Sites for Learning About Countries

The sites below have a cool collection of tools to help you learn about different countries. A lot of students have to research countries,...

Lending an Artistic Touch to Math

Some educators are using the arts and humanities to enhance their teaching of math. Math for Web 2.0 Unlike the arts, Math has struggled to find...

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Today

The first installment of the serial “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” appeared in a periodical on June 5, 1851. The serial’s popularity was so immense that...

Sites for Learning About the 50 States

When was Colorado admitted to the Union? What is the state motto of Idaho? Who were earliest inhabitants of Indiana? Any student tasked with...

Coral Reefs and Why They Are In Danger of Extinction

Climate change, water pollution, destructive fishing and damage to coastal habitats are all contributing factors. Background: What Are Coral Reefs? Teeming with life, coral reefs are...

How Innovative Teachers Are Using Skype In Their Classrooms

Skype gives students and teachers the ability to connect with the outside world without leaving the classroom, allowing them to meet face-to-face with the...

How Innovative Teachers Are Using Skype In Their Classrooms

Skype gives students and teachers the ability to connect with the outside world without leaving the classroom, allowing them to meet face-to-face with the...

The Origins of Christmas

December 17, 2013 by Denis Cummings Since the mid-fourth century, Western Christians have celebrated Christmas on Dec. 25 to honor the birth date of Jesus Christ....

Plymouth: Where Thanksgiving Was Born

Plymouth, for a small group of Americans, is the source of their ancestry in North America. But for most of us, it is Chapter...

11 Things You May Not Know About Abraham Lincoln

by Denis Cummings Abraham Lincoln is one of the most studied figures in American history, but there is still much you may not know about...

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