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Curated OER
Letter and Sight Word Review
In this letter and sight word worksheet, students practice naming letters, saying sounds, reading simple sentences and blending and reading words.
Curated OER
The Living Words
Students translate a 16th century English text into contemporary English. They discuss the cultural uniqueness and significance of language and document words or phrases currently used in their daily lives. They use this list to aid in...
Curated OER
Fairy Tales
Students read and analyze fairy tales. They discuss the story elements of a fairy tale, compare/contrast various fairy tales, complete an Anticipation Guide, and write an essay comparing the structure of a fairy tale to the structure of...
Curated OER
Allie The Alligator
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify them...
Curated OER
Aaaa! Don't Scare Me Like That!
Students practice saying each letter of the alphabet to determine the different sounds from each letter. As a class, they are given a tongue twister to practice making the "a" sound and spelling the words. To end the lesson, they...
Starfall
Starfall: Tam's Secret
This is a story of a family truck that broke down and everyone sacrificed to pay for the repairs. Children can read independently or click on the ear to have sentences read to them.
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...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Selected Poetry of Robert Burns
This site contains 23 poems and biographical information about the author, Robert Burns.
BBC
Bbc: Robert Burns
See how Robert Burns, British Romantic poet, is celebrated every year on January 25, his birthday. This site provides photos from various "Burns Night" celebrations, as well as samples of Burns-related audio and video programming. Follow...
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland: Digital Archive: Robert Burns, 1759 96
A wealth of information about the life and times of Robert Burns. Learn about his family, every stage of his life, legacy, and more.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
Matt is a clone of El Patron, a powerful drug lord of the land of Opium, located between the United States and Mexico. For six years, he has lived in a tiny cottage in the poppy fields with Celia, a kind and deeply religious servant...
New York University
Nyu: Labor & the Holocaust: The Jewish Labor Committee
Resource traces the Jewish Labor Committee from its inception in American labor history, through its anti-Nazi work during WW II.
New York University
San Reiss: An Eyewitness to Labor History 1948 1975
Considered the "Labor photographer," this online exhibit of Sam Reiss' work is a pictorial history of American labor from 1948-1975.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Tone and Mood
Explore the difference between tone and mood in this animated video [2:28] from WNET through definitions and examples from poetry and prose. Discussion questions below help students to further apply their understanding before analyzing a...