ABE: Adult Basic Education

The site guides adults through the whole college process - applying to school, taking college placements tests, setting career and educational goals, picking majors, etc. It is an excellent resource for individual students as well as adult secondary classroom activities. Topics include career planning, applying to college, financial planning, brushing up on academic skills, and more resources on how to be successful in college. Use the Example Document, College for Adults to guide students through the Web site and give them a place to note important things they discover.

This activity will help your students learn to open a bank account and manage their money by helping with budgeting, but the materials at this site also address the following topics:

• Using Debit Cards
• Prepaid Cards
• Saving Money When You Shop
• Buying and Using Phone Cards
• Sending Money Overseas
• Credit History
• Using Credit
• Payday Loans and Cash Advances
• Car Title Loans
• Managing Debt
• Scams and Identity Theft

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In this activity, students learn about the Silk Road and Ancient Trade. This video is part of a series of very fast-paced, engaging videos (found on YouTube) on various aspects of World History. Currently, there are 42 videos on World History but over 250 including other topics such as US History, Chemistry, Biology, Literature, and Ecology. They might be just the ticket to engage your high school diploma students to learn their world history.

Use this Web site to make online quizzes, polls, ratings, or surveys for your classes. The  account provides 2,500 signals for free, then requires an upgrade to a paid account.

Education World offers ten lessons about December celebrations, observances, and activities from several cultures. Included are: A Hanukkah game, a Kwanzaa recipe, and other ideas. The one featured here is an activity that involves students in diagramming similarities and differences in holiday celebrations!