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Pbs: American Masters: Billie Holiday
Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday is considered to be the best of all time. Read more about her life on this PBS American Masters site.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry
This is the text of the short story "Blind Man's Holiday" by O Henry; John Lorison, self-exiled to New Orleans, meets Norah Greenway in a cheap restaurant. They soon become friends, but each night, Norah inexplicably leaves John at 8...
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Mlksb: Why We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Learn why we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a holiday. Also gives a brief description on the life and work of Dr. King.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Wilton's Holiday: By p.g. Wodehouse
A man on holiday makes up a story about a deceased fiancee so people leave him alone only to fall in love with another woman on holiday. Read the full text of this ironic love story on this site.
Other
Torah Tots: Sukkot
Defines sukkot and discusses the treatment of work on the holiday. Describes a sukkah in detail. Discusses the Four Species and other rituals.
Judaism 101
Judaism 101: Pesach: Passover
Wonderful information about the meaning of Passover, how Jews prepare for the holiday, and the order and contents of the seder.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Yom Kippur
Discusses meaning and customs of Yom Kippur. Provides detailed information about the actual service. Also provides list of dates of the holiday.
Curated OER
Cbc: All About Diwali the Festival of Lights!
India celebrates its biggest holiday of the year during October or November. Find out what the fuss is all about and how this special holiday lights up the nights.
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Irish Christmas Facts Traditions of the Celtic Holiday Season
Many short stories relating to Irish Christmas traditions.
Judaism 101
Judaism 101: Shabbat
Great site. Discusses Shabbat as the most important holiday. Describes Jews' activities on Shabbat and provides Biblical excerpts about the Sabbath. Also lists forbidden activities.
Mayaco
Mayaco: Holiday Traditions: Mexico: Feliz Navidad
The story of a Christmas tradition in Mexico, "Feliz Navidad". Recipes are also provided for some traditional Mexican holiday treats.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Thanksgiving
The United States, over hundreds of years, has come to observe a national holiday for giving thanks: Thanksgiving. This set of primary resources containing images and documents provides a window into this time period.
Other
Rqi: Three and Four Year Old Students Learning to Ask Their Own Questions
Three teachers describe how they used the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) in their classrooms. One teacher used it to teach a fall unit on cranberries, another teacher used this technique in a gingerbread holiday unit, and lastly, a...
PBS
Pbs: Jazz Is About Freedom
One of the objectives in this lesson plan focus on how jazz contributed to the political awareness of the American public concerning lynching. Using Billie Holiday's anti-lynching song Strange Fruit, students will learn about lynching...
World Wide School
World Wide School: The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield (Full Text)
You can read a full text version of Katherine Mansfield's book of short stories, "The Garden Party" at this site.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Easter
Explains the history of Easter, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Easter arts and crafts lessons and resources.
Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Constitution Day
Discusses the origin of Constitution Day and the history of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Lists descriptions of the seven articles and twenty-seven amendments in the Constitution. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and...
Other
Torah Tots: Yom Kippur
Great site! Discusses kapporot, food, and prayer. Also discusses Yom Kippur as Shabbat. Detailed description of the service and clothing.
Other
The Meaning of Easter
A great review of the importance of Easter to the Christian religion. You also get a brief life summary of Jesus, Jesus' last words and events, a timeline of Jesus' final week and more.
University of Pennsylvania
Dreiser Web Source: Biography of Theodore Dreiser
This is a detailed biography on American author Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945). Read about his immigrant family, his difficult childhood, and the development of his writing career.
Other
Sukkot
Discusses the sukkah and its symbolism. Also describes the purpose of the lulav and etrog. Links at bottom of page to the blessings.
US National Archives
Nara: Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933
See the text of the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933, enacted a mere five days after the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read about the provisions put in place in an attempt to shore up confidence in the American financial...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Song Parodies About School
After celebrating (and singing) some of the delightful songs from Alan Katz's "Take Me out of the Bathtub" and listening to songs by Weird Al Yankovic, like "Eat It," students will discuss the concept of parody. To practice writing a...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Structured Treatment Interruption
Determine how studying the evolution of the HIV virus led medical experts to give patients a "holiday" from drugs, weakening the mutated, drug-resistent genes. Discover how this backward evolution works.
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