Curated OER
Alphabody's ABC of Giving
Pupils brainstorm words about giving/kindness that begin with each letter of the alphabet. In this alphabet giving lesson, students bend into the shape of the letters and act out their giving words. Suggested words are included in the...
Curated OER
A Dictionary of Independence
Students use events and biographies from their state's history and U.S. history, to create a dictionary of terms for citizens of a democracy.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What's the Fastest Way to Alphabetize Your Bookshelf?
You work at the college library. You're in the middle of a quiet afternoon when suddenly, a shipment of 1,280 books arrives. The books are in a straight line, but they're all out of order, and the automatic sorting system is broken. How...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Library Dictionary
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used in a library/resource center to illustrate alphabetical order and how books are arranged on the shelves in the library. It also discusses alphabetical order to help teach...
Library of Congress
Loc: Prints and Photographs: Also Rans: Losing Presidential Candidates
Some made it eventually, some went down in history as Also Rans. Find names of those who ran for the highest office in the United States in alphabetical order and chronological order by election year. Links to images are also provided.
Other
University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
University of Canterbury
Cs Unplugged: The Great Number Hunt (Sorted)
How would you look for a book in a library if the books were sorted in alphabetical order? Is that easier than if they were out of order?