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El Sabor del Caribe/ A Taste of the Caribbean - Yale University
Grades
9 to 12
tag(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.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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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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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 (49)
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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National Council for Economics Education - National Council for Economics Education
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): money (113)
In the Classroom
If ever in need of an activity to explain a difficult concept, use this site to help students further explore it. Look at the site before hand and search for a lesson, which can be done by standard, a particularly useful tool. Take advantage of the free activities and plans this site provides!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The World Bank Group
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): banks (7)
In the Classroom
Have students compare economic and social indicators between different nations and regions using Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here. Analyze statistics, create graphs, and interpret data sets having students create presentations using Presentations AI, reviewed here. Finally, students can analyze develop challenges and propose solutions using a virtual bulletin board such as Padlet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Explorations in Economic Demand, Part I - University of Omaha
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): supply and demand (6)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a classroom activity during a lesson on supply and demand. Have students work on the activity in pairs or cooperative learning groups. Even if you do not have time to do the entire webquest, the links provide good background information for shorter investigations.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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American Currency Exhibit - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): money (113)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a learning center or station during a lesson on the currency debates that have existed in the American Economy. To assess student learning have students create concept maps emphasizing what they learned from the interactive tour.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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The BBC's Special Report - BBC
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): china (79)
In the Classroom
Although too outdated to be a current event's piece, this site could be used to study the ever-evolving nature of the Chinese government. Compare the reports on economic and social freedoms to those found elsewhere detailing those same rights today. Over the interactive whiteboard,use an online tool such as the 2 and 3 Circle Interactive Venn Diagrams, reviewed here, to compare and contrast the two environments. This would be a great resource for a government or international politics class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Submarines! - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): navy (8)
In the Classroom
This site is a little text heavy, so be sure to use this with caution! If using as a learning center, pair lower & higher-level readers together - allowing your lower-level readers to get some help along the way. Because there is a lot of information here, only use if you have a guide or follow-along to help highlight for students what's most important off the site. For help creating easy graphic organizers, we recommend using Graphic Organizer Maker.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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National World War II Museum - National World War II Museum: Learn
Grades
5 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): d day (11), veterans (37), world war 2 (169)
In the Classroom
This site could be the focal point for an extensive unit on World War II, with different student groups investigating aspects of the war. Or feature this site during a single lesson on D-Day. Ask students to decide which technology depicted in the science and technology interactive was the most important factor in the outcome of the war. Share videos on your projector or interactive whiteboard or assign students to create their own online posters about different facets of World War II using Adobe Express for Education.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CNN's Mars Specials - CNN
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Share with students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Ask small groups to explore different sections and report out to the class using an interactive, multimedia poster maker like Genial.ly, reviewed here, where insert maps, surveys, video, audio and more.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Journey to Mars - NASA
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Share with students using a projector or interactive whiteboard as a whole class, or create a link at a computer station for students to explore on their own. Ask students to reflect on their learning using a blog like Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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History Day Resources! - National Archives
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): history day (38)
In the Classroom
Save this site as a favorite and use it to generate ideas for lesson plans and classroom activities. The lessons can expand to your everyday, it doesn't have to be exclusive to a History day! American History teachers everywhere will appreciate this one.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Country Studies - Library of Congress
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): countries (73)
In the Classroom
Use the country profiles as activators or introductory activities to a lesson on a specific current event. Before students are able to understand happenings of today, it can be beneficial to provide them with a greater context, as seen here. To create a multimedia presentation with the information, have students use a mapping tool such as as Zeemaps, reviewed here, to create a map of local landforms (with audio stories and pictures included)!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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