Welcome to CFE Lesson Plans!

This online database of lesson plans contains creative classroom ideas and teaching strategies based on projects conducted by some of Chicago Foundation for Education's grant-winning teachers.

How to search for lesson plans:

Use the two search criteria in the heading above (subject area and grade level) to restrict your search
Use the 'control' or 'apple' keys to highlight multiple search criteria
Hit “GO” to retrieve lessons

With this database, you can:

Search for creative instructional units and strategies to apply in your classroom
Learn research-proven teaching strategies that will increase student learning
E-mail lesson plans to a friend
Sign up to receive e-mail updates when new lessons are added and notification of CFE grant application deadlines

Projects are added to the database throughout the year.

Please refer to our FAQ if you have questions about adding your project.

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