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Ten Free Things for Valentine’s DayMake February 14th a special day with classroom resources for all grades, including arts & crafts projects, creative writing ideas, historical resources, and more. | ||
Columbus DayColumbus Day is celebrated in the U.S., Spain, and many countries in Latin America. Whether Christopher Columbus is thought of positively or negatively depends on point-of-view. The following themed package presents a rangs of opinions. | ||
10 Inauguration Day ResourcesStudents in all grade levels learn about the Presidential Inauguration and how it has changed over time with our recommended activities, background resources, primary source documents, videos, printables, and more. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Quiz | |
Choices for the 21st Century Education ProjectCurricular resources, professional development workshops, and special projects, focusing on empowering secondary level students in international issues and civic engagement. | Background Reading; Multimedia; Tool | |
Teachinghistory.orgLooking for Civil War lesson plans? Primary source materials related to the New Deal? Or maybe new ways to incorporate technology into your teaching? Teachinghistory.org can help you find all this and more, including videos and Q&A with experts. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
ArtThinkThe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art provides theme-based activities for students in grades 4 and above at the ArtThink website. The site encourages a close study of visual art and asks students to make connections with literature and history. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Finding Information on the InternetUC Berkeley Library offers an online tutorial covering search strategies, search tools, recommendations for evaluating web pages and other resources that will be of interest to educators and secondary students. | Background Reading | |
WebExhibitsWebExhibits is an interactive and cross-curricular museum of science, humanities, and culture for K-12 and higher. Exhibits explore color, color vision, pigment, calendars, daylight savings time, poetry, Van Gogh’s letters, Bellini, and butter. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan | |
The Civil War and EmancipationFrom PBS, this site includes stories of people on both sides of the slavery debate, journal articles from the times, and opinions from current historians. (background information) | Background Reading; Tool | |
Arts Across the Curriculum, Grades K-5Our hand-picked resources for grades K-5 help you integrate music and visual arts with social studies, math and science. | Best Practice | |
EekoWorldEekoWorld, a Web site from PBS Kids, informs K-4 students about the role they play in taking care of Earth. Colorful, engaging interactives are perfect for young students; teachers will appreciate the how-to guide and lesson plans. | Learning Game; Lesson Plan | |
Mapping Our WorldMapping our World is a teaching tool for grades 3-8 that explores the relationship between maps and globes, and offers a 3-lesson curriculum. It challenges the idea that there is one “correct” version of the world map. | Learning Game; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Architect Studio 3DStudents in grades 5-8 design houses and share them with others. They explore architecture and learn about Frank Lloyd Wright's life and work while gaining practice in subject skills. | Learning Game; Multimedia | |
Annenberg Learner’s Interactives22 learning modules from Annenberg Learner provide activities that improve skills in math, science, language, history, and arts. Though a few resources are aimed at elementary students, most are intended for secondary. | Learning Game | |
The Learning NetworkThe Learning Network publishes a new lesson plan every weekday during the school year. Two recent lesson plans investigate back-to-school shopping and the 2012 election campaign. | Lesson Plan | |
EconEdLink & Living Wage CalculatorTwo websites offer 750+ lesson plans and resources to help K-12 students learn about economics, personal finance. A related tool, a living wage calculator, supplements these resources. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Teaching Channel: Videos That Inspire TeachingThis site offers a growing library of short videos to inspire teaching. | Lesson Plan | |
60 Student-Centered Teaching StrategiesAll the strategies promote students’ literacy and critical thinking skills within a respectful classroom climate. | Lesson Plan | |
Five Free Underground Railroad ResourcesFive of our favorite curriculum resources on The Underground Railroad for grades K-12 include lesson plans, interactive maps, timelines and biographies. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Japanese Kites at the New YearThese resources explain the cultural and historical importance of kites in Japan. Teachers will find downloadable student readings on kite shapes, kite flying, and Japanese kites at the New Year. | Lesson Plan; Printable | |
Abraham Lincoln - Team of Rivals Teacher ResourcesStudents wear the shoes of our 16th President as he selected – purposely from his opponents — the cabinet that would agonize, argue, and advise him through the challenges of slavery, secession, and war. | Lesson Plan; Printable | |
National Park Foundation’s Electronic Field TripGrades 4-8 can learn about various topics (e.g., civil rights, climate change) through electronic field trips to national parks. There are more than a dozen EFTs archived on the site, each with an on-demand video and related lessons. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
Cooper-Hewitt Educator ResourcesThe National Design Museum offers 420+ free lesson plans. Design a new playground or t-shirt. Practice map-making and vocabulary skills to design a treasure map. Use geometry to create a new font. Plus much more. (YouTube videos included). | Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
United States Mint - Educator ResouresThe United States Mint offers many free educational resources activities, and coin-centric classroom lesson plans covering social studies, language arts, math, and science. | Lesson Plan; Tool | |
The REALIA ProjectRich Electronic Archive for Language Instruction Anywhere. Faculty-reviewed media for the teaching and study of modern languages and cultures. | Multimedia |
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