoint, and much more.
Other
Literature Circles: Lesson Plans and More
What are the major roles in literature circles? Check out this site to learn more about the individual roles needed to form a literature circle. Includes links to various reading handouts and lessons.
Other
Seattle University: Literature Circles Resource Center
How can you get started with literature circles in your classroom? This site provides information on every aspect of developing your own literature circle instruction.
Other
Compost Guide: A Complete Guide to Composting
This informative resource is a complete guide to composting. Common composting materials, site selection, seasonal schedule, making compost, and the compost bin are just a few of the topics explored.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Responsibilities of the Teen Parent
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the consequences of teen pregnancy and the life changes that follow that choice. Students have opportunities to work in groups to determine daily schedules and reflect on...