Learning Resources for Memorial Day 2021

This year Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 31 — that’s next Monday! And while many people have a day off, educators may want to […]

Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, a time dedicated to reflecting on the history and contributions of Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) backgrounds. […]

Today Is National Freedom Day

The central document of the U.S. government, the Constitution, does not require the approval of the president in order to be amended. One amendment, however, […]

Black History Month Resources

Each February, schools, civic institutions, theaters, museums, and more dedicate themselves to telling the stories of African Americans in the U.S. Known formally as African […]

How Charles Dickens Saw America

On January 22, 1842, famed British author Charles Dickens, whose stories of life in Victorian England continue to capture the imagination of readers worldwide, arrived […]

Teaching and Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

In the pantheon of individuals who have immediate name recognition in the United States, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is surely among the […]

Celebrating Native American Heritage Day

In his groundbreaking 1969 book, Custer Died for Your Sins, Standing Rock Sioux historian, theologian, and activist Vine Deloria, Jr. considered the place of Native […]

Free Resources for Veterans Day

In the fall of 1914, it was clear to many that the Great War would end by Christmas. But the conflict we now call World […]

Election Day Resources for 2020

Major civic events, like an election, can be useful ways to integrate not just lessons on citizenship, but also a broad array of social studies, […]

Hypertext Docs: Teaching the Bonus March

July 28th marks the 88th anniversary of the clash that ended the U.S. veteran’s protest movement known as the Bonus Army, or Bonus March. Today, […]

Digital Resources for Independence Day

In the U.S., July 4 marks Independence Day, a holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration signaled a turning point […]

Digital Resources to Celebrate and Teach Juneteenth

June 19th marks Juneteenth, the day in on which, in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston and announced that the Emancipation Proclamation was […]

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