The Science and Technology of Ancient Egypt

In this lesson, students learn about the scientific and …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS

Touring Ancient Egypt

In this lesson plan, students will use different maps t …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS

Tombs and the Afterlife

This lesson examines the concept of the afterlife in an …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS

Egypt’s Golden Empire

This website includes a comprehensive collection of res …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: PBS

A Country with No Water

Qatar has many natural resources, but water is not one …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, French, Other, Spanish
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: TED Conferences, LLC

Essential Readings: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

This resource offers a collection of readings considere …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arab Studies Institute

Golden Age of Islamic Achievement

This five lesson unit based on Common Core State Standa …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University

Our Shared Past in the Mediterranean

This teaching resource offers a unique approach to worl …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies, George Mason University

Rethinking the Region: Empire and Nation

This unit is based on an extensive analysis of high sch …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Teach-MENA

Map Poster – Middle East

This poster corresponds to the map of the Middle East. …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: VintPrint

Gaza: Tunnels to Nowhere

This documentary explores the underground tunnels conne …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Link TV

Penn Middle East Center Useful Links, Resources, and Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers

This is an extensive list of links related to teaching …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Pennsylvania Middle East Center

Atlas al-Alam

The Children’s World Atlas has been revised to include  …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: CD, Print Publication
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Dorling Kindersley / Digital Future

Mohamed Ansary’s Blog

In this blog, you will find a great variety of resource …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University
Institution/Provider: Blogger

Saudi Aramco World Digital Image Archive

This image database contains over 40,000 images from th …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Saudi Aramco World

Curriculum Units and Online Resources (CMES at UT Austin)

This page lists a small collection of units and lesson …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Lesson Plans (CMES at the University of Arizona)

This site provides an extensive collection of teacher-p …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)

The Modern Middle East Resource Guide

This resource guide lists useful books, films, and webs …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Primary Source

Reading Summative Assessment

This is a summative reading assessment that can be used …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Writing – Speaking Assessment (Intermediate)

This document contains a collection of activities that …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Fadi Abughoush

Writing – Speaking Assessment (Novice)

This document contains a collection of activities that …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Cairo: Living Past, Living Future

This module unit focuses on the historical and contempo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Online Tools, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: University of Texas at Austin Center for Middle Eastern Studies

Using نسبة Adjectives in Context

This worksheet can be used to help students practice re …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Countries and Capitals – Lesson 2

This unit focuses on countries around the world and the …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Countries & Capitals – Lesson 1

This unit focuses on countries around the world and the …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Creating a Newspaper Project

In this project, student groups will create a newspaper …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Four Seasons

This PowerPoint presentation outlines information about …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Fadi Abughoush

Teaching the Middle East

This website houses a large collection of high-quality  …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Oriental Institute, The University of Chicago

Weather Forecast – Listening Activity

This simple worksheet could be used to accompany a weat …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Comparing Maps of the Middle East

This brief activity challenges students to identify the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: TeachMideast

The Arab World

This guide provides an easy-to-read general overview of …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: The Arab American National Museum

Petra, Jordan

This photograph is of Petra in Jordan. Located in south …

Language of Presentation:
Media Format: Downloadable File, Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Road to Petra

This is an image of the road to Petra in Jordan. Petra …

Language of Presentation:
Media Format: Downloadable File, Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Learning Each Other’s Historical Narratives – Lesson Plans

These three lesson plans can be used individually or in …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Qatar’s Geography and Culture

The objective of this lesson is for students to recogni …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Arabic Speaking Country Project

This project requires that students write a 2-3 page Ar …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Qatar: Geography, Culture, & Tourist Attractions

This lesson is about Qatar, its geography, culture and …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations-Saudi Arabia

In this episode, Anthony Bourdain travels to Saudi Arab …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Streaming Video
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations- Saudi Arabia (Worksheet)

This worksheet is designed to accompany the Saudi Arabi …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider:

Tapestry of Travel: Contributions of Arab/Muslim Civilization to Geography and World Exploration

This module is an excellent resource for history or oth …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Garbage Dreams (Lessons and Activities)

These set of four standards aligned lesson plans accomp …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Public Broadcast Service

Garbage Dreams

Garbage Dreams is a film that portrays the lives of thr …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Lucy Thiboutot

LEARNING EACH OTHER’S HISTORICAL NARRATIVE: Palestinians and Israelis

This booklet is intended to provide Palestinian and Isr …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Peace Research Institute in the Middle East

Media Construction of the Middle East: A Digital Media Literacy Curriculum

This curriculum provides teachers, college faculty and …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Lucy Thiboutot

European Countries (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic Pictoral Wiki

العالم العربي إقليم واسع ومتنوّع يمتد من المغرب في الغرب عبر بلاد الشام إلى شبه الجزيرة العربية. يضم العالم العربي 23 قطر مختلف و يمثّل مدى واسع من العادات والتقاليد والثقافات. تحاول هذه الوحدة تحديد هذا الأقليم من منظار الوحدة والتنوّع الثقافيين، وهومفهوم محوري في هذا المنهج الدراسي. تجيء الخلفية التاريخية والثقافية المفصّلة في هذه الوحدة بمثابة أساس يعتمد عليه ...

Arab Culture Through Literature and Film: Introduction to the Arab World

The Arab world is a large and diverse region that spans …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Portland State University|Qatar Foundation International

يحتوي الأرشيف الافتراضي للمفات السمعية – البصرية على سلسلة من مقاطع الفيديو القصيرة التي تعرض مواضيع عن تونس للنقاش. يحتوي الموقع حالياً على مقاطع ملفات صوتية حول المواضيع التالية: العائلة، والإجازات، والتاريخ، والتعليم، وأسلوب الحياة، والطقس، ومرافق الترفيه، واللغة، والهوية، والاحتفالات. صممت الملفات على نظام MP3 مما يجعلها سهلة الاستعمال بالنسبة للطلاب والمدرسين بتنزيلها للإستخدام داخل قاعة الدراسة.

Virtual Audio-Video Archive

The Virtual Audio-Video Archive contains a series of sh …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Streaming Audio, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA)-University of Minnesota

Farm Animals (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic Pictoral Wiki

Plants (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic Pictoral Wiki

Landscapes (Vocabulary)

This website incorporates a series of pictures or diagr …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic Pictoral Wiki