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The New Hampshire Almanac: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent resource from the New Hampshire State Library for teachers and students. Learn about New Hampshire history, state symbols, famous people and places, elections, governors, flowers, wildlife, and demographics.
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The Contemporary a Cappella Society: A Cappella Almanac

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes general information on a cappella music, as well has tips on how to get started in a cappella singing and how to arrange, perform, and record a cappella music. Read about world-wide a cappella events and check out...
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Theodore Roosevelt: Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 1st - 9th
This site has everything about Theodore Roosevelt. Find his speeches, his family life, videos, his time in the military, as well as his presidency. The site is well laid out and easy to navigate.
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Pbs Teachers: Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life (Teacher's Guide)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Go directly to the teaching resource that accompanies the PBS series "Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life, An Electric Mind" to find eight lesson plans that support the study of Benjamin Franklin and his place in history. Lessons...
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Baseball Almanac: Babe Ruth Baseball Stats

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information, career statistics, and fast facts about major league baseball's icon, Babe Ruth.
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Old Farmer's Almanac: Identifying Clouds in the Sky

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn what clouds are made of and how they are formed. Also learn the characteristics and view pictures of different types of clouds including cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altostratus, altocumulus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus,...
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Class Flow: Reference Sources

For Teachers 2nd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews different reference sources including, encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses, almanacs, atlases, and periodicals.
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Water Resources [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they learn the difference between primary and secondary streams, then research and...
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Texas State Historical Association: Mexican Texas [Pdf} [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students research Mexican history between the years 1810-1836 and complete a...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Texas in Conflict, 1900 1920 [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, students read a section on Texas history between 1900-1920 and find the answers...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Health and Science in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they research health care services in Texas counties and compare...
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Texas State Historical Association: Media in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this instructional activity, they learn about newspapers, radio, and television in Texas.
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Texas State Historical Association: Texas Hall of Fame [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they research some of the Texans who became famous, to create their own 'Texas...
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Mostly Fiction: Summary of "Almanac of the Dead"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a critical summary of Leslie Marmon Silko's famous work entitled "Almanac of the Dead." Content is followed by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
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Book a Day Almanac: Lincoln: A Photobiography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the story behind the children's book classic, Lincoln: A Photobiography, while also delving into the background of the author, Russell Freedman.
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Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt: A Life in Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an archive of photographs from Theodore Roosevelt's life. There are no text explanations of the photo;, however they are in chronological categories.
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Texas State Historical Association: Texas Almanac: Italian Texans

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the rich and varied history of Italian people who in Texas. The pillars of Italian cultural identity in Texas have been principally food, faith, and family.
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Baseball Almanac Pete Rose

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information, career stats, and fast facts about Major League Baseball's Hit King.
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Oregon State Archives: The Oregon Blue Book

For Students 9th - 10th
The Oregon Blue Book, the official state directory and fact book, provides a wealth of information about Oregon. "FACTS," contains almanac references, economy information, scenic images, capital city information, and state buildings;...
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Almanac of Policy Issues: Poverty

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Alamanac of Policy Issues provides a general look at poverty in the U.S. based on 1998 figures (the latest available). A good reference for federal poverty threshold figures.
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American Almanac: The Chinese Model for America's Canals

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information pertaining to the signifigance of the canals in developing new settlements.
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Texas State Historical Association: Texas Art and Artists [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of posters of art by prominent Texas artists showing images from periods in Texas history.
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Texas State Historical Association: Dec of Independence of Rep. Of Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson, Students examine the Texas Declaration of Independence and compare it to the United States Declaration of Independence for similarities and differences, with particular attention paid to the terminology used in these...
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Huntington Library: Benjamin Franklin: Colonial Printer and Journalist

For Teachers 5th
This lesson looks at the early career of Benjamin Franklin and he contributed to the spread of literacy in America, as well as his public service record at that time. Students will examine and analyze primary source documents to...

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