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HERE’S a little something that teachers and students can indulge in while browsing the internet:

Word power

If your English grammar textbook is making your head spin with all the rules, here is one place where you can actually put some of them in practice. Not only that but you can also indulge in reading comprehensions, learn the meanings of several idioms and spruce up your spelling skills. There are sections for pronunciation and vocabulary too. The only catch is that some of the worksheets are available for a fee. But why not make the most of those that aren’t?

www.english-zone.com

Poetic justice

When it comes to poetry, there are some who are interested in finding out everything that there is to know, and others who start yawning at the mere mention of the word. This website is dedicated to poems and poets which are arranged in different categories. Literature teachers can find loads of

classroom activities to make poetry more interesting and meaningful for students. www.poetryarchive.org

Mapping homework

The chances of you leaving your geography homework for the eleventh hour, only to realise at the last minute that you need an atlas are quite high, especially if you don’t like the subject too much. Well, look no further. Map Quest is a purpose-built search engine for maps. All you need to do is to enter the name of the country or latitude/longitude, if you know it. The result will give you an enlarged map of the country in question.

www.mapquest.co.uk

Death by numbers? Not quite

There are some poor souls who can never understand mathematics. If you happen to be one of them, here is one website which can help you out. Given here are several math topics like algebra and geometry with subtopics. Each sub-topic has a detailed explanation as well as examples for you to grasp the basic concepts. There is a section on games and puzzles too just in case you get tired of theories.

www.cut-the-knot.org

‘Those who can’t teach...’

Created by a teacher-educator, this website features almost everything teachers will need, irrespective of his/her subject. Apart from teaching ideas and reviews of books for teachers, there is a whole section on activity worksheets which are free to download. The worksheets pertain to a wide range of subjects.

http://home.att.net/~teaching

Live in colour

Whether you are new to the internet or are trying to explain it to a student, here is one website which will definitely help you out. Each section delves into the details of history, design, use and security. Yes, it is possible to relive the internet experience through this website.

www.livinginternet.com