Curated OER
Encoded Meanings
Students explore symbols in art and complete related activities. In this art symbols lesson, students compare symbols they recognize to those of an African culture. Students create a collaborative work of art with symbols that have an...
Curated OER
Out of This World
Middle schoolers take a mission to Mars. In this space science lesson plan, students listen a lecture about space travel to Mars and the planet itself. Middle schoolers then create timelines of exploration and write poetry...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Laboratory-Created Eggs and Sperm
In this English worksheet, students read "Laboratory-Created Eggs and Sperm," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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...
New Advent
Catholic Encyclopedia: Miracle Plays and Mysteries
This site from The New Advent provides an excellent explanation of both mystery plays and miracle plays; five paragraphs are devoted solely to mystery plays, including definition, differences between 15th Century standards and modern...
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.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mysteries of Vernacular: Robot
In 1920, Czech writer Karel Capek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the term robot from the Central European word for forced labor. Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel explain how the science fiction staple earned its...
Other
Fu Jen University: Morality Plays
This page offers a clear but brief explanation of morality plays, using "Everyman" as an example.
TES Global
Tes: "Mystery: What Happened to the Princes in the Tower?" Booklet
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are asked to solve the mystery of what became of the two princes, Edward and Richard, who were sent to the Tower of London when their father died. Edward was in line to become king. Can you...
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.
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: Abolition
History puzzle in which students play a game to solve a mystery and name the Abolitionist.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Development of English Drama
When presented with the problem of hoards of illiterate commoners, English clergymen in the 11th century created plays to spread word about the Bible. Eventually, the plays moved out of the church and into the streets. Mindy Ploeckelmann...
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.
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English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 2 (Elementary)
Play an elementary level memory match game by matching six nouns with their corresponding adjectives.
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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.
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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.
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English Club: Esl Games: Vocabulary: Mystery Matches 5 (Intermediate)
Play memory match game by matching each action with a corresponding noun.
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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.
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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.