Online Resources

Arabic, Chinese, and ESOL STEM units for grades K-5.

Curriculum maps and thematic units for Arabic and Chinese based on the Understanding by Design framework. Includes units for elementary, middle, and high school.

Aswaat Arabiyya provides listening materials and accompanying activities from television stations throughout the Arab world.

Chinese curriculum maps for grades K-3.

Each unit may be downloaded as a Word or PDF document. The Word version will allow you to make and save changes for use in your classroom.

Britsh Council's lesson plan focuses on teaching about the Chinese zodiac.

This University of Oxford website contains resources for teaching Chinese at elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels. It contains many listening activities for a variety of levels.

Resources on grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

The University of Maryland has created this website with interactive lessons for high school students who have learned the alphabet to continue their Arabic-learning.

A variety of resources for less commonly taught languages (Arabic dialects and Mandarin both included). Searches can be conducted by level, age, and several other factors.

Resources for K-12 teachers of Arabic about religion, history, culture, geography, government, visual culture, and pop culture.

Assembly plans, lesson plans, activities, and resource sheets from British Council.