PPT
Curated OER

ABC Order

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Is your class is studying the alphabet? This presentation will show your students how to put words into alphabetical order and also provides words to practice with. The last slide asks students to teach a friend about ABC order, this is...
Worksheet
Curated OER

My Spelling Words: Spelling Lists #1

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, students practice and spelling 12 given words. They look up each word in the dictionary and identify its parts of speech. All 13 words are one-syllable words and contain two to four letters.
Interactive
Curated OER

Slang Quiz: Mixed 2

For Students 7th - 9th
In this slang activity, students identify the slang word and then select the best answer to complete the given sentence that defines the word. There are 10 exercises like this for students to complete.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

For Students 9th - 10th
The entire, original Jungle Tales of Tarzan, formatted for online reading.
Website
Other

Oak Park Tourist:the Fertile Mind of Edgar Rice Burrough

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is about an exhibit at the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest highlighting Edgar Rice Burroughs. A brief biography is included.
Website
Other

The Cryptid Zoo: Yeti

For Students 9th - 10th
There seems to be some confusion around the various legends of the Yeti. Usually the "sightings" refer to a large ape-man that wanders in the snowy heights of the Himalaya Mountains. Fact or fiction? This site offers some thoughts.
Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1936: Eugene O'neill

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the winner of the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature, Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, who was honored "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy." This website is...