That's where Lesson Planet comes in: they offer an ad-free zone full of lesson plans, worksheets, and links to educational information that is geared for educators. At this point in the process, I was hooked... but I have to be honest: actually using the site didn't measure up to my expectations. For some parents/educators, this site would offer a great variety of lesson plans, worksheets, and teaching topics in a short amount of time. For me, a fairly accomplished "Googler" (is that a word??), Lesson Planet didn't really offer much more than I had already been finding for myself.
Also, much of the information I did find was in "read to learn" format, and for that, we use books at home or in the library. My kids would rather read a book than a worksheet, and we don't need to pay for most of that access. In addition, I am fairly creative, have a decent home library, and have more than a passing grasp of ways to extend a subject. So, just because I didn't love it certainly doesn't mean you won't.
Something worth noting: you can search quite specifically, so if you have a third-grader who is getting ready to learn about weather and it is winter, you could search for "Winter weather" and specify 3rd grade. You can also specify a "Rating" which is when teachers have rated a resource already, so you could look only at things with a 3-star minimum rating.
While there were a WHOLE LOT of worksheets, activities, lesson plans, unit studies, and outside links for information on just about anything you could think of, it wasn't really something I would pay money for. It would be useful to lots of people, though (and I didn't dislike it; I just wouldn't buy into it). You can try it free for 10 days to see if you might be one who would benefit. After the trial, it is $39.95 per year.
To see what my fellow Crew Mates thought of Lesson Planet, click here.
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