DOGO Media
Dogo News: Celebrate Holi the Original Color Run
Learn about the Hindu holiday of Holi that is celebrated in India. Includes video.
A&E Television
History.com: The First Thanksgiving Celebration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Learning About Black Leaders Bingo: Grades 1 and 2: Pbs Kids
Identifying contributions of people, past and present is important. We learn to celebrate individuals and the part they play in our lives. The month of February honors the important role Black people play in the story of our country....
PBS
Pbs: National Memorial Day Concert
A colorful and detail-filled site regarding the history, individuals, and stories that culminate in the annual National Memorial Day Concert celebration in front of the nation's capitol. Links from this site will create a rich...
PBS
Pbs: About All You Can Eat: A Feast at Plimouth Plantation
A lesson in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned. This...
Other
Globe Trottin' Kids: Sharing Many Cultures in the Elementary Classroom
Tips for implementing a culturally responsive classroom are provided on this site. Cultural norms will be celebrated via the resources provided.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Encouraging Student Motivation With Khan Academy
Find tips to help students gain confidence in using Khan Academy, develop a growth mindset, establish a connection between learning and life, work collaboratively, celebrate success,
Curated OER
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dancers in Olympic Journey Celebrations
A broad selection of images featuring Australian indigenous dance can be found on this site by Picture Australia. By clicking on individual images you'll find high quality photographs as well as a brief description.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Diversity in Latino Culture
Young scholars explore the rich diversity within Latino culture using WGBY's bilingual program Presencia. The lesson explores the variety within Latino food, music, and art and the individuals who celebrate their culture. Students learn...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Culture of Common Man: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Excerpts From "Self Reliance"
Emerson's famous essay emerging from the Transcendentalist period that celebrates unfettered individualism.
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: Corporate Culture
Every organization is unique. Many companies celebrate their individuality by aligning their employees, work environment and procedures with predetermined ideals.
Digital History
Digital History: Religious Freedom and the Founders
Read the background for the Founding Fathers' support of freedom of religion and separation of church and state. Included are parts of letters in which George Washington and Thomas Jefferson celebrate the fact that the United States was...
University of Pennsylvania
Understood Betsy, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Maintained by a group called "A Celebration of Women Writers," this site offers an online text version of Fisher's "Understood Betsy." The story can be linked by individual chapters, and includes illustrations.
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Different Cultures
Many different world cultures are illustrated for the different styles of clothing, music, makeup they wear.
Curated OER
Barbara Ann Scott
Barbara Ann Scott is Canada's only female figure skater to win an Olympic Gold Medal. The Celebrating Women's Achievement website from Canada's National Library and Archive profiles the skater nicknamed Canada's Sweetheart. After turning...