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Oprah: How Friendship Affects Children's Eating Habits

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Studies show that friendship plays an important role in a kid's eating behavior. The results of the study showed that overweight children who ate with their overweight friends consumed more food than when they were with thinner children...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Honoring Kid's Rights to Excellent Reading Instruction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What rights do children have to excellent reading instruction? This site features ten principles that outline these rights, among which are the rights to a wide variety of books and to well-prepared teachers.
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Pbs: Children of the Camps: The Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website for PBS documentary that tells the stories of six Japanese Americans who were interned as children during World War II.
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I D Tech: Benefits of Technology & the Right Kind of Screen Time for Children

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article describes seven ways that technology use can benefit children.
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Seng: Tips for Selecting the Right Counselor or Therapist

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about seeking counseling for a gifted child who is experiencing intense moods, depression, or bi-polar disorder, or has any other type of emotional needs that need to be addressed by a professional.
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Children of the Camps: Internment History

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the history of people of Japanese ancestry who were confined to internment camps during World War II. There is a timeline of events and links to original documents.
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Sesame Street

Sesame Street: Healthy Habits for Life

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This comprehensive resource will give you the tools you need to teach children about eating right and being physically active so that they can establish healthy habits for life. Included are easy-to-use, fun lessons and activities that...
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George Bernard Shaw/ Life and Excerpts From Works

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography may be brief, but the selections from his works are, as one is entitled, "Gems." The excerpts deal with subjects like education ("Always argue with the teacher."), love and children, marriage and divorce, and a compilation...
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Ways to Help Kids Develop Healthy Habits

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A study by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation showed parents have significant potential to influence their children's behavior. Help your children learn to make healthier food choices and engage in regular physical...
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Pbs Learning Media: Racial Discrimination, Kenneth Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, psychologist Kenneth Clark describes his research that illustrated the impact of racism on African American children.
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Anti Discrimination Committee: Arab Stereotypes & Educators

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides an analysis of stereotypes of Arabs in US pop culture and textbooks, the role of educators in combating these stereotypes, and the effects of such stereotypes on Arab American children. It includes a bibliography for...
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Design a Study: How to Teach Handwriting

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Very specific advice on teaching the skill of handwriting to young children. Making correct letters, making letters the same size, and the slant of the letters are all stressed.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Marian Wright Edelman

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the contributions of Marian Wright Edelman, a civil rights activist and the founder of the Washington Research Project, which "engendered the Children's Defense Fund." This article includes "related links"...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Marian Wright Edelman

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopaedia Britannica features Marian Wright Edelman, an American lawyer and civil rights activist who founded the Children's Defense Fund in 1973. This site, rich in detail and breadth of coverage, includes a video...
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Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Healthy Food Choices

For Teachers Pre-K - K
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children about healthy food choices by collecting eight healthy food selections from magazine clippings.
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Our Natural World

For Teachers K - 1st
The focus of this guide is the natural world around us and its aim is to foster children's understanding and appreciation of the environment right outside their doors.
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Syracuse University

Syracuse University: Youth Due Process Gerald Gault

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a description of the juvenile justice system, background on the case involving Gerald Gault, and learning exercises for teachers to use in class.
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Baptism

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely thorough site exploring the history and rituals of baptism in the Christian Church. Content includes a focus on what the Church says about baptism, what it means to be baptized, the various forms of baptism, where and when...

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