In the midst of his mother's struggle with cancer, fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold has the opportunity to take the trip of a lifetime. Accompanying his fearless grandmother, a magazine reporter for International Geographic, Alexander...

Comprehensive resources on the civil rights movement allows students to broaden their understanding through video and primary source material as they analyze the motivation and experience of students who joined the movement and consider...

Every teacher knows how important it is to begin the school year well. Here are nine lists of tips from experienced educators which will help you plan and put into practice some effective year-starting techniques which can help set the...

A history of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1850 to the beginning of World War I.

Read the full text of volume five of "The Writings of Abraham Lincoln". This anthology combines speeches and letters written by Abraham Lincoln during the beginning years of the Civil War.

Eleven documents and two maps detailing the almost two hundred year struggle between England and Spain for hegemony in the Caribbean.

Conversation skills are important for academic and social learning at all grade levels. This first-grade teacher teaches conversation skills very specifically, starting at the beginning of the year, and provides lots of structured...

More than two thousand years ago the Moche, a successful civilization, ruled the northern coast of Peru. Find out about this little know civilization as archaeologists begin to uncover some of the answers. Archived.

Chocolate begins as a seed of the tropical cacao tree. It has been a prized taste sensation for more than 2,500 years. One reason chocolate is so nice to eat is that it melts just below body temperature. So it really does melt in your...

Four years before women won the right to vote, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress. Several other women followed, but women were still a distinct minority in Congress and lacked leadership roles. This short summary...

Kids learn about Rosh Hashanah. The history and facts about this holiday that begins the start of the Jewish New Year.

As the Revolutionary War begins, 13-year-old Isabel wages her own fight for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, Isabel and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City...