British Accents and Dialects (Sound recordings)

British Accents and Dialects celebrates and explores regional and social variation and aspects of continuity and change in the varieties of English spoken in the UK. 

You can listen to to 77 sound recordings of speakers from across the United Kingdom, chosen to represent different accents and dialects in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

In case you want to show different varieties of the English language, this resource can be very useful.

Find it on:

https://www.bl.uk/british-accents-and-dialects/collection-items

Smithsonian Open Access

Founded in 1846 with funds from James Smithson, the Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex.

On the Smithsonian Open Access website you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images. 

A very useful educational resource for your projects.

https://www.si.edu/openaccess 

Punctuation Marks

Punctuation is the use of spacing, conventional signs (called punctuation marks), and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of written text. 

This short video reviews the names of the main punctuation marks.

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

World Children's Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children's Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children's welfare. 

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is an important agreement by countries who have promised to protect children’s rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child explains who children are, all their rights, and the responsibilities of governments. All the rights are connected, they are all equally important and they cannot be taken away from children. 

Download a friendly version of the Convention on:

https://www.unicef.org/media/60981/file/convention-rights-child-text-child-friendly-version.pdf 

COVID Communication Kit

This kit contains ready-made media that is designed to give communicators a head start in explaining new policies and procedures. It can be used to create effective videos, presentations, documents, and more.

The kit includes:

• Over 130 COVID-related images (hi-res PNG) for documents, presentations, and videos
• Ready-made videos that succinctly explain masks, contact tracing, and social distancing
• PowerPoint presentations that provide a starting point for your message
• Templates and workbooks for clear communication of policies

These resources are shared with a Creative Commons license call Attribution Non-Commercial

https://www.commoncraft.com/covid

How did trains standardize time in the United States?

Standard time is the synchronization of clocks within a geographical area or region to a single time standard 

During the 19th century, scheduled trains required time standardization in the industrialized world. 

Standard time was not enacted into US law until the 1918 Standard Time Act established standard time in time zones; the law also instituted daylight saving time (DST). 

This lesson explains some details of the history of time standardization in the United States.

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-did-trains-standardize-time-in-the-united-states-william-heuisler 

On YouTube:

Windrush Stories #Migration and #Culture

In June 1948 the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks, Essex carrying hundreds of people from the Caribbean. 70 years on, Windrush Stories invites us to consider a longer, more complicated and ongoing relationship between Britain and the Caribbean. 

Interesting educational material to address the issue of migration and culture in the English class. A multimedia resource from the British Library.

You can find it on this website:

https://www.bl.uk/windrush

HHMI BioInteractive @BIOINTERACTIVE

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is an independent science philanthropy that invests in biomedical scientists and science educators to advance both human health and our fundamental understanding of biology. 

Developed for high school and undergraduate students, BioInteractive resources primarily focus on core concepts and processes in biology. They also provide interdisciplinary resources with connections to biology in earth and environmental science, chemistry, and math and statistics. 

All their activities are provided as PDFs, which are not directly editable 

Many BioInteractive resources are also available in Spanish 

All BioInteractive resources are provided free of charge through their website 

https://www.biointeractive.org/

Go Comics

GoComics, from Andrews McMeel Universal, is home to many of the most popular comics and cartoons in the world. GoComics.com is the web's largest catalog of syndicated newspaper strips, political cartoons and webcomics, offering free new content every day. 

Source: https://www.gocomics.com/help/about 

Visit:

https://www.gocomics.com/ 

Audio Books & Poetry

Free audio books and poetry recordings! This library of audio books and poetry features digital recordings and MP3's from the Naropa Poetics Audio Archive, LibriVox, Project Gutenberg, Maria Lectrix, and Internet Archive users 

https://archive.org/details/audio_bookspoetry 

A Way with Words #Podcast

Radio show and podcast about language. Hosts Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett talk with callers  about linguistics, slang, new words, jokes, riddles, word games, grammar, old sayings, word origins, regional dialects, family expressions, books, literature, folklore, and speaking and writing well 

https://www.waywordradio.org/ 

On Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/way-words-language-linguistics-callers-from-all-over/id121493640 

On Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/4kI0Pb9Tq9SQXDJVzLI7A5?si=o0zDyaA6Q5GFwp0VRDkz4g 

On Google Podcasts

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hd3d3LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz

Issue to action Global Citizenship #resources

From Scotland, practical classroom resources for every level which support active Global Citizenship.

These materials were created by English teachers in Scotland. The first activity introduces the need to hear multiple stories of the world and our place in it. There then follows three units with a focus on climate change, refugees and how we engage with the ‘other’. 

This resource was produced by teachers as part of the Global issues, Global subjects project funded by the European Union. 

Find them on:

https://scotdec.org.uk/resources/issue-to-action-english/ 

More resources on:

https://scotdec.org.uk/resources/ 

People with disabilities during COVID-19

The Gouvernement du Québec has created a series of English and French plain language and visual resources for people with disabilities for life during #COVID19.

This information is available in various accesible ways so it may be of interest to anyone learning these languages as an inclusive resource

It can be accessed through this link:

https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-issues/a-z/2019-coronavirus/people-with-disabilities-during-covid-19/

News Literacy Project

News Literacy Project provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach, learn and share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy. 

The News Literacy Project offers several resources and services for educators, including an online learning platform, a free weekly newsletter, professional development opportunities, a variety of classroom materials and more. (Source NLP)

Visit NLP on:

https://newslit.org/ 

EllaLanguage on Twitter

ELLA is an innovative English language platform that gives you access to resources to develop your language skills. 

Among the free content it offers, you can find interesting ideas about grammar and vocabulary on its Twitter account 

Visit:

https://twitter.com/EllaLanguage 

Englicious

Englicious is an entirely free online library of original English language teaching resources. It contains lesson plans, exercises, videos, assessment materials, an extensive glossary of terms, a complete grammar  of English for reference purposes, etc.

Englicious offers many resources for English language in schools, but the vast majority of them require you to register and log in first. 

http://www.englicious.org/

Mathematics. Glossary of terms

Comprehensive resource containing corresponding English and Welsh terms. It is a useful resource for pupils, parents and teachers in secondary and primary schools. 

Definitions and examples of mathematical vocabulary are  explained in a clear and simplistic manner with pictures and animations in both Welsh and English 

The resource is intended to serve as a point of reference for learners seeking further information about mathematical terms. 

http://geirfaiaith.wjec.co.uk/language/en/

Bluebird Music Lessons

Blog devoted to sharing the best music lessons plans, products and apps available for elementary music teachers and students. They also share teaching tips to help you provide an exceptional music experience for your students. 

Website:

https://bluebirdmusiclessons.wordpress.com/ 

On Pinterest

https://www.pinterest.es/bluebirdmus0105/

Cube For Teachers

Created by educators, Cube For Teachers is a free solution that fosters access to open educational resources. Educators can share links to resources from around the world, for all grades, subjects, interests, abilities and backgrounds.

More information on:

https://cubeforteachers.com/login 

AMAZE

AMAZE is a free online resource that teaches about puberty, reproduction, relationships, sex and sexuality.

https://amaze.org/