A collection of six lessons for Grades 5 and up for Black History Month. The lesson plans explore the use of nonviolence in history, particularly with respect to the civil rights movement and African American history.

Ninth grade teacher Brett Vogelsinger offers twelve active ways to incorporate poetry into almost any class. Use these during National Poetry Month (April) or anytime throughout the year.

The American Gem Society provides a pictured list of months and their corresponding birthstones. More information on these gems can be accessed by clicking on a particular month.

As a part of the study of personal economics, learners will research a career, costs of rent, insurance, food, transportation, etc. and prepare a monthly budget based on their research.

This site offers an article from the "Washington Monthly" in which Joseph Califano, Jr. disputes the claims of conservative pundits that Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs constituted a failed social experiment that wasted the...

With this resource, teachers can select the most appropriate academic level and download a lesson plan that contains images, Word documents and PDF resources for teaching about the history of black Americans in aviation. Excellent...

This site provides information on the monthly payments of a lease. It provides detailed information on the Monthly Payment Formula. It defines the following terms: Depreciation Fee, Leasing Fee, Sales Tax, and Finance Fee. It also...

Comprehensive site that delves into the history of women's suffrage and the famous women that we celebrate that helped to change history.

A brief classroom activity lesson for students of all ages in commemoration of National Poetry Month. Includes links and a bibliography. Check out the links to various poetry websites and activities.

Discusses the significance of Isaiah as a man and prophet. Summarizes main ideas in Isaiah, Chapters 1-12; lists lessons learned from the prophet.

A challenging quiz to test one's knowledge of women's history in the United States.

An article excerpt that documents how job growth in the 1990s helped to turn around the recession.

This organization provides information about glaucoma.

Exhibit displays and explains literature relating to the antislavery movement.

This lesson plan engages students in the shared learning of different poems of the month. Students will clap different rhythms and then apply clapping patterns to different poems of the month. Each poem will contain different rhythms and...

Explains the significance of Hispanic Heritage Month and provides a huge collection of links to websites looking at Mexican and Hispanic art and culture, as well as some lesson plans.

This is the article "Chaucer's Pardoner" by George Lyman Kittredge which was originally published in The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 72, 1893, pp. 829-33. It uses quoted passages to analyze "The Pardoner's Tale" from The Canterbury Tales by...

With this leasson plan, students will learn about prominent African American artist William H. Johnson and his influence both on the history of art and black American culture. Select a link for the desired grade level version of this...

Who are our real life heroes? Students will learn and write about inspirational women.

When an Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes on Friday, October 13, 1972, cannibalism helped some survive two months in harsh conditions. The Uruguayan Air Force Fairchild F-227 had crashed into a glacial valley high in the Andes....

Article provides information about the signs and symptoms of arthritis, the two types of arthritis, and some quick facts.

A great page for all around biochemistry and background information. Includes the molecular structure and most of the information relevant to its role in living cells.

Great site which gives the chemical structure and reactions involved in aspirin production. If you have the CHIME plug-in then it links to a better site with a 3-D model you can manipulate. OR BETTER YET, if your browser has Java, then...

A rich Library of Congress resource page that is filled with links to historical and primary documents offering a female perspective throughout history. Lesson plan links are also given.