Curated OER
Jewish Assimiliation in Contemporary American Literature
Students read a collection of stories and watch videos to learn about the Jewish assimilation in American literature. In this American literature instructional activity, students watch videos about Judaism, read stories from a...
Curated OER
ESL: Business Expressions
In this ESL business expressions learning exercise, students choose the phrase that best fills in a blank in a sentence. Phrases are business idioms and statements.
Curated OER
Separating Fact from Fiction
In this English grammar worksheet, students study a chart of definitions and pointers. Students then read 5 explanations as to how to separate fact from fiction.
Curated OER
Compare and Contrast Creation Stories
Students compare and contrast creation stories. In this Bible studies instructional activity, students work in groups to read and summarize creation myths and share with their peers. The class goes on to create a chart to...
Curated OER
Taking Care of Me
Learners brainstorm on the effects of stress on the body. In this health science lesson, students write journals three times a week about how they feel. They determine strategies to cope with stress.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked
In this English worksheet, students read "Forty Million Credit Cards Hacked," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Sorting the Loyalist Documents
Students organize the Canadian Loyalist primary source documents and add more information to their primary source document concept maps.
Curated OER
Chip Challenge School Registration Form
In this registration worksheet, information is collected on the school and classes participating in the Chip Challenge. Teachers are provided with Chip Pal responsibilities.
Curated OER
Slider Template
Students identify parameters using a slider template. In this precalculus lesson, students relate a slider to a calculator. It provides the students the opportunity to control the perimeter of the equations.
Curated OER
TSI: Teen Science Investigations
Learners read an article about a research conducted on teen brain decision making. In this health science activity, students identify the steps in the scientific method. They discuss how this research can benefit them when faced with...
George Mason University
George Mason University: World History Sources: Personal Accounts
Discover how journals, memoirs, diaries, and autobiographies are important historical sources. Learn how historians use these personal accounts and get other questions answered.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Captain Francis A. Cook's Personal Account of the Battle of Santiago
Captain Francis Cook's personal account tells a great deal about the events and battleships involved in the Battle of Santiago during the Spanish American War.
Other
Foundation for a Better Life: Values: Personal and Family Values
A range of media and resources--billboards, televised public service announcements, first-person accounts, quotations--that communicate ideas about the meanings of a wide range of essential values, such as ambition, gratitude, respect,...
University of North Carolina
Unc: First Person Narratives of the American South
A unique collection of first-person accounts, this concentrates on all the populations of the South, such as ex-slaves, enlisted men, middle-class women, displaced plantation owners. The works are sorted by the author's name. To search...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Return to Life in the Displaced Persons Camps
After liberation, many Jewish people had nowhere to go. Displaced Persons Camps served to house these people on a temporary basis. Within these camps, the people formed centers of social, cultural, and educational activity. Read...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Personal Stories and Primary Sources
Students will explore the value of personal stories and first-hand accounts when exploring history, in this case, the events of the early twentieth century, which included World War I and the Great Depression. Through this five-unit...
Read Works
Read Works: Adventure on a Hot Air Balloon
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account describes a hot air balloon trip. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 7: Excerpts From Behind the Scenes
Seventh graders explore a tumultuous period in our country's history during which people questioned political decisions, morals, and social norms. This unit presents opportunities for students to examine different perspectives through...
Read Works
Read Works: Eyewitness to History: I'm American No Matter What
[Free Registration/Login Required] TThis passasge contains a first person account of a child who was rounded up and placed in a Japanese internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: World War Ii
You have heard about these famous events; now read about them from the viewpoint of an actual eye witness. Read personal accounts about the Blitzkrieg, the first atomic blast, attack of Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway, and more.
Read Works
Read Works: A Small Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This literary text passage shares the story of a hamster and its first person account of what it sees. This passage is to be read aloud and reinforces essential comprehension skills. Opportunities for...
Read Works
Read Works: Portrait of an Artist
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage shares a first person account of an artist's life. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
Read Works
Read Works: American Government Jury Duty
[Free Registration/Login Required] This first person account explains the topic of jury duty. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Kings, Queens and Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1915, one work featured is Kings, Queens And Pawns by Mary Roberts Rinehart. This work is a personal account of her experience as a war correspondent...