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fashion - art class for kids
Posted by: Atelier FavelaTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: February 28, 2013
art class for kids
Ten Tips for Responsible Photography in an Instagram Era
Posted by: Taller de Paz
Date Added: February 22, 2013
Ten points to ponder before you point and shoot.
English Program Curriculum PEP Intermediate
Posted by: Lis HondurasTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: February 16, 2013
The first 3 weeks of the PEP (English) curriculum for intermediate students, with a focus and teaching ideas.
English Program Curriculum PEP Beginners
Posted by: Lis HondurasTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: February 16, 2013
The first 3 weeks of the PEP (English) curriculum for beginners, with a focus and teaching ideas.
MAKING A VISION BOARD
Posted by: Lifesong Reading ClubTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: February 02, 2013
a vision is better if it can be visualized
UPAVIM ESL Lesson plan: Teaching the Alphabet
Posted by: Mariah HorriganTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;6-12 Date Added: January 24, 2013
This is a detailed lesson plan explaining how to introduce the Alphabet to ESL learners.
Health outdoor game
Posted by: Lis HondurasTheme: Games;Health;Kinesthetic Activities;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: January 16, 2013
This outdoor game allows kids of all ages to participate - the younger ones simply run, the older ones play strategicely
Using yoga to calm kids
Posted by: Kristen CretecosTheme: Classroom Management;Games;Health;Kinesthetic Activities;Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12 Date Added: November 22, 2012
After being in the epicenter of a 7.6 earthquake in Costa Rica, the kids in our after school program were a little shaken up so we used some fun yoga games to teach them deep breathing and self soothing exercises.
Blank Lesson Plan Rubric
Posted by: Kristen CretecosTheme: Classroom Management;ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: November 22, 2012
A simple, yet useful, lesson plan rubric for bilingual after school programs.
COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL GARDENS FOR PEOPLE AND CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.
Posted by: lisetotte alanko
Date Added: October 09, 2012
we have many resources for teachers and children , community gardens and HIV/AIDS groups in the communities.
Fitness Test and healthy bodies :)
Posted by: Jennifer CedeñoTheme: ESL;Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 01, 2012
Fun way to teach about the importance of staying healthy!
1 To 100 Dice Game
Posted by: Jennifer CedeñoTheme: ESL;Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 01, 2012
Fun high energy dice game that helps with number practice.
Activity Suggestions!
Posted by: Jennifer CedeñoTheme: Art;Games;Health;Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 01, 2012
Some activity suggestion we have used in Honduras during VAP. ( Our vacation activity program)
ICFE Cambridge ESOL exam, vocabulary practice
Posted by: Barbara JasińskaTheme: Economics;ESL;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: September 27, 2012
Business and economic vocabulary practice basing on definitions of difficult expressions from ICFE listening test from May 2007
The Best Part of Me!
Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 22, 2012
Students will photograph and write about the best part of themselves.
After an Earthquake - Information for Parents
Posted by: Asociacion CREAR
Date Added: September 18, 2012
After a 7.6 earthquake the hit Samara on Sept 5th 2012, a volunteer put together some very useful information for parents on how to deal with the emotional and physical reactions to such events
mat and reading classes
Posted by: Claudia CarmonaTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 12, 2012
This reading is about a experience that I had in the Fe y ALEGRÍA school in Bogota Colombia, We were working with the children, they were in third grade of elementary school. from the point of view of cognitivism help you improve your skills to solve problems and understand how math and language
Self Portraits
Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 03, 2012
Students will use this guideline when planning how to photograph self portraits.
Visual Literacy
Posted by: Rachell MorilloTheme: Photography;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: August 27, 2012
This is a great, comprehensive guide to explaining visual literacy in photography.
ICP Curriculum Guide
Posted by: Rachell MorilloTheme: Photography;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: August 27, 2012
This guide is extremely helpful when trying to decide what to cover in your photography workshops/classes.
Certified Student Photographer Certificate
Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 26, 2012
Students will learn basic camera safety rules and will earn a certificate.
How to Read a Photograph
Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;ESL;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 25, 2012
Students will develop visual literacy skills by analyzing photographs which will help them take more meaningful photos.
PASA Teacher Development Materials
Posted by: Katherine OldenTheme: Classroom Management;Games;Math;Other;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: August 23, 2012
materials to accompany workshops slides availabe in How to Resources
PhotoPals 1 Month Lesson Plan
Posted by: Alyssa HoyleTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 22, 2012
All About Me books, the final product of my month teaching photography in EDELAC's 3rd grade class.
Basic computer orientation guide
Posted by: Amara StuehlingTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: August 04, 2012
This document (in English and Spanish) is a guide to teaching a basic technology orientation class.
English Curriculum grades 1-6 used at Abriendo Mentes, Costa Rica
Posted by: Amara StuehlingTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: August 04, 2012
This curriculum is used at Abriendo Mentes in Costa Rica. It includes 7 units divided by grade and includes vocabulary and activities for each.
Free Art Lesson Plan 2: NeoWhimsies Eggs: ink pen drawing, Grades 3-5
Posted by: Amara StuehlingTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 31, 2012
NeoWhimsies Eggs Project: Learning Basics of NeoPopRealism Ink/ Pen Drawing.SUBJECT: Art and Music, Art and Technology, GRADES: 3-5, 6-8.By NeoPopRealism PRESS (www.neopoprealism.org)
Free Art Lessons Grades 3-5: NeoPopRealsm-NeoWhimsies ink/pattern drawing
Posted by: traveling librarianTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 31, 2012
Art lesson plan - INK/ PATTERNS DRAWING PROJECT: NeoPopRealism-NeoWhimsy Butterfly.SUBJECT: Arts and Music, Arts and Technology GRADES: 3-5. By NeoPopRealism PRESS (http://www.neopoprealism.org)
Black Hen as a Talking Book
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Kinesthetic Activities;Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: July 22, 2012
Here's a book that speaks the language to your ESL learners. A great way to expand your ESL programmes learning options.
Monster
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: July 22, 2012
A fun learning, sharing caring story about the importance of accepting differences for ESL students.
Hens Holiday and other children's books
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 22, 2012
This series of bi-liingual books are fun learning, sharing and caring stories that help children develop their written Ladakhi and English languages.
Black Hen and 7 other Early Readers for Kids
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6 Date Added: July 22, 2012
A series of 8 bi-lingual first readers for children aged 3-8 and now available as talking books.
PhotoPals Lesson Plan
Posted by: Alyssa HoyleTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: July 16, 2012
The lesson plans for the two month photo and letter exchange between the 5th grade classes of Escuela de la Calle (EDELAC) in Guatemala and Heritage Charter Elementary in California.
Writing "How to" Books
Posted by: Sue GonzalezTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;ESL;Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: June 29, 2012
Students will learn how to write a "How to" Book.
Global Energy Consumption: Learn and Report
Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Economics;Environmental Issues;Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: June 29, 2012
Read and listen to introductory content about issues surrounding global energy consumption, and then report on what you see around you!
Schooling the World
Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Economics;Environmental Issues;Other;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: June 13, 2012
A provocative film and website about the oft-ignored shortcomings of what we take to be 'normal' systems of education.
Focal Length and Shutter Speed Lesson Plan
Posted by: Rachel WinetTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: June 07, 2012
This lesson focuses on teaching students the difference between focal length and shutter speed and how to take a quality picture.
Best website ever
Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Art;Classroom Management;ESL;Games;Health;History;Math;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12 Date Added: May 20, 2012
IF you have not already seen this you should. GREAT resources for all primary teachers!! http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/google_search.htm?cx=partner-pub-6473552648755565%3A8447218298&cof=FORID%3A9&ie=UTF-8&q=perimetre&sa=Search
Online Lesson Plan Resources
Posted by: Asociacion CREARTheme: Art;Environmental Issues;ESL;Games;Health;Kinesthetic Activities;Math;Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: May 09, 2012
Print resources can be difficult to obtain, which is why we compiled an online reference of web sites that offer plenty of high quality information to build a curriculum and or lesson plan library. Almost all are free of charge. Also included are references to ESL curriculum building sites. Enjoy!
ESL: Basic Adjective Exercises
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: May 03, 2012
4 exercises covering common adjectives (physical descriptions and personality). Includes visuals. 2 printable worksheets.
What's Going On? - Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone
Posted by: Fountain of MercyTheme: Environmental Issues;Health;Womens Empowerment;Other;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 26, 2012
An excellent resource for lesson plans on the use of child soldiers in Sierra Leone.
FGM and AMNet Kambia
Posted by: Fountain of MercyTheme: Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 26, 2012
A brief blog outlining the health complications of Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone
A Long Way Gone - Book Lesson Plans
Posted by: Fountain of MercyTheme: Classroom Management;Environmental Issues;History;Theater;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 26, 2012
A detailed Teacher's Guide for teaching the book A Long Way Gone, an autobiography which details the life of a boy soldier in Sierra Leone.
The Role of the Outsider in Development
Posted by: Fountain of MercyTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Other;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: April 24, 2012
This is a thought provoking article on how international volunteers (outsiders) can contribute to international development.
Eating the Rainbow
Posted by: VE GlobalTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 19, 2012
A fun lesson using a rainbow as a guide to teach children to taste a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables for better health.
Computer Fundamentals: 2 Lesson Plans
Posted by: VE GlobalTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 19, 2012
Attachment 1: Computer Fundamentals: Using Microsoft WordAttachment 2: Computer Fundamentals: Touch Typing
Training Kids About HIV And AIDS
Posted by: Pascal MititiTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: April 17, 2012
Kids too need to know about HIV/AIDS just like grownups or even more for the world to reduce new infections.
Empathetic listening (en Español)
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: April 16, 2012
When someone is trying to communicate with you or you are trying to encourage someone to talk, you don’t always have to contribute insightful advice to the conversation; sometimes, all people want is to talk, and you just have to be a good listener. Short responses reflecting on the emotions attached to the speaker’s words (or body language) are a great way to listen in an effective and empathetic way. *Examples of empathetic responses*Examples of words that express emotionSPANISH TRANSLATIONS
Teaching Tolerance, Latin America
Posted by: Alyssa HoyleTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: April 04, 2012
A reading/ art project to foster cross-culture exchange and tolerance.
Building a window garden with reusable plastic bottles
Posted by: Garden City CollegiateTheme: Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: April 01, 2012
Building a window garden with 2L plastic bottles.
Photopals Ethical Code
Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 29, 2012
Reflections on the ethics of teaching photography.
PhotoPals Curriculum Map
Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Art;Photography;Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 29, 2012
This curriculum map can essentially be an outline of your photography workshop and can be used to organize its questions, goals, and content.
Teaching Technical Documentary Photography Skills: Focusing
Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Photography;Technology;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 29, 2012
We envision this being one of the first lessons taught in a photography workshop, if not the very first. Please feel free to modify or incorporate this plan into any other lesson plan ideas you may have.
Tipos de poemas para niños
Posted by: Michelle NewmanTheme: Art;Cross Cultural Exchange;Womens Empowerment;Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 24, 2012
Explanations and examples of a few fun and simple types of poems for students who have little experience with poetry. (in Spanish)
Quetzaltrekkers Profile and Evaluation Report
Posted by: Robin LattimerTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 15, 2012
A summary of Quetzaltrekkers' services and suggestions for growth
EDELAC Profile and Evaluation Report
Posted by: Robin LattimerTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12 Date Added: March 15, 2012
An overview of EDELAC's services and suggestions for further support and growth
Self-empowering name artwork
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Art;ESL;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: March 06, 2012
An art project I did with a group of girls ages 4-16: Write out the names of each participant and instruct them to write positive words describing themselves using each letter in their name. I think it was very empowering for the girls to think about how awesome they are!
Volunteer Work Hours Log
Posted by: Robin LattimerTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: February 29, 2012
An Excel Spreadsheet that will allow volunteers to keep track of the hours they have worked, their expenditures, their completed tasks and future steps.
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education for Students and Teachers
Posted by: Morgan PerlsonTheme: Art;Environmental Issues;ESL;Games;Health;Theater;Other;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: February 10, 2012
Healthy Water, Healthy Habits, Healthy People. Clean water, proper sanitation and good hygiene form a solid foundation for a student’s health education. This activities guide is designed to enable teachers to take an active role in making a real difference in the lives of children and their families. Its pages are filled with engaging ways to impart an understanding about how common water-borne and hygiene-related diseases are spread. In addition to learning how to protect their health and that of their families, students will gain a healthy respect for the important water sources on which we all depend. Available in English, French, Kiswahili and Spanish.
Hand Hygine for Healthcare Givers
Posted by: Pascal Mititi
Date Added: February 09, 2012
Healthcare providers too need to be keen with the cleanliness of their hands to avoid infections to themselves and others.
Teachiing HIV transmission to children
Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: February 09, 2012
Teaching kids about AIDS and HIV is essential to preventing the spread of the disease. The level of understanding will vary from grade to grade, so your approach must vary as well. While young children will understand sickness and disease, they may not easily comprehend methods of disease transmission.
Managing Classroom behavior
Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: February 06, 2012
It happens all the time. A teacher, full of great love for kids, meets his or her students for the first time. Half the class doesn’t listen. A few snicker out loud. The teacher feels discouraged. Is the answer more prayer? Does the teacher need a more dynamic personality? Is this just the way it will always be with kids? Here are some suggestions to smooth the way
Recycling Assembly
Posted by: Asociacion CREARTheme: Environmental Issues;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12 Date Added: January 31, 2012
A one-hour dynamic assembly on the garbage we make and how we can user the 3 R's to help create less garbage! (In Spanish)
Are all Recyclables Recycled Equally?
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: January 24, 2012
Many Omprakash partners directly use recycled items to supplement material needs, to generate income and to provide alternative solutions to waste disposal. This assignment encourages high school students to explore recycling abroad and in their local communities.
Stream Morphology
Posted by: Sarah MoyeTheme: Environmental Issues;Kinesthetic Activities;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: January 24, 2012
Stream MorphologyObject: To teach the kids about how flowing water changes land forms and the impact humans have on that process
Paper Plate Masks
Posted by: Sarah MoyeTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: January 24, 2012
Animal masks are a fun way to let kids be creative and have something to take home and play with! We made these on our day talking about animals and how they interact... After making the masks, we had them play tag, where each animal that was a 'predator' had to tag its 'prey' that it would normally hunt in its environment. Then, we had them switch roles and the 'prey' got its chance to be the 'predator.'
Water around the World
Posted by: OmprakashTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: January 23, 2012
Learn about different water issues in our network and in your local area
WRITING COMPOSITIONS
Posted by: James OumaTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: January 20, 2012
A picture is worth a thousand words. But it takes words to say what a picture is worth.
WRITING COMPOSITIONS
Posted by: James OumaTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: January 20, 2012
A picture is worth a thousand words. But it takes words to say what a picture is worth.
HOW TO MAKE A VISION BOARD
Posted by: James OumaTheme: Classroom Management;Womens Empowerment;Other;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: January 20, 2012
Having a vision is the only way one can lead a more purpose driven life.
People Should Not Die of Commuicable Diseases
Posted by: Pascal MititiTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: January 07, 2012
How communicable diseases make you sick and what you can do prevent and control them.
Diarrheal Disease Report
Posted by: Deep JyotiTheme: Economics;Environmental Issues;Health;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: January 02, 2012
This report talks about the effects of diarrheal disease throughout the world
English timelines (for all tenses) with sentence matching activity
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: December 31, 2011
Match each sentence to a timeline for a visual understanding of the English tenses. Useful as a teacher's reference or a student activity. *Great for visual learners*
Pre-schoolers, Juniors, and Teenagers: Are, Have, Can/Can't, Need, Like...
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Classroom Management;ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 31, 2011
Characteristic of pre-preschoolers/infants, juniors, and teenagers including skills and weaknesses, can and can't dos, needs, and likes.
English: The 'Four Conditionals' Model
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 31, 2011
Coursebooks often identify four basic types of conditional sentence, as follows: (see attachment)
"Sólo para chicas" (carteles inspiradores)
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 31, 2011
Inspirational posters taken from the book, "Sólo para chicas" by Ashely Rice (2002). Display in girls classrooms to remind them: "Una chica en el mundo es algo maravilloso...".
HAND WASHING AS A WAY OF PREVENTING INFECTION
Posted by: Pascal MititiTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 30, 2011
Proper hand washing habits can leads to prevention of communicable diseases both in both children and adults.
Lifestyle Diseases are Preventable
Posted by: Pascal MititiTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 30, 2011
How you treat your body determines how you enjoy your life.
Writing Correction Symbols
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 23, 2011
A teacher's key of correction symbols used in order to identify a student's errors without correcting their work for them. Give a copy to the students-- students can go back and self-correct their mistakes with the guidance of the correction symbols (identifying the specific areas of their mistakes).
ESL: Stages of a recpetive skills lesson (listening and reading)
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: Classroom Management;ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 23, 2011
Staging of text based language presentations and receptive skills lessons.
English: Future Tense Timelines and Formulas
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 23, 2011
This form describes future tenses in English with helpful examples, formulas, and timelines. A great reference sheet for teachers to have handy while teaching the future tenses.
Documentary series about underachieving and badly behaving students
Posted by: Asta TamuleviciuteTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: December 21, 2011
Phoneme Kids
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: December 20, 2011
This is a fun activity designed to give practice in using the phonetic alphabet. Students must already be familiar with the main parts of the body and some clothing items (shoe, sock, shorts).
Sample Daily Routine for Pre K and K Programs
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Other;teaching
Age Group: pre-k Date Added: December 11, 2011
Daily Routine/Schedule for a pre k/k program (half day) that incorporates multiple subject areas over a 5 day school week.
Number of the Day Activities
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: pre-k Date Added: December 11, 2011
Activities for teaching numbers
Letter of the Day Activities for Pre K and K Students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k Date Added: December 11, 2011
Quick activities for incorporating a letter a day into your routine.
Classroom Transitions
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011
Transisitons to use consistently between activities.
Teaching English as a Second Language to Pre k and K Students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: pre-k Date Added: December 09, 2011
Quick daily ESL lessons and strategies.
Outdoor Play/PE Activities for Pre K and K students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011
A collection for outdoor/physical education activities and a gross motor skills checklist.
Hygiene, Nutrition and Cooking Activities for Pre K and K Students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011
A collection for hygiene, nutrition and cooking lessons (recipes) in English and Spanish for pre k and k studnets.
Dramatic Play Activities for Pre K and K students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Theater;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011
Dramatic play activities based on developmental milestones for 3-6 year olds. Lessons provided in Spanish and English and are intended to support concept development in other subject areas.
Pre K and K Science Lessons and Learning Goals
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 09, 2011
A collection of Science activities (Spanish and English) aimed at teaching 3-6 year olds.
Math Lessons for pre k and k students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 08, 2011
Math Lessons support specific learning goals. Developmental milestones are provided.
K and Pre K Reading Lessons for Teaching English or Spanish
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 08, 2011
Reading Lessons geared towards teaching Spanish. Includes developmental milestones for 3-6 year olds.
81 Art Lessons For pre K and K Students
Posted by: Lacey WorelTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: December 08, 2011
Art Lessons geared towards using recycled, inexpensive or found materials for ages 4-6. Differentiate when necessary. Spanish prompts provided.
Donation Critique
Posted by: Anoop JainTheme: Current Events;Health;Economics;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: November 22, 2011
This document critiques the donor - issue relationship. It asks why money is donated to the places it is
How to be a good teacher
Posted by: Asta TamuleviciuteTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: November 03, 2011
Tips for teachers. Don't try to change your students - first change yourself.
Global Vantage, Issue 2
Posted by: Global Journal ProjectTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Art;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 23, 2011
Enjoy Issue 2 of Global Vantage!
Tengo derechos!
Posted by: Isabelle KrausTheme: teaching
Age Group: pre-k;k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: October 22, 2011
Children's rights poster
Typing class
Posted by: Macy GalvanTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 17, 2011
Notes on teaching typing
Teaching First Aid and Women's Health
Posted by: European Disaster VolunteersTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: October 17, 2011
Resources for teaching first aid and women's health.
Global Vantage, Issue 1
Posted by: Global Journal ProjectTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;Art;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Here is the first issue of Global Vantage! Read work by students from California, Kenya, Connecticut, and beyond.
Getting involved in the Global Youth Video Project
Posted by: Kathryn LouisTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
The Global Youth Video Project is a project traveling the world to collect the thoughts and dreams of young people. This resource will explain the project and how you can get involved.
Teaching emotions
Posted by: Sarah MoyeTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011
A simple game for learning English vocabulary words for emotions
English Lesson: 'Going to' vs. 'Will'
Posted by: Will SmithTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Within this lesson plan you will be able to demonstrate the difference between 'Going To' questions and 'Will' questions.'Going To' questions are planned events, whereas 'Will' questions are based on spontaneous events.For example: What do you think will happen at school tomorrow? What are you going to do after school today? What will you do ifyou don't understand this lesson? Where are you going to travel on your next vacation?Enjoy this insightful learning resource in your lesson plan today thanks to the education program at Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru.
English Lesson: 'In' vs. 'At'
Posted by: Will SmithTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
This lesson plan demonstrates a very simple and manageable way to differentiate when to use 'in' or 'at'For example: When shall we meet? We will meet at 2 When was he born? He was born in 1985Enjoy this insightful learning resource in your lesson plan today thanks to the education program at Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru.
English Lesson: 'In' vs. 'On'
Posted by: Will SmithTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Another terrific lesson plan outlying the definitions between two common prepositions of place, 'in' and 'on'.These are two prepositions which are commonly confused by students when undertaking intermediate English lessons.For example: The wood has been placed in the ground The wooden house is placed on the groundEnjoy this insightful learning resource in your lesson plan today thanks to the education program at Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru.
ESL Games and Activities
Posted by: Will SmithTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Do you ever find yourself short of educational games and activities to help motivate your students?Fear no more. This comprehensive document comes with hours of lesson plans and insightful games and strategies to keep your class motivated whilst learning at the same time.Enjoy this insightful learning resource in your lesson plan today thanks to the education program at Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru.
Common Phrasal Verbs
Posted by: Will SmithTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
There are four types of phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable and they can take an object or not. Here is a guide to the basics of phrasal verbs.This lesson plan clearly explains the difference between each type and gives practical examples.Enjoy this insightful learning resource in your lesson plan today thanks to the education program at Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru.
Gerund vs Infinitive
Posted by: Will SmithTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Within the attached document you will find an explanation of both the 'Gerund' and the 'Infinitive'. There are also exercises which can be used to explore the differences between the two.Students often struggle to understand when to use both the gerund or the infinitive, use this lesson plan to develop their understanding.Enjoy this insightful learning resource in your lesson plan today thanks to the education program at Pisco Sin Fronteras, Peru.
Environmental Education Workshop
Posted by: Reshma KulkarniTheme: Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Attached PDF demonstrates what an effective 'environmental education workshop' can entail
ECO Mapping
Posted by: Reshma KulkarniTheme: Current Events;Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
The attached 'eco mapping' activity encourages students to reflect on the positive and negative ecological aspects of their surroundings, and on how they can improve these surroundings
Using Mind Maps in Language Teaching
Posted by: Ankura RanadeTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Learn how to use mind maps for teaching language
Games for language teaching
Posted by: Ankura RanadeTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
These are a set of simple games which can be used in language classes with adults or children.
Teaching to large groups of children
Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Tips for teaching to a large group of children
Dealing with Autistic Children
Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Notes on how to facilitate positive learning experiences for autistic children
Managing Classroom Behaviour
Posted by: Godfrey OgomaTheme: Classroom Management;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Suggestions for how to prevent discipline problems and deal with disruptive children.
Green stars, red squares, golden time!
Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Games;Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011
A tool for motivating students to behave in class
Number Squares / Snakes!
Posted by: John MayTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 16, 2011
a really simple tool for helping kids learn basis concepts in Maths
Boys' Adolescent Health Guides
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Health;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: October 16, 2011
3 books on the mental, physical and social development boys undergo during adolescence.
This I Believe Curriculum
Posted by: Lindsay CarlinTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;Theater;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
This curriculum is meant to stimulate the writing of personal essays that help students reflect on their values and can also be exchanged between students in different parts of the world.
Microsoft Word Curriculum
Posted by: Lindsay CarlinTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
This is an introductory curriculum to Microsoft Word 2007 for use with Windows XP. I taught it to my class of 11-14 year olds in Cape Town, South Africa.
Explanation of Keyboard
Posted by: Lindsay CarlinTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Ever wonder what all those keys on the keyboard are for? This document will be your guide to conquering the keys!
Using 'Paint' Software
Posted by: Lindsay CarlinTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Two exercises for how to use the Paint program. For use with "Can You Double Click? Computer Course Curriculum"
What's Your Story? Microsoft Powerpoint Curriculum
Posted by: Lindsay CarlinTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Here is a powerpoint curriculum to teach kids the basics of presentation skills. Exercises are included at the end of this document.
PhotoPals Curriculum
Posted by: Jonathan KatzenbergTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Art;Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Curriculum to help students learn to take photos and share these photos with a diverse audience
Basic Sketch of the Adult ESOL Curriculum
Posted by: Sara LlansaTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: October 16, 2011
Here I've provided a basic sketch of what should be covered in a standard adult ESOL class, as well as the sequence.
Lesson Plan on Illegal Immigration from Central America to the U.S.
Posted by: Sara LlansaTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;History;Economics;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
A lesson about illegal immigration from Central America to the USA
Practicing the Past Progressive Tense
Posted by: Sara LlansaTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Two lesson plans helping students get comfortable with past tenses of 'to be'
'Where were you?' / 'What were you doing?'
Posted by: Sara LlansaTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
Here is a lesson plan that I taught on the past tense of the verb "to be" and how to answer the questions: "Where were you?" and "What were you doing?"
Crime Mystery Lesson
Posted by: Sara LlansaTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 16, 2011
A fun activity that creates a great environment for learning and practicing new vocabulary.
Peace Corps Sex Education Manual
Posted by: Shannon NgTheme: Health;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: October 16, 2011
This manual was forwarded to PSF by a friend from the Peace Corps. It contains helpful guide lines as to how to go about teaching sex education in Latin America. Beware that it is in Spanish.
Teaching 'Long' Operations (add, divide, multiple, subtract)
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
This is a document showing step by step how to do ¨¨long operations¨ ' long division, long multiplication, long addition and long subtraction.
Energizers 2: For children aged 8-12
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 15, 2011
Second series of energizers - designed for smaller children!
Energizers 1: For children aged 12-16
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
Three energizers that could be used by facilitators with children losing their focus.
List of English lessons / writing exercises, with one lesson included in full
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
Here is the list of the English lessons / writing exercises (out of which I have posted the first one) that I considered necessary for somebody´s efficient expression in writing.
Exponential growth problem - explained two ways
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
This is an exponential growth problem, explained in both an intuitive and mathy way.
Pluses and minuses in multiplication
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
What happens with + and - in multiplication .
The Rule of Three
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
The rule of three : the example I gave is quite basic and obvious, but it is very efficient with a lot more complicated situations.
Random Algebra Rules
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 15, 2011
Random algebra rules with which people seem to be having trouble !
Songs for Children in Spanish
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 15, 2011
5 songs for children that were popular amidst the children at Seeds
Outdoor Games
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 15, 2011
Four very fun outdoor games to play with children
Linear and Quadratic Functions
Posted by: Laura AvramTheme: Math;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 14, 2011
Help students learn basic algebra
Resources for Teaching Health Principles to Children
Posted by: Lauren OdmanTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 13, 2011
Teach dental health, basic hygiene, and HIV prevention
Introductions to Excel and Powerpoint
Posted by: Deborah HsiehTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: post-secondary Date Added: October 13, 2011
Basic introductions to using Excel and Powerpoint
Treasure or junk?
Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Games;Environmental Issues;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: October 13, 2011
A game for kids to learn about recycling
Online Resources for Teaching English
Posted by: Asta TamuleviciuteTheme: teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: October 13, 2011
Website full of online resources for teaching English.
Christmas Time!
Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 30, 2011
Website full of resources for teaching about Christmas
UNICEF Rights and Responsibilities of the Child
Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;History;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 30, 2011
A great way to help the children of your class better understand Human Rights
Global Journal Project Connects Three Schools
Posted by: Steve LeTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 18, 2011
Information about how to connect students around the world via the Global Journal Project
World Food Day
Posted by: Asta TamuleviciuteTheme: Current Events;History;Health;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 18, 2011
Fantastic resources for teachers wanting to discuss issues of global hunger and food security with their students.
The Box
Posted by: Jill BurdettTheme: ESL;Games;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 18, 2011
The Need for Healthy Eating in North Indian Communities
Posted by: Anoop JainTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 18, 2011
Two documents demonstrate causes and consequences of malnutrition in rural India as well as pathways to healthier living.
Sexual Health Education Booklet
Posted by: Caroline SheahanTheme: Health;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 18, 2011
Attached document can be used for sexual health education in Kenya and beyond.
Teaching with the Montessori Method
Posted by: Emma FullinwiderTheme: teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 18, 2011
Three attachments help teachers learn and implement the basics of the Montessori Method.
Great resources for global education
Posted by: Willy OppenheimTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;History;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 18, 2011
Four websites that help teachers find new ways to connect their students and curricula with important global issues and with other students and service opportunities
Information about refugees and asylum in Europe
Posted by: Asta TamuleviciuteTheme: Current Events;History;teaching
Age Group: 6-12;post-secondary Date Added: September 18, 2011
Personal website, which contains structured information about refugees and asylum in Europe.
The Floods at Domkhar
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;Current Events;teaching
Age Group: k-6;6-12;post-secondary Date Added: September 18, 2011
Attached document includes first-person accounts of 2010 floods in Ladakh, north India
Teaching English in Tibet
Posted by: Mark OverdevestTheme: ESL;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 16, 2011
This is what I used while teaching in Tibet during 2009.
Global Education Gateway
Posted by: Amy AhearnTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 16, 2011
Tools and resources for international classroom collaboration
Girls' Adolescent Health Guides
Posted by: Health-IncTheme: ESL;Health;Womens Empowerment;teaching
Age Group: k-6;post-secondary Date Added: September 16, 2011
Mental, physical and social changes girls undergo during adolescence.
Learn from and with students in Kenya
Posted by: Steve LeTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 15, 2011
Attached magazine produced by students in Kenya offers other students an opportunity for learning and engagement
Ian Pounds' Journal from Kabul: April-September, 2009
Posted by: Ian PoundsTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;History;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 15, 2011
Journal of a long-term Omprakash volunteer in Afghanistan sheds light on everyday life in that setting.
Connecting Schools in California and India
Posted by: Otesha DreamTheme: Cross Cultural Exchange;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 15, 2011
This resource provides a brief summary about a cross-cultural exchange occurring between schools within the Omprakash network.
Use Documentary Films as a Teaching Tool
Posted by: Caroline SheahanTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 15, 2011
An outline of questions teachers can use to help students access human rights issues through documentary film.
Useful websites for teaching children
Posted by: Jennifer TurnerTheme: ESL;Games;Art;teaching
Age Group: k-6 Date Added: September 15, 2011
These are the sites that I have found most helpful while teaching Kinder class at Hogar de Esperanza in Peru.
Title No books? Use the walls of your classroom!
Posted by: Liz ClibourneTheme: Art;teaching
Age Group: pre-k Date Added: September 15, 2011
We try to make up for the lack of books, paper, and other expensive supplies by creating "permanent books.”
Can You Double Click? Computer Literacy Curriculum
Posted by: Lindsay CarlinTheme: Technology;teaching
Age Group: 6-12 Date Added: September 05, 2011
Here is the curriculum I wrote for kids in developing nations to learn how to use computers effectively. The goal is to learn the basics of computer literacy and Windows XP.