There are so many sites out there and so little time to look through them all. I have often found a site in the middle of lesson planning only to lose it by accidentally hitting the infamous “X” in the top right hand corner. You’re probably familiar with what happens next. That brilliant idea, that phenomenal resource is gone to the internet gods.
In order to avoid that frustrating experience, I am creating a list of helpful websites for teachers. If you have any suggestions, please mention them in the comment section and I will add them.
Finding/ Sharing Lesson Plans
- Scholastic
- Teachers Pay Teachers
- Edmentum
- IXL
- Read, Write, Think
- Learn Zillion
- Better Lesson
- Share My Lesson
- BrainPop
Neurodivergence – aka Neurospicy
Assisted Reading
- Microsoft Edge
- If you feel comfortable downloading a new AI-powered browser, Microsoft Edge is your best choice. It’s similar to Google Chrome, except that is has an “Immersive Reader” and “Read Aloud” function built into its browser.
- Pay attention to the type of computer you have. There’s a separate download for Mac computers. I downloaded the Mac version in 2025 and have used it with my tutoring clients.
- There are dozens of
- NaturalReader – AI Text to Speech
- This is a free Google Chrome extension that makes your Google Chrome browser just like the Microsoft Edge browser above. Once you get to a website, click the extension and a play button will appear on your right-hand side. Click play.
- Pro-tip: You can change the voice and upload PDFs. Just click the “settings” dial.
- This is a free Google Chrome extension that makes your Google Chrome browser just like the Microsoft Edge browser above. Once you get to a website, click the extension and a play button will appear on your right-hand side. Click play.
- Bookshare
- an online library with millions of accessible ebooks for people with print disabilities like blindness, low vision, and dyslexia
- Learning Ally
- Audio textbooks
- Speechify
- Available in Apple’s app store, but it can get expensive if you want to upload your own documents.
- Read-Aloud
- a more old-school version where you paste text into a box and the site reads it for you.
- Free Voice Reader
- much like Read-Aloud above with more space for longer documents
Generative AI
- Dysolve.ai
- This program is making waves. From Forbes: “the mission of the AI is to identify the nature of the altered signal by dynamically constructing games. Constructed new each session, these allow the program to determine the nature of the coding errors, and to then to train each student’s brain on how to work around them.”
Learning Games
Language Arts Resources
- NY Times Lesson Plans
- Read, Write, Think
- BrainPOP & BrainPOP Jr.
- NewsELA (News articles/ quizzes aligned to Common Core)Flashcard Machine
- Mrs. Tyler’s Poetry Collection
- Dr. Wheeler’s Literature Resources
- ThinkCERCA (News articles/ quizzes aligned to Common Core)
- This is now tied directly to Florida Core, the state’s testing system. If you’ve been around long enough you remember Florida used FCAT, then FSA, now Core. I wouldn’t recommend this site anymore, but I’m leaving the link here just in case you still have it on yours. ThinkCERCA is no longer just an easy-to-use site with news articles and quizzes for students.
Grammar Specific Resources
- Purdue Owl Writing Lab
- Grammarly
- No Red Ink
- Quill
- Grammar Bytes
- Holt Handbook
- Subject- Verb Agreement
- Grammar Girl
Harkness Resources
- Blank Harkness Tracking Chart
- Harkness Conversation Expectations Poster
- “Not from where you’re standing,” Harkness Introductory Exercise #1
- Harkness Group Evaluation Explained via The Masters School, Alexis Wiggins
Writing Resources
- Yale’s Model Essays
- 40 of the Best Essays of All Time
- 15 Great Essays
- Student Treasures Publishing
- Storybird
- Scribblitt
- Story Jumper
- Busy Teacher’s Cafe
- US News (Debate Club)
- Teachable Alternatives to the 5-Paragraph Essay
- Citation Help
Reading
- Text Rendering Experience by School Reform Initiative
- Books to Read Before You Die
- Flocabulary
Poetry
- Poetic Terms
- Harvard’s list of poetic terms
- This site as a whole is an excellent resource.
- Harvard’s list of poetic terms
- Scansion
- Seamus Cooney’s English Class
- Prosody Quiz by WSU
- For Better for Verse by U of V
- Shakespeare
- Poem Shape
Spoken Word
Multi-disciplinary Resources
- BrainPOP & BrainPOP Jr.
- Khan Academy
- PowToon
- Power My Learning
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Kahoot!
- Quizlet
General Classroom/ Curriculum Tools
- Organization/ Communication
- Management
- Planning
- Rigor
- Icebreakers
- “20 Great Icebreakers for the Classroom” by Education Matters
- Digital Projects
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
- coming soon
- Computer Typing
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- The National SEED Project
- I’ve completed this training and it’s excellent!
- Harvard Business School’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Resources for Educators
- Excellent case studies
- NEA’s Just & Equitable Schools
- EdChange
- RELAY Lib Guides
- Contains a wealth of information
- GLEAM
- I’ve never heard of this program. If you’ve been through this training, please let me know your thoughts.
Professional Development Online
- Beacon Educator (Reading, ESE, Gifted, ESOL for Master Plan Points)
- Skill Soft (tech courses for Master Plan Points)
- Harvard Graduate School of Education
- National Education Association (NEA)
Ms. Conti's Literature Lab 
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