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Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: May Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A wealth of information, activities and lessons are provided here for teachers to educate their students on May Day and other spring holidays.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: May Teacher Resource Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Add to your classroom experience during the month of May with this excellent variety of resources while teaching such topics as Mother's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day and other themes throughout the month.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Ve Day Celebrations

For Students 9th - 10th
On May 7, 1945, the formal act of military surrender was signed by Germany, ending World War II in Europe. This pictorial essay highlights the celebrations that took place in London the next day marking VE Day.
Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Memorial Day May 30th

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page has a variety of vocabulary puzzles and activities using a word list of 59 words pertaining to Memorial Day. It also provides an extensive list of 240 words on the topic.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The First Mother's Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
Mother's Day was begun by President Woodrow Wilson. This Library of Congress site gives you the background and some wonderful old photographs.
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Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: Drama's Vitallest Expression Is the Common Day

For Students 9th - 10th
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Drama's Vitallest Expression is the Common Day", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
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Other

The National Arbor Day Foundation: What Tree Is That?

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine a world without trees. Students can click on a barren field to see the transformation of the bare dirt by plants and trees. The authors include an online reference guide that lists the benefits of trees and an excellent...
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: War's End Ve Day

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of letters and interviews of soldiers as the relate and recall their feelings on VE day.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Where Do Rainy Days Come From?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find out more about rainy days when you check out this resource, which features hands-on interactive activities, experiments, fun facts, and more.
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: How Labor Got Its Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
If you asked learners what comes to mind first when they think of Labor Day, what do you think they would say? The last days of summer? A family picnic? Shopping the Labor Day sales? The purpose of this lesson is to broaden and deepen...
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Days Honoring People

For Students Pre-K - 1st
There are two holidays which occur every year designed to honor those men and women who offered service in the United States military. Memorial Day, in May, honors those who died serving their country. Veterans Day honors all of those...
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BBC

Bbc News: Us Immigrants Stage Boycott Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed report of the May 1, 2006 protest against immigration law reform. Immigrants across the United States boycotted work to show their worth to America's economy. Provides links to a collection of stories about the immigration debate.
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Other

National Wwii Museum: Remembering v E Day [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
See a copy of the front page of a Minneapolis newspaper proclaiming V-E Day and read about celebrations all through Europe on the day World War II ended in Europe, May 8, 1945. [pdf]
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Memorial Day (2)

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An overview of May's Memorial Day.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Day of My Life

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of George Nugent-Bankes's A Day Of My Life has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Dragon and the Raven: Or, the Days of King Alfred

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of G. A. Henty's The Dragon And The Raven: Or, The Days Of King Alfred has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Day in Mary Carrow's School

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of American Sunday-School Union's A Day In Mary Carrow's School has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Third Day in Mary Carrow's School

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of American Sunday-School Union's A Third Day In Mary Carrow's School has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Day With the Harriers: An Extract From "Happy Thoughts"

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of F. C. Sir Burnand's A Day With The Harriers: An Extract From "Happy Thoughts" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: From School to Battlefield: A Story of the War Days

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Charles King's From School To Battlefield: A Story Of The War Days has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: In the Days of Queen Victoria

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Eva March Tappan's In The Days Of Queen Victoria has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Around the World in Eighty Days

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Jules Verne's Around The World In Eighty Days (Le Tour Du Monde En Quatre-Vingts Jours) has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication,...
Website
Other

National Mental Health Awareness Day: Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
Posters, banners, notes and tips for speeches and newspaper editorials, a proclamation template, pamphlets and other great materials you can use to raise awareness about children's mental health issues or participate in Children's Mental...
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International Institute of Social History

International Institute of Social History: A High Tower of Winter Gourds

For Students 9th - 10th
From the International Institute of Social History this is "May Day. All with Fidel on the Square of the Revolution" a Cuban political propaganda poster by an unknown designer, ca. 1965.

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