Students participate in an online interactive forum to explore how math is used in their families and communities. They design games to submit to other students online, and identify and organize data to solve the problems from other...

Fifth graders design their ideal home.  In this ideal home lesson plan, 5th graders illustrate and describe their ideal home.  Students present visuals to their classmates. Lesson is part of a unit.

Students review activities from the "My Home" unit. In this review lesson, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community.  PowerPoint may be in English or changed...

Students design a travel brochure. In this travel brochure lesson, students review travel brochures and discuss a travel adventure they would like to go on.  Students prepare an outline of their own brochure with itinerary.  

Fifth graders explore media.  In this television and movies lesson, 5th graders compare a variety of types of television shows and movies. 

Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL activity, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board. 

Students present their group newspapers.  In this presenting lesson, students share their newspaper creations with peers and receive feedback. This lesson is part of a unit: "In the News". 

Students read an article on the English language. In this ESL lesson plan, students explore the meaning of the term 'diplomatic English,' then complete several activities centered around the article.  Activities include vocabulary,...

Looking for a new language to speak? Try this introduction to Hindi. Find the alphabet and a collection of vocabulary sections. Play games for additional practice.

A collection of images of India, including a map. Each one includes explanatory notes that describe its cultural or historical significance.

A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry with detailed information on Urdu, the language of more than a 100 million people living in Pakistan, India and other parts of the world. Includes a clear explanation of the relationship between Hindi and...

Encyclopedia entry with illustrations on the Hindi god of fire, Agni. Site provides a brief overview and definittion of Agni.

From one of India's most popular parenting sites, a collection of rhymes and songs from various regions of India. Includes rhymes in Hindi, Gujurati, Marathi, Bengali and Kannada. No English translation (this could be a good exercise for...

The Grammar and Vocabulary area of the BBC World Service site has a section on common grammar problems and a section on idioms and expressions. There are also links to pages that provide English language learning opportunities that...

This site includes more than 1800 ghazals and nazms (love poems and songs) in transliterated/romanticized Urdu, the language of Pakistan.

A comprehensive site that looks at the origin and present day status of the official languages as sanctionned by the Indian Constitution.

This article explains what the Bhagavad Gita is and how this ancient Hindi book has inspired many within Indian culture and the world at large.