ABCya
Ab Cya: Cute Puzzle Witch
Wands ready kids? Magical mayhem & enchanting action guaranteed! Can you handle the challenge? Click on groups of 3 or more of the same color to magically collapse the blocks. Careful, do not let them reach the top! Happy clicking!
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: Marginality and Community in Medieval Europe: Witchcraft
This describes and defines witches and witchcraft in the medieval period from a project designed by students at Kenyon College. Part of a larger examination of the marginality of groups in medieval Europe.
TES Global
Tes: Macbeth: Introduction to Witchcraft Context Lesson
[Free Registration/Login Required] This slide show lesson focuses context of witchcraft in Shakespeare's Macbeth including learning about witchcraft in the 17th century, identifying a witch, the timeline of The Witch Acts, and watching...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Witchcraft Hysteria: Salem
Experience the 1692 Salem witch-hunt in a terrifying online trial. Follow a narrative compiled from several Salem witchcraft trial accounts.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Religious Dissent [Pdf]
This lesson supplements one on the "Settlement of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies of New England." It looks at religious dissent and intolerance among the Puritans in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Students look at Roger...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: A Commentary
A concise yet detailed historical note about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, its participants, and background. Discusses the legal proceedings and explains changes which have occurred in the American justice system since then, with...
TES Global
Tes: James Stuart and Witchcraft
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on King James I and his belief in witchcraft. It includes information and activities about witches, conducting research about James's superstitions and his book Deamonologie, and...
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The full text of one of L. Frank Baum's sequels to The Wizard of Oz. This novel is about Glinda, the Good Witch of the West. Multiple digital formats of the full text are available.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
A summary as well as an analysis of themes and characters. Helpful quizzes are also provided.
Curated OER
Castles, Plague, Witch Trials, the Church, Royalty
List of excellent links to a great deal of information about witches, witch craft, the witch hunt and all of the hysteria that surrounded the time period.
Curated OER
Castles, Plague, Witch Trials, the Church, Royalty
List of excellent links to a great deal of information about witches, witch craft, the witch hunt and all of the hysteria that surrounded the time period.
Curated OER
King's College: The European Witch Hunts
Brief summary of the European Witch Hunts that took place from the 1400s through to the 1800s. This summary also looks at the impact this had on women's history.
Other
17th Century Colonial New England: "The Tryal of g.b" by Cotton Mather
Modern English transcript of Cotton Mather's original account of the trial of "G.B." recorded during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: Witchcraft in Salem Village
Detailed introductory note about the Salem Witch Trials. Lists historical sites and bibliographies related to Salem witchcraft, including books for younger readers.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New England Colonies: Witchcraft in Salem
The hysteria in Salem which resulted in trials of innocent people accused of witchcraft has invited many theories on why the accusing girls made such claims. Read about the evidence admitted in the trials and the results of the trials....
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller
In +J1105:J1113this allegorical drama, inspired by the witch hunt trials of 1692-93 and the 1950s Red Scare, the town of Salem is plagued by hysteria and accusations of witchcraft. Selected (9) reading passages (grades 8-12) to pair with...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Report the Trials: Salem Hysteria
Students will act as a radio/TV reporter informing the public of the hysteria of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. Within partners/groups, students will create a podcast/vodcast connecting Puritan life and culture with the events in Salem.
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Macbeth"
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including witches and the supernatural, Lady Macbeth and power, and Shakespeare's sources.
University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin: Fungus of the Month
What does fungus have to do with the Salem Witch Trials? Volk does a great job of explaining in easy-to-understand language a little known fungus, Claviceps Purpurea, cause of ergotism.
Other
Wardrobe: Educator's Guide: Vocab., Comp., Etc.
This Word document offers pages of activity ideas for fostering vocabulary development, comprehension, critical thinking and creative expression based on "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe."
TES Global
Tes: Historical Context of Macbeth
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides the historical context of MacBeth including King James I taking the throne, the Globe Theater, the Gunpowder plot, and the witch hunts.
The History Cat
The History Cat: History of Colonial America
Information about the history of the colonization of America. Read about Jamestown, Plymouth, the Salem witch trials, colonial life, and the Thirteen Colonies.