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HISTORY |
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Great series that places students into the shoes of figures throughout history. |
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Study of this historical event using many diifferent picture book versions. |
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Books and related resources about the American Revolution. |
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Anne Rockwell's wonderful picture book bio of the American Revolution's most famous heroine. |
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More books and ideas related to the American Revolution.
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Teaching with Civil War picture books.
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Books, teaching activities, and links about the Holocaust. |
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Teaching with picture books about Civil Rights sit-ins, school desegregation, and busing.
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Moving and exciting tales from America's past.
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Bakers, Boxers, and Ball Players populate this collection of recommended titles. |
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Introduction to some cool online history sites and games. |
MULTICULTURAL
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This post features a multicultural publisher, but also recommends specific titles and their uses.
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Recommended themes, topics, and titles for teaching about world concepts. |
SCIENCE
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Books and activities for teaching about Greek heroes and mythology.
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Explore inventions and inventors, and then create virtual inventions with the recommended sites. |
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Several female scientists are featured here in picture book form, with accompanying teaching suggestions and links. Included is a wonderful generic list of questions which could be used with any biography to engage students with the text. |
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Hillman's books (How Big Is It? How Strong Is It? etc.) get students excited about everyday scientific phenomenon. Pictures really aid the comprehension process. |
RESEARCH AND INQUIRY
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Great selection of books here, as well as interactive explorations. Be sure to check out the Is That a Fact? series of books from Lerner Publishing (about halfway through the post). |
MATH
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Many math concepts, linked to picture books and related lessons.
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Demi's retelling of a classic tale that helps students understand how things add up! |
FINANCIAL LITERACY
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Everyday and world economics are explored through several picture books and engaging online interactives.
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ART
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Use the images created by this famous American painter to generate discussions and short descriptive writing pieces. |
SPORTS
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Links and related activities for the Nomad Press series Soccer World. The Soccer World Series follows former pro player Ethan Zohn as he visits different countries, learning about diverse cultures as well as the people who live there. |
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Picture books about baseball, with related lesson suggestions and links.
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Several wonderful female athletes are featured in the picture books at this post. |
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Several picture books about Women's Baseball with related activities. |
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America's Best Girl is a released test item from Massachusetts. A nice selection with multiple choice questions as well as an open-ended essay. |
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