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YouTube for EducatorsYouTube offers a variety of free services that educators can use to facilitate classroom instruction, including access to more than 500,000 educational videos, limited access to non-educational content, and custom playlists that eliminate ads. | Multimedia | |
YES! MagazineYES! Magazine is offering classroom teachers and school librarians a free one-year introductory subscription to the magazine. The independent, ad-free magazine covers sustainability, peace and social justice, happiness, climate change, and more. | Background Reading | |
Women’s History Month, Grades 9-12Examine the changing cultural perceptions of women in society and honor their contributions to all aspects of life with these interdisciplinary resources for grades 9-12. | Themed Package | |
Women’s History Month, Grades 6-8Examine the changing cultural perceptions of women in society and honor their contributions to all aspects of life with these interdisciplinary resources for grades 6-8. | Themed Package | |
Women’s History Month for the ClassroomExamine the changing cultural perceptions of women in society and honor their contributions to all aspects of life in the following interdisciplinary lessons and activities for all grade levels. | Themed Package | |
Women Artists, Composers & PoetsThree websites highlight the contributions of women to the fine arts, musical composition, and poetry and make excellent resources for teaching Women’s History Month. | Background Reading; Multimedia | |
Winter-Themed Classroom Resources, Grades 6-8These interdisciplinary lessons, activities, and other resources for grades 6-8 levels will help students develop an understanding of the mechanisms that bring about seasonal change and how animals have adapted to them. | Themed Package | |
Winter-Themed Classroom ResourcesThese interdisciplinary lessons, activities, and other resources for all grades levels will help students develop an understanding of the mechanisms that bring about seasonal change and how animals have adapted to them. | Themed Package | |
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 | |
Veterans Day Activities, Grades 6-8Lesson plans, activities, and resources for grades 6-8 focus on wartime service and sacrifice. | Themed Package | |
Veterans Day ActivitiesLesson plans, activities, and resources for all grade levels focus on wartime service and sacrifice. | Themed Package | |
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 | |
United States Holocaust MuseumThis online workshop consists of several video segments based on in-person workshops and includes guidelines and methodological suggestions, historical and artifact photographs, text, and links to related sites within the Museum’s Web site. | Multimedia | |
U.S. Inventions Bingo CardsMake your own bingo cards about notable American inventions! A Call List is provided for the prepared cards or you can use your own clues. | Printable | |
Transcontinental Telegraph and Railroad, Grades 6-8Interdisciplinary lessons, activities & resources help students in grades 6-8 discover the engineering triumphs that propelled westward expansion in the 19th Century. | Themed Package | |
Transcontinental Telegraph and RailroadInterdisciplinary lessons, activities & resources help students in all grades discover the engineering triumphs that propelled westward expansion in the 19th Century. | Themed Package | |
Thomas Alva EdisonThomas Alva Edison: genuis inventor of the electrical age. With these activites, lessons, and resources, students in all grades can learn about the man who created the modern world. | Themed Package | |
The Story of StuffFind short online movies and other resources that explore key features of our relationship with stuff. Resources examine sustainability, national debt, corporate power and democracy, electronics, cosmetics, bottled water, and cap and trade. | Background Reading; Lesson Plan; Multimedia | |
The REALIA ProjectRich Electronic Archive for Language Instruction Anywhere. Faculty-reviewed media for the teaching and study of modern languages and cultures. | Multimedia | |
The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.Students can read a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., in full-color comic book form. | Multimedia | |
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 | |
The Emancipation Proclamation through Different EyesStudents analyze and debate the Emancipation Proclamation from the point of view of different population groups. | Lesson Plan; Multimedia; Tool | |
The Crogan AdventuresChris Schweizer’s blog for his series of historical graphic novels The Crogan Adventures includes a teaching guide, audio and video interviews with the author, and more. | 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 | |
The Black Past: TimelinesOutlines of the African American experience from 1492 to the present. The timelines are cross-referenced by theme and contain links to biographical essays. | Multimedia; Tool |
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