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Fcf: Family Care Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
Family Care Foundation (FCF) works to improve the quality of life for children and families by providing humanitarian services, support, relief, and development to developing countries.
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Dougy: How to Help a Grieving Teen

For Students 9th - 10th
There is no method for helping someone grieve that will always prove effective. This site does, however, offer tips for those who want to help a teen manage their grief in an emotionally supportive manner.
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Hospice Net

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is dedicated to educating individuals how to help adolescents and children cope with difficult situations involving feelings of depression. These articles offer good advice for helping children in need.
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De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Native Americans Potawatomi [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
"Native Americans--Potawatomi" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about what the prairie looked like during each of the seasons when the Potawatomi lived there. It is followed by questions which require students to provide...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Letter to Grandmother [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Letter to Grandmother" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a family of early settlers who moved west. A girl writes a letter to her grandmother telling her about their new life on the plains. It is followed by...
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Proud to Be Primary: Goal Setting for Kids Made Simple!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Goal setting is a lesson that should be revisited and worked on throughout life. Having something to focus on and work towards helps us to be productive human beings. It is our responsibility to teach these skills to children. This blog...
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Grief: Getting Over the Death of Someone Close to You

For Students 9th - 10th
Getting over the loss of someone close to you if a difficult process. This site provides resources for adolescents who have recently experienced such a loss and helps to lead them through this process in the healthiest manner possible.
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Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Fas Community Resource Center: Triumphant March

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about John Kellerman, a man born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, who, despite being born with both brain and heart damage, not only survives but also earns his high school diploma. Read about the beginning of his life, his supportive...
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Fas Community Resource Center: Triumphant March

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about John Kellerman, a man born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, who, despite being born with both brain and heart damage, not only survives but also earns his high school diploma. Read about the beginning of his life, his supportive...