Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas (Supplementary Materials Index)

(Supplementary Materials for Specific Textbooks Subdivisions)--This index uses the style described in this post here.

Google Drive Folder HERE

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The Myth of the Plow translated by Benjamin R. Foster (from Before the Muses): Summary & Discussion

(Book Review--Blogging the Canon, Classics)

Other titles: Dynasty of Dunnum, Theogony of Dunnum, Theogony of Dunnu, The Harab Myth

As I mentioned in the video, this is a reread of sorts, because I read this myth before when reading Babylonian Creation Myths by W.G. Lambert.  But since I opted not to review it then, I'm counting this as a first time review.

From my reading of Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature Edited by Benjamin R. Foster

The Myth of the Plow translated by Benjamin R. Foster (from Before the Muses): Summary & Discussion

Links to Stuff mentioned: 

* Starting: Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature Edited by Benjamin R. Foster: https://youtu.be/GntFy0nIRPA

* My review of Babylonian Creation Myths by W.G. Lambert: https://youtu.be/0o7NpluHywc

* My review of The Routledge Handbook of Greek Mythology by Robin Hard: https://youtu.be/8yuLBgQbJ8A

* Oldest Stories Podcast episode: https://youtu.be/a9CG1KG-sb0?si=VSPG3ohcfek7mxZS

* Dynasty of Dunnum Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasty_of_Dunnum

Some other interesting articles: https://ancientstudies.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum9421/files/ancientstudies/files/theogony_of_dunnu_edition_lambert_mc_16_01.pdf

http://www.melammu-project.eu/database/gen_html/a0001475.html

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Quiz Quiz Trade

(TESOL Ideas--Any Vocabulary Set)

This activity was recently introduced to me by one of the trainers at my school.  

As it was explained to me, it works like this:

Each student is given a flashcard (or printed paper) with a picture of a vocabulary word on it.  Each student has a different picture.

They walk around the room and find another student to pair up with.  Then, each student asks the other one "What is this?"  The other student must identify the picture.

Then, after both students have quizzed the other one, they trade pictures, so that each student now has a new picture. 

They must then go and find another student to quiz with their new picture.

This activity can also be used for grammar points if a student is given a prompt that requires using a grammatical feature in the answer.

I've done a brief search online just now, and have found a few websites that do a better job of explaining this activity than I have done.  So see also here, here, here, etc.

Rosie: A Visiting Dog's Story by Stephanie Calmenson and Justin Sutcliffe

(Graded Readers)

Yet another book that I used in my reading groups just because my school library had multiple copies of it.  When every student can follow along with their own copy, it makes it was easy to use as a class reader.

I'd never heard of this book before.  It looks like it was published in 1994, so after my elementary school days.  Although with the stilted "made-for-school" style the book is written in, one could easily imagine it having been published in the 1970s or 1980s.

Everyone likes a cute dog story, so this book works well enough in my classroom.  Although when my students asked what Rosie is doing now, I had to tell my students that Rosie is most likely dead at this point.  (That's the problem with cute dogs.)  Which sobered the mood of the class a bit.

I was able to easily find ready made Kahoots on this book, which indicate it must be popular in other classrooms.

Speaking of which, here are the Kahoots: Rosie, the Visiting Dog's Story comprehension test, Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story. I used both of these Kahoots in my class, and also combined them into one Kahoot.  That Kahoot is here.  

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 * EL Supports and Resources 2025-2026

There's a lot of useful stuff on this padlet, and the owner of the padlet has said that we are free to share it with a larger audience.  So I thought I would share it here on this blog for any other TESOL teachers who are interested.

It can also be found at this link: https://bit.ly/EL-Padlet

Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss

(TESOL Materials--Story Time) 

I've already done this book before as part of my Storybooks ESL Listening, but I was doing it for a Kindergarten class recently, and so I found it useful to convert it into another format.  I found a copy of the book online here.  I also used screenshots from a Youtube video that counted all the wacky things.

In my class, I did most of this as an all class activity, but for the final wacky count, I gave students each a copy of the page, and they tried to circle all the wacky things, before I revealed the answers.

Supplementary Material:

Google drive HERE: 

Google Slides: slides, pub

My video HERE

I also found coloring pages can also be found at this link here.

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* -at word family Kahoot

This is a Kahoot game for practicing the -at word family.

It is copied from this Kahoot here.  I made a copy because I thought number 6 on the original was wrong.

Bathroom Vocabulary

(TESOL Materials--Houses)

* Mia in the Bathroom Storybook--Created from this chat here  (Made using Google Gemini Storybook)

* Objects in the bedroom slideshow: slides, pub

* Flippity Memory Game: docs, pub--playable link  (Play using Memory Game rules).

* Bathroom to color worksheet: docs, pub--worksheet created from this chat here.

[Notes: These are all materials that I used to supplement the lesson The Bathroom (p.22-23) from Oxford Picture Dictionary Content Areas for Kids, and the specific choice of vocabulary in the storybook is influenced by that lesson.  However, I think these materials could be used for any general lesson on describing homes, and so I'm including them here.]

Midwest Futures by Phil Christman: Book Review

 (Book Review)

Started: October 18, 2025

(This is my first time reading this book, so according to my new rules, I'm doing this as a video only review.)

Midwest Futures by Phil Christman: Book Review

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Word Family -an | Phonics Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

I used this video in my classes to help students learn the -an word family.