The Scarlet Letter is a treasure trove of topics awaiting exploration by readers of Nathaniel Hawthorne's romantic opus. Whether looking for imagery (light/dark, mirror, scarlet letters), symbols (static or evolving), ironies, etc.,...

Reviewing the letters and the short vowel sounds, this resource provides an enjoyable way to go over this topic. While the presentation is just a basic review of letters and their sounds, there is animation that is sure to appeal to...

Get everyone moving! The use of hand clapping and chanting helps youngsters begin to learn their ABC's. This language arts PowerPoint has ninety-four slides-each one has one lowercase letter of the alphabet. Learners clap their hands and...

Young readers practice their letter sounds by engaging with this language arts PowerPoint. Six letters are used: p, l, s, w, c, and d. Pupils learn tongue twisters for each letter such as: "Wiggly worm wiggles in the water." Very nice!

A fun rhyming song written out on these slides help learners comprehend what word families consist of in order to make their own new words! For example, they first see tan, can, fan, and ran with the initial different letters in a...

Completing this PowerPoint should enable young readers to better-associate the sounds that go with each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Each slide has the letter with a cartoon drawing to help with recognition of the beginning sound....

Sing along with this phonics song. Your early readers will count the sounds using their fingers as they sing or say the sounds of four simple words. Tip: Use this song with other words, make connections by using words from the class word...

The alphabet is largely displayed from beginning to end, then end to beginning in this bright PowerPoint. Each slide contains the upper and lower case letters from A to Z. This is a great tool to use when teaching the alphabet. Tip: You...

Use this presentation as a way to review vowel sounds in a quick and easy way. The colorful graphics are inviting. It could be used in language arts center.

Young readers should benefit from this basic PowerPoint which gives many examples of how the "at" sound can be used in a variety of words. A variety of consonants, and consonant blends, are put in front of the "at" sound to make many words.

Take a moment between your World War I and World War II units for this presentation, which focuses on the territorial implications and changes after the end of World War I. Your class will appreciate the radical loss of land and power of...

A wonderful way to introduce or practice simple algebraic equations, where a variable is used in place of a number. Learners will work to crack the Da Vinci Code (as it is called) and replace letter variables with the "code" numbers to...

Introduce your class to various forms of writing. As the title states, this is a short PowerPoint, giving brief, but accurate descriptions of what each type of writing is used for. Pictorial representations are also helpful.

Interesting facts about our first president, George Washington, are presented in this 11-slide PowerPoint. Colorful photos correspond with each slide. Tip: After showing this slideshow to your students, have them write a letter to the...

With fun sound effects and bright animations, this interactive game will help your ESL class with their initial consonants. Each slide shows a picture of an item (snail, lion, car, etc) and prompts pupils to choose the correct consonant...

An interesting, but sparse, PowerPoint on early North American history awaits your class. The presentation is only two slides. It is a copy of a letter written by Charles Lawrence to Major Hanfield commanding him to clearing the country...

Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this activity allows beginning readers to practice isolating...

Take an in-depth look at the historical events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in this 69-slide PowerPoint. Photos, facts, and transcripts are outlined in this presentation in order to answer the stated essential question in slide 2: "What...

Two professors, Big-Hair and Bee-Hive, cannot do their work because the alarm clock won't stop ringing! Young scientists perform an experiment to help them wrap the clock in the best material for muffling the sound. This is a clever...

Here is a well-designed presentation on apostrophes and their many uses. The apostrophe is used in many different ways, and this PowerPoint does a great job of showing how it's used. There is a nice interactive component built in, and...

Thoroughly cover the nuances of apostrophes, quotation marks, dashes, hyphens, colons, and semi-colons. Intended for higher-level English classes, the examples given pertain to tricky rules and formal language. There are no animations or...

What is the difference between accept and except? Affect and effect? Brilliantly advise your class with the advice in these slides. Definitions of commonly misused words from A-Z help clarify meaning and usage.

Introduce your fifth graders to the coordinate plane, ordered pairs, and plotting points on any of the four quadrants. This wonderful resource makes preparation for your math class quick and easy. It explains everything the class will...

Here is a fine presentation on the finer points of solving a long division problem. Mathematicians are introduced to the divisor, the quotient, and the dividend. They are shown the series of steps necessary to solve these types of...