Curated OER
ESL: Complaints and Responses
In this complaints and responses instructional activity, learners students brainstorm "neighbor complaints," then work in small groups to generate lists of other common complaints. Learners then role play complaining and responding.
Curated OER
ESL Spelling #9
In this ESL spelling worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct spelling of words. A website reference is included for additional resources.
Curated OER
ESL-French: Vocabulary
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students read a set of family vocabulary terms, then fill in blanks with the correct vocabulary words.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: The Brother and Sister, Or, "What Can It Matter?"
This ebook version of Greene Mrs's The Brother And Sister, Or, "What Can It Matter? has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: French Family Brothers & Sisters
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart resource was created for a French foreign language class. The content topic is French: family - brothers & sisters.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: How to Trick Your Sister
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a literary text about a brother who ends up on the wrong side of a trick with his sister and answer questions on comprehension, resolution, text evidence, main idea, and more. Links to a...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Home Book by John Heyl Vincent
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Home Book for Very Little People, Their Brothers and Sisters, Their Mothers and Teachers by John Heyl Vincent (1887), a textbook or primer for the very young and...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Stories: "Big Brother Daniel"
Read along with Daniel in his story about his new baby sister, Margaret.
Read Works
Read Works: How to Trick Your Sister
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother who learns that it is more fun to trick people than it is to be tricked. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Things to Expect When Your Mom Is Pregnant
"Maybe you've always wanted a baby brother or sister and your parents just told you you're going to have one. Perhaps you've always liked being an "only" and now your parents have announced that you'll have a brother or sister soon....
Curated OER
Kids Health: Welcoming a New Baby Into Your Family
Having a new brother or sister can create many opportunities and challenges for you. You can show how responsible you can be by helping as much as you can. You will have to deal with all the attention that the baby receives from your...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Sibling Rivalry
"Sibling rivalry is totally normal. Rivalry means competition, and you probably know that siblings are your brothers and sisters. So put themtogether and sibling rivalry is competition between brothers and sisters! Read about rivalry and...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: My Sister, the Soldier [Pdf]
"My Sister, the Soldier" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a boy and his mother who are worried about his sister who was a soldier in Iraq. [Contains some mechanical errors; students could find and correct.] It is followed...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Brother and Sister
An image of "Brother and Sister", created by Adolf Fenyes in 1906 (Oil on canvas, 121 x 101 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Self Portrait Among Parents, Brothers and Sisters
An image of "Self-Portrait among Parents, Brothers and Sisters", created by Jacob Jordaens, c. 1615 (Oil on canvas, 175 x 138 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Double Portrait of a Brother and Sister
An image of "Double Portrait of a Brother and Sister", created by Cornelis Ketelz (Oil on wood, 108,7 x 81 cm).
Read Works
Read Works: Siblings
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother and sister whose relationship starts to change as they grow older. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Meiosis
Why don't you look exactly like your brother or sister? Meiosis involves the reducing of genetic material and chromosome shuffling which results in different genetic combinations. In this activity, students will view a computer model of...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Brothers and Sisters
Figure out the ages of the children in this family using the clues and your sound algebraic thinking. Check the solution after you complete the problem.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Tillena Lou's Day in the Sun
Tillena Lou and her siblings spend a lazy day imagining what it might be like if they were other types of animals. What would they need to survive? Synopsis: Tillena Lou explores her home and discovers interesting things about the...
Read Works
Read Works: Looking for a Bear
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother and sister's trip to the museum. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Let's Make Dinner!
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother and sister who have to make dinner when their mother is going to be home late. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Ants on a Log
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother and sister who get what they need to make their favorite snack. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: The Vegetable Thief
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a brother and sister who work together to solve the mystery of who has been stealing vegetables from the community garden. A question sheet is available to help students build...