There are three levels in this interactive word game. Match the initial and final sounds to create a word to name the picture. ER words: herd, fern; IR words: bird, girl; UR words: curl, surf.

Surfer Girl is an interactive story that allows you to practice reading words with the er, ur, and ir sounds.

A paper which discusses the accomplishments of early Mesopotamian society in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, and literature.

Click the names on the left for descriptions of characters, places, and articles associated with Egyptian mythology. Some descriptions are lengthy and contain pictures and/or hieroglyphs.

This beautifully crafted site on Mesopotamia has selected information on Assyrian palaces and warfare, Babylonian astronomers, trade and transport and Sumer, Royal Tombs of Ur and Ziggurats.

Shakespeare's Hamlet had several sources, including a contemporary English playwright, Thomas Kyd and his The Spanish Tragedie (1590). Other Hamlet resources and links follow.

This site from the Classics Technology Center provides materials concerning ancient Mesopotamia collected through teacher collaboration. Focuses on geography, religion, economics, clothing, and achievements. Also includes classroom...

Article discussing early forms of writing in the Ancient Near East. Includes links to additional information.

A look at many aspects of the Mesopotamian culture. Click through the slide show to see the image and additional information and resources. A good overview of the contributions of an early civilization. Archived.

This virtual course from Khan Academy is a series of video tutorials and practice links that follow the world's prehistory through 600 BCE.

Photograph of limestone votive relief of Ur-Nanshe, king of Lagash. Early Dynastic III (2550-2500 B.C.E.).

This site includes 15 different phonics and reading games to download, laminate, and cut out. Includes games for phonics blends; "When two vowels go walking;" ee; ir, ur er; tion, etc.

This history site offers a wonderful lecture on Mesopotamian civilizations and culture. Includes links within the lecture to in-depth explanations of important ideas and people such as Cuneiform and Hannibal.

Download paper dinosaurs to use for various craft activities. Select from 18 different dinosaurs.

Wonderful examples of student work and lessons on ancient Mesopotamia. Great way to generate ideas among students and teachers for projects.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers can use this flipchart while reading a portion of Little House on the Prairie from the third grade Scholastic Literacy Place series. Skills focus on phonics /ir/ and sequencing events.

A map of Babylonia, in current Iraq, before the Semitic (Chaldaean) Conquest, about 4000 B.C. This map shows the early territories of Makan and Melucha between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates, with the Makan capital Ur inhabited by the...

The Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago has assembled a collection of resources aimed at helping to recover treasures from Iraq's National Museum that were looted in the spring of 2003. This slideshow contains examples of...

This history site offers a wonderful lecture on Mesopotamian civilizations and culture. Includes links within the lecture to in-depth explanations of important ideas and people such as Cuneiform and Hannibal.

Cuneiform cylinder from Sumeria.

This history site offers a wonderful lecture on Mesopotamian civilizations and culture. Includes links within the lecture to in-depth explanations of important ideas and people such as Cuneiform and Hannibal.

Clay image of Inanna, the Sumerian goddess of warfare and fertility.

Fun with phonics. This interactive game can motivate readers. Sort R-controlled words: barn, girl, corn, star, bird, and horn.

"As a speaker, there are several things you can look for to determine if your message is being received. On the flip side, these are good characteristics to have when you are the listener." This article gives some startling statistics...