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Read Works

Read Works: From Morning to Night

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how the day moves from morning to night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Article a Day Set: Time: Parts of a Day

For Students Pre-K - K
[Free Registration/Login Required] ReadWorks provides numerous resources filled with informational articles. "Parts of a Day" provides information about the parts of a day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This passage is designed...
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Read Works

Read Works: Morning Sunshine

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the tilt of the Earth on its axis affects sunrises and sunstes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Morning Earth

Morning Earth: All Lives Seek Balance: Introduction to Homeostasis

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholars explore the Biology concept of homeostasis. The tutorial consists of definitions, examples, and pictures. Topics include homeostasis in organisms, how they work, and the internal environment.
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Wisconsin Historical Society

Wisconsin Historical Society: Ho Poe Kaw (Glory of the Morning)

For Students 9th - 10th
Ho-poe-kaw or Glory of the Morning was a female Chief of the Ho-Chunk in Wisconsin, as recorded in 1727. She married a French fur trader. Together they worked to help the Ho-Chunk battle the Meskwaki over access to river routes.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Spring Morning in the Heart of the City

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Spring Morning in the Heart of the City" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Get Up and Go! Breakfast Boost

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the importance of eating a healthy breakfast every morning. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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The National Gallery (UK)

National Gallery, London: Ite: Learning Ideas and Outcomes: Subject Focus

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This extensive lesson plan uses the painting 'A View of Het Steen in the Early Morning' as a starting point to learning in science. Students will use the work by Reubens to learn about a variety of animals and their habitats.
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Other

Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is maintained by an organization in Hartford, Connecticut, Stevens' home town, devoted to promoting Stevens' poetry and contribution to the Hartford community. It contains a map and photos of the route Stevens walked to work...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Henry Twachtman

For Students 9th - 10th
The painting career of John Henry Twachtman is discussed in this biography. Also provided are images of five of Twachtman's works.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Masters Collection: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of one media gallery, eight videos, and one interactive about Maya Angelou and her works especially her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
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Wonderville Media

Wonderville: Artists

For Students 3rd - 7th
An artist wakes up in the morning thinking about the story they want to tell to the world. Then they think about the materials they want to use to create their work. They may spend long stretches of time focusing on their art. Some...
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Fact Tracker: Mummies and Pyramids

For Students K - 1st
This book checks information shared in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne. Mummies and Pyramids, the nonfiction companion written by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne, is the...
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Claude Monet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a detailed biography of Claude Monet, as well as images of many of his works. His work is broken into numerous sub-sections for display purposes, and many include detailed accounts of the work.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edward Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Edward Hopper is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief information...
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Academy of American Poets

Poets.org: Charles Simic

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise biography of Charles Simic that lists his works and achievements. Includes a photograph.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Winslow Homer

For Students 9th - 10th
This presentation provides an extensive gallery of American artist Winslow Homer's work, as well as a link to biographical information.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Ray Bradbury

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.
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CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Thomas Eakins

For Students 9th - 10th
A full gallery of Eakin's work, as well as a brief biography. The links at the bottom provide more information.
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Curated OER

Christine Dakin in 'Phaedra'

For Students 9th - 10th
This 2003 story from NPR discusses the return of the Martha Graham Dance Company to the stage. It includes images of her modern dance choreography, a selection of New York Times reviews of her work, and several links at the bottom of the...
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Curated OER

Martha Graham in 'Frontier'

For Students 9th - 10th
This 2003 story from NPR discusses the return of the Martha Graham Dance Company to the stage. It includes images of her modern dance choreography, a selection of New York Times reviews of her work, and several links at the bottom of the...
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Curated OER

A Finalist in the Stanley and Stella Shouting Contest

For Students 9th - 10th
National Public Radio presents a feature on Tennessee Williams' famous play. Includes pictures, clips from the movie version, and interesting history of the writing and filming of this ground-breaking work.
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Curated OER

Writer Zora Neale Hurston, Pictured in Florida in 1935.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR's Vertamae Grosvenor interviews Alice Walker about her connection to Zora Neale Hurston. Walker talks about how Hurston inspired her writing, even though the two writers never met. The site also contains audio of Walker reading her...
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Curated OER

A Physical Therapist Works With Two Polio Stricken Children in the 1950s.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.