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Westward Ho - Cyberbee and Darlene Andre, The Wagonmistress
Grades
2 to 9tag(s): pioneers (13), westward expansion (42)
In the Classroom
Plan to use this site as the hub of your social studies units on westward expansion or related American History topics. What makes this site exciting is that students interact with other students from around the country. Through technology they get to meet online to make decision and chat with each other. At the end of the 5 weeks students could create a living museum by dressing up in character and present to parents how they accomplished their "journey." Have students videotape the living museums and share them using a resource such as SchoolTube reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Language Arts for Dummies - John Wiley & Sons
Grades
7 to 12This site does offer the option of signing up for RSS feeds. There are some unobtrusive advertisements at the site.
tag(s): grammar (139), poetry (196), root words (10), writing (309)
In the Classroom
These lessons give great examples as well as "pop quizzes" as you go through them. It would be great to do these on a projector or interactive whiteboard, having students comment as you go; then you can assign their own writing to follow up. Of particular interest is the lesson on "note taking on a computer." As essential as computers are to writing these days, it may be the best place to begin. This might also be a good site to link from your class website. It is very easy for students to explore on their own and get extra help where needed. Or have small groups investigate a specific area together and then create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Have the groups create a podcast to share using a tool such as Podomatic (reviewed here).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Blues Journey - Kennedy Center
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): 20th century (168), blues (19), chicago (4), jazz (17), louisiana (6), mississippi (5)
In the Classroom
Include this site in music or U.S. history classes as you learn about the history of the 20th century. Have students write a fictitious blog from the viewpoint of one of the music composers: what were they thinking? What was their life like? In music class, have students compose their own "Blues." Video and share the songs using TeacherTube (explained here). Gifted students, especially those interested in music, could use this site as a springboard for their compositions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wonder How To - Wonder How To, Inc.
Grades
6 to 12Membership is free and has many perks. You can comment and/or grade the video clips or even submit your own video. Registration does require some personal information: a username, password, email address, and date of birth. ALL USERS MUST BE OVER 13 YEARS OF AGE! Check with your administrator about allowing the students to register for this site using fictitious names. You may wish to set up a class registration instead of entering accurate data into the registration site. Another option is to create a free Gmail account to use for memberships. If you plan to have students register individually, you may want to make a Gmail account with up to 20 subaccounts for each group of students (by code name or number) within your classes. Here is a blog post that explains how to set up Gmail subaccounts for any online membership service. Warning: not all videos are suitable for the classroom. Be sure to preview what you wish to share. If you choose to allow your older students to navigate this site on their own (for research or a class project), be sure to set boundaries on which videos they can watch, define consequences for going elsewhere, and WATCH CAREFULLY! Some videos explain "how to" do things that are unsafe or inappropriate for school-age audiences. Wonder How To does include unobtrusive advertisements.
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tag(s): aircraft (25), business (50), money (113), russian (25), sign language (16)
In the Classroom
Use these fabulous "how-to" videos for informative writing projects in speech, science, or even with your gifted students. The site does provide excellent research. You may want to link directly to the specific videos you want students to see to avoid other, less desirable options. Share the "how to" videos on an interactive whiteboard or projector as an anticipatory set for a new lesson. For a final project, have students create and submit their own "how to" video using YouTube or using a tool such as SchoolTube..Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Sleepover Planet - BBC
Grades
3 to 8tag(s): ireland (13)
In the Classroom
Use this website to prepare a drama and/or musical with your students. Or pick and choose smaller segments of the website to incorporate into your lesson plans. If you plan to have students write and perform short plays as part of a social studies or interdisciplinary unit, this site is a great reference. Share this lively website with your students on an interactive whiteboard or projector (be sure to turn up the volume).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Art of Ancient Egypt - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Grades
4 to 7tag(s): egypt (59)
In the Classroom
After exploring the various activities, students can create their own Egyptian-inspired artifacts for a classroom museum. Invite other classes for a student-docent tour of the museum. Discuss the stylized Egyptian figures that communicate ideas and stories and ask students to strike poses which others try to decipher. Students can add contemporary items to a time capsule and bury it somewhere on the school grounds to be discovered by future archeologists. Discuss why items in the time capsule might mystify people in the future.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Radio Days: A Webquest - Tori Kenel
Grades
6 to 10tag(s): 1930s (40), 1940s (70), decades (7), radio (16), writing (309)
In the Classroom
Although this was written for 6-8th graders, it is a lesson easily adaptable to older students. The list of resources is very good, and the kinds of embellishments you can make on the tasks are limitless. It is a great project for students to work on in small groups, allowing students of all abilities an opportunity for success.If you ever considered podcasting, this webquest is the perfect lead-in. Your social studies(or language arts) students will love actually producing their scripts for "broadcast" on the web. Bring the 1930s to life in your classroom!
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Renaissance: The Elizabethan World - Maggi Ros
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): elizabethan (12), renaissance (38)
In the Classroom
Share this resource on your teacher web page for students to choose different research topics related to Elizabethan or Renaissance times. As you teach Shakespeare, bring up a daily "factoid," text snippet, or image on a projector to take students back in time before you start class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Educational Theatre Association - EdTA
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): acting (16)
In the Classroom
Going to the Eduction under the resources tab and scanning down the topics will provide you with a lot of information. They are selling their stamped goods, of course, but the goal of the site is to let people know about the society and provide support for those who teach drama. It is also a great place to network and they have programs for middle school as well as high school students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Way with Words - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Grades
6 to 8tag(s): phrases (5), shakespeare (98), vocabulary (251)
In the Classroom
Give students cards with Shakespearean words or phrases from the lesson and have them act out the meaning of the word without speaking, while their classmates guess the definition. Have students select several unfamiliar Shakespearean words and create illustrations that show the meaning of each word. Display the drawings around the classroom to create a "Shakespeare Vocabulary Gallery." Provide students with a short line from Shakespeare. Ask them to rewrite the line in modern everyday language while keeping the same meaning.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Mark's Guide to Whose Line is it Anyway
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): literature (215)
In the Classroom
This can be a great lesson starter, particularly on those dreary days when kids don't want to work. For lower level kids, it is a brain exercise for such things as the alphabet game (which is more difficult than it first seems!). For higher level kids, you can substitute characters from literature with a situation from the story itself or from history with imaginative "what if" dialogue for actual events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Speech Accent Archive - George Mason University
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Make this one available to the cast members of your school play or for in-class skits. You could also share some of the sound files as you study literature written in dialect to students can "hear" what it really sounds like. By listening to English accents all over the world, literature teachers may want to encourage authentic oral readings. Make sure you have speakers on your computer - and turn up the volume!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Shakespeare for Kids - Folger Shakespeare Library
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): elizabethan (12), england (51), plays (31), shakespeare (98)
In the Classroom
Share some Shakespearean insults and vocabulary by way of introduction to students on a projector or interactive whiteboard before allowing students to use it individually or with a partner. Access the sections entitled "games, challenges and puzzles," and save them as a favorite on classroom computers for use as a learning center or station. Have students complete some of the puzzles or crosswords as a way to review a unit on the Playwright or courtship, courtly love and of course - Queen Elizabeth. Challenge students explore the site and create a quick presentation of what they learned. Students can create brief online posters using a tool such as Padlet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TheaterCrafts
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): plays (31)
In the Classroom
Assign student teams to design a stage set, lighting plan, or costume concept for a play or novel being studied in class and present their designs to classmates. Challenge students to redesign a classroom or school event as if it were a theatrical production, including staging, lighting, sound, and audience considerations. Have students analyze a school play or professional performance and identify the technical elements that contributed to the overall production experience.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Musicals 101
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Students can use Timeline JS, reviewed here to create a timeline of important events. Students can use Google Drawing, reviewed here to compare and contrast musicals. Finally, students can use Mootion, reviewed here to record themselves performing.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Blues Impulse in Drama: Lessons on Racial Pain - Yale University
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): africa (162), african american (130), blues (19)
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Literature of the U.S. Civil War - Yale University
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): civil war (145), literature (215)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of the free lesson plans that are offered on this site about the Civil War. The unit plan offers varying approaches, such as small and large group work varying on what is more efficient in your classroom. This lesson plan is worth sorting through the large amount of text - be patient!Older students can keep a blog sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. With Telegra.ph you just click on an icon to upload images from your computer, add a YouTube or Vimeo, or X (formerly Twitter) links. This blog creator requires no registration. If you are teaching younger students and looking for an easy way to integrate technology and check for understanding, challenge your students to create a blog using Seesaw, reviewed here.
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Dramania
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): plays (31)
In the Classroom
Introduce Dramania to students and allow them to choose an activity as pairs or small groups. Bookmark this site on classroom computers for students to explore links and resources.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Anna May Wong - Unladylike 2020
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): fashion (13), movies (52), women (189), womenchangemaker (79)
In the Classroom
Students can watch one of the films that featured Anna May Wong. Students can use Book Creator, reviewed here to create summaries of all the films featuring Anna May Wong. Students can learn about Anna May Wong's fashion using Kidrex, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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