Reflections of the Sea

Students discuss the travel of ancient sailors and the use of ships. They complete a Venn diagram, and compare and contrasts the two points of view on ancient ship travel.

An ELD definitions list, this resource covers travel-related vocabulary in English. However, it does not offer any opportunities for practice. Based on British English.

In this Gulliver's Travels exercise, students choose the correct words to fill in the blanks to a passage from Gulliver's Travels. Students choose 21 words.

In this Gulliver's Travels exercise, learners choose the correct word to complete the sentences in the story. Students complete 29 lines.

Students create a game board that lists the cities along the Nile River with markers of boats, cars, camels, feet, train, etc.

Kids learn about the boats and transportation of Ancient Egypt. The Nile River was an important way to travel using ships and rafts.

View the Smithsonian's collection of patent models that demonstrate marine inventions from the 1770s to the 1950s that attempted to change and improve the challenges Americans encountered working and traveling on the water.

Students read excerpts from Gulliver's Travels and note the nautical terminology. While listening to ocean-themed music, students complete worksheets about sea and boat terms and create their own semaphore system. They challenge fellow...

Learners work effectively in groups to achieve a common goal: Create the most efficient cargo shipping route. They successfully identify and locate port cities using latitude and longitude. To use the formula r=d/t (rate equals distance...

Could the lovely Circe be even more frightening than a towering Cyclops? Odysseus and his men certainly don't think so—until it's too late. Hear about the adventures, temptations, and piggish punishments on Circe's island with an audio...