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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All About My School

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students construct a website with several links to pages they create. The site weaves logo titles, photos, animation, and textured backgrounds created and edited in PhotoShop into pages created using Dreamweaver software. The project...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Basic HTML

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work with basic HTML elements to build a better knowledge of web page construction. They write a simple web page using HTML elements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Walk in the Park

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students complete their examination of HTML webpages with this instructional activity. Individually, they download information from the internet, create a table and adjust the size of images. To end the instructional activity, they add...
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eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of the Humanities Initiative American Verse Collection, this resource offers links to more than fifty poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Activity
Other

E. L. Easton: The Music of English

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive collection of recommended links to online English language resources for learners with specific native languages or purposes. Also contains links to ELL sites from around the world.
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Website
Other

Stoa & the Tourist Office of Spain: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Tourist Office of Spain and the Spain Tours Operators Association offer a wide variety of help for the those thinking of traveling to Spain. From advice on pre-trip preparations to what is hot in Spain this year, this site has it all.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: N. Scott Momaday

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for a wealth of resource links on Momaday and criticisms of his work.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Fitzgerald's "The Sensible Thing"

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by PBS, this website promotes PBS's new film "The Sensible Thing," based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's story. It also provides a biographical sections, as well as a bibliography and links to other sites on Fitzgerald.
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Website
Other

Scotland.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic facts and travel information about Scotland. Information is available about business, community, travel, culture, news, sports, and shopping.
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Website
Other

Connecticut Educational Media Association (Cema)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
CEMA is an association of school library media specialists that seeks to promote "the general public educational library media programs in Connecticut" and encourage "professional development of media personnel and instruction." Its...
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Activity
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Random House Kids

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
This comprehensive publisher site links to interesting activities, author biographies, synopsis of books, and links to other sites. Games, recommended reading levels, and writing activities provided for students. Teachers resources are...
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Website
Other

The Piano Education Page

For Students 9th - 10th
"The Piano Education Page" includes a piano lessons and tips, an audition room, a competition calendar, and biographical information on several famous pianists. Have fun listening to piano tunes while learning about this instrument and...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: The u.s. Mexico Border a History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has complete information about the U.S.-Mexico border. It has an interactive timeline of important border events and a morphing map that shows changes in the border.
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Website
University of Georgia

University of Georgia: Integrated Pest Management Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives general info on Integrated Pest Management. Along with news, IPM contacts, publications, and related links. Also lists various subject areas to look into.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale: Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Journey of Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site features three novels and uses them to show students that reading can be fun and useful. Students and teachers will benefit from this informative resource.
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Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The American Family in Literature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is the objective of this "American Family in Literature" unit? This site uses "Farmer Boy" and "Nobody's Family Can Change" to explore differences in families. The resource includes rationale and activities to help get this point to...
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Website
Virginia Commonwealth University

American Transcendentalism Web: Ralph Waldo Emerson

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes a short biography of Emerson and links to related sites.
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Website
Phil Tulga

Phil Tulga: Music and Math Teacher Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site is great for the music/math teacher looking for a new and fun way to teach math shapes with music and musical instrunments.
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Handout
Other

El Boricua Favorite Links

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of recommended links to sites related to Puerto Rico and its history, people, and culture. A good starting point for research on Puerto Rico!
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Website
A to Z Home's Cool

A to Z Home's School: Money Matters

For Students 6th - 8th
This homeschooling resource contains useful links to lessons for children about money and economics.