Free Lesson Planning Resources for Teachers – Best Websites & Tools (2024)

General Lesson Planning Resources

  1. Share My Lesson (www.sharemylesson.com) – Free K-12 lesson plans and activities.
  2. Teachers Pay Teachers (Free Section) (www.teacherspayteachers.com) – Many free lesson plans and templates.
  3. ReadWriteThink (www.readwritethink.org) – Free ELA lesson plans with printables.
  4. PBS LearningMedia (www.pbslearningmedia.org) – Standards-aligned videos and lesson ideas.
  5. Edutopia (www.edutopia.org) – Teaching strategies and lesson plan ideas.

Subject-Specific Lesson Plans

  1. Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org) – Free math, science, and humanities lessons.
  2. National Geographic Education (www.nationalgeographic.org/education) – Geography and science lesson plans.
  3. Science Buddies (www.sciencebuddies.org) – Free STEM lesson plans.
  4. CommonLit (www.commonlit.org) – Free reading passages with lesson plans.
  5. Mathalicious (www.mathalicious.com) – Real-world math lessons (some free content).

Lesson Plan Templates & Tools

  1. Canva for Education (www.canva.com/education) – Free customizable lesson plan templates.
  2. Google Docs Lesson Plan Templates – Search for free templates in Google Docs.
  3. Planboard (www.planboardapp.com) – Free digital lesson planner.

Government & Nonprofit Educational Resources

  1. Smithsonian Learning Lab (learninglab.si.edu) – Free museum-based lesson plans.
  2. OER Commons (www.oercommons.org) – Open educational resources for all subjects.
  3. U.S. Department of Education (www.ed.gov) – Resources for teachers (varies by country).

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