Teaching Tools
Texas Public Radio has compiled a wealth of educational resources from our programmers including NPR, American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio, and others. Anywhere we’ve found content aimed at teachers or students, or links that might be of value for class projects or activities, we’ve captured it here in one convenient place.
Find links to useful content in each of these areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Music.
Language Arts:
- BBC Learning English
- General & Business English
- Grammar, Vocabulary & Punctuation
- Quizzes
- Information and links for English teachers
- Sunday Puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz
- Daily five-minute collection by Garrison Keillor with facts from literary history and a poem, "a good one"
- Archive of past editions
- The Writer's Almanac Bookshelf — Interviews and suggested collections of poetry.
Social Studies:
- Justice Learning, "Civic education in the real world."
- Includes a guide to the constitution, and "In Their Own Words," from the three branches of government, the press, and schools
- Teaching materials on current topics
- "Sound Journalism for the Planet," with program archives
- Books and Music
- Special features, including two student radio projects
- Recipes, techniques, and information on food and cooking
- Browse the list of shows for topics of interest
Science:
- "Sound Journalism for the Planet," with program archives
- Books and Music
- Special features, including two student radio projects
- Science Friday Podcast
- SciArts
- Searchable topics list
- Recipes, techniques, and information on food and cooking
- Browse the list of shows for topics of interest
Music:
- Visit web radio listings
- Explore music by artist, region, country or style
- Glossary of African music terms
Global HIt from PRI's The World
- Global Hit Main
- Global Hit Podcast — World Music
- Global Hit Archive