Resource Picks
Recommendations on materials and resources for your classroom
Midnight Rider: Paul Revere Virtual Museum
This informative site is comprised of 5 Exhibit Halls including the real story of Paul Revere's Ride, the Longfellow poem, information on Colonial Boston and music from the Revolutionary War.
Referenced in: President's Day: George Washington, Teaching about America, Thirteen Original Colonies.
Interactive Unit Planner
Go to English Online and click on the interactive unit planner. The unit planner provides an online template, prompts, and resources to help you plan your thematic units. The best news is that its free!
Storyline Online
Storyline Online is sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild and features celebrities reading children's books. Lou Diamond Phillips, Melissa Gilbert, Jason Alexander and Al Gore are among the SAG members who read.
Referenced in: Elementary Web Sites for English Language Learners.
Virtual Wall: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Virtual Wall provides a web site for memorials to those 58,249 women and men who are named on "The Wall", the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, USA; those military persons who gave the "ultimate sacrifice" for their country. Visitors may leave tributes, letters, poems, photos, and other memorials to someone named on The Wall for other visitors to view. The goal is to provide an environment like The Wall itself, with the dignity and respect those named on The Wall have earned.
Referenced in: Walking by the Wall: A Virtual Trip to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Ranger Rick Science Spectacular
The Ranger Rick series of science books published by Newbridge are excellent for ELLs. The content is rich but the language is simplified. The pictures are appealing to students of all ages. Try any one of their titles, My students enjoyed: The World of Sound; Amazing Sharks; Animals in Danger or Bats!
Referenced in: Amazing Animals.