Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Rosa Parks Arrested
This 3-part article explores Rosa Park's famous act of civil disobedience -- refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white passenger. Her subsequent arrest sparked a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system and the 1956 Supreme...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
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Shadow Poetry: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadworth Longfellow (1807-1882 CE) shows his brilliance through his poetry on this site.
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Danielle's Place: Bible Theme Crafts for Kids
If you teach religion to elementary students, then you have to see this site! It is overflowing with creative ideas to use in your classroom and will get your students excited about the Bible. Many of these lessons also integrate math,...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Wv: Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church
Where the Mother's Day holiday was started.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Julia Ward Howe
Julia was an abolitionist and poet. She is famous for the Battle Hymn of the Republic and for proclaiming Mother's Day in 1870. Mrs. Howe also focused her energy on women's suffrage.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Poetry of Edmund Spenser
This site is provided by the University of Toronto. Index of poetry of Edmund Spenser, with links to each. Many poems include explanatory notes.
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The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company has provided a wonderful site regarding the company's productions and latest news. Follow links to detailed productions or even apply to work with the Jim Henson Company!
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb
In Cures for Heartbreak, Margo Rabb writes a fictional account of a 15-year old girl whose mother dies just days after being diagnosed with melanoma; then her father falls ill, too. Using vignettes - many appeared elsewhere as short...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Discussion Guide: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by James Boyne
Bruno is only nine years old when his father, a commandant in Hitler's army, is transferred from Berlin to Auschwitz during the Holocaust. The house at "Out-With," as Bruno calls it, is small, dark, and strange. He spends long days...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Teachers: Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights
Learn about African American Rosa Parks and her non-violent protest against racial discrimination. This resource addresses Parks' actions in the context of American race relations at the time. Read an interview with Parks about how she...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Mama's Happy Christmas [Pdf]
"Mama's Happy Christmas" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about children creating a play for their sick mother on Christmas day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Mama's Happy Christmas [Pdf]
"Mama's Happy Christmas" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about children creating a play for their sick mother on Christmas day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require learners to provide evidence from...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Emma Goldman
Tells the story of a young, brilliant, Russian immigrant who taunted mainstream America with her outspoken attacks on government, big business, and war.
abcteach
Abcteach: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for K 2
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers can use this site to print from over twenty informational pieces with comprehension questions for their students. Subjects range from Earth Day to mothers to George Washington's birthday.
LM Digital Media
Kids World Fun: Burly and Grup and the Secret City [Pdf]
Burlington Bear, Grum the groblin and Max are best friends. Burly and Grum show Max a secret city in the the middle of the forest but hunters are tracking them down. They knock out Burly, capture Max and want to turn the Secret City into...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Bay Verte, 1775
A map of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia near Bay Verte (Green Bay) and the eastern shore of Chignecto showing the campaign of Colonel Monckton in 1775 against the French. "About the last of May, Colonel Monckton sailed from Boston, with...
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