Words

Confusing Words: Simple and straightforward. Definitions with examples. Great resource for writers!

Confusing Words

Another Resource for Commonly Confused Words from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Commonly Confused Words

"Do You Speak American?" from PBS Grades 9-12. A companion website for the PBS series. Lesson Plans and Activities are suggested for Educators. Track that Word provides information about words in categories like College Slang, Hip Hop, Text Messaging, and Teen/Youth. Words That Shouldn't Be contains some 20th Century entries and explanations for words like "jazz" and "workaholic" and others like "snafu" and "booty."

Do You Speak American

Music Resources

Listen to this week's show at Classics for Kids to learn about a composer's work. Activity sheets supplement each show. Play music games, and use the musical dictionary to hear musical terms pronounced along with an example illustrating that term. Instruments of the Orchestra offers an alphabetical listing of the instruments with definitions, pictures, and an example of music featuring the instrument.

Classics For Kids

The Interactive New York Philharmonic Kid Zone will capture students' interest as they learn about the instruments, composers, history, and more. The Instrument Lab provides information on how to build your own instruments. The theme-based Scavenger Hunts in the Game section guide students through the site.

"New York Philarmonic Kid Zone

Nice interactive site from the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Try the Music Lab to experiment with tempo, rhythm, pitch, etc.

SFS Kids

Baltimore Symphony Kids Website offers a Musical Sketch Pad and a Rhythm Pad in Games. Sound Off gives students the opportunity to write a review as a Music Critic, and Student FAQs allows students to submit questions.

BSO Kids

Explore the long list of links for K-12 Resources for Music Educators. See Band, Choral, Orchestra, Classroom and General Links.

"K-12 Resources for Music Educators

Jazz-PBS Kids Go! Click through the timeline to learn more about the history of Jazz. Read biographies of Jazz Greats, and hear a jazz musician talk about his profession. Join the Jazz Band helps students hear different types of jazz and choose a favorite.

Jazz PBS Kids Go

Music Games from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra

DSO Music Games

Martin Luther King, Jr.

The birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be celebrated on Monday, January 16, 2006. Use the following resources to help your students learn more about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his place in American History.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Group.
Biography and Interactive Timeline. The King Encyclopedia provides background information about significant people, places, and events in King's life. Liberation curriculum offers lesson plans and primary documents.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Group

Frequently requested documents and audio clips from this site can be found at:

Frequently Requested documents and audio clips

The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. Photo gallery, Timeline, Biography, Civil Rights Quiz, and more. Perspectives offers Class Conversations, a record of an email exchange between two 3rd grade classes, and Roadways Across America, profiles of people and places along streets named for Dr. King in five different cities.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

Take a virtual tour of the birth home of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Virtual tour of MLK birth home

Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech. RealAudio and transcript of speech.

"I Have a Dream" speech

Read Write Think Calendar: January 15. Martin Luther King, Jr. Resources for K-12.

Read Write Think January 15

Martin Luther King in his Own Words. Time Photo Essay.

MLK In His Own Words

Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Power of Non-Violence.
Edsitement Lesson plan Grades 6-8.

MLK Lesson Plan

Today in History: January 15. Library of Congress

Today in History January 15