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Curated OER

Why Frogs? Why Tuesday? David Wiesner's Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech

For Students 3rd - 5th
Where did David Weisner get the idea for Tuesday? Did he have a pet frog growing up? Did he live near a swamp? David Wiesner answers these questions as you read through his Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for Tuesday on this...
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Curated OER

Us Army Medal of Honor

For Students 9th - 10th
Arlington National Cemetery Website presents a brief biography on Audie Leon Murphy, Major, United States Army. This site also includes a picture of Audie Murphy along with a picture of his tombstone.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Decatur's Medal, Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr (5 January 1779 - 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism in the Barbary Wars and in the War of 1812. He was the youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the history of the...
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Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University: 1938 Bruce Medalist: Edwin Hubble

For Students 9th - 10th
Site honoring the winners of the Catherine Wolf Bruce medal for lifetime contributions to astronomy. Edwin Hubble, the award winner in 1938, is highlighted in a biography.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Daniel K. Inouye

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of senator and Medal of Honor recipient, Daniel Inouye a Japanese-American serving in World War II who made many longstanding contributions to American government and political life.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Frank M. Johnson, Jr.

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Frank Johnson a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and champion of civil rights. Johnson was a lawyer and judge who began his career in the South, ultimately spending 44 years on the bench upholding the U.S. Constitution.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Philip C. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography highlights the career of Philip Johnson, founder of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and designer of many landmarks across the nation, including Pennzoil Place in Houston,...
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Fighting for Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
Many Jews served in the armed forces to fight the Nazi's alongside the Allied Forces. These artifacts such as medals, uniforms, weapons, and religious items tell their story.
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International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee: Vancouver 2010

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official web site for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. There is information about the athletes, the games and the medals won.
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ESPN Internet Ventures

Espn: Spitz Lived Up to Enormous Expectations

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an article tracing the swimmer's path to multiple Olympic gold medal. Also details the tragic events of the '72 Games.
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Kentucky Educational Television

Ket: A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A State Divided: Exploring the Civil War Through Images includes 75 images related to the Civil War in Kentucky, ranging from medals and photographs to portraits and weapons. The goal is to provide images of artworks, artifacts,...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Wilma Rudolph

For Students 9th - 10th
Wilma Rudolph relentlessly pursued her dreams of becoming an international track and field star and Olympic gold medal winner.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Nordic Combined at the 2006 Winter Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are charts showing which countries thast earned medals at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Nordic Combined events.
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Library of Congress

Loc: First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald explores major moments in the jazz singer's career.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: "A Wrinkle in Time" Scholastic Book Files

For Students 9th - 10th
"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle is a Newbery Winning book. The BookFiles offers a excellent reading guide with thoughtful questions. It includes information on the author, vocabulary, as well as summaries on character, setting,...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Admiral James B. Stockdale, Usn

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of James Bond Stockdale, one of the most decorated officers in the Navy's history. He was a captive of war for seven years in a brutal prison in North Vietnam and survived through sheer determinism and heroism. His story came...
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Kids' Wings

The Little Red Schoolhouse: "Seesaw Girl"

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here you will find a variety of activities to enhance the book "Seesaw Girl." The book is set in 17th century Korea. The majority of the activities are on Korea.
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Kids' Wings

Texas Bluebonnet Books: "So You Want to Be President"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of websites to refer to regarding the presidents. These websites will enhance your study of this book with presidential biographies, anecdotes, inaugural addresses and more!
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University of Oregon

American Children's Literature: Virgina Lee Burton

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource contains biographical information about Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968 CE).
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Other

The Critical Thinking Consortium: A Teacher's Guide to the Gardener [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart won the Caldecott Honor in 1998. It centres around a set of letters about a young girl who moved from the countryside to the city. In the lessons in this teaching guide, students must make inferences from...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Company: Virginia Lee Burton

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to learn about Virgina Lee Burton's (1909-1968 CE) childhood, early years, family life and aspirations on this site. Pictures of Virginia are included.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Regional Realism: Charles W. Chesnutt

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on realist author Charles W. Chesnutt and his manner of portraying African American characters in the South during the late nineteenth century. See "Charles W. Chesnutt Activities" for related resources.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: American Literature and Composition: Modernism: A Worn Path

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on Eudora Welty, a Pulitzer Prize winner, and her short story "A Worn Path." It provides background on Welty as well as a link to the text, reading questions, and a quiz for the short story.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Sally K. Ride, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space. She flew on two Space Shuttle Challenger missions. After the Challenger disaster in 1986, she served on the Presidential Commission investigating the accident, and...

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