PBS Learning Media

 PBS LearningMedia builds on the strength of public media and is designed to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Resources are aligned to national standards and include videos and inter-actives, as well as audio, documents, and in-depth lesson plans for grades PreK through 12th grade. You can browse by standards, grade level, subject area, and special collections. You can also favorite and share resources with your class and colleagues. Best of all, PBS LearningMedia’s basic service is free for PreK-12 educators.

I especially like the ability to easily add any lesson directly to Google Classroom.


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