University of Texas at Austin
Spanish Proficiency Exercises: Beginning Task 11
Students will learn how to describe what and where they study with this learning module. Video clips of native Spanish speakers provide context for each question and statement about each of their families.
PBS
The Math of Bicycles: Wheel Figure This Out (Grades 4 7)
Several good activities here. Look particularly at Wheel Figure It Out (which is the opening page) and Gearing Up. There are answers to the very good questions at the bottom of each.
Other
Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream in the Classroom
This is a passage for those who wish to learn through A Midsummer Night's Dream to build bridges between real life concerns and this play, as it was in Shakespeare's time. Gives character profiles and outlines their problems in the...
Other
United Nations Refugee Agency: Teaching About Refugees
Lesson plans and teachers' tools provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Focus on developing empathy, open-mindedness, and global concern within your classroom.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Monarch Migration
This video from Nature features the start of the monarch butterfly's northward trek. [3:02]
Cengage Learning
Gish Jen (B. 1955)
This site, from publisher Houghton Mifflin's online syllabus assistance for college instructors, provides helpful information for the study of Jen's works, including commentary on themes and style and questions for analyzing the works.
Other
Smart Phrase: Spanish: School
This reference chart provides lists of Spanish words and phrases. Each word or phrase is related to school subjects, the school, stationery, and school life.
Other
Spanishlistening: School
In this short video segment [00:46], a native speaker of Spanish discusses her education in a private school in Honduras.
Other
Spanishlistening: #179 Que Piensas Acerca Del Aprendizaje on Line, O en Linea?
In this short video segment [01:10], a native speaker of Spanish discusses his thoughts about online education.
Quia
Quia: German Geography Terms
Quia.com offers this hangman activity on basic geographical terms in German such as lake, city, mountain.
Other
Rocket Languages: School and Subjects in Spanish
Students will learn how to talk about school subjects in Spanish. After listening to words or sentences in Spanish, students will record themselves respeating the same words.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Spanish "To Talk About School Day" and "To Describe School Activities"
This flashcard set includes Spanish words and phrases that students can use to talk about their school day and about their school activities. Audio links provide the Spanish pronunciations for each vocabulary phrase of each corresponding...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Office & Classroom Safety
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is about safety in the work and learning environments.
Leaf Group
Classroom: How to Write a Research Paper the Easy Way
An explanation of the easiest, most effective way to write a research paper.
Leaf Group
Classroom: How to Write a Research Paper Outline
This is an article focusing on gathering research information including paper requirements, citation information, and content, and then completing note cards and an outline.
Leaf Group
Classroom: How to Write a 10 Page College Term Paper Overnight
An explanation of the fastest and most effective way to write a ten-page research paper in one night.
Curated OER
Pbs News Hour Extra: Teaching Students: Photograph
Color photograph of a female teacher talking to a group of students in a classroom.