Website and Lesson Plans

If you have further questions after reading our Frequently Asked Questions, please contact us.

  1. I would like to use one of the lesson plans posted on your website, but I noticed that the appendices that should accompany the unit are missing. Is there any way that I can get them?
  2. I would like to use a specific lesson plan, but I’m having trouble downloading it. Can you help me?
  3. Where do I find the Baltimore Curriculum Project Lessons?
  4. Can we link to your website? Can you link to our site as well?
  5. I’m looking for an old unit. Where can I find it on the Lesson Plans page?
  6. I'm having trouble opening the units on the 2002 Lesson Plans CD. What should I do?
  7. It's hard for me to read the small type on your website.
  8. I can't find what I'm looking for.
  1. I would like to use one of the lesson plans posted on your website, but I noticed that the appendices that should accompany the unit are missing. Is there any way that I can get them?
The Foundation is unable to distribute the appendices for some lesson plans due to copyright restrictions. You may try to contact the presenters at their listed school to see if they will help you. While the names of the presenters and school are found in the posted unit, the Core Knowledge Foundation cannot provide further contact information and cannot guarantee that the teacher is still at the school.

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  1. I would like to use a specific lesson plan, but I’m having trouble downloading it. Can you help me?
You may need to download the newest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can do this for free on our website. If that does not work, we would be glad to check the lesson plan you need to see if there is a computer problem. Please send an e-mail to with following information about the specific unit on our website:
  1. Year of the unit
  2. Grade level of the unit
  3. Title of the unit
All of the lesson plans presented at the national conference can be purchased on a CD.

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  1. Where do I find the Baltimore Curriculum Project Lessons?
The Baltimore Curriculum Project lesson plans cover each of the bulleted items from the Sequence. These lessons were developed independently of the Core Knowledge Foundation. K-5 are available for download and purchase as hardcopy, while 6-8 are only available for purchase as hardcopy.
For more information, please contact:
The Baltimore Curriculum Project
711 West 40th Street, Suite 301
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 235-0015

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  1. Can we link to your website? Can you link to our site?
You are welcome to link to our site; however, we rarely agree to link to anyone other than selected vendors who sell products that might be useful to Core Knowledge teachers. Please be aware of our trademark/copyright policy.

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  1. I’m looking for an old unit. Where can I find it on the Lesson Plans page?
Units older than the 2000 conference are no longer available, with the exception of a few selected lesson plans.
  1. I'm having trouble opening the units on the Lesson Plans CD. What should I do?
Check to make sure that you have the latest version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader — you may not be able to open the units with old software. The newest version (8.0) is available for free on the web; click here to download.

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  1. It's hard for me to read the small type on your website.
This website is designed to be adaptible. Use your browser settings to increase font size. From the menu bar choose View > Text Size.
  1. I can't find what I'm looking for.
Please try our sophisticated Search feature, which also searches the contents of PDF and Word files. If that fails, send an email to .

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