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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Official Poster for Holocaust Remembrance Day 2013

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This powerful poster of an upside down family tree won the yearly poster competition for Holocaust Remembrance Day. By analyzing this poster, students will understand the effect the Holocaust had on generations of Jewish families....
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: The Transport

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Paul Salitter was a German officer responsible for the transport of 1007 Jews. He was instructed to keep a detailed account of this transport for his superiors. Read his report and juxtapose that with a first-hand account from a Jewish...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Anxiety Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Family Doctor.org does a nice job of listing and describing anxiety disorders. Diagnosis, treatment, and links to similar sites are also included.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Binge Eating Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Family Doctor.org you can find out what characterizes a binge eating disorder, side effects, and treatment. Links to similar articles are provided as well.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Bones, Muscles, and Joints

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Family Doctor.org provides in depth terminology and helpful diagrams. This site has links to related articles to learn more about the musculoskeletal system.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: A Time to Heal

For Students 9th - 10th
After the war, many children who survived had no home or family to return to. Children's homes were set up to meet the needs of these children. View one of these homes in Otwock, Poland. Read stories and examine artifacts, pictures, and...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Through the Lens of History

For Students 9th - 10th
Choose your own mini-exhibit about the Holocaust to explore. Mini-exhibits include photographs of Schindler's factory, photos of Auschwitz, family pictures, identity cards and more. Each exhibit contains a summary and primary source...
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Families Change: Teen Guide to Separation and Divorce: Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
With this guide, teens can explore answers to questions that frequently arise in the case of a parental separation and divorce. Topics include legal terminology, changes might occur within a family and the feelings they may experience as...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Rasuptin: Mysteries of a Monk's Life and Death

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Going Back to School

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Kids Health offers tips and words of encouragement for kids going back to school, especially those who are shy. Click on "Feelings" for lots of ideas on learning to deal with a variety of emotions and situations relating to school and...
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Kids Health: Going Away to Camp

For Students 3rd - 5th
Whether you're spending a few days, weeks or even the whole summer at camp, this site has some important information and tips to help you have a good time. It is exciting and fun, but also a little stressful, to be away from your home...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Wooden

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia hosts a comprehensive biography on John Wooden which includes: early life and playing career, family and faith, coaching career, coaching record, his honors received and his legacy. References and external links are also...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Elephant Plant: Data

For Students 1st - 3rd
Gyan's family grows flowers. Can you help him interpret displayed data about their plants?
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Food Market: Patterns

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Yang Ming's family owns a Food Market. Can you find patterns at the Food Market?
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Dealing With Divorce

For Students 9th - 10th
Dealing with divorce means ultimately accepting new changes that will affect almost all aspects of a child's life. Coping with these changes can be easier if the child understands how to deal with their emotions of frustration,...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: House of Habsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides extensive information on the House of Habsburg, one of the ruling houses of Europe.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Russian Language

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive site about the Russian language. Includes information on countries where Russian is the primary language, the history of the language, different dialects, derived languages, the writing system, and the phonological...
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Sibling Rivalry

For Students 3rd - 5th
"Sibling rivalry is totally normal. Rivalry means competition, and you probably know that siblings are your brothers and sisters. So put themtogether and sibling rivalry is competition between brothers and sisters! Read about rivalry and...
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TES Global

Tes: A Midsummer Night's Dream So W

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a teacher guide with various lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Mustelidae

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia encyclopedia article explores mustelids, a family of carnivorous mammals. Content includes a look at the range of species in this family, including a look at their common characteristics.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai

For Students 5th - 8th
In this novel based on her life, Ha and her family are living in Saigon when the Vietnam war forces her family to flee to Alabama. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Inside Out & Back Again" by Thanhha Lai....
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park

For Students 5th - 8th
Based on a true account, this book tells the story of Salva Dut, an 11-year-old boy separated from his family by the civil war in Sudan, and Nya, a girl from a small village who walks miles each day to fetch water for her family....
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British Council

British Council Learn English: Jokes

For Students 9th - 10th
A new cartoon joke weekly and an archive of previous strips organized by topic (animal, family, doctor). All involve a pun or play on words, and are drawn in a non-busy, ELL/ESL friendly style.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Bermuda Triangle: How Is Energy Transferred Between Organisms?

For Students 5th - 7th
Bermuda is a mysterious place. Meet Scotty and his family and join them on their holiday to learn about energy transfer in ecosystems.