General Resources
Library of Congress
This page provides tools and materials for using the Library’s unique collections of primary source documents in the classroom. These teacher-created materials include lesson plans, document analysis tools, online and offline activities, timelines, presentations and professional development resources.
The Official Kids’ Portal for the U.S. Government
Kids.gov is the official kids’ portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 2,000 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids.
Tools for the Classroom
Deliver powerful presentations and compelling content.
eduScapes
A site for life-long learners of all ages. Serving teachers, parents and students since 1998.
PBS Teachers
PBS Teachers is PBS’ national web destination for high-quality preK-12 educational resources. Here you’ll find classroom materials suitable for a wide range of subjects and grade levels. We provide thousands of lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS’ award-winning on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions and more.
Texas TEKS
The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills guidelines are online via the Texas Education Agency’s Web site.
AP Central
Everything you need to know about Advance Placement via the College Board Web site.
NCES Kids’ Zone
The NCES Kids’ Zone provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning produces children’s educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. Subjects include everything from alphabet activities to Black history month to butterflies to foreign language dictionaries.
Smithsonian Education
The mission of the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies is to increase the Smithsonian Institution’s impact as a national educational organization. The Center provides leadership in education at the Smithsonian through hosting www.SmithsonianEducation.org, the gateway to the institution’s educational resources and programs, publishing Smithsonian in Your Classroom, a journal for elementary and middle school educators, offering research opportunities and resources to the museum community, and conducting professional development programs for educators at all levels.
Media Infusion
A PBS Teachers blog offering strategies and resources to help you create rich, engaging learning experiences with multimedia.
