Back to Summer Reading

Parent and Educator Resources

Whether you are teaching youth in a classroom or at home, in-person or online, these resources can support you in your efforts to develop youth learning, engagement, and resilience.

Discover Summer - Parent Resources-01-01

Lesson Plans Teaching Aids Support for You

Lesson Plans

Arts Edge, opens a new window: Art and how-to lessons for K-12 from The Kennedy Center.
KIPP Chicago Public Schools, opens a new window: Lesson plans to help art educators “engage students in meaningful artmaking around social justice topics.”
Library of Congress, opens a new window: Access to digitized primary resources from the Library of Congress, along with free lesson plans and professional development to train teachers in the use of these primary source materials.
Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center Digital Engagement Guide, opens a new window: Learn about digital resources the HHC has to offer and explore lesson plans for teaching about the Holocaust and related subjects.
NASA, opens a new window: A variety of resources including lesson plans, videos, games, and printables. Resources are searchable by grade, subject, and material type.
National Gallery of Art, opens a new window: Lessons, activities, and interactives focusing on art education.
National Geographic, opens a new window: Lesson plans, maps, and reference resources such as encyclopedic entries, all searchable by grade and subject. The site includes suggested topics each month for grades PreK-12.
National Women’s History Museum, opens a new window: Lesson plans, biographies, primary sources, and posters browsable by topic, theme, and resource type.
Scholastic, opens a new window: A variety of resources including lesson plans, book talks and discussion ideas, suggested student activities, and multimedia resources.
Teaching Tolerance, opens a new window: Lesson plans, films, printables, and more centered around teaching K-12 children around issues of social justice.
We Are Teachers, opens a new window: Lesson plans, printables, and professional development resources for educators.

Teaching Aids

ABCya, opens a new window: Educational games for grades PreK-6 grade using Common Core standards. Games are free from a desktop computer.
Common Lit, opens a new window: Nonprofit organization providing free reading passages for grades 3-12. Browse by themes and units.
Diversity Book Lists and Activities for Teachers and Parents, opens a new window: Multicultural Children’s Book Day maintains this excellent book list that represent the breadth and depth of diversity in America and around the world. This page also includes some resources for teaching that could be used at home.
JumpStart, opens a new window: With a focus on learning-based games, this site provides worksheets, lesson plans, and activities for grades K-5.
PBS Learning Media, opens a new window: Videos, interactives, and lesson plans for PreK-12 browsable by subject and grade level.
Storyline Online, opens a new window: Celebrities read children’s books with visual and musical effects. This is fun for children and adults.
Teaching Tolerance, opens a new window: Lesson plans, films, printables, and more centered on teaching K-12 children issues of social justice.
Teachers Pay Teachers, opens a new window: An opportunity for teachers to share and get paid for their resources including lessons, printables, activity packets, and more for K-12.
Teacher Vision, opens a new window: Activities, printables, digital books, and more created by professionals for K-12. Keyword searching available or browsable by resource type.
We Are Teachers, opens a new window: Lesson plans, printables, and professional development resources for educators.

Support for You

American Indians in Children’s Literature (AICL), opens a new window: Provides “critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books” and offers resources for teaching about American Indians in the classroom and at home.
Education World, opens a new window: Includes interview help and professional development, lesson plans, and a range of printable templates for educators.
Moms of Black Boys United, opens a new window: Resources to support parents of Black children and the challenges the Black community faces while parenting.
Raising Race Conscious Children, opens a new window: Workshops, blog posts, podcast, strategies, and more for parents and educators who are talking to children about race.
We Are Teachers, opens a new window: Lesson plans, printables, and professional development resources for educators.

Search

Back to Summer Reading

Parent and Educator Resources

Services

About the Library

Support the Library