Research Guides: Math Education Resources: Online Lesson Plans & More

Instructional Material Databases

Looking for instructional materials? Check out these databases! Each contains some instructional material including lesson plans, reading guides, author interviews, or grade-level appropriate magazines or reading selections.

TeachingBooks.net Multimedia content to complement children's and young adult books, including thousands of educational resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in both the K-12 and children's/youth program environments. Designed to be used by K-12 teachers, librarians, students, families -- anyone using children's and youth books. Includes Spanish-language resources.
Gale In Context: Elementary
Gale In Context: Elementary provides resources for elementary school student research, grades K-5. Sources include magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries and images.

National Geographic Kids Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14.

Gale In Context: Middle School
Gale In Context: Middle School provides age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines and primary sources for middle school student research, defined as grades 6-9.
Gale In Context: High School
Gale In Context: High School includes reference content, biographies, primary sources, multimedia, critical essays, news and academic journals for high school student research.
Gale OneFile High School Edition
Gale OneFile: High School Edition is designed for middle- and high-school students and provides access to age-appropriate, authoritative digital content for classroom assignments. Learners can research magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books covering a wide range of subjects, from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.
Gale Ebooks (*formerly* Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL) Contains reference materials and books for use by elementary and middle grade students, in addition adults.

Note on TexShare

Provided through the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, TexShare is a consortium of Texas libraries that have joined together to share electronic and print materials.

TexShare Databases
Red and blue Texas icons indicate a database provided by the TexShare program. Each are accessible through participating academic and public libraries.
Request a TexShare Card
SHSU students, faculty, and staff can request a TexShare card here to borrow items from participating academic and public libraries.
Find a TexShare Library
Find a participating academic or public library here.