Learn North Carolina - Searchable lesson plan database which includes information skills units.
Thinkfinity - Searchable site with lesson plans for library or information skills.
Framework for 21st Century Learning - Curriculum and lesson plans to prepare students for the 21st century. This site is by AASL, educational foundations, and several corporations.
Elementary Library Routines - This is a place for elementary librarians to share ideas for curriculum and library management.
Scholastic's Lesson Plans & Reproducibles - Lesson plans for grades K - 12. Many of these are internet based. Check out the language arts section for research skills lessons.
Information Problem Solving Models - Research units for grades 1 - 12 from the Baltimore County Public Schools. These are related to many areas of the curriculum. Also note the useful Research and Investigation Guide. The lesson plans and guides are found through using the menu at the top or on the left side of the page.
Lessons from the Library - Five K - 8 library lesson plans for teachers from Education World plus links to other lesson sites. The lesson called Save the Library has students defend the library from budget cuts or closure.
Read Write Think - Lesson plans for all grade levels. These lessons are designed to promote reading and literacy, and are appropriate for information skills, reading, and technology lessons.
The National Education Association - has lesson plans for topics which require library research. You will need to use the search box for the archived lesson plans in order to find them.
Online Lessons and Activities - A large variety of lessons on a number of topics. This site by Joyce Valenza of Springfield Township High School, PA.
Lesson Plan Book - Lesson Plans to complement the Hanover County Library Media Curriculum. Plans for grades K - 8 in both Word and pdf formats.
K - 6 Library Media Lessons - This site has objectives to be achieved during each school year and also sone lesson plans. It will be very useful if you need to plan an elementary library program. This is by the Modesto, CA School District.
The Book Disaster - or the Dewey "SWAT" Team to the rescue. A unit for teaching the Dewey Decimal system by Sara Ferris of Wolf Swamp Road Elementary School, Longmeadow, MA.
Can You do the Dewey? - An online quiz about the Dewey Decimal system, and some information of Dewey.
Dewey Browse - Web sites classified by the Dewey Decimal system. These sites are appropriate for grades K - 12. This site is created and maintained by Gail Shea Grainger.
Hunt the Fact Monster - This is a joint project of Education World and FactMonster.com. It is a weekly reference activity with a sheet of questions which be answered using Fact Monster (or maybe even a book). There are questions sheets for grades 2 - 4 and for grades 4 - 8.
Mystery State Game - Students must determine the identity of the mystery state from the clues. Canadians note that there is also a game for territories and provinces.
"Me" Resource - In this egocentric activity, students create entries for themselves in the style of a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas, newspaper, and magazine. For grades 3 - 8. From Education World.
Equator - A lesson plan with the use of the encyclopedia and note taking for grades 6 - 8. From Discovery School.
My Wonderful World - A campaign by the National Geographic to improve geography knowledge. Maybe you could share this resource with your teachers and work it into your lesson plans.
Super Teacher Worksheets - This site has graphic organizers and worksheets for literature circles.
Read Write Think Student Materials - Many online tools which will assist students with book reports, report writing, poetry composition, and more. There are also lots of lesson plans. This site is well worth a visit.
Graphic Organizers - From Education Oasis. Many different types of graphic organizers are here.
Research Skills Worksheets - for parts of the book, basic research projects, dictionary skills, and reseach on the internet. From Teachnology.
Canada Worksheets - Some of these may be used for library research lessons
ABC Teach - This is not really a lesson plan site, but it does have over 5000 free printable forms such as worksheets, signs, and genre labels.
Library Signs - by Jan Brett. There are signs for sections of the library and for the Dewey Decimal Divisions. Also look at her home page for many other printables.
Rethinking Reports - Some ideas for those who are tired of the same old reports on an animal or a president. You may wish to share this site with your teachers. This site is by Learn NC.
The Inquiry Chart - A chart which helps students to organize their prior knowledge and the questions which they want to research. This is from Reading Rockets.
Information Problem Solving Models - Research units for grades 1 - 12 from the Baltimore County Public Schools. These are related to many areas of the curriculum. Also note the useful Research and Investigation Guide. The lesson plans and guides are found through using the menu at the top or on the left side of the page.
Assignment Calculator - This site is designed for the use of college students at the University of Minnesota. The student inputs the dates of the start and end of the assignment and the topic. A schedule of work is generated along with suggested resources to use. This might be useful for high school students, too. This site is by the University of Minnesota Libraries.
EasyBib - Correctly formatted bibliographies are prepared at this site. All students need to do is to type in necessary information.
Citing Medicine - an NML style guide which has a section on citation style for internet sites including blogs and wikis.
Greek Mythology Who's Who - A grade 9 research unit which includes use of both books and web sites. This lesson is by Jodi Rzeszotarski.
ABC Books Aren't for Babies - There are definite possibilities for library research in the creation of ABC books for all grade levels.
Save the Library! - Unit for grades 3 - 8 from Education World. Students write an essay about saving their public library because of its important resources. Change "public" to "school", and they produce essays which you may turn in to the principal or school board.
Biography Maker - An online guide to the research and writing of a biography. By the Bellingham Public Schools.
Timelines: Timeless Teaching Tools - Timeline creation may be a good way to teach research skills. This article is from Education World.
Boolify - A site which will help students to understand Boolean searching.
Black History Month - Black History month and other multicultural observances offer many opportunities for library research projects.
The Team at Home - Research the location and history of college basketball teams This unit is for the "March Madness" basketball tournament. For middle school or high school students.
Famous Asian Americans - A research unit from the NEA. May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month.
