UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. Give your students a virtual field trip to the First Thanksgiving by visiting this in-depth resource from Scholastic. Students can read letters from pilgrims, view videos with “Miles Standish” and other pilgrims, and take a field trip to … Read more
Next week, November 13-19, is Geography Awareness Week. I think we can all agree that we could stand to brush up on our geography skills. This site, produced by National Geographic, has some great activities for doing that. You can print out a booklet of “missions”, or go to the online version. The wording in … Read more
Do you have a student who likes to argue? Maybe one who aspires to be a lawyer one day? Introduce him or her to this website, which is “designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy.” With a woman like Justice Sandra Day O’Connor spearheading this effort to educate … Read more