School level: Elementary

Ooooh, the Oud

This lesson for elementary students introduces them to …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Smithsonian Folkways

World Language Classroom Resources

This is a great website for many effective activities a …

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

Al-Afak ( The Horizon) – Test 1

This test is about the lesson “Al-Nathafa” for level 3 …

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

Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East

This website for the 2009 Saatchi Gallery exhibit “Unve …

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

Google Cultural Institute: Art Project

Google Cultural Institute’s Art Project hosts images fr …

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

Teachers’ Resource: Voyage Through the Islamic Middle East

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Victoria & Albert Museum

Teachers’ Resource: Maths and Islamic Art & Design

This lesson from the Victoria & Albert Museum in Lo …

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

GWU Institute for Middle East Studies: Lesson Plans

George Washington University’s Institute for Middle Eas …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Elliott School, George Washington University

Test 2 email respopnce

The courses feature top-notch Arabic teacher training d …

Language of Presentation:
Media Format: Online Tools, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: CLASSRoad

Eternal Egypt

This website offers images of monuments, antiquities, a …

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

Middle East Outreach Council Annual Book Awards

Each year, the Middle East Outreach Council  issues awa …

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

Middle East Outreach Council Gallery

The Middle East Outreach Council Photo Gallery is a col …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Middle East Outreach Council

Once Upon of Time in Damascus

“Once Upon a Time in Damascus” is a slide show of seven …

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

Adventures in Sustainable Eating: Turkey

In this episode of the Perennial Plate: Adventures in S …

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

Persian Miniature Paintings Visual Tour

This visual tour walks students through two Persian pai …

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

Pattern in Islamic Art

Pattern of Islamic Art contains an archive of over 4000 …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Pattern In Islamic Art | David Wade

Arts of the Islamic World: A Teacher’s Guide

Arts of the Islamic World is a guide and resource for e …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Rania Matar: In the Middle East

“In the Middle East” includes three collection of photo …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Rania Matar Photography

Islamic Arts and Architecture

Islamic Arts and Architecture contains an extensive col …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Islamic Arts and Architecture

Arts & Identity: Teaching About Palestinian and Israeli Identity Through the Arts

This website, created by Betsey Coleman, teacher at Col …

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

ArchNet

Archnet is an international community of scholars and s …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Image/Photo, Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Aga Khan Trust for Culture and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

African Places, African Stories: A Guide for Elementary Teachers

This guides includes a collection of children and adult …

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

Pictures of Muslims Wearing Things

This innovative Tumblr page includes pictures of Muslim …

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

Blank Map of the Middle East and North Africa

This image is a blank map of the Middle East and North …

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

Modern Egypt

This guide provides books, websites, curriculum, films …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Print Publication, Streaming Video, Webpage
School Level: Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Primary Source

9/11: Resources for Teachers

This guide, curated by Primary Source, highlights books …

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

Arabic Song Lyrics and Translation

This resource includes over 800 Arabic songs with their …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: Arabic Music Translation

Films for the Classroom

This resource lists 13 films from and about the Middle …

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

Exploring Stereotypes with “Aladdin”

In this lesson plan, students unpack commonly held ster …

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

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

A Day in the Life of an Egyptian

In this lesson plan, students explore the daily lives o …

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

Architectural Marvels of Egypt

In this lesson plan, students learn about the architect …

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

Egypt’s Greatest Leaders

In this lesson, students learn about famous pharaohs in …

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

The Queens of Ancient Egypt

In this lesson, students learn about some of the queens …

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: Hieroglyphs and Communication

This lesson plan focuses on the use of hieroglyphics fo …

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

Iraqi-Jewish Archive

Jews lived in Iraq for centuries, but by the 1970s, mos …

Language of Presentation: Arabic, English, Other
Media Format: Webpage
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: US National Archives

“What did I say?” Listening Assessment

This resource provides information on how to administer …

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

Children of Heaven

The Persian film, Children of Heaven, tells the story o …

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

Science and Islam-A BBC Documentary

In this BBC documentary, physicist Jim Al-Khalili explo …

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

The Complete Magic Lantern Series

“The Complete Magic Lantern Series” is a set of childre …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

The Complete Halazone Series

“The Complete Halazone Series” is a set of children’s b …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

The Complete Goldfish Series

“The Complete Goldfish Series” is a set of children’s b …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

A Home for Arnoub Set

“A Home for Arnoub” is a set of children’s books design …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format: DVD/Videotape, Print Publication
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Al Salwa Books

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

Miss Alphabet Frame

This toy is intended to help students learn the Arabic …

Language of Presentation: Arabic
Media Format:
School Level: Elementary
Institution/Provider: Edu4Fun

ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Arabic)

This publication focuses on The American Council on the …

Language of Presentation: English
Media Format: Downloadable File, Print Publication
School Level: College/University, Elementary, Middle/High School
Institution/Provider: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Ideas to Build Communication Skills

This document is a compilation of activities that can b …

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