Curated OER
Environment
Students examine how connected they are to the environment and how organisms are affected by other organisms. They also discover that the environment is affected by human interactions.
Curated OER
Protein Synthesis Activities
Learners compare the process of protein synthesis in an analogy. They simulate the process of protein synthesis kinesthetically using index cards and write a paragraph to explain the process.
Curated OER
Transforming Anansi Folktales Into Storyboards
Students work in small groups to illustrate a story board of a folktale. They develop the meaning of a trickster as a humor device in folktales by listening to several about Leprechauns and the Coyote of Native American tales. They then...
Curated OER
Art and Culture
Young scholars compare and contrast the ways in which human figures are portrayed in rock art made by ancient Native American artists and in the drawings and paintings of historic European and American artists. They use images to...
Curated OER
You Who Have Sprung from Heaven and Earth: A Self-Directed Exploration of Hindu Mythology
Fourth graders learn students to Hindu mythology.
Curated OER
Rock Art and Ritual
Students explore, examine and determine what kinds of rock art motifs are likely the product of ancient ritual descent. They identify connections between rock art symbolism and Native American ritual practices. Each student also views a...
Ted Nellen
Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Anthropomorphism
This is a glossary entry for the term "Anthropomorphism" including definitions, examples, and a link to more information.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Anthropomorphic Characterization
This lesson introduces anthropomorphic characterization in fiction writing.
Other
Anthropomorphism
A good, concise definition of anthropomorphism in mythologies, art and literature.
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphites
An explantation of the literary terms Anthropomorphism and Anthropomorphites as they relate to religious philosophy. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Anthropomorphic Stele
Archaeologists believe that the Ha'il stele was probably associated with religious or burial practices, and was likely used as a grave marker in an open-air sanctuary. While we do not know who produced the stele,we continue to be...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
This is the full text of the children's novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. It focuses on four anthropomorphized animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England and is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure,...
TES Global
Blendspace: Figurative Language 6th Grade
A seven-part learning module with links to websites, videos, and a chart about figurative language including simile, metaphor, alliteration, hyperbole, anthropomorphism, and idiom.
PBS
Art21: Louise Bourgeois
A great site by PBS that features a biography on the artist and links to art work, videos clips and interviews. On this page there are also links to lesson plans and other artist pages. In all, a very informative site.
University College London
Ucl: Digital Egypt:burial Customs of Late 2nd Intermediate Per. 18th Dyn.
Objects in burial chambers in the New Kingdom moved towards objects from daily life. Clicking on the pictures will take you to more pictures of examples of items found in these chambers. Hyperlinks to more information on this complex...
University College London
Univ. College London: Digital Egypt: Burial Customs From Late Middle Kingdom
An examination of the types of burial goods found in burial chambers from the Middle Kingdom. Click on the pictures to take you to more pictures and some explanation. Hyperlinks to other articles on this complex website.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Elephant's Child
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: George Orwell's Animal Farm
This series of activities is designed to provide learners with an understanding of some of the key concepts they will need to explore "Animal Farm", including Orwell's own political views and the figures represented by the different...
Read Works
Read Works: A Bad Robot
[Free Registration/Login Required] This reading passage is about a high school girl who has spent months building a robot at the expense of losing time with her friends. She finally takes the robot to school where he tears a locker door...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Images of Enlightenment: Aniconic vs Iconic Depictions of Buddha
Some of the earliest depictions of the Buddha reaching enlightenment appear as sculptural friezes on the exterior of sacred Buddhist monuments known as stupas. View pictures of these friezes and read the history of Prince Siddhartha in...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Childhood
These articles research how childhood was depicted in the literature of the 18th and 19th century, and how perceptions of childhood were different from those of today.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Read the classic children's book "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell. Narrated by a horse named Black Beauty, this story recounts events in his life from trials to tribulations.
Curated OER
Unesco: Ethiopia: Konso Cultural Landscape
Konso Cultural Landscape is a 55km2 arid property of stone walled terraces and fortified settlements in the Konso highlands of Ethiopia. It constitutes a spectacular example of a living cultural tradition stretching back 21 generations...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Minerva
The name of a Roman goddess, identified by the later Graecising Romans with the Greek Athene, whom she greatly resembled, though, like all old Latin divinities, there was nothing anthropomorphic in what was told concerning her. -...