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Online Activities for Students

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EL Civics "Schools" materials These are materials from the EL Civics "Schools" binder. They are Word files.

EL Civics "DMV" materials These are materials from the EL Civics DMV binder. More are available on the OTAN site.

ESL Treasure Hunt--Museums of Los Angeles Click link to five museums, including La Brea Tar Pits, LA City Museum of Art, Natural History Museum of LA, Southwest Museum, and Norton Simon Museum. Research each site to find answers to 3 questions posed on Treasure Hunt page.

Main Street ESOL This site has vocabulary and information about using community services. A lot of it is specific to Virginia, but it's an interesting place to go for ideas. Lots of images, loads fairly slowly.

Voices of Freedom A page of links to Civics and government-related sites. Includes some general lesson ideas.

 

Below are some Internet-based lessons from Susan Gaer's site. I have had trouble accessing them from the school computers. It may be that Geocities is blocked by the district server.

Buying a car

Directions for LA Freeways

Getting simple directions.

 

Change Agent An online magazine for students that explores social justice issues. Includes some ideas for classroom activities.