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The Middle Ages - CPB/Annenberg
Grades
4 to 8
tag(s): medieval (38)
In the Classroom
This site would make an interesting learning center or station on any unit on Medieval Europe. Have students explore the site in class, and to show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online infographic to share using Visme, reviewed here. Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them. You can do this and mor using a tool like WordSift, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Maps and Mapping - National Geographic
Grades
3 to 12In the Classroom
Use these maps on your interactive whiteboard as you teach about any location, and have students use the whiteboard pens and highlighters to indicate landforms, places, and more on the maps. Also, include this link on your teacher's web page so students can generate map images to include in projects, multimedia presentations, and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Castles in Wales
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): europe (82)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an introductory activity before beginning a lesson on the always interesting subject of castles, and why they were so important in Pre-Modern Europe. Students always seem to love looking at castles, so let students peruse the site in cooperative learning groups. Have groups search the site for the castle they think would offer the best protection in the time period being studied, and describe what qualities make it the best. Use an online poster creator for students to argue their cases, such as Padlet (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Exploring the Mandala - Ask Asia
Grades
2 to 8In the Classroom
Introduce this site on the interactive whiteboard before allowing students to read it on their own on classroom computers or paper. This would be a great addition to a unit on Buddhism in a wold history classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Who Invented it? When? Chinese Inventions: An Introductory Activity - Ask Asia
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): asia (138), china (79), inventors and inventions (88)
In the Classroom
Use this free lesson plan in class during a unit on Chinese inventions and innovations. Make sure to mention the years inventions were made while performing the activity, students will be amazed just how many inventions we use today were made almost 3 thousand years ago!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Trebuchet.com
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): medieval (38)
In the Classroom
Share this site on the interactive whiteboard or projector to introduce a unit or lesson on the physics of throwing machines. Use this site to provide a historic example of their many uses. Teachers can focus simply on the history of mechanics of the machinery OR can have students attempt to create their own based on the directions and resources provided. This would be a great resource for either a History or Physics classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Multicultural Music - Wesleyan University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): africa (162), music theory (47)
In the Classroom
Music or History teachers looking for music sources to supplement a lesson should look here first! Not only is there information to help teachers/students review - but there are resources that allow you to listen to the music being studied in each section. This could be useful in a lesson on the Harlem Renaissance, the 1920's, or even the Jazz age.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Folk Tales Collected by Phillip Martin - Phillip Martin
Grades
3 to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): africa (162), african american (130), europe (82)
In the Classroom
After reading a short folktale from Liberia or another country on the site, have students complete a 5-minute sketch of one scene using inspiration from Phillip Martin's clip art style. They can share their sketches in pairs and explain why they chose that moment. Let students select one of the included folktale play scripts (or adapt a story themselves) and perform it as a short reader's theater. They can design simple props or background art inspired by Martin's clip art. Display a world map and have students place markers on the countries where the folktales originate (e.g., Liberia, China, Japan, India, Mexico, Brazil). Have students briefly discuss similarities and differences they notice across regions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Paris Pages
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
In a personal economy lesson, use this site to help students "plan a trip" to Paris. Assign students to cooperative learning groups, with each group receiving a hypothetical amount of money, and directions to find lodging, food, transportation while surveying the sites of Paris. This is a great way to teach students how to budget with real world prices and figures. For an emphasis on French history, require students to participate in certain tourist activities in their hypothetical situation - simultaneously creating challenges to their budgets. A great way to add some relevance to an economics lesson.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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El Sabor del Caribe/ A Taste of the Caribbean - Yale University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): spanish (112)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans hosted on this site! These would be excellent resources for a World history or Cultural Geography class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gallica Classique
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your advanced French student. Bookmark this site for a number of French books to encourage more extensive reading in the target language.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Cheeses of France
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site in a home economics class before discussing the different varieties of foods, or your World Language class when teaching French. The site would make a great example on the interactive whiteboard of the wide world of food that exists.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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English-Spanish Picture Dictionary
Grades
1 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): spanish (112)
In the Classroom
ESOL teachers can easily use this site to acclimate new spanish-speaking students, helping them begin the transition to speaking and understanding English. In many of the hyper-linked words are attachments of graphic organizers and handouts, so peruse the site for content being studied and see what's provided that can benefit your class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Enchanted Learning Picture Dictionary
Grades
1 to 5tag(s): communication (121), vocabulary (251)
In the Classroom
Not only is this a great resource for ESOL teachers, but some of the terms that are hyperlinked even have attached worksheets and graphic organizers attached to help other teachers incorporate the "term" into their teaching. One for example that has extra Resources is the entry on Barack Obama - which could be useful for civics or history teachers teaching students about our current political environment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Eiffel Tower Site
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
This is definitely a site to share on a projector or to allow students to explore on laptops or in a lab. Give them some questions to answer and send them "touring."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): spanish (112)
In the Classroom
ESOL teachers looking for more literature for spanish-speaking students might find this site useful as a point of reference. There are also lists of magazines in spanish, in addition to a list of websites that could be useful in your class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Dictionaries - Bucknell University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): dictionaries (48)
In the Classroom
Post this site on your teacher wiki or webpage to aid your foreign language students in their pursuit of understanding the language. Students can use these as aids on homework, study guides, in-class assignments, etc.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Legendary Currency - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): currency (13)
In the Classroom
The focus of this site is primarily on the Unites States, but it does have an excellent display of how the currency has changed over the years. Have students explore the site on classroom computers, and use it as inspiration to "create" their own currency. Have them compare and contrast their currency to the governments using a tool such as the 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Ramadan Fact Sheet for Teachers
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Take advantage of the classroom lesson plans and activities that the site has put together! This could definitely benefit a World History I teacher in charge of teaching students about various world religions. Be sure to save the site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Chinese Garden Markets
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): china (79)
In the Classroom
Use the images from this site to contribute to a class visual discovery based on the economic situation of China. Most of the images are representative of the free markets thriving in major cities, making it easy to compare and contrast with what students have seen in the US. Select 3-5 of the more stimulating images, placing them in a powerpoint presentation. Show students the slides via interactive whiteboard/projector, with students writing down what they can observe & infer about each image. After the display is complete, have a class discussion based on student findings. This would be a great review activity, allowing students to apply classroom knowledge on what they're viewing.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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