Weird History
The Ghosts of the Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the most historic places in England; it's also considered one of the most haunted. As the site of numerous executions, torture, and imprisonment, the bloody Tower of London story makes it an obvious site for...
Oxford Online English
Talking About Mysteries & The Unknown in English - Spoken English Lesson
In this lesson, you can learn to talk about mysteries in English and describe things we can’t explain. Do you like a good mystery? Perhaps you read a book, saw a film, or watched a documentary about something which can’t be explained?...
Reading Through History
🎄What is "A Christmas Carol"?🎄
The following video provides a brief summary of the story "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Get the workbook here: http://amzn.to/2gRAzhP **** Teachers, check out our holiday lessons: http://bit.ly/2gEbKs8 *** Follow us on...
Mr. R.'s Songs for Teaching
Halloween Place-Value Poem
Here's a math poem to help teach a Halloween place value lesson. Reviews the fact that there's a ones, tens, and hundreds place in each period (or in this case, spooky Halloween family). LYRICS We lived in a house, We called it the ones...
TED-Ed
Everything You Need to Know to Read "Frankenstein"
It was a dark and stormy night in 1815 when Mary Shelley began drafting a ghost story in response to a competition suggest by Lord Byron. Find out more about Shelley, her life, and events that influenced what is called the...
PBS
The Symbolism of Sunflower Seeds in Ghost
Ghost by Jason Reynolds is a coming-of-age book that resonates with teenagers who have experienced childhood trauma. Explore the novel with an interactive resource that focuses on the author's use of symbolism, particularly with...
British Council
Hamlet 1: His Father's Ghost
The lessons in Shakespeare's Hamlet transcend language and culture. An actor describes his view of the play in a short video accompanied by tasks, part of the Shakespeare English exercises series. While listening to the video,...