Students study the /a/ in both written and spoken words. They find the sneezing /a/ while saying words and reciting a tongue twister before they practice writing the letter 'a.' As they listen to a read aloud of 'Pat's Jam," they sneeze...

Students explore the various forms money can take other than as coins and currency. They offer written explanations why a form of exchange is needed. Students list items that could be used as forms of trade.

Students practice the phoneme /a/ through a series of activities. They Students listen to a decodable book, "Ants In A Can." They answer comprehension questions. Students identify visual representations of the grapheme "Aa."

Students participate in a layered unit that includes activities like: Write a character study (minimum 250 words) of a character you are familiar with from a book or play. What is their personality like? Who would you compare them to (in...

Students, through two pieces of writing, identify poetic/language devices through the speakers, personification , imagery, metaphor, etc. They assess the patterns those devices are used in and analyze the theme of each. Each student...

In this research learning exercise, students search for the titles of 20 Woody Allen films. Students are given a few key words for each movie title and then must fill in the blanks for each of the 20 titles.

High schoolers write a narrative from the perspective of an immigration inspector or European immigrant. In this Immigration lesson, students read an online history of Ellis Island and evaluate its significance by writing answers to...

A biography of Annie Oakley which traces her childhood, her stardom in Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, her long marriage to Frank Butler, and her life after the show. Part of a larger PBS American Experience site about Annie Oakley.

"Will you please let me know if I am free?" wrote Annie Davis. Annie Davis was a slave who wrote this letter to President Lincoln 20 months after the Emancipation Proclamation. To understand her confusion, examine the following documents...

Biographical account on Annie Oakley, famous markswoman known for her sharpshooting.

Read the unbelievable story of Annie Oakley, an Ohio native and experienced marksman. This site uses a 1955 advertisement to tell how the "Little Sure Shot," eventually experienced world-wide fame.

This is a collection of links to information about Anni Albers including articles and her art work.

This is a fantastic account of the life of astronomer, Annie Jump Cannon. Included in this biography are additional links to photographs of her tools and her accomplishments.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel Annie Lyon, or, The Secret of a Happy Home by Mason Young [1870].

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Loyal Charlie Bentham: The Children's Island by Annie Webb Peploe (1861), includes two separate stories.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Annie and Willie's Prayer by Sophia P. Snow (c1884), a Christmas picture book in verse.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Children of Haycombe by Annie S. Fenn (1887), an illustrated children's novel.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Annie D. Bell et at (c1894), a collection of illustrated sketches and poems for young people.

This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book "Cissa's Black Cat" and, "A Little Yellow Shoe" by Annie Keary (1884), two children's stories.

This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Madge's Mistake: A Recollection of Girlhood by Annie Armstrong (1884), a children's novel.

A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Annie and the Elves by Charles Anderson Dana, a fiction book for children.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's picture book As Months Go By by Annie Matheson (1888). It illustrates the months of the year and provides a poem for each.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Their New Home by Annie S. Fenn (1888), a story about a boy's adventures after his family's immigration to the United States from England.

A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Little Annie's Ramble by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a book of stories for children.