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Free Educational Resources for Educators and Teachers

Free Educational Resources for Educators and Teachers

Harry Ransom Center Lesson Plans Guide to the Collections The web version (2010) of the Ransom Center's Guide to the Collections (2003) contains information relating to the collections in a considerably revised and updated version. The printed guide is no longer available for purchase. Please note that this Guide is a narrative summary of our collection strengths, not a catalog. To search for specific materials, please see the Research section of our website. For convenience, links have been made to the Finding Aids search page for manuscript, art, performing arts, and photography collections that have finding aids. To search the Guide, enter a term below; to browse, click on one of the Areas of Study in the right-hand menu. The Library Chronicle Online The Library Chronicle of the University of Texas at Austin was published between 1943 and 1998. The journal was published in three series (1943-1969; a New Series [1970-1989]; and volumes 20-27 [1990-1997]).

SchoolRack » Create a FREE Teacher Website or Educational Blog! ED Videos & Games Printable SPANISH Activities#wheels See also: Activities Activities Activities Activities but are available here for individual purchase. All H.E.R. products are in printable PDF format , ready for immediate download . - or - click "Add to Cart" to purchase an activity separate from Membership Spanish Animal Friends Set of 40 large, adorable cards or 10 posters with four animals each, for preschool through second grade. 11p 502KB Printable PDF file This item is included in Membership Spanish Animal Cards Two decks of cards for a variety of activities - a total of 162 cards! 11p 1.8MB Spanish Alphabet Worm Includes a 2-page poster and 31 "puzzle" pieces - each with a letter, its Spanish name and pronunciation, and a Spanish word with the letter. 14p 818KB ¡Vamos a Contar! Includes poster, 10 large cards, and pronunciation chart. 5p 140KB Dedos del Pie Use up those last few minutes of your Spanish class expanding vocabularies to include noun phrases! 12p 411KB Las Ranas de Colores 10p 768KB Los Colores - Colors in Spanish 9p 444KB 6p 109KB

Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans Skip Navigation. Teachers Home > Teachers' Resources > Teaching With Documents Lessons by Era More Lesson Plan Resources Primary Source Research & Classroom Resources DocsTeachFind and create interactive learning activities with primary source documents that promote historical thinking skills. Analysis Worksheets Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections. Teaching with primary documents encourages a varied learning environment for teachers and students alike. PDF files require the free Adobe Reader. Teachers > Connect With Us Primary Sources DocsTeach Visits & Workshops Other Resources

You Publish WebList - The place to find the best web lists on the web Hispanos Famosos Famous Hispanics in the World and History A page, still under construction, dedicated to celebrate Hispanic Heritage in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Alphabetical list -- Antiquity -- Musicians -- Nobel Prizes -- Painters -- Scientists -- Sports -- U.S. Military -- Women -- Writers Other, soon to be famous Hispanics ;-) 12 Resources All Social Studies Te One of the things that some readers may not know about me is that I actually do have a day job and don't spend the whole day on the Internet. My day job is teaching high school social studies. For the last couple of years my teaching assignments have been US History and US Civics. In the past I've also taught World Studies courses. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

The Object of History | Behind the Scenes with the Curators of the National Museum of American History Five Artists of the Mexican Revolution Overview Key Staff Primary instructor Key Skills Global Connections: Connecting to History and Culture Information Media and Technology: Research and Information Fluency Life and Career Skills: Productivity and Accountability Summary Much of Mexican art at the beginning of the 20th century was influenced by or created in response to historical events. Learning Objectives Students will: Learn about the Mexican Revolution.Research prominent revolutionary figures from the Mexican Revolution.Research five famous Mexican artists associated with the Mexican Revolution.Learn to identify an artist by his or her style.Be able to identify specific paintings.Define the vocabulary of the paintings.Create artwork using contemporary events and the style of one of the artists studied.Write an essay that makes connections between how the artists were influenced by one another and by political figures as well as the overall historical context. Teaching Approach Arts Inclusion Teaching Methods Assessment Type 1.

The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year. You might also be interested in The Best Resources For “Bill Of Rights Day.” Here are my choices for The Best Sites For Learning About The Constitution Of The United States: The Constitution Center has to be everybody’s first stop. Here are collections of the online lessons I used in my United States History classes last year on the Bill of Rights and on the Constitution. The Constitution For Kids has three “levels” of explanations about the U.S. The History Channel has many multimedia features related to the Constitution. How Stuff Works has many videos related to the Constitution. Here’s an interactive “learning object” from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center on Amendments To The Constitution. Here’s a bilingual (English/Spanish) glossary for the Constitution. Quiz Tree has some interactive quizzes on the Constitution. Mr.

For Teachers The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. Find Library of Congress lesson plans and more that meet Common Core standards, state content standards, and the standards of national organizations. Discover and discuss ways to bring the power of Library of Congress primary sources into the classroom. Go to the blog Subscribe to the blog via e-mail or RSS. Using Primary Sources Discover quick and easy ways to begin using primary sources in your classroom, with teachers' guides, information on citing sources and copyright, and the Library's primary source analysis tool. TPS Partners The Teaching with Primary Sources Program builds partnerships with educational organizations to support effective instruction using primary sources. The Teaching with Primary Sources Journal

The Teodoro Vidal Collection | Learning Resources English Español Learning Resources Related Links Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter C Schomburg Center at New York Public L Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueñ Our Story in History: A Puerto Rican Ca Our Story in History: Santos of Puerto Santos: Substance and Soul Program in Latino History and Culture at the National Museum of American History Please wait...

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