Students read a rhyme together. They are asked to identify the first missing word of the rhyme. Students are asked if they agree with the word. They then use their mouse and select and place the remining words. Students read the...

Learners are asked what they think is happening in the picture of "If Wishes Were Horses." They are told that sometimes people who have no money ask other people they do not know for money. Students are told that a beggar would not...

Students investigate dinosaurs through books. In this lesson about dinosaurs, students read a variety of books about dinosaurs. Students become familiar with dinosaurs through reading about them. Students learn that reading is...

Ninth graders study optics and the law of reflection.  For this optical images lesson students use a laser and conceptualize the law of reflection.

Students improve their spelling skills by completing activities for homophones, antonyms, and synonyms. Students complete a spelling worksheet for 'ie' and 'ei' words. Students then identify 12 homophones, 12 antonyms, and 12 synonyms.

In this spelling worksheet, 7th graders complete a word search, finding a set of 20 grade 7 spelling words given at the bottom of the page.

Students discover logical deduction by participating in a play.  In this reasoning lesson, students act as characters from a play who's words must be analyzed to see if they are true or not.  Students perform parts of the play...

In this "The Secret School" comprehension worksheet, students complete 10 short answer questions about chapters 13 and 14, being as detailed as possible with their answers.

Students study addition. In this math lesson, students solve doubles and doubles plus one addition facts. Students roll dice and use the numbers to create addition problems.

Poetry Out Loud is a nonprofit organization which encourages students to memorize and recite great poetry. Sections about great poems, short biographies of the poets, lesson ideas, details about state and national poetry contests, lesson...

SQ3R is a comprehension strategy that helps students think about the text they are reading while they're reading. Often categorized as a study strategy, SQ3R helps students "get it" the first time they read a text by teaching students...

Site contains a narrative and three lesson plans. These plans are designed to assist students with various aspects of poetry. This site discusses strategies which enable students to effectively, memorize, recite, and correctly pronounce...

An image of "Homer Reciting his Verses to the Greeks", created by Jacques-Louis David in 1794 (Black and red chalk, pen, ink and wash, 272 x 345 mm).

This course surveys questions about human behavior and mental life ranging from how you see to why you fall in love. The great controversies: nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self and society. Students are...

For this elementary school-age lesson, children will learn about rhythm and meter through the lines of William Shakespeare. Students will recite and "act out" the song lines from "A Winter's Song" found in Love's Labour's Lost and "A...

Listen and read along as news reporters from NPR recite the Declaration of Independence.

Watch this moving video tribute to Nelson Mandela. On the occasion of his death, Maya Angelou wrote "His Day Is Past - A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela on Behalf of the American People." This recitation is accompanied by many images of...

In this eighth unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn about foods eaten in Spanish-speaking countries, traditions and eating habits, what's on a menu, they recite a tongue twister, gather and present information about a...

In this seventh unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn how to talk about their families, compare Latino family values to their own, discuss the Spanish royal family, create a family tree, recite a rhyme, and learn about...

In this sixth unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn about Venezuela's culture and history, continue to expand their written and oral vocabulary when speaking about themselves, and recite a tongue twister. Includes...

In this fifth unit of an introductory Spanish course that focuses on Costa Rico, students learn to talk and write about themselves, how gestures are interpreted differently in English and Spanish, to recite a song, investigate how...

In this fourth unit of an introductory Spanish course that focuses on Ecuador, students learn about different types of verbs in Spanish, time, the difference between al and a la, interrogatives, how to develop a schedule of events,...

In this first unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about the history of Spain and how to talk about their daily routine. Vocabulary includes reflexive verbs, bath items, schedules, the simple future tense, and clothing....

A huge repository of Qur'anic texts, commentaries and interpretations, in both English and Arabic. Many materials explaining the meanings of passages in the Quran have been translated into twenty-four languages. Audio recitations of...