British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Othello: Slideshow the Challenges of Staging the Play
These activities encourage young people to join the debate about how to stage and cast Othello. They will debate the pros and cons of different productions and plan how they would stage the play if they could do so themselves. Included...
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Othello: The Challenges of Staging the Play
These activities encourage young people to join the debate about how to stage and cast Othello. They will debate the pros and cons of different productions and plan how they would stage the play if they could do so themselves. Included...
University College London
U. College London: Internet Resources on Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
At this site there are many links to different subjects like elections, history, and culture on Macedonia.
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Perry Castaneda Library: Colorado Maps
Features a vast collection of a variety of different maps all representing the state of Colorado. View state maps, city maps, historical maps, National Park maps, and more.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America
In this lesson, 5th graders examine the relations between Indians and the settlers in the 1600s and 1700s. Background information for teachers is included. Students will work in groups to look at three different colonies and read primary...
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Causes of the American Revolution: Trouble in Boston [Pdf]
For this lesson, 5th graders look at ideas and British policies that contributed to the outbreak of the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore ideas that were circulating in America before...
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Othello: Critical Approaches
This activity allows students to consider how different critical approaches can influence a reading of the play. Students will work in groups to explore different attitudes to Othello by looking at a range of texts from the past,...
Other
Bailey/howe Library: Citations, Style Guides, and Information Management
This resource from University of Vermont's Bailey/Howe Library focuses on citing sources including why it's important, the different citation styles (with links), tools to manage information, and a citation builder to create citations.
National Library of France
National Library of France: Face to Face
This portrait gallery of diverse approaches to representing the face and the human figure is rich in style and technique. A useful resource for comparing and contrasting how different artists figure out what makes portraiture interesting.
Library of Congress
Loc: For Teachers: Analyzing Primary Source Documents
These student worksheets and activities help students analyze many different types of primary source documents. Life histories, objects, and photographs are all used to engage students.
Other
Gov't Canada: First Nations Music in Canada [Pdf]
The First Nations of Canada are made up of many tribes with differing cultures and ways of life. One common bond is their music, and this resource offers a showcase of the development of their instruments and music as well as aboriginal...
Huntington Library
Early English Exploration and Settlement of the Colony of Virginia
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the individuals and groups who first founded the different colonies in America and what their motivations were. Students participate in a reader's theater activity, create a poster that would...
Library of Congress
Loc: Change in Early 20th Century America: Doing the Decades
This unit provides a flexible investigative structure for the study of selected themes in U.S. history and culture using the American Memory collections and related resources. Core goals are the development of relationships between...
Library of Congress
Loc: World War I: What Are We Fighting for Over There?
The Great War of 1914-1918 significantly shaped the course of the twentieth century, both at home and abroad. How can this pivotal event be personalized and brought to life for students in the new millennium? Unfortunately, increasingly...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Arts in Every Classroom: Teaching Music
Two different schools are chosen as examples of varying approaches to best practices of teaching music. The video, interviews, and other resources are good for classroom teachers and for music specialist teachers. Classroom teachers can...
Other
Teaching Ideas: Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report
Just as the title claims, here are fifty different ways to respond to a book. Most can be adapted to all grade levels.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
World Wildlife Fund: Ranger Club (Dutch Version)
The Dutch version of the World Nature Fun's Ranger Club children's site. Students learn about endangered animals in different habitats, obtain pictures through the animal library and play games. Some sections of the resource offer paid...
Other
Eternal Egypt: The Great Pyramid of Khufu (Or Cheops) at Giza
This resource presents a rich mix of multimedia assets about the Great Pyramid of Khufu together on one page. It includes specialized tools that let you zoom in on Khufu's Pyramid from different angles, travel virtually across the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Black Ear, Blond Ear
In this online book from the International Children's Digital Library, relations between the blonde cats and the black cats, who live on different sides of the river, learn about each other when they exchange ears.
Curated OER
Niac
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...
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The Orion Space Capsule
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...
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Revisiting the Moon
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...
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Bio Suit
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...
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Space Tether
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...