Farnsley Library: Teacher Resources

Click here to search in our library catalog for a book you want to read or a topic you want to research!

Find field trip information, in-school program opportunities from organizations in the Kentuckiana area. 

Breakout EDU is the immersive learning games platform that brings the challenges of an escape room to the classroom. 

This valuable resource provides access  to a diverse, curated collection of eBooks that can easily be shared with others and downloaded through Google Classroom and Docs with G Suite for Education integration, email, or bookmarked links. These eBooks will be useful for any staff interested in growing professionally! 

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Click here to find the lexile of books you are reading or want to read.

Check-out their "Free to Use and Reuse Public Domain and Rights-Clear Content" as well as their "Teachers" tab which includes teacher-created lesson plans using Library of Congress primary sources.

Over 130 document-based lesson plans that are free to download once you have created an account. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features a set of primary documents designed for groups of students with a range of reading skills. 

Resource Guides for each grade level that connect the new Kentucky-centric KAS for Social Studies to a primary source from our online collection. Possible discussion questions are also included. 

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Begin your journey in becoming a digital citizen by exploring the nine critical elements of digital citizenship in JCPS.

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Educators teaching online safety in the classroom can download lesson plans that have received the ISTE Seal of Alignment and classroom activities that bring the fundamentals to life.