Research Guides: Education: Curriculum Materials

Children's & Young Adult Books

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) This link opens in a new window
Search for children's literature based on reader's age, grade, language, author, subject, interest level, reading level, genre, and many other data points. Includes an extensive collection of reviews and entries for award entries dating back to 1922. Users can register for MyCLDC and build, save, revisit and share - saved searches, lists and bibliographies.
Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature This link opens in a new window
Access book titles via keyword or phrase searching, or by using a form to indicate reading level, genre, language, historical period, gender of the protagonist, and ethnicity of the protagonist, among other elements. Books listed have been recognized with awards ranging from the Caldecott Award to ALA Notable Books for Children.
NoveList This link opens in a new window
A reader's advisory database for book recommendations. Identify books for specific age groups or find books by subject, title or award.
TeachingBooks.net This link opens in a new window
Database of multimedia resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment. Includes Meet The Author videos, author interviews, book guides and lesson plans, book readings, lists of award-winning children's and young adult books.

Diverse BookFinder
Database of more than 2,000 children's picture books featuring people of color and Indigenous people (IPOC) published since 2002.
Worlds of Words
Build bridges across global cultures through children’s and adolescent literature.

Alma Project : A Cultural Curriculum Infusion Model
This program provides multicultural curriculum for early childhood education (ECE) through twelfth grade. This project supports the cultural infusion of standards-based lessons into the daily curriculum. This collection of units broadens the teacher's ability to teach a more inclusive and accurate curriculum through a literacy-based approach. More importantly, it honors the cultural and historical contributions of various ethnicities represented in Denver Public Schools—which is 80 percent minority.
Annenberg Learner: Classroom Resources
Videos, images, tools, and more describing educational activities to use in the classroom or at home. Search or browse by keyword, grade level, or subject.
Awesome Stories
Gathers primary-source materials and presents them in the context of a ‘story’ as a means of presenting subject-related links together in an interesting, cohesive way. Resources are from national archives, libraries, universities, and government web sites.
Creativity Resource for Teachers
From the Denver Art Museum, lesson plans and ideas.
Creative Commons Education/ OER
Collection of useful online tools, sites, searches, and learning objects that are open educational resources (OER).
edHelper.com
A vast array of handy teaching materials including daily reproducibles, puzzles, themed activities, and lesson plans.

Explora This link opens in a new window
Designed for students in elementary school, middle school, and high school as it includes appropriate and reliable grade level articles from leading magazines and reference works. Since this resource is available in many Colorado schools, it will also be helpful to teachers and preservice teachers in the state. It also includes a Curriculum Standards module which can help teachers correlate content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or Canadian province-specific curriculum standards.

PUB Learning Media
Free, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more.
Pics4Learning
Safe and free image library for education.
TeacherTube
Virtual classrooms for both student learning and teacher professional growth.
ReadWriteThink
Classroom resources, professional development, and parent / after school resources.
LessonPlanet
Free 10 day trial then you must pay (~$40 a year) or ask if your school has a subscription.

Library of Congress Call Numbers: Curriculum Material
Lists Library of Congress Call Numbers by subject for material that can assist with your teaching. This includes Teacher's Guides & Aids, Textbooks, and Children's & Young Adult Literature.

The Mind: Teaching Modules
This video series explains children's cognitive development in easy to understand terms. There is a student registration pop-up but registration is free and only takes a second.
The Whole Child: The First Five Years
This video series was filmed in working childcare centers with real caregivers and children. Series Host and author Joanne Hendrick presents child development theory in a down-to-earth accessible manner. Video series in 13 short, easy-to-view segments.

The Teaching Channel This link opens in a new window
Database of over 1,400 teaching videos that demonstrate different classroom techniques and plans. Downloadable resources and materials accompany many of the videos.

Seasons of Life
These intriguing programs are an excellent introduction to developmental psychology from conception through old age. This series explores the biological, psychological, and social "clocks" that are the essence of our life spans. Part One: Birth-Age 5; Part Two: Age 6-20