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Teachnology

Teachnology: December Holidays for Teachers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Looking for resources to add to teaching or learning about the holidays in December? Check out all the worksheets, activities, lesson plans and more offered by Teachnology.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Community: December

For Students K - 1st
Look at all the decorations used for December celebrations. Book has one to two words per page. Book includes audio narration in English, Turkish, and Spanish with text in English.
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Teachnology

Teachnology: December Teacher Resource Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Utilize this extensive collection of lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, and much more to enrich teaching December holidays and themes.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teach Your Way: December Collection

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a collection of materials from Teach Your Way: December including an December Planning calendar. This Collection includes: Video (15), Interactive (1), Media Gallery (13), Document (10), Webpage (1) for Grades PreK-K, K-2, 3-5 ,...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: This Week in Wv History: December

For Students 9th - 10th
This module contains a series of informational clips about major events in West Virginia's history. The December audio episodes of This Week in WV History include guided listening questions, scripts, and background information.
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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Ortona: The Canadian Battle, December 1943

For Students 9th - 10th
The Battle of Ortona Exhibit profiled here follows the Canadian unit's journey to Ortona- from training, to waiting in Britain, to the attack in Sicily in December 1943.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Month of December: Birthdays, Historical Events and Holidays

For Students 3rd - 8th
December holidays, famous birthdays, history, and fun facts. Kids learn the birthstone, flower, symbols for this month can be found on this site.
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Earth Sky: Everything You Need to Know: December Solstice 2014

For Students 9th - 10th
Winter solstice, earliest sunset, latest sunrise. It seems that, in the Northern Hemisphere anyway, these three events should happen on the same day. Read this explanation of the changing of the seasons and learn why the winter solstice...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: December 1: Rosa Parks & Pas De Deux

For Students 9th - 10th
Two important events in U.S. history are described here. The first looks at Rosa Parks with quotes from Parks herself. The second looks at the New York City Ballet and the collaboration between Russian composer Igor Stravinsky and...
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University of Southern California

Usc Tsunami Research Center: The Indian Ocean Tsunami December 26, 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating coverage of the 2004 tsunami disaster. Find a firsthand account, many photos, and a map. (The videos and animations were no longer working at the time of writing this.)
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Other

December.com: Net Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links and evaluations of dozens of pieces of software, ranging from languages to multimedia to email.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: December 20: First American Cotton Mill

For Students 9th - 10th
Library of Congress site gives a brief history and photo of the water-powered cotton mill that was built by Samuel Slater with links to related material for more in-depth study. Also, links to information about other historical events.
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Indiana University

Iu: Thomas Hobbes (April 5, 1588 December 4, 1679): English Philosopher

For Students 9th - 10th
Begins as a bullet-style biography, then a great section called Ideas and Contributions.
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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor: December 7, 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebChron site contains text describing the attack of Pearl Harbor by Japan.
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BBC

Bbc: Indian Parliament Attack Kills 12

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC report describes the Indian Parliament attack of December 13, 2001, and the circumstances surrounding it.
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PBS

Wave That Shook the World

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the December 26th Indian Ocean tsunami. It explains the anatomy of the Indian Ocean tsunami, as well as what is being done to prepare for future tsunamis. In addition, it shows potential hot spots for future...
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Albert Einstein: Address at the 5th Nobel Anniversary Dinner

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Albert Einstein's speech at the fifth Nobel anniversary dinner on December 10, 1945, at the Hotel Astor in New York City.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Eleanor Roosevelt: Adopting the Declaration of Human Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This is Eleanor Roosevelt's address to the United Nations on its adoption of the Declaration of Human Rights on December 9, 1948 in Paris, France; it is provided in a YouTube video, mp3 audio, and in text. [3:30]
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Scripps Library: Theodore Roosevelt: First Annual Msg [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 50-page transcript of Theodore Roosevelt's first annual speech as President of the United States on December 3, 1909. It is provided by Scripps Library.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Al Gore: Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and text of Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech delivered on December 10, 2017, in Oslo, Norway.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: List of Wounded During the Storm of Bexar, December 1835

For Students 9th - 10th
View an original spreadsheet denoting casualties and their status after the storming of a Mexican fort at Bexar (now San Antonio), Texas on December 5-10, 1835. Click the link to read a history of the event.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Month Calendar of December

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Identifying days, weeks, and dates on a calendar for the month of December.
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American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [3:08] of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's declaration of war against the Japanese the day after their attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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The History Place

The History Place: Boston Tea Party: Eyewitness Account by a Participant

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents a colonist's actual account of the boarding and dumping of the tea into the Boston Harbor on December 17,1773.

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