World Book Day Resources

April 2009

http://www.worldbookday.com/for_schools_and_children.asp

Earth Month Resources 

April 2009

Brita Printables from Scholastic

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749892&ESP=/ib/20090112/awa/fpgbox_smp_brita_freeprintables_8_10///thlp/txtl////

The United States of Energy Printables from Scholastic

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3750061&ESP=/ib/20090112/awa/fpgbox_smp_coal_freeprintables_9_10///thlp/txtl////

Resources to use with the new Disney Earth Movie

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=572&ESP=SMP/ib/20090112/awa/fpgbox_smp_disneyearth_freeprintables_4_10///thlp/txtl////

Women's History Month Resources 

March 2009

2009 Theme: Women Taking the Lead to Save

Links courtesy of the US Embassies in San Salvador and Bogota

1. National Women's History Project (http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php)
2. http://womenshistorymonth.gov/   Resources for teachers, images, audio, and video. 

3. Slideshow about some of the most significant achievements made by women in the past century.   http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/womens-history-timeline.html#

4. Information about some of the outstanding people and events that moved women’s rights forward: http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-english/2009/February/20080325190828liameruoy0.3090631.html?CP.rss=true

5. Women’s role in the environmental or “green” movement is 2009 focus:

   English version: http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-english/2009/February/20090224164038xlrennef0.6375086.html

   Spanish version: http://www.america.gov/st/diversity-spanish/2009/February/20090227102303LrenneF0.9727289.html

6. The Proclamation of the President about Women’s History Month

   http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Womens-History-Month-2009/

7. Places where women made history

   http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pwwmh/

African-American History Month Resources 

February 2009

Links courtesy of the English Language Fellow Program

1.  Free At Last - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement This book (in downloadable pdf format) recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win - both in law and in practice - the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens http://www.america.gov/publications/books-content/free-at-last.html
2. FREE is among the most popular K-12 websites maintained by the U.S. Department of Education because of the many great resources being offered by contributing federal agencies.http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=116&toplvl=0&res_feature_,request=0
3. February is African American History Month, and, as the Library of Congress site notes, it's an area of history that should be incorporated into all discussions about American history. The Library of Congress listened to its own advice and created this most useful site to help students, teachers, and others to do just that. http://www.loc.gov/topics/africanamericans/
4. The diverse buildings that front directly onto the Mall in Washington, D.C. comprise the Smithsonian Institution, one of the world's most celebrated museums. It is with little surprise that this Web site is such an excellent source of information about the educational delights offered by this august American institution. The site is divided simply into three main categories: Educators, Families, and Students. The Educators section contains hundreds of lesson plans for a variety of age groups -- all dealing with a number of topics, such as language arts, science, and history. http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/african_a,merican_resources.html
5. Time.com celebrates Black History Month with this notable Web page that takes viewers on a journey into the lives of noteworthy African American news makers of the mid to late twentieth century. The site contains a moderate profile of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as a reading room equipped with articles from Time Magazine's cover stories on black culture and extraordinary achievers in education, business, sports, and entertainment. Viewers may also read transcripts of Time.com's exclusive online conversations with people such as Toni Morrison, Angela Davis, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. http://www.time.com/time/reports/blackhistory/