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 This link opens in a new window 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.
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Gale in Context: Elementary Offers elementary children a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore a broad range of subjects like animals, geography, science and more—all in one place.
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National Geographic Kids Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14.
Gale in Context: Middle School Made specifically for middle schoolers, this resource combines reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
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Gale in Context: High School Provides grades 9–12 with standards-aligned content to help with papers, projects, and presentations, while empowering critical thinking and information literacy skills.
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Gale OneFile: High School Edition Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.

Gale Ebooks (*formerly* Gale Virtual Reference Library - GVRL) This link opens in a new window Contains reference materials and books for use by elementary and middle grade students, in addition adults.
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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.