Institute for the Professional Development of Adult Educators
Using Context Clues with Signal Words
When you come across an unfamiliar word in a text, do you skip it and move on? Practice using context clues to identify words you don't know with a thorough set of language arts lessons. The resource reinforces close reading and critical...
Amazon Web Services
Idiom Dictionary
Examining idioms is a peace of cake when using this graphic organizer! Here, grammarians identify an idiom and use it in a sentence. Then they investigate its literal meaning versus its figurative meaning, and accompany each one with a...
American Library Association
Great Early Elementary Reads
Here is an excellent reference list of over 60 recommended book titles for early readers, each of which includes the author, title, number of pages, and brief summary.
Conneticut Department of Education
Instructional Strategies That Facilitate Learning Across Content Areas
Imagine 28 instructional strategies, appropriate for all subject areas and all grade levels. Directed Reading-Thinking Activities (DRTA), Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) activities, KWL charts, comparison matrixes, classification...
Curated OER
The Lightning Thief: Vocabulary Strategy
Take an in-depth look into the vocabulary from the novel, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. With a list of words to choose from, scholars discover the definition, origin, stories associated with...
Scholastic
A Reading Guide to Sarah, Plain and Tall
Eliminate the hard work of creating an entire literature unit with this reading guide for the novel Sarah, Plain and Tall. From background information about the author and her motivation for writing the story to...
New Bedford Whaling Museum
A New Bedford Voyage!
A thorough set of activities, articles, and reference material can enlighten your class about the history of whaling in New England. Kids travel back to a time when whale products were valuable and hunting whales was a way to help the...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Graphic Designers
This resource provides occupational information about graphic designers.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Paul Rand
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Paul Rand is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his work as a graphic designer.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lester Beall
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Lester Beall is described here along with information on his contributions to art through achievements in graphic design.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Carlos Cortez
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Carlos Cortez is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Jennifer Morla
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Jennifer Morla is described here along with information on her contributions to art through graphic design.
Other
Coastal Carolina University: Ashes2 Art Projects
Detailed descriptions of three projects done by Coastal Carolina University students that combine art history, archeology, graphic design, web design, and digital photography. The projects are a collaboration between other universities...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Leonard Baskin
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Leonard Baskin is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design and sculpture.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Joseph Binder
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Joseph Binder in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Other
Write Design Online: Glossary of Terms
This is a comprehensive glossary of terms pertaining to literature, writing, art, graphic design, and technology.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Enrique Chagoya
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Enrique Chagoya is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design and illustration.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Ivan Chermayeff
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Ivan Chermayeff is described here along with information on his contributions to art through graphic design.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Rockwell Kent
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Rockwell Kent is described here along with information on his contributions to art through painting, graphic art, and writing. His graphic art included poster design.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Visual Artists
This site provides information about various careers in the visual arts, including the nature of the work, working conditions, employment options, training, job outlook, earnings, and related occupations.
University of Washington
A Visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization [Pdf]
The goal of this "visual sourcebook" is to add to the material teachers can use to help theirstudents understand Chinese history, culture, and society. It was not designed to standalone; we assume that teachers who use it will also...