China State Council Information Office and the China International Publishing Group
China Internet Information Center: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
An article about how the Chinese celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: Chinese New Year
Kids learn about Chinese New Year. The history and facts about this holiday celebrating the start of the year in China.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Discovering Lewis & Clark: Holidays on the Trail
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark examines how the Corps of Discovery celebrated three special days-Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Independence Day-with a mixture of traditions.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Songs and Poems
This site features an extensive list of poems and songs for every event during the school year. Explore the seasons, colors, holidays, and more.
Youngzine
Youngzine: Asia to Welcome Year of the Rooster
Find out about the Chinese calendar, or the Lunar Calendar, and the celebrations that accompany this tradition.
Other
Christmas Around the World: Christmas in China
A brief description of Chinese Christmas celebrations, as well as the celebration of the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival.
A&E Television
History.com: Christopher Columbus: How the Explorer's Legend Grew and Then Drew Fire
Christopher Columbus has long been exalted as a heroic figure in American history: the first explorer to establish a European presence in the New World. Americans have celebrated his arrival as far back as 1792, the 300th anniversary of...
A&E Television
History.com: Why the Wampanoag Signed a Peace Treaty With the Mayflower Pilgrims
The peace accord, which would be honored on both sides for the next half-century, was the first official treaty between English settlers and Native Americans, and a rare example of cooperation between the two groups. On the orders of...
Curated OER
China Internet Information Center: Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
An article about how the Chinese celebrate the Chinese Spring Festival, also known as Chinese New Year or the Lunar New Year.
A&E Television
History.com: Rosh Hashanah
Learn the complete story of Rosh Hashanah including history, customs, and recipes. Also learn about Yom Kippur which is celebrated ten days after Rosh Hashanuh and together make up the Jewish New Year.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Oregon
This site provides facts on the state of Oregon. Did you know there used to be a volcano in Oregon?
Read Works
Read Works: Nights of Light
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about seven different holidays that are celebrated with lights. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Find all the resources you need to celebrate poetry in your classroom, including a new activity for each day, a poster for the current year plus archives of previous posters, and teacher resources that...
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Babe Ruth
Baseball's biggest icon once served jail time and spent most of his life believing he was a year older than he really was. Known by many nicknames including the "Sultan of Swat," the "Behemoth of Bust" and the "Great Bambino," Babe Ruth...
Other
Japan guide.com: Religion in Japan
Provides links to information on the two primary religions of Japan--Shintoism and Buddhism--and to its various minority religions, including Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam. Includes useful facts about Japanese wedding practices,...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Snowflake Bentley as a Framing Text for Multigenre Writing
Using Snowflake Bentley as a model, students create a working definition of multigenre text and then use that definition to create their own multigenre piece about winter or another theme.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James Fenimore Cooper
The celebrated novelist, James Fenimore Cooper, was born at Burlington, New Jersey, September 15, 1789. Having received his early education from a private tutor, he, at the age of thirteen, passed to Yale College, and after three years...