Clipart and Images

Here is a sampling of online resources offering clipart or images that can be of use in learning or teaching English as a second language. Search our database to find more similar resources.

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abcteach
http://abcteach.com/

Welcome to abcteach. This is the place for kids, parents, student teachers, and teachers. Free Printables: 5000+ free printable pages and worksheets.

ArtLex Art Dictionary
http://www.artlex.com/

Definitions for more than 3,600 terms used in discussing art / visual culture, along with thousands of supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.

Canadian Landscapes
http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/landscapes/index_e.php

This collection of photos of Canadian Landscapes and landforms is presented to illustrate the great diversity of Canadian scenery. Brief geological explanations provide insight on how the features developed. The photos were taken by scientists of the Geological Survey of Canada during the last 30 years. Presently, there are 1054 images and descriptions in the collection.

Clip Art Collection for Foreign/Second Language Instruction
http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj/FLClipart/

This page contains a growing collection of clip art (simple line-drawings) to be used by foreign language instructors. Drawings are designed to be culturally and linguistically neutral as much as possible. You can freely use these drawings without any fee as long as they are used for not-for-profit educational purposes.

Clipart ETC
http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/

Welcome to quality educational clipart. Every item comes with a choice of image size and format as well as complete source information for proper citations in school projects.

Colour Canada
http://www.colourcanada.com/index.html

Colourcanada.com is a growing project that aims to make exploring and defining Canadian culture fun. This kid-friendly site is a great place to find printable pictures that tell the story of Canada, interesting places to travel in Canada, a collection of "Canadian" facts and a kiosk where you can purchase "Canadian" items (apparel, kits, and books).

Discovery Education – Clip Art Gallery
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/

Add graphics to your next project, whether it’s for home or school. Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces, including animations!

Enchanted Learning
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

Welcome to the Enchanted Learning website where you will find everything from the classroom calendar to detailed math and geography activities. The site is organized by themes and also features a great site index to easily locate materials for use. The site also features a good array of language activities to serve language teachers.

GOGraph - Clipart
http://www.gograph.com/fusion/EN/DisplayCategorie/Category01.cfm?cfid=20760671&cftoken=85047812&Position=2400

Large collection of theme based clipart.

Images Canada - Educational Resources
http://www.imagescanada.ca/r1-300-e.html

Two lesson plans and an idea bank structured around using primary sources have been developed for Images Canada: "An Early Canadian Photo Album" and "Using Pictures to Read the Past". The lesson plans include: detailed guidelines for educators, learning outcomes, expectations and objectives, suggested criteria for assessment, instructions for classroom use and worksheets.

Images Canada : Image Trails
http://www.imagescanada.ca/r1-205-e.html

Image Trails are pre-selected searches on a particular topic or theme, which yield between 50 and 150 images. When you click on an Image Trail, a selection of images related to that theme will be displayed from the collections of all Images Canada partners.

The Internet Picture Dictionary: English
http://www.pdictionary.com/

The Internet Picture Dictionary is a completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and English beginners. This site presents a picture dictionary that students can browse through by alphabetical order.

Noetic Art
http://www.noeticart.com/na_clipart.htm

Collection of original “silly” clipart.

Online ESL Flashcards
http://www.1-language.com/eslflashcards/index.htm

Online ESL Flashcards is a collection of 138 high-quality cards that are free and can be used to brighten up your class! Our flashcards are grouped under the following categories: animals, children's things, food, actions and Halloween.

Pics4Learning
http://www.pics4learning.com/

Pics4Learning contains a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers.

Quick Maps
http://www.theodora.com/maps/

Quick Maps contains GIF maps of the countries of the world. The website also contains handy colouring maps that are ideal for the busy teacher. The site links to the World Fact Book and to the flags of all countries.

UVic’s Language Teaching Clipart Library
http://hcmc.uvic.ca/clipart/

This library consists of about 3000 images which is hoped will be useful in the teaching of basic vocabulary in a variety of languages. The characters and objects depicted are as culturally neutral as they could be made.

Vocabulary Images
http://www.esl-images.com/subpage1.asp

Find over 2000 images on this website for which you can print full size flashcards from your browser, or download complete topical sets. Choose from colour or black and white. Add text to any image. Subscription is required for most images.