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6 Olympics Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - Teachers' Curriculum Institute
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3 to 8
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Bring the Olympics into social studies, writing, and creative projects with six ready-to-adapt classroom activities from TCI. Students can investigate the history of past Olympic Games,...more
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Bring the Olympics into social studies, writing, and creative projects with six ready-to-adapt classroom activities from TCI. Students can investigate the history of past Olympic Games, create a country-based newspaper, research an Olympic athlete, propose a new Olympic sport, design an original mascot, or imagine hosting the Olympics in their own city. The ideas range from short creative assignments to more involved research and planning projects, giving teachers several ways to connect an international sporting event with geography, history, biography, persuasive writing, and design. The article was originally published in 2021 and later updated to reference the 2024 Paris Olympics, so teachers should update time-sensitive examples and athlete information before using it.
tag(s): biographies (103), olympics (64), persuasive writing (50), Project Based Learning (30), sports (104)
In the Classroom
Ask students to research an Olympic athlete and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, which the master resource recommends for people or concepts. Invite students to design an original Olympic mascot with Google Drawings, reviewed here, then write a short explanation connecting the mascot's symbols, colors, and features to an imagined host city or country. Have students work in small groups as reporters from different countries and create mock Olympic newspaper front pages with Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here, which can be used for flyers, presentations, social media posts, and more.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Class2Class- Discover Projects - Class2Class ApS
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K to 12
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects...more
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Bring the world into your classroom with Class2Class.org, a global collaboration platform where teachers can find, join, or create projects with classrooms worldwide. The Discover Projects area includes searchable opportunities organized by student age, language, starting month, and project status, with activities ranging from cultural exchanges and storytelling to debates, sustainability investigations, Model UN, and problem-solving around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Projects commonly ask students to research, discuss, compare perspectives, collaborate with international peers, and create products such as videos, profiles, reports, infographics, displays, or presentations. Teachers can also use ready-to-use activities and lesson plans rather than building an international project from scratch. The platform is free for teachers and students, and teachers create and manage student accounts.
tag(s): collaboration (142), problem solving (284), Project Based Learning (30)
In the Classroom
Have students synthesize what they learned from an international exchange by creating a short podcast with Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, explaining how another culture's perspective changed or expanded their thinking. Invite students to exchange interviews or personal stories with a partner classroom, then turn their findings into a digital story with Book Creator, reviewed here, combining text, images, and reflections. Assign small groups a global issue represented in one of the Class2Class projects and have them prepare evidence-based positions for a live or recorded debate, using the exchange with international classmates to challenge assumptions and strengthen arguments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About The 2026 Winter Olympics - Larry Ferlazzo,
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6 to 12
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Use the 2026 Winter Olympics as a timely entry point for history, sports, geography, language learning, and media literacy with this curated collection from educator Larry Ferlazzo....more
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Use the 2026 Winter Olympics as a timely entry point for history, sports, geography, language learning, and media literacy with this curated collection from educator Larry Ferlazzo. This continually updated resource list brings together articles, videos, lesson materials, and other teaching resources on the Winter Olympics and the broader Olympic movement. Importantly, not every resource on the page is specific to the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. The collection also includes evergreen materials you can use before, during, or after any Olympic year, such as the New York Times "Inside an Olympian's Mind" video series, ELL lesson materials from The English Flows and Bogglesworld, and resources on Olympic history and athletes. Ferlazzo later added a TED-Ed resource on the ancient origins of the Olympic Games, another example of content useful for teaching the Olympics generally, not just the 2026 Games. Because the page functions as a curated link collection rather than a single lesson, teachers can select resources according to grade level, reading ability, language proficiency, and instructional goal. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): evaluating sources (58), olympics (64), sports (104)
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Have students browse several resources from the collection, sort them into categories such as 2026-specific information, general Olympic history, athlete stories, and classroom lessons, and then discuss which sources would be most useful for different research questions. Invite students to view selections from the "Inside an Olympian's Mind" video series, identify visual details that communicate an athlete's preparation, concentration, or experience, and compare observations with a partner. Ask students learning English to use one of the ELL-oriented Olympic lessons in the collection, such as resources from The English Flows or Bogglesworld, and build a paper vocabulary organizer for key sports, action verbs, countries, and competition terms.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Summer and Winter Games Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students - HMH Education
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K to 9
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore...more
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Bring the Summer and Winter Games into several subject areas with this collection of 12 HMH classroom activities. Seven social studies and language arts activities ask students to explore Olympic history, Jesse Owens, prominent athletes, host cities, life during a particular Games year, differences between the Summer and Winter Games, and details from a Winter Games scavenger hunt. Five additional math activities connect sports to graphing, angles, pacing, nutrition, medal data, rates, and goal setting. Many activities include suggested grade ranges, downloadable materials, or teacher guides, making the collection especially useful for teachers seeking ready-to-go ideas they can adapt across elementary and middle school classrooms.
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tag(s): angles (51), charts and graphs (183), nutrition (140), olympics (64), sports (104), timelines (61)
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Ask students in grades 6 and up to research Jesse Owens, choose one of his quotations, and write a reflection explaining what the quotation reveals about his experiences, achievements, or challenges during and after the 1936 Games. Assign editorial teams in grades 4-8 an Olympic year and have them research what life was like during that time, then create a collaborative "Year in Review" digital magazine using Canva Edu, reviewed here covering arts, fashion, sports, government, and international affairs. Have students complete the Winter Sports Scavenger Hunt while watching selected events, looking for age-appropriate features such as shapes and numbers, countries and continents, winter vocabulary, or examples of figurative language, and then compare their findings in pairs or small groups.
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Paralympic Sports - International Paralympic Committee
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4 to 12
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Explore the range of sports in the Paralympic Games through this official International Paralympic Committee collection. The site organizes Paralympic sports into summer and winter...more
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Explore the range of sports in the Paralympic Games through this official International Paralympic Committee collection. The site organizes Paralympic sports into summer and winter categories and links students to individual sport pages where they can investigate rules, competition formats, athletes, equipment, and other sport-specific information. The IPC currently sanctions 29 Paralympic sports, 23 summer and six winter, with Para climbing the newest addition to the Paralympic Games program. The six winter sports are Para alpine skiing, Para biathlon, Para cross-country skiing, Para ice hockey, Para snowboard, and wheelchair curling. This authoritative resource provides a useful starting point for researching adaptive sports, comparing events, examining how equipment and rules vary among sports, and learning how athletes compete at the international level.
tag(s): disabilities (39), olympics (64), sports (104)
In the Classroom
Assign small groups different summer or winter sports, and have them design a one-page guide that explains the sport for a newcomer, including rules, equipment, terminology, and questions they might still have. Invite students to research an athlete associated with a selected sport and create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, highlighting the athlete's sport, country, accomplishments, and an important fact learned through research. Have small groups investigate how a Paralympic sport or piece of adaptive sports equipment has developed over time, then create a chronological summary with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympic Museum Virtual 360''''''? Tours - The Olympic Museum
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4 to 12
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Take students to Lausanne, Switzerland, without leaving the classroom with the Olympic Museum's Virtual 360 ''? Tours. The online experience lets visitors explore Olympic Museum exhibitions...more
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Take students to Lausanne, Switzerland, without leaving the classroom with the Olympic Museum's Virtual 360 ''? Tours. The online experience lets visitors explore Olympic Museum exhibitions remotely in an immersive, room-by-room format, giving students opportunities to examine displays connected to Olympic history, athletes, traditions, objects, and the development of the modern Olympic movement. The museum itself preserves and interprets a major collection of Olympic heritage, and its broader site also provides resources for educators, students, and researchers. The virtual tour works especially well as a ready-to-go visual source for introducing an Olympics unit, supporting historical inquiry, or giving students artifacts and exhibition spaces to investigate before discussion or research.
tag(s): cultures (301), olympics (64), sports (104), virtual field trips (154)
In the Classroom
Have students explore the virtual museum individually, record three artifacts or displays that reveal something important about Olympic history, and then share one observation and one question with the class. Invite small groups to investigate how the Olympic Games have changed over time and create a chronological summary with Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, using evidence gathered from the museum and additional reliable sources. Assign students to select one museum object and write a short, evidence-based museum label explaining what the item reveals about the culture, technology, or values of its time, then display the labels beside screenshots or sketches during a class gallery walk.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Olympic Athletes - International Olympic Committee
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4 to 12
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured...more
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Put a human face on Olympic history with Olympics.com's athlete collection, which provides profiles of Olympians from many countries, eras, and sports. Students can browse featured athletes or investigate individual competitors through profile pages that may include biographies, Olympic results, medals, competition highlights, news, photos, and videos. Profiles vary in the amount of information available, but the collection offers a useful starting point for researching athletic achievement, perseverance, international representation, and the history of individual Olympic sports. The resource works especially well for biography projects, comparison activities, geography connections, and research tied to current or past Olympic Games
tag(s): biographies (103), olympics (64), sports (104)
In the Classroom
Have small groups choose athletes from several nations and plot their home countries on Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding a brief athlete profile to each location to connect Olympic participation with world geography. Invite students to synthesize research by creating a short athlete profile presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here, combining biographical information, Olympic results, geography, and images into an evidence-based presentation. Have students select an Olympian from a country or sport they are studying and gather evidence from the athlete's profile to write a short biography highlighting accomplishments, challenges, and Olympic participation.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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15 Worksheets - 15Worksheets.com
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K to 12
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool,...more
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Save preparation time with a large collection of free, ready-to-print worksheets covering math, reading, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, writing, science, social studies, holidays, preschool, kindergarten, and general skills. The homepage reports more than 28,100 worksheets, with most topic collections offering at least 15 activities and many including answer keys. Teachers can browse broad subject categories or search for a specific skill, unit, or lesson topic. Materials range from early-learning practice to selected high school content and include reading passages, writing prompts, computation practice, word problems, language exercises, science activities, and history resources. The creators report that retired educators write the worksheets, which are peer-reviewed, checked by an editor, and reviewed for clarity, age appropriateness, skill progression, and answer accuracy. Worksheets may be downloaded and printed for free educational use, but the site does not permit users to repost the files to public websites, shared drives, or file repositories.
tag(s): grammar (142), grammar review (34), holidays (291), preK (349), worksheets (71), writing prompts (56)
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Invite students to revise several worksheet questions into a class review game with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here, and require each team to provide an answer explanation. Have students use a worksheet as the starting point for a hands-on station where they model math problems with manipulatives, act out vocabulary, sequence printed events, or test a science concept with classroom materials. Use worksheets at different complexity levels for targeted practice, then ask students to reflect on which items were most challenging and create a personal improvement plan in Simplenote, reviewed here.
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Bridge Map Templates - Visual Paradigm International Ltd.
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4 to 12
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for...more
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This collection of editable bridge map templates helps students make relationships visible. A bridge map organizes paired ideas around a shared "relating factor," making it useful for analogies, mathematical relationships, scientific concepts, vocabulary, and historical connections. Users can begin with a template, replace the sample text, add or reposition shapes and connectors, format the diagram, and collaborate with others in real time. Users can share finished diagrams through a URL or export them as PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG, or PDF files. The free edition is intended for personal and noncommercial use and does not limit the number of drawings, although premium design content may display a watermark in free accounts.
tag(s): critical thinking (187), graphic organizers (62), visual thinking (17), vocabulary (258), vocabulary development (112)
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Ask multilingual learners to pair words or phrases in two languages and label the relationship as translation, category, function, or part-to-whole. Students can add images or symbols to support meaning. Invite teams to plan an analogy-based presentation in which each student explains one pair from a shared bridge map. Students can build the final presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. Use an incomplete bridge map as a formative assessment. Ask students to supply missing pairs, identify the relating factor, and explain their reasoning before completing a brief class review with Wayground, formerly Quizizz, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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History Detective - Kelly Chase
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7 to 11
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Looking for short history stories that move beyond the people and events typically emphasized in textbooks? History Detective is a classroom-friendly podcast created by history teacher...more
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Looking for short history stories that move beyond the people and events typically emphasized in textbooks? History Detective is a classroom-friendly podcast created by history teacher and musician Kelly Chase for teachers, students, and history enthusiasts. Episodes investigate lesser-known people and perspectives from the past, with topics spanning women's history, archaeology, war, political movements, Indigenous history, and cultures around the world. Episodes are generally designed to fit within a class period and incorporate original music, while many episode pages provide transcripts, reflection questions, and links to accompanying teaching materials. The creator describes the resource as written specifically for Middle Years and High School students and designed to develop historical analysis and evaluation skills
tag(s): mysteries (30), perspective (35), podcasts (188), primary sources (176)
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Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to share their opinion of the episode. Students can use Turbo Timeline Generator, reviewed here to write down clues to solve the case. Have students create their own history detective stories in the form of a digital escape room using MLA Digital Escape Room, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Document Analysis - National Archives
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K to 12
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The National Archives provides information and worksheets in both English and Spanish to guide users through analyzing primary source documents. The instructions include a step-by-step...more
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The National Archives provides information and worksheets in both English and Spanish to guide users through analyzing primary source documents. The instructions include a step-by-step progression for beginning document analysis, followed by several worksheets categorized by age and document type. The worksheet categories include photographs, written documents, artifacts, and several other document types. After selecting a category, the link includes questions and observations to guide artifact analysis. You can print each worksheet as a PDF.
tag(s): critical thinking (187), primary sources (176), worksheets (71)
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Bookmark and save this series of worksheets to teach students how to analyze documents, artifacts, and primary sources. Ask students to complete the worksheet and attach it to research projects and presentations. Engage students with station rotations and ask them to become the archivist. Include a primary source document or artifact at each station and have students use the appropriate worksheet to analyze the information. Have students record their findings on pre-made Google Slides, reviewed here. Use the worksheet information to create a slide deck for each artifact, then duplicate the slide so that each group can record their findings. When finished, discuss and compare each group's responses. For younger students, modify this activity to do an archivist-of-the-day activity as you work together to analyze a document or artifact.
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The Past and The Curious - Mick Sullivan
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2 to 8
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Bring surprising stories from history into the classroom with The Past and The Curious, a history podcast created especially for kids and families. Host Mick Sullivan uses storytelling,...more
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Bring surprising stories from history into the classroom with The Past and The Curious, a history podcast created especially for kids and families. Host Mick Sullivan uses storytelling, humor, historical context, guest voices, and original music to explore well-known events, as well as people and stories that students may not encounter in traditional history materials. Episodes span American and world history and have covered topics such as the Declaration of Independence, the 27th Amendment, inventors, transportation, women's history, animals in history, and unusual historical events. The Episodes page archives past programs, and the creator also maintains themed episode suggestions for educators. Episodes are generally released monthly and commonly run about 30 minutes.
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tag(s): american revolution (99), animals (282), authors (116), declaration of independence (26), enrichment (20), nutrition (140), plants (142), podcasts (188), sports (104)
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Have students listen to an episode related to a current history unit and record three key facts, one surprising detail, and one question they still want to investigate. Have students place the people, discoveries, conflicts, or events from an episode in chronological context with the Timeline Tool by ReadWriteThink, reviewed here, then explain which events were causes, turning points, or consequences. Have students choose an unusual person or event from local, national, or world history, research it carefully, and script their own concise history segment modeled on the podcast's "You Have 30 Seconds" activity. The podcast specifically encourages children to write and read their own 30-second historical segments, with a parent or guardian handling the recording and emailing the work to the show if submitted.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Holidays Calendar - Son Nguyen
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4 to 12
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Explore how holidays connect calendars, cultures, religions, and countries with this easy-to-use global holiday calendar. Choose from 138 countries and view national, public, religious,...more
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Explore how holidays connect calendars, cultures, religions, and countries with this easy-to-use global holiday calendar. Choose from 138 countries and view national, public, religious, civic, and cultural holidays for the current year and the next two years. Each entry includes the date, day of the week, holiday name, and a live countdown showing how many days remain, while past dates stay visible for reference. The calendar includes movable observances such as Easter, Eid al-Fitr, Diwali, Lunar New Year, and Vesak, and the site explains how it calculates several types of changing holiday dates. Country and year selections are saved locally, and the calendar works offline after it has loaded. The resource is free, requires no sign-up or download, and includes no advertising. The site cautions that Islamic holiday dates may vary by about one day based on local moon sightings.
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Have students choose several national holidays and plot the associated countries on Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding brief notes about each holiday and its cultural or historical importance. Invite students to use the calendar's weekday information to plan an imaginary international school exchange, considering holidays in both countries and defending which dates would create the fewest scheduling conflicts. Have students choose several national holidays and plot the associated countries on Google My Maps, reviewed here, adding brief notes about each holiday and its cultural or historical importance.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History for Music Lovers - Amy Burvall and Herb Mahelona
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6 to 12
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Historyteachers YouTube Channel, History for Music Lovers, adds a twist to teaching famous historical events and figures by creating lyrics and videos to famous songs. Some examples...more
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Historyteachers YouTube Channel, History for Music Lovers, adds a twist to teaching famous historical events and figures by creating lyrics and videos to famous songs. Some examples include Louis XIV to "Telephone" by Lady Gaga, Martin Luther to "Manic Monday" by The Bangles, and Lady Macbeth to Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do." Use playlists available on the site to find videos in categories that include Shakespeare, Science History, and more. YouTube Disclaimer: If your district blocks YouTube, the video may not be viewable.
tag(s): humor (24), romeo & juliet (8), shakespeare (98), songs (50), women (195)
In the Classroom
Students can use SchoolAI, reviewed here to chat with historical figures found in the videos. Use Magic School's Lyrics Generator, reviewed here to create a song about a historical event or figure and ask students to record their song using Vmaker, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Plotted - Plotted
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Plotted is a free interactive tool that helps readers visualize and share the journeys in their favorite books. By combining maps with literary analysis, the site allows you to track...more
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Plotted is a free interactive tool that helps readers visualize and share the journeys in their favorite books. By combining maps with literary analysis, the site allows you to track a character's path through either a real-world location or a custom-uploaded fantasy map. You can place interactive plots on the map, which serve as digital markers containing text descriptions, book quotes, or analyses of specific scenes. Create an account to create a new map by adding a title, choosing a fantasy or real-world option, adding a description, and optional book information. Click on the map to add and label locations. Each map project is shareable via a unique URL, enabling a community of readers to explore different geographic interpretations of the same story. The platform is highly accessible to any age group capable of reading and identifying locations, making it a versatile resource for upper elementary students mapping a picture-book journey or high schoolers analyzing complex global migrations in a novel.
tag(s): digital storytelling (182), maps (223)
In the Classroom
Transform a literature unit by having students create a visual geography of a protagonist's emotional and physical journey. For a middle school lesson on a novel like A Long Walk to Water, students can plot the specific coordinates of the character's travels across Africa and add reflections on how the character overcame obstacles at each location. After completing their interactive map, students can summarize the overarching themes by creating an engaging presentation with Gamma, reviewed here. To extend the project into a collaborative discussion, have students share their map links on a digital bulletin board using Lino, reviewed here, where peers can leave sticky note comments comparing different mapping choices. This approach moves beyond traditional book reports by requiring students to synthesize geographic data with narrative evidence to show a deeper understanding of the story's progression.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Reading Treks: A Long Walk to Water - TeachersFirst
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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is based on a true story and alternates between the stories of two characters living in Sudan at different times. One ...more
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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is based on a true story and alternates between the stories of two characters living in Sudan at different times. One narrative follows Salva Dut, an eleven-year-old boy forced to flee his village during the Second Sudanese Civil War in 1985, facing danger, hunger, and exhaustion as he becomes one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. The second story follows Nya, a young girl in 2008 who spends hours each day walking to fetch water for her family. Their stories ultimately intersect as Salva helps bring clean water to villages like Nya's through his real-life organization Water for South Sudan, revealing the power of perseverance, hope, and community.
This Reading Trek includes interactive maps-available as both a Google My Maps link and a downloadable Google Earth (KMZ) file- that trace the characters' journeys and key locations from the story. There is also a downloadable teacher guide (PDF) to support classroom instruction and discussion.
This Reading Trek includes interactive maps-available as both a Google My Maps link and a downloadable Google Earth (KMZ) file- that trace the characters' journeys and key locations from the story. There is also a downloadable teacher guide (PDF) to support classroom instruction and discussion.
tag(s): africa (161), Reading Treks (56), water (101)
In the Classroom
Bring the story to life by having students trace Salva and Nya's journeys using the interactive Google My Maps or Google Earth file to help them visualize the vast distances traveled and Sudan's geography. As they explore each location, students can pause to research the historical and cultural context -- connecting the novel's dual timelines to the actual Sudanese Civil War and ongoing water access issues. The teacher guide's discussion questions and activities pair well with this map exploration, whether used for whole-class discussion, literature circles, or independent research projects on themes of resilience, survival, and access to clean water.
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Seven Ideas for Crafting Comics in History Classes - Classwork.com
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5 to 12
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Looking for a creative way to bring history to life? Seven Ideas for Crafting Comics in History Classes explores how comic creation can deepen students' understanding of historical...more
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Looking for a creative way to bring history to life? Seven Ideas for Crafting Comics in History Classes explores how comic creation can deepen students' understanding of historical events, people, and concepts through visual storytelling. The article presents seven practical classroom activities, including creating historical biographies and dialogues, imagining modern-day conversations between historical figures, designing political cartoons, illustrating sequences of events, recreating courtroom scenes, developing comic-style diagrams, and illustrating historical letters. Each idea includes a brief explanation, classroom examples, and recommendations for free or low-cost digital tools and primary-source resources to help teachers guide students through the creative process. Whether used as an assessment, discussion starter, or enrichment activity, these ideas encourage students to think critically, communicate visually, and engage more deeply with history.
tag(s): comics and cartoons (68)
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When creating a political cartoon, students can use ToonyTool, reviewed here. Students can use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here to sequence events. Students can use Free Comic Strip Maker by Adobe, reviewed here to create courtroom scenes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Daily IQ - Infoplease
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Infoplease's Daily IQ shares daily fun facts. Facts include: This Day in History, Word of the Day, Birthday of the Day, Analogy of the Day, News of the World, and ...more
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Infoplease's Daily IQ shares daily fun facts. Facts include: This Day in History, Word of the Day, Birthday of the Day, Analogy of the Day, News of the World, and Weather of the Day. Visit additional links on the site to view other recent content.
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tag(s): history day (38), news (222), trivia (19), vocabulary (258), weather (170)
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Students can create a virtual bulletin board using Lino, reviewed here to share sentences using the Word of the Day. Students can compare and contrast weather from this day in history to today using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. Students can create their own Analogy of the Day to post on Google Slides, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Infoplease - Sandbox Networks
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Infoplease is a free, authoritative online reference and learning website that combines an encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary, and other trusted resources in one easy-to-use location....more
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Infoplease is a free, authoritative online reference and learning website that combines an encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary, and other trusted resources in one easy-to-use location. It provides reliable information across subjects such as history, science, geography, language arts, and current events, making it a helpful tool for both classroom instruction and student research. A useful feature for teachers and students is the ability to enter a specific year and view major news events from that year, which supports timeline work, historical context, and research projects.
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Have students enter a specific year associated with a novel, historical event, or an author's life and explore major news from that year. Students can create a "Breaking News from the Past" newspaper front page with Canva, reviewed here. During research projects, have students verify information using Infoplease as a trusted reference tool. Turn it into a "Fact or Fiction" activity where students must confirm or correct statements. Students can research events from a specific decade and build a timeline using MyLens, reviewed here Then they can identify patterns or cause-and-effect relationships between events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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House of European History - House of European History
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6 to 12
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The House of European History website offers digital resources for a Brussels museum that explores Europe's shared history. The site offers online exhibits, virtual tours, and educational...more
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The House of European History website offers digital resources for a Brussels museum that explores Europe's shared history. The site offers online exhibits, virtual tours, and educational materials highlighting major events, ideas, and movements that shaped Europe, particularly from the 19th and 20th centuries to the development of the European Union. Through multimedia objects, documents, and interactive features, the website encourages visitors to examine how different European nations experienced historical events and to reflect on how those experiences influence society today. Teachers can use the site's digital collections and learning resources to introduce students to European history, historical perspectives, and the concept of shared cultural memory.
tag(s): europe (83), museums (58), virtual field trips (154)
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Have students explore an online exhibit or artifact from the website and examine the image, description, and historical context. Have students select several major events mentioned on the site and create a timeline using MyLens, reviewed here showing how those events shaped Europe. Students can choose a historical event or theme from the website and write a short paragraph explaining how it connects to the present day.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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