Ben Franklin is the subject of this passage and the comprehension questions which follow. The test is interactive online, and may be printed for use in the classroom by going to the site map and choosing PRINTABLE MATERIALS.
Adapted from Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park brochure, this article gives an excellent overview of the nature preserve and its history. The quiz offers feedback immediately.
Photos, documents, music, and stories help students deepen their understanding of the rituals and customs of various cultures throughout American history.
An interactive game that tests players' ability to identify parts of speech. Beginners can test their understanding of nouns and verbs only; advanced players must identify all parts of speech.
Find language tools, developed by Google, that perform machine translations of short passages of text or of entire Web pages, from English into over 10 world languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Also has beta-release tools that translate passages of text and entire Web pages from various world languages (e.g., Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish) into English.
In this ZOOM video segment, join Hana as she learns traditional Japanese drumming with her Taiko group. [2:47]
Department of Education site for parents, including those home-schooling their children. It has bilingual materials with tips for helping your child learn English, history, mathematics, etc.; and more resources related to cultural education.
A singalong book of the Itsy Bitsy Spider song. Includes spoken narration in 14 additional languages with singing and text in English.
If Korean is your native language and you want to learn English online, use this tutorial to learn commonly used English words.
Lessons include: (1) Korean. Use this interactive tutorial to learn English if your native language is Korean.
After you listen to and read the story, print out the activities to practice reading comprehension skills. Work on character identification, details, and sequence of events.
Listen to and read along with this story about a princess and a dragon. You can choose the ending to the story. Then print off activities to go along with the story.
Information about the Leatherback Seaturtle.
Designed by American Memory Fellows Linda Hamel and Linda Hedrirck, this site explores the settlements of French Canadians in New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It provides teachers complete lesson plans for 8 45-minute lessons, with handouts and other resources; it also includes ideas for incorporating French language into the lesson.
Help Spanish-speaking English-language learners unlock the mysteries of their new language by using a bilingual book to recognize unfamiliar words and construct meaning from the text.
Learn about the monarch butterfly.
A brief article suggesting a "getting to know you" activity. Discusses the different aspects of respect and learning from our differences. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies
Creepy crawlers, hoppers, and fliers are the focus of this lesson in which students chorally read poems about insects and use the Internet to locate facts about their assigned insects.
The tutorial explores the native Chinese flowering plant species. Some topics include rock's peony, dove tree, and fortune's rhododendron. The activity consists of a printable version and ian nteractive version.
Students whose first language is not English reflect on nature through readings, a visit to a green area, and bookmaking using the writing process and peer feedback.
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) identifies major issues affecting the education of English language learners and publishes research and statistical reports on those issues. It serves as a clearinghouse for information, news, training, and best practices for educators and educational administrators with the goal of supporting state and local efforts to improve the academic success of their limited English proficient students.