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| By Edmund Dulac, 1906 |
In my bi-monthly newsletter I offer a variety of curriculum resources connected to the particular theme for that issue. I have collected and categorized all of them from November 2008 to September 2011 below. I hope this will make it easier for you to find something to use in your teaching or storytelling work.
You will find a second blog post with additional curriculum resources at this link as well.
http://tinyurl.com/4xsaw5k .
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"The job of an educator is to teach students to see vitality in themselves."
~Joseph Campbell
AFRICA
A-Z Teacher Stuff – Many wonderful lessons plans to highlight African American culture and achievements.
http://tinyurl.com/23vqevc
A-Z Teacher Stuff – Many wonderful lessons plans to highlight African American culture and achievements.
http://tinyurl.com/23vqevc
Education World - Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans
http://tinyurl.com/22lnxzl
APPLES
http://tinyurl.com/22lnxzl
APPLES
Take your pick! - Apple themed lesson plans.
http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Apples/
http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Apples/
ARBOR DAY
Arbor Day.org - The official site with everything to help you support and share this important day. http://www.arborday.org/
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH
Scholastic.com - Lesson plans from K-12.
http://tinyurl.com/dkblzk
Edsitement - Take a trip to Asia with lesson plans and lesson plans on haiku, the Chinese Zodiac, Angkor Wat, haiku, the Chinese zodiac,and more. http://tinyurl.com/dztsey
http://tinyurl.com/dkblzk
Edsitement - Take a trip to Asia with lesson plans and lesson plans on haiku, the Chinese Zodiac, Angkor Wat, haiku, the Chinese zodiac,and more. http://tinyurl.com/dztsey
AUTUMN
Autumn Activities and Lesson Plans -While your students enjoy the glorious colors of fall guide them through the scientific “reason for the season” with this free downloadable pdf file. From Teacher Vision for grades K-6.http://tinyurl.com/y95w4sh
Education World – Wonderful resources on fall, pumpkins, weather, apples and more.
http://tinyurl.com/lshqcj
http://tinyurl.com/lshqcj
Pumpkin Folktale Reading Lesson Plan
http://tinyurl.com/3q4jxfx
Pumpkin Unit for Grade Two – Many, many links to bring a patch of pumpkins into the classroom.
http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/pumpkins.htm
Pumpkin Unit for Grade Two – Many, many links to bring a patch of pumpkins into the classroom.
http://mrscjacksonsclass.com/pumpkins.htm
Scarecrow, Scarecrow – From Kinder Korner – Extension activities, songs, book suggestions and more on scarecrows and all things related to autumn.
http://www.kinderkorner.com/scarecrow.html
http://www.kinderkorner.com/scarecrow.html
BEES
Honey Bees and Cultural Attitudes - Grades: 4-6 Essential Skills: Literature, Language Arts, Social Studies Students explore how honey bees are portrayed in art and literature. It also offers a comprehensive and age appropriate bibliography at the end.
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/lsn25.html
Honey Bees and Cultural Attitudes - Grades: 4-6 Essential Skills: Literature, Language Arts, Social Studies Students explore how honey bees are portrayed in art and literature. It also offers a comprehensive and age appropriate bibliography at the end.
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/lsn25.html
BIRDS
For the Birds – Science lesson plan on the characteristics of birds for K – 2.
http://www.arlingtonecho.org/pdf_files/forbirdsK.PDF
http://www.arlingtonecho.org/pdf_files/forbirdsK.PDF
BLACK HISTORY
Black History - Past to Present: An Interactive Treasure Hunt – Your students will learn a lot by reading interesting articles then answering the questions. There are a number of resource links to help your students along the way.
http://tinyurl.com/y9rd7wh
http://tinyurl.com/y9rd7wh
LessonPlansPage.com - Black History Month Numerous lesson plans and teacher’s resources.
http://tinyurl.com/dy2wxk
Mr. Donn.org - A wonderful offering of lesson plans on African-American history.
http://tinyurl.com/azff64
http://tinyurl.com/dy2wxk
Mr. Donn.org - A wonderful offering of lesson plans on African-American history.
http://tinyurl.com/azff64
BUTTERFLIES
Hummingbird Educational Resources - So many things, lesson plans, crafts, recipes, and songs about butterflies, you will be fluttering around the room in no time at all!
http://tinyurl.com/c7x569
CHICKENS
http://tinyurl.com/c7x569
CHICKENS
CHILDREN’S DAY
Enchanted Learning - May 5 is Children’s Day or Kodomo no hi (Koh-doh-moh-noh-hee) in Japan and this site offers cultural information to share with your students, complete with interactive Japanese folktales the children can read, quizzes and games.
http://tinyurl.com/cgzlyz
http://tinyurl.com/cgzlyz
CHINA
China Word Search http://tinyurl.com/35cspxe
Chinese New Year 2010 - Year of the Tiger for Southeast Asians & other newcomers in California’s classrooms. This pdf file from California is chock full of information, proverbs and stories to help you safely navigate the year of the tiger.
http://tinyurl.com/yc6e54x
Chinese New Year - Ring in the new year with crafty fun! Lanterns, tangrams, dragon puppets and more.
http://tinyurl.com/yc6e54x
Chinese New Year - Ring in the new year with crafty fun! Lanterns, tangrams, dragon puppets and more.
http://tinyurl.com/3tbu3p
The Teacher’s Corner - Chinese New Year Lesson Plans and Activities.http://tinyurl.com/97m5ab
Chinese Moon Festival Lesson Plan – Expose your students to the Chinese Festival and learn about its history and culture. For grades 1- 4.
http://tinyurl.com/2vakv3l
Chinese Moon Festival Worksheets - "Teach about the moon legends, like how the Moon Goddess came to be with her husband, the archer; about the Jade Rabbit and Moon Cakes! The Chinese Moon Festival Worksheets are great for a Chinese Moon Festival Theme Unit!"
http://tinyurl.com/2faa2d2
The Teacher’s Corner - Chinese New Year Lesson Plans and Activities.http://tinyurl.com/97m5ab
Chinese Moon Festival Lesson Plan – Expose your students to the Chinese Festival and learn about its history and culture. For grades 1- 4.
http://tinyurl.com/2vakv3l
Chinese Moon Festival Worksheets - "Teach about the moon legends, like how the Moon Goddess came to be with her husband, the archer; about the Jade Rabbit and Moon Cakes! The Chinese Moon Festival Worksheets are great for a Chinese Moon Festival Theme Unit!"
http://tinyurl.com/2faa2d2
Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year -Wonderfully inclusive lesson plan on the Chinese Spring Festival and eastern and western dragons associated with the Chinese New Year.
http://tinyurl.com/6szu7n
CHRISTMAS
CINCO DE MAYO
Mexico for Kids - There’s something here for everyone; fun and useful information on the various indigenous cultures, music, traditions, myths and stories.
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
DLTK.COM - Mexico Word Search and a fun song to teach to the children.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/song.htm
http://www.elbalero.gob.mx/index_kids.html
DLTK.COM - Mexico Word Search and a fun song to teach to the children.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/song.htm
CRANBERRIES
All ‘Bout Cranberries - A comprehensive cranberry curriculum for grades K-8 covering many aspects of cranberry growing and takes the user on a journey from the Cranberry Bog to the Kitchen Table. It is designed to give students an appreciation of Massachusetts number one food crop through problem solving and thought provoking activities.
DIWALI
Diwali - Hindi New Year - Grades 4 to 6.
http://tinyurl.com/cl45j
DOGS
National 4-H Curriculum – Learn all you need to know to keep your favorite dog in tip top shape!
http://4-h.org/d/Pages/Layouts/dog.html
http://4-h.org/d/Pages/Layouts/dog.html
EARTH DAY
Field Trip Earth - A global resource for teachers, students and wildlife proponents offering folktales, educator resources, essays and information on conservation projects around the world.
http://tinyurl.com/cnmfkw
Planet Pals.com - This is a colorful, fun and information filled website on all things Earth: Lesson plans and activities for both teachers and parents, the history behind Earth Day, coloring pages, puzzles, clip art and so much more.
http://www.planetpals.com/index.html
http://tinyurl.com/cnmfkw
Planet Pals.com - This is a colorful, fun and information filled website on all things Earth: Lesson plans and activities for both teachers and parents, the history behind Earth Day, coloring pages, puzzles, clip art and so much more.
http://www.planetpals.com/index.html
EDGAR ALLEN POE
Lesson plans to complement the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
For grades 9-12 - http://tinyurl.com/yelpp64
For grades 6-12 - http://tinyurl.com/ydfp93u
For grades 6 -8 - http://tinyurl.com/y9agcyf
For grades 9-12 - http://tinyurl.com/yelpp64
For grades 6-12 - http://tinyurl.com/ydfp93u
For grades 6 -8 - http://tinyurl.com/y9agcyf
EGGS
The Talking Eggs Study Guide – This guide is connected to the book by Robert San Souci, an adaptation of the Creole folktale.
http://www.rsansouci.com/pages/studyguides/talkingstudy.htm
Egg Theme Unit Elementary Reading Lesson Plan - Integrated Reading and Elementary Science Activity – How Eggs Hatch
http://tinyurl.com/4lsoatg
Egg Theme Unit – Elementary Science Lesson Plans
http://www.suite101.com/content/egg-theme-unit-elementary-science-lesson-plans-a98126
EGYPT
FARMS
The Kind Tiger and the Truthful Cow: Folk Discourse in Oral and Written Literature – This issue of the Electronic Journal of Folklore offers an interesting discussion but there are also examples of stories sprinkled throughout.
http://www.folklore.ee/folklore/vol14/pdf/tiger.pdf
The Teacher’s Guide – On the Farm – Lesson plans, whiteboard resources, print outs, crafts, recipes and clip art.
http://www.theteachersguide.com/onthefarm.htm
FLAG DAY
The Betsy Ross Story - Truth or Legend This lesson plan targets the Arts & Humanities and Social Studies for grades 3-12.
http://tinyurl.com/dzcmlh
Stars and Stripes Forever: Flag Facts for Flag Day - “Did you know that the original Pledge of Allegiance did not contain the phrase "of America"? In 1923, the words were added to avoid confusion among immigrants as to which country they were pledging their allegiance!” Your students will learn this and much more with this lesson plan on Betsy Ross from Edsitement.neh.gov.
http://tinyurl.com/ceyr2f
The Betsy Ross Homepage - Learn the history of the flag and tour her home, all without leaving your seat.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html
FLOWERS
Flower Facts and Trivia – Add some interesting trivia about flowers to your storytelling on classroom lessons plans.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/flowers/pcd11.html
Flowers in the Classroom - Grades 5 to 8 Language Arts: Legendary Flowers lesson plan including myths, folktales and legends of flowers.
The Teacher’s Guide: Plants and Flowers - Lots of lesson plans and ideas to keep the ideas blooming!
FROGS
All About Frogs for Kids and Teachers – Lots of information here: lesson plans, activities, crafts, games and more.
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/
Frog Life Cycle Quiz
http://tinyurl.com/yg9vvsp
Some Strange but True Facts about Frogs and Toads
http://tinyurl.com/yf5enlu
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/
Frog Life Cycle Quiz
http://tinyurl.com/yg9vvsp
Some Strange but True Facts about Frogs and Toads
http://tinyurl.com/yf5enlu
GINGERBREAD MAN
Gingerbread Man Theme Unit - Start the new school year off with the well-known folktale, The Gingerbread Boy. Here is everything you need to connect to all aspects of the curriculum for your wee ones.
http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/gingerbread/index.htm
http://www.kidzone.ws/thematic/gingerbread/index.htm
GRANDPARENTS
Grandparents Day Reading Material - These books may be found at your local public or school library. For your convenience, ISBN numbers, book reviews and related links have been provided on each detail book page.” http://tinyurl.com/ndte2k
GREECE
Mr. Donn.org - Everything you need to know about Greece and its people. http://greece.mrdonn.org/index.html
GROUNDHOG DAY
How Did the Groundhog Get a Day of His Own?
How Did the Groundhog Get a Day of His Own?
http://wilstar.com/holidays/grndhog.htm
Student Activity – Ground Hog Day Map
http://tinyurl.com/34z7vxo
Student Activity – Ground Hog Day Map
http://tinyurl.com/34z7vxo
Groundhog Day Activity Sheet
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag26.html
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag26.html
HALLOWEEN
Halloween Games for the Classroom - “A collection of fun and educational Halloween games that build math and language skills for grades K-5. With Halloween-themed versions of games like tag, musical chairs, and “Pin the Tail on the Donkey,” you’ll teach your student’s math and language skills while still enjoying the holiday. Your students will think they’re playing but will be learning at the same time!” * Requires subscription to access full information.
http://tinyurl.com/ya4hn36
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
Edsitement – Lesson plans and extensions for five of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/hans-christian-andersens-fairy-tales#sect-introduction
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/hans-christian-andersens-fairy-tales#sect-introduction
Discovery Education – Mummy Tales for grade 6. Learn all about the mummies of Ancient Egypt. http://tinyurl.com/39ezn8q
HANUKKAH
A Holiday Curriculum: How To Satisfy Educational Requirements Through Simple Holiday Activities - English Language Arts, Math and Science Activities.
http://www.homefires.com/curriculum/holiday.asp
Hanukkah Worksheets http://tinyurl.com/2wlnnez
http://www.homefires.com/curriculum/holiday.asp
Hanukkah Worksheets http://tinyurl.com/2wlnnez
HISTORIC PLACES
Teaching with Historic Places - Planning a historical storytelling program? The National Park Service site offers lesson plans categorized by location, theme and time period.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/descrip.htm
HOLIDAYS
December Holidays Around the World - A wonderful lesson plan to mix in some multiculturalism as we step into the season.
http://tinyurl.com/5w6rju
The Gift of Holiday Traditions - Activity ideas for Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, and Christmas. http://tinyurl.com/6s3wtl
ICEBREAKERS
Education World.com - Fourteen icebreakers to make the first day of school run smooth as silk. They would be fun to use throughout the year as well. http://tinyurl.com/272nqc
ICE CREAM
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
Circle Time and Game Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day
http://tinyurl.com/ygf8bj7
Literacy Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day – Site words, literacy tiles and more.
http://tinyurl.com/ylyhz9a
http://tinyurl.com/ygf8bj7
Literacy Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day – Site words, literacy tiles and more.
http://tinyurl.com/ylyhz9a
JAPAN
Japanese Folktales - Lesson Plans for K-8
http://tinyurl.com/btzck2
Teacher’s Resource Guide - Japanese Art and Culture Outreach Kit - Although you may not be able to borrow the actual kit, there are many helpful curriculum ideas in this guide you may duplicate on your own. http://tinyurl.com/cby5p6
http://tinyurl.com/btzck2
Teacher’s Resource Guide - Japanese Art and Culture Outreach Kit - Although you may not be able to borrow the actual kit, there are many helpful curriculum ideas in this guide you may duplicate on your own. http://tinyurl.com/cby5p6
JOHNNY APPLESEED
The Story of Johnny Appleseed - Complemented by a Word Search for your students. http://tinyurl.com/ktbr6u
KITES
Kites in the Classroom - The Drachen Foundation is committed to providing educational resources and programs for busy teachers. Kites can be a remarkably efficient teaching tool, allowing teachers to integrate many subjects-science and technology, reading, writing, social studies, visual arts, math-within a single lesson or sequence of lessons. http://www.drachen.org/kites_classroom.html
KWANZAA
Kwanzaa - Teacher Resources - While the title suggests that the only resources are for the celebration of Kwanzaa, there is also information and, crafts and lessons plans for Christmas, Hanukkah, winter and more. http://tinyurl.com/6xj4nf
LANGUAGE ARTS
ABC Teach - This link offers you a number of ideas and links for story writing prompts on a variety of subjects and age levels.
http://tinyurl.com/nhxn6h
Aesop and Ananse: Animal Fables and Trickster Tales – Using these lesson plans students will “become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions and will see how stories change when transferred orally between generations and cultures.”
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=240 An Irish Folktale to Teach Cause and Effect http://tinyurl.com/yg62kn9
Character and Action Identification - Language Arts and Storytelling for K-2.
http://tinyurl.com/36lz8bj
Education World.com - Lesson plans on Ten Characters from American Folkore. “Students learn about Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and five other characters from America's folk history.”
http://tinyurl.com/3xovo9
http://tinyurl.com/nhxn6h
Aesop and Ananse: Animal Fables and Trickster Tales – Using these lesson plans students will “become familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions and will see how stories change when transferred orally between generations and cultures.”
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=240 An Irish Folktale to Teach Cause and Effect http://tinyurl.com/yg62kn9
Character and Action Identification - Language Arts and Storytelling for K-2.
http://tinyurl.com/36lz8bj
Education World.com - Lesson plans on Ten Characters from American Folkore. “Students learn about Pecos Bill, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, Paul Bunyan, John Henry, and five other characters from America's folk history.”
http://tinyurl.com/3xovo9
Exploring World Cultures Through Folk Tales - Students will gain an appreciation of other cultures as they read folktales from around the world; research the folk tale’s country of origin and present their story and research to the class.
http://tinyurl.com/lg7p6g
http://tinyurl.com/lg7p6g
Fable Writing - Interdisciplinary Approach To Social Sciences – For grades 3 – 8. http://tinyurl.com/24snytv
Fables and Trickster Tales From Around the World - From Edusitement, lesson plans, information and stories, everything you need to introduce your students to those globe-trotting tricksters, Anansi, Brer Rabbit, Fox, and Rabbit.
http://tinyurl.com/23trr
Fairy Tale Journey - Language Arts/Writing “In this creative writing process, the student will assume the role of the main character in the fairy tale. The student will use fantasy to change the ending of a familiar fairy tale.” Grade 3-4.
http://tinyurl.com/2b4ttgr
Lesson Plans for teaching Aesop’s Fables
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/aesop.html
Myth Writing Workshop - Award winning author Jane Yolen will help your student write a story that will explain a natural phenomenon using writing strategies and warm-up activities.
http://tinyurl.com/n81c
Once Upon a Time - Lessons for Teaching About Fables, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Legends, Myths,
Tall Tales.
http://tinyurl.com/l6so6y/
http://tinyurl.com/23trr
Fairy Tale Journey - Language Arts/Writing “In this creative writing process, the student will assume the role of the main character in the fairy tale. The student will use fantasy to change the ending of a familiar fairy tale.” Grade 3-4.
http://tinyurl.com/2b4ttgr
Lesson Plans for teaching Aesop’s Fables
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/aesop.html
Myth Writing Workshop - Award winning author Jane Yolen will help your student write a story that will explain a natural phenomenon using writing strategies and warm-up activities.
http://tinyurl.com/n81c
Once Upon a Time - Lessons for Teaching About Fables, Fairy Tales, Folktales, Legends, Myths,
Tall Tales.
http://tinyurl.com/l6so6y/
Use Irish Folktales to Teach Reading Comprehension Skillshttp://tinyurl.com/yzottw8
When Tortoise Wins the Day: Using International Folktales to Teach Language Arts - There is nothing slow about this resource! An amazing 44 page document filled with valuable information on using storytelling in the classroom for grade K – 8. Folktales, lesson plans, activities, and links, all you need to introduce storytelling to your students.
http://tinyurl.com/lna2ec
http://tinyurl.com/lna2ec
MARCH
The Month of March - Preschool – K - To teach children about alphabet letters, the weather in March, spatial concepts, opposites and St. Patrick's Day.http://tinyurl.com/de3blu
MARDI GRAS
LessonPlansPage.com - Mardi Gras activities designed to help your students celebrate Mardi Gras, oriented around Pancake Day, known in many countries as "Shrove Tuesday". http://www.lessonplanspage.com/mardigras-htm#4
Folklife in Louisiana - This site offers a wide range of information on collecting local, folklore, exploring communities and traditions, adaptable lesson plans, and stories!http://tinyurl.com/cgythp
Louisiana Voices - An Educators Guide to Exploring Our Communities and Traditions. http://tinyurl.com/crme4l
Mardi Gras - Filled with information on the traditions of Mari Gras, included the Krewes, parade, the King Cake, music and more.
http://tinyurl.com/ygmsutc
http://tinyurl.com/ygmsutc
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Day - February 6 celebrates my state so of course I have to include! Here is a comprehensive study unit to help you find your way around the Bay State, including my favorite, The Ladybug Story!
http://tinyurl.com/yeyoxp9
NATIONAL PARKS
The National Parks Service - Links to the Past - Brush up on your park history, cultural resources and programs for your summer venues. The website also offers information on grants and a helpful search engine. http://www.cr.nps.gov/
NATIVE AMERICAN
Wampanoag Culture and History Links - Geography, lifestyle and traditions, books and more. http://tinyurl.com/njqk6y
Wampanoag Indian Fact Sheet for Kids
www.bigorrin.org/wampanoag_kids.htm
Wampanoag Indian Fact Sheet for Kids
www.bigorrin.org/wampanoag_kids.htm
Learning to Give - Native American Lesson Plan for grades 9 – 12 in Arts, Language Arts, Library / Technology, Philanthropy and Social Studies. Includes numerous folktales to share.
http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit226/lesson12.html
American Indian Leather Painting - For grades 5-6, students will create stories that resemble old Indian leather paintings. Students will tell a story using only pictures and drawing them in sequence so others can read the story back. http://tinyurl.com/6q8jjt
NEW YEARS
FatherTimes.net - From Armenia to Wales, songs, traditions and recipes associated with the New Year.
http://tinyurl.com/99yqs7
http://tinyurl.com/99yqs7
New Year’s Around the World - This unit covers five distinctly different New Year’s traditions.
http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/sse/units/newyr.htm
New Year Traditions Around the World - Do you ever wonder why a baby is the symbol of the New Year? Find out and make an easy connection to Greek Myths for your students.
http://tinyurl.com/35ez8
http://ted.coe.wayne.edu/sse/units/newyr.htm
New Year Traditions Around the World - Do you ever wonder why a baby is the symbol of the New Year? Find out and make an easy connection to Greek Myths for your students.
http://tinyurl.com/35ez8
ORAL HISTORY
4 2 eXplore ~ Topic: Oral History - A wealth of web links on how to conduct interviews, projects with links to curriculum guides and projects dealing with Oral History. http://tinyurl.com/lh9n6p
PAUL BUNYAN
The Educator’s Reference Desk - Library Media Skills -A lesson plan that integrates library and classroom skills using the folktale of Paul Bunyan to assist students researching and telling the story using transparencies. http://tinyurl.com/4wlafm
PILGRIMS
The Pilgrims Voyage: A Map and the Mayflower - This project teaches geography and history. The student makes a map of the voyage and a tiny replica of the Mayflower.
http://tinyurl.com/mauanx
http://tinyurl.com/mauanx
RAMADAN
Learning Activities for Ramadan
http://tj-ramadan.tripod.com/ramadanlearning.htm
Children’s Books with Muslim and Related Cultural Themes
http://www.rukhsanakhan.com/muslimbooklist/Muslimbooklist.pdf
http://tj-ramadan.tripod.com/ramadanlearning.htm
Children’s Books with Muslim and Related Cultural Themes
http://www.rukhsanakhan.com/muslimbooklist/Muslimbooklist.pdf
RECYCLING
America Recycles Day - Visit this site for ideas and information. http://www.americarecyclesday.org/
SPACE
Cosmic Chats – Interviews with Former Astronauts
http://www.spaceday.org/media/documents/OtherResources.pdf
Solar System Printables – Word Search, Vocabulary, Crossword Puzzle and more.
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/freeprintables/ss/solarsysprint.htm
Space Day – Curriculum, history of flight timeline, games and more.
http://www.spaceday.com/
SPRING
Leap into spring with ABC Teach.com - Counting games, math facts, printables, word searches and more.
http://tinyurl.com/bqmmvc
http://tinyurl.com/bqmmvc
TEACHING TOLERANCE
Anti-Bias Lesson Plans and Resources for K-12 Educators - A good place to start if you are planning a program or lesson on anti-bullying. Discussion guides, extension plans, statistics and an annotated bibliography of children’s fiction.
http://tinyurl.com/66kyjp
Race Bridges - The artists associated with this organization are accomplishing amazing work and offer free lesson plans and resources. Take a moment to cross the bridge and envision a brighter world!
http://www.racebridges.net/
http://tinyurl.com/66kyjp
Race Bridges - The artists associated with this organization are accomplishing amazing work and offer free lesson plans and resources. Take a moment to cross the bridge and envision a brighter world!
http://www.racebridges.net/
UNITED NATIONS DAY
Ten Ways to celebrate United Nation’s Day - Not every decoration that goes up during the month of October is about Halloween.” Help you students and patrons gain a view of the world!
http://tinyurl.com/n8o6ff
http://tinyurl.com/n8o6ff
VALENTINE’S DAY
Teachable Moments - A heart activity and story for February that can be adapted for any age. “It encourages students to consider the effect of “put-downs” and to think about how to express “put-ups.”
http://tinyurl.com/ybljjy2
Valentine’s Day Worksheets
http://tinyurl.com/24dk664
New York Times: From the Heart - Grades 6-12: Students examine the history of Valentine's Day and the ways in which it is celebrated and criticized around the world. They then create their own symbols representing a universal message of love that may be accessible to all cultures. http://tinyurl.com/c4wykv
Candy Heart Sentences - Grades 3-4
http://tinyurl.com/bhxltm
Conversation Heart Candy Math - Grade 2-3
http://tinyurl.com/d96a8m
Love Bug - Math, Science, and More Kindergarten
http://tinyurl.com/awn7df
WINTER
Ready for science? “Flakes of Snow” Crystals: Grade 2
http://tinyurl.com/yjc4grr
Cooperative Snowmen Bulletin Board - K-3
http://tinyurl.com/yze69yp
What do animals do in winter?
Help your students find out! Grade 2-3.
http://tinyurl.com/yk6447w
Snow Crystals.com - We are told no two snowflakes are alike, but now you can see just how different these remarkable gifts of nature truly are. This site is a wonderful addition to any math or science program. http://tinyurl.com/7j45
Lesson Plan for The Twelve Months - Elementary to Junior High
http://tinyurl.com/6rou75
http://tinyurl.com/yjc4grr
Cooperative Snowmen Bulletin Board - K-3
http://tinyurl.com/yze69yp
What do animals do in winter?
Help your students find out! Grade 2-3.
http://tinyurl.com/yk6447w
Snow Crystals.com - We are told no two snowflakes are alike, but now you can see just how different these remarkable gifts of nature truly are. This site is a wonderful addition to any math or science program. http://tinyurl.com/7j45
Lesson Plan for The Twelve Months - Elementary to Junior High
http://tinyurl.com/6rou75
Winter and Children’s Literature - Carol Hurst’s Literature site offers a plethora of book suggestions to warm our thoughts through the cold winter nights. There are also complementary weblinks for educators and children.
http://tinyurl.com/8flyjg
http://tinyurl.com/8flyjg
WOMEN
Winter and Children’s Literature - Carol Hurst’s Literature site offers a plethora of book suggestions to warm our thoughts through the cold winter nights. There are also complementary weblinks for educators and children.
http://tinyurl.com/8flyjg
http://tinyurl.com/8flyjg
WOMEN
Distinguished Women of Past and Present - This is truly an amazing site! The stories and additional links offer new insights into the remarkable contributions women have made throughout history categorized by subject matter or name. You could spend a century here and not finish!
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
WRIGHT BROTHERS
http://tinyurl.com/2u3amao
Teaching With Historic Places – Activities, maps, images and supplemental materials about the Wright Brothers and their journey.
http://tinyurl.com/3a5y33c
http://tinyurl.com/2u3amao
Teaching With Historic Places – Activities, maps, images and supplemental materials about the Wright Brothers and their journey.
http://tinyurl.com/3a5y33c
Additional curriculum links and resources may be found at these two links:
Teaching Tools – Resources collected through the years and placed on my website:
http://www.storybug.net/links/teaching.html
http://www.storybug.net/links/teaching.html
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