| ESL Through Music A
web site for teachers that has lots of lesson plans at different skill levels. This
site also features a Materials section that recommends specific tapes, cd's and songbooks
for ESL learners. Additionally, supporting articles are available. |
| Randall's Cyber Listening Lab
Students can listen to short conversations and then complete listening comprehension
activities. |
| Connection to
the world. A Peace Corp sponsored web site that hopes to promote cross-cultural
understanding. This site is for all teachers and provides lots of insightful lessons
that provide images of the "real" world and works to bridge the gap between
cultures. The lessons are standards/age based. |
| FunBrain Funbrain is an
interactive site for elementary teachers and their students. Check out activities in
the links to lessons on Numbers, Words, Universe and Culture. There is also a Quiz Lab,
where teachers can assign students quizes and have the results e-mailed back to them! |
| NASA for Kids What an
amazing site! Designed to give students real life images of NASA and space, this
site offers hundreds of activities for students to see and hear simulations of space
travel. |
| Welcome to Imagination
Voyages--an ESL Experience in Travel Simulation Students can plan a trip to the
Grand Canyon and while doing so can work on their speaking skills! Students must
work together to plan this trip, taking into account their budget, accomodation choices,
sightseeing adventures and travel mode. An excellent site to get students talking! |
| http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ This
site is for everyone. It is packed full of interesting material and simualtions for
young and old around the world. Visit the Kids Section and go white water rafting : http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngforkids/0206/adventures/index.html
or complete other National Geographic On-Line Adventures for Kids like visiting the Congo,
Wildfires, Mummies Tombs, The Rainforest or Shark Safari. The images are incredible and
there are many opportunities for teachers to connect these experiences with lesson plans.
Don't miss National Geographic's Brown Bear Video Gallery and National Geographic's Way West |