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Free Resources For Teachers

Written by Marci Monson | Aug 11, 2026, 3:25:32 PM

Have you ever heard the term ”invisible work“? For me, there are few jobs that have as much invisible work as teachers. It’s the work that goes unnoticed or unrewarded.

It’s spending your precious summer cutting out decorations for your classroom walls so students feel safe and excited to be there. It’s paying for your own ream of paper so you can make printouts for your students that will ultimately help them learn more. It’s spending the extra time to give real feedback on papers that can help turn students into authors, mathematicians, and contributing members of their communities.

One of our goals at Gibbs Smith Education is to help you with some of that invisible work. Our Teacher Materials are full of resources big and small to make things just a little bit easier for you!

Teacher materials available for Mosaic: Themes in Asian American Studies

And here on our blog, we often share free resources and lesson plans that are fully customizable and can be used to celebrate holidays, reinforce concepts, or teach something completely new.

 

Check them out at the link above or click through to some of my favorites here: