This site features several links to lesson plans and activities for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst.

Great resource for history teachers! Website has a lot of information about the Romanov Tsar Alexander's palace, along with an archive of historical diaries and letters. Good resource for studying Russian history. Many pages are...

A video of the book "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day", written by Judith Viorist. Just Books Read Aloud is a site that includes children's books read aloud by normal (but enthusiastic) readers.

Full text of nine poems by Selected Poetry of Walter Alexander Raleigh (1861-1922). Includes note on his life and works.

Investigate Alexander the Great's biography on this site. Learn about the great general and commander of Ancient Greece.

This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Alexander the Great.

Biographical summary of the life and career of Alexander Calder an American sculptor known for his mobiles and monumental sculptures.

From a PBS series, They Made America, comes this biography of Alexander Graham Bell and his invention of the telephone. Read about his development of the telephone and research into the sound.

Follow Alexander the Great as he builds a tremendous empire, significantly changing and improving geography and history.

Detailed biographical information on one of our founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. He was a signer of the Constitution, a General, and a co-author of The Federalist Papers.

One-page article explainshow Alexander Calder uses humor in this hanging art piece called Bird, describes how the mobile is constructed, and gives a short biography of the artist. Students can then answer questions about the sculpture,...

A short biography of Alexander Hamilton containing information on his military service during the American Revolution as well as his later life in politics.

This site provides a biographical sketch of Alexander Graham Bell and his inventions. Find out about Bell's patents in addition to the telephone.

Biographical and scientific information about discoveries and technological advances credited to ten Scots, Lord Kelvin (Kelvin scale), Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), James Watt (steam engine), and Alexander Fleming (penicillin),...

A great overview of the world of Alexander the Great, beginning with the military exploits of his father, Philip of Macedon. Included is a look at Hellenistic philosophies.

Learn about the very first telephone call, placed by Alexander Graham Bell on June 3rd, 1880.

An interesting description of the career of the man who invented the telephone. Learn more of his adventurous life as you read. (In Spanish)

This site describes how Bell started out by seeking to help the deaf and ended up with a telephone. It gives brief information about his family and how he came to invent the telephone.

All the primary source documents of the Graham Bell Family can be found at this Library of Congress site. An exhaustive site that is interesting to peruse.

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Alexander Archipenko. Archipenko was a sculpture artist who was inventive with his various forms and styles. The site, in...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Alexander Gardner is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his photography.

This is a slideshow that examines the cause-and-effect text structure of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. The lesson plan includes questions for students to answer in their Reading Response...

Brief discussion on Alexander Crummell's missionary work to Liberia, the colony for freed slaves.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse" by Leo Lionni. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.