A Great Source for ELA Lesson Plans

ReadWriteThink provides hundreds of free ELA lesson plans for educators — let's take a look at how to find them.

Watch above in this 3-Minute Problem Solver as one of SimpleK12's top experts Monica Burns explains how to make the most out of the free lesson plans at ReadWriteThink.

Here at ReadWriteThink, our mission is to provide educators, parents, and afterschool professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. – About ReadWriteThink

Watch as Monica explains how to browse by grade level, lesson plan type, or theme. No matter what type of lesson plan you're looking for, chances are there is something for your students available at ReadWriteThink. Each lesson plan includes a little background, standard mapping, necessary resources, and instructional plan.

For more on helpful ELA tools, take a look at this training session, Read, Write, and Research: Web Tools to use with an Interactive Whiteboard in Language Arts. Explore a variety of interactive tools in detail and include lesson ideas for immediate use in your ELA classroom.

Have you found a useful ELA lesson plan for your classroom yet? Share your favorite idea in a comment on this article.

About Our “ELA Lesson Plans” Presenter
Monica Burns is an Education Consultant, EdTech Blogger, and Apple Distinguished Educator. Monica works with teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible at all grade levels. She has conducted over 40 unique training sessions for SimpleK12, click here to take a look at more videos from Monica.

About the Author
Kimber Thompson is a Lead Moderator for SimpleK12 webinars and a Contributing Editor for SimpleK12.com. She writes frequently about education topics, and is passionate about tools and techniques that inspire young learners. You may reach her with ideas and comments at editor@simplek12.com.