Helping Your Child Learn History
Offers activities parents can use to help young children (preschool through Grade 5) learn about history. It includes suggestions about how parents can work with teachers & schools to help children...
View ArticleIndependence Day: Today in History
Tells how we’ve celebrated July 4 since that day in 1776, when the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. Independence Day celebrations became commonplace...
View ArticleMapping My Spot in History
Helps students become proficient at observing & interpreting maps, learn architectural & cartographic terms, appreciate their own role in affecting history, & contribute to a panoramic map...
View ArticleBrown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
Features Monroe Elementary, the school attended in 1950 by third grader Linda Brown. Because she was black, Brown was barred from attending a white school much closer to her home. The cases brought by...
View ArticleThe Civil War through a Child’s Eye
Is a lesson plan that uses historical fiction & primary sources to expand students’ perceptions of the Civil War era. Photos, non-fiction, & literature (Paul Fleischman’s “Bull Run”) help...
View ArticleFrom Slavery to Civil Rights
Is a timeline of African-American history. Photos, broadsides, maps, & other items are organized around time periods: slavery, abolition, antebellum, Civil War, reconstruction, progressive era,...
View ArticleReconstruction: The Second Civil War
Provides clips from the documentary, as well as transcripts, a look behind the scenes, & a teacher’s guide. Among the featured topics: 40 acres & a mule, plantations in ruins, African American...
View ArticleNationalAtlas.gov
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a map is worth ten thousand. This is not like any atlas you remember. What you can do in the National Atlas of the United States: MapMaker: customize your...
View ArticleFamilies Understanding Nature Camp, Louisiana
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (WLF) administers Families Understanding Nature (FUN) Camps. FUN means Families Understanding Nature and offers parents and their children an opportunity to...
View ArticleLEAP Tutoring Lessons and Learning Café, Louisiana
LEAP Tutoring Lessons The Louisiana Department of Education provides tutoring lessons online designed for grades 4 and 8 students who may need remediation in the standards and benchmarks covered on the...
View ArticleNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
NIEHS – that’s the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. NIEHS is part of the National Institutes of Health, and studies the effects of the environment on human health. So…what is...
View ArticleBrainPOP
BrainPOP is a pioneering developer of engaging, animated content that motivates and inspires children to learn. BrainPOP movies cover everything from the Underground Railroad to the atomic model to...
View ArticleKids.gov
Kids.gov is the official kids’ portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 1,200 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and...
View ArticlePhysics – National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation Physics begins wiht the everyday physical world around us – the blue of the sky, the colors of the rainbow, the fall of an apple, the motion of the moon. What’s happening...
View ArticleAmerica’s Story from America’s Library
Meet Amazing Americans, Jump Back in Time, Explore the States, Join America at Play, See, Hear, and Sing “America’s Story from America’s Library” wants you to have fun with history while learning at...
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Your Toddlers Birthday Parties
When I was running my Home Daycare business, I noticed how many parents went overboard planning their children’s birthday parties. I never understood why so many parents pressured themselves to out do...
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How to Let Him Know You’re Interested
You know that guy that you’ve had your eye on for a while, but haven’t had the nerve to pursue him? Well, it’s time to take it to the next level! Women can be so timid when it comes to pursuing their...
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All Dollar Stores Are Not The Same
I always assumed that I was saving money and getting the best possible price on nearly all of the items that I purchased at my local Dollar General store. After all, a dollar store is a place for...
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The Wonders of Springtime
You know what they say… never lose the child inside of you. That couldn’t be more true when I think of the changes and joy this season brings to all of us. This is the time of year, for new beginnings...
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No Ride, No Audition… But the Show Will Go On
I am so proud of my daughter. For the second year in a row, Clara was selected for All-City Orchestra. It is a musical honor bestowed upon students from the various middle schools in Chesapeake, VA,...
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