A new cartoon joke weekly and an archive of previous strips organized by topic (animal, family, doctor). All involve a pun or play on words, and are drawn in a non-busy, ELL/ESL friendly style.

Young readers and beginning English language learners will enjoy this short animated story about eyes, noses, and mouths.

This slideshow focuses on how to revise writing using concise language by eliminating unnecessary words and redundancy, avoiding generic phrases, using active voice and familiar terms, and looking for just the right words to convey...

This video lesson focuses on the strategy of hearing unfamiliar vocabulary said aloud. The advantages of hearing it said aloud include activating prior knowledge and the brain remembering it better. It offers ways to learn the...

This video lesson offers a tip for learning new vocabulary words by saying the word and its definition aloud. This stimulates the brain and activates prior knowledge which helps you remember the word. It also covers what to do if you...

A short animation that explains the left-to-right orientation of reading and writing the English language.

This slideshow lesson focuses on the passive voice. It defines it, explains the effective uses of passive voice, discusses how to write effective sentences using passive voice, and provides examples.

A five-slide presentation reviewing passive voice and explaining the effect of using it properly within a sentence. Examples are provided.

A video lesson introduces the passive voice and demonstrates how it is formed within a sentence. [7:09]

Includes information, examples, and activities concerning how the English language has changed over time. Uses excerpts from Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, and other classics to illustrate how the English language has changed over the...