Ideas from a Reading Specialist–Current blogs consist of free online sites and programs for a reading classroom.
Greensboro Sit-In, Groundhog Day, Ferdinand Magellan, United Service Organization (USO), Mexican Constitution Day, Ronald Reagan,Beatles, February 1 Greensboro Woolworth Sit-In February 1, 1960, four black college students sat down at a “whites-only” lunch counter in Greensboro NC and refused to leave. C-span classroom has a Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth Sit-In video with three clips including […]
February is such a great time of year with So Many FUN Holidays to CELEBRATE!We’ve teamed up to give you a HUGE BUNDLE of Middle School Resources for February! You’ll get the products shown for a great selection of activities for your middle schoolers. Check them out here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/…/Search:FEBRUARYPRODUC…⭐️It’s EASY to Enter⭐️ Comment on this post by answering […]
February 4, 2020, a free virtual field trip for classrooms with a WWII theme. Electronic Field Trip Date and Time The National WWII Museum is offering two electronic virtual field trips on Tuesday, February 4 at 9 AM and again at noon (CDT). Each presentation is scheduled to last one hour. ‘ Topic The presentation […]
Winston Churchill, Winter Olympics, Amnesty International, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Eiffel Tower, Smithsonian Institute, Wright Brothers, Jackie Robinson January 24 Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A well-developed documentary is available from The People Profiles covering from […]
Prohibition, Doomsday Clock, Martin Luther King Jr, Tokyo Rose, Barack Obama, Concorde, CIA, Poll Tax January 16–Prohibition Prohibition was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933. January 16, 1919 prohibition takes effect. PBS.org has a number of activities for teachers to use in their classroom related […]
An outstanding opportunity for your class to participate in a videoconferencing project. The Internet2 community was founded in 1996 as an advanced technology collaborative environment. It is made up of more than 320 institutions of higher learning, 50+ corporations, and others representing more than 100 countries. The Presidential Primary Sources Project teaches about presidents such […]
Share a historic event each day with your students. This is a great bell-ringer! Post on Smartboard or write on white board and discuss with your students to develop background knowledge. If you are searching for a way to develop reading skills, check out the differentiated passages (with comprehension questions) at the bottom of the […]