British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Medieval Drama and Mystery Plays
The mystery plays and morality plays of the 15th and 16th centuries were very different from modern drama. This article takes us back in time to show how these plays portrayed scenes from the Bible, conveyed religious doctrine, and...
University of Victoria (Canada)
University of Victoria: Moralities and Mysteries
This site from the University of Victoria, which is part of a much larger site on Shakespeare, describes morality plays. It also provides examples and links to complete texts of some medieval morality plays.
Other
Fu Jen University: Morality Plays
This page offers a clear but brief explanation of morality plays, using "Everyman" as an example.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Play: The Mystery of the Missing Munchies
Short play about the holiday season that students can perform. Click the teacher page for discussion and extension activities.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 1 (Elementary)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching six verbs with their corresponding objects.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 2 (Elementary)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching six nouns with their corresponding adjectives.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 3 (Lower Intermediate)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching each person with his/her occupation.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 4 (Lower Intermediate)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching each food with its corresponding food group.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 5 (Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each action with a corresponding noun.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 6 (Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each person with something that person would have.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 6 (Upper Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each reaction with its corresponding emotion.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 7 (Upper Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching the parts of each animal simile.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 10 (Advanced)
Play memory match game by matching each scientist with the field in which he/she studies.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 9 (Advanced)
Play memory match game by matching the parts of each idiom.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Jefferson Lab: Mystery Math
Amaze your friends with this number trick! Mystery Math is a number game that allows you to guess another person's secret number. If you want to play Mystery Math with the computer, you will need a pencil, a piece of paper and a...
Other
Tefl Interactive Esl Games: Mystery Matches
Here are ten interactive mystery match games to play online. Match parts of sentences, similes, professions, colors, famous sayings, etc. Good practice for ELL students.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery
Students will choose from a variety of concepts and can play a game to enhance their learning.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Elizabethan Drama
This is a lesson on Elizabethan drama leading up the the reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses the precursor mystery or morality plays including links to Everyman, the most famous of these. It continues with a discussion of how...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "The Mousetrap" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
"The Mousetrap" 21-page teacher guide includes excellent activities for exploring murder mysteries. Also included are synopsis, activities, and discussion topics for this play as well as "Ten Little Indians," "Appointment with Death,"...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare's Secret
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare's plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare's Secret plus a variety of online...
BBC
Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Materials: Changes in Materials
Help solve the mystery and find the missing crystal. Following the activity, read more about chemical and physical changes, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
Eduweb
Eduweb: A. Pintura, Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting
Play the role of a 1940s-era detective and discover the artist of a mystery painting by examining its style, composition, use of color, and subject. Involves comparing and contrasting the work of Raphael, Titian, Millet, Van Gogh,...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Life Is a Dream by Pedro Calderon De La Barca
This is the full text of the four-act play Life Is A Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca including a list of characters. It is a philosophical Spanish allegory regarding the human situation and the mystery of life.
Other
Science Museum: Total Darkness
When the power goes out, it's time for action in our brand new game. Venture into the dark, explore different locations and meet new characters - creating your own unique adventure as you play! Use your science skills to get the power...