American Psychological Association
Teaching Is Fundamental
It's important for teachers to have a strong support system—especially in the first few years of their career. Help teachers' partners, spouses, and friends understand the most compassionate ways to provide emotional support with a...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: National Grandparents Day Activities and Lesson Plans
With this resource, teachers and students can explore the meaning of National Grandparents Day. Includes activity ideas and lesson plans.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Holidays for Kids: National Teacher Day
Kids learn about National Teacher Day. The history and facts about this holiday celebrating our teachers.
Other
National History Day
Students and teachers participate in a yearly history-themed competition and celebration of historical topics. Young learners conduct primary and secondary research by studying archives, museums, oral history interviews, and historical...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Teacher Appreciation Honors Our Teachers
With this collection of resources, students can find fun and create ways to honor the positive impact teachers have had on their lives.
PBS
Pbs: Frontline: Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier
Explore the wide-ranging impact that living digitally is having on people's lives every day, and the far-reaching implications this has for society, relationships, how war is waged, our health, education, and what the future holds....
9/11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Students and Teachers
A variety of materials are available from the National September 11 Memorial and Museum to help teachers address issues surrounding 9/11 with students of different ages, including teaching guides on Tribute Art and volunteerism, as well...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Find all the resources you need to celebrate poetry in your classroom, including a new activity for each day, a poster for the current year plus archives of previous posters, and teacher resources that...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Heroines & Social Media
Students will learn about Queen Zenobia of Palmyra who led her soldiers to challenge the Roman Empire. Then, they will select another famous heroine from history and create a fictional Facebook profile for her as a form of biography....
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Down on the Farm
Students will explore life on a nineteenth-century farm by analyzing a painting of "Mahantango Valley Farm" and researching the Manual of Agriculture (1862). They will then write a journal entry of a day in the life of a young person on...
Other
Ncte: National Day on Writing
The National Day on Writing, promoted by the National Council of Teachers of English, falls on October 20 every year. This website offers many ways to celebrate the day and recognize the importance of writing. The "Tips for Writers" is a...
Vocabulary.com
Vocabulary for National Grilled Cheese Day
This site contains a list of 10 words that are synonyms to the words "grill" or "cheesy". Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings, pronunciations, and meanings of these words.
Other
National Gallery, London: Take One Picture
Teachers of all disciplines are invited to take this one day course that inspires ways to incorporate art into every subject in the school. You can follow the process that the participants take and see some of the ideas that have been...
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: 911 Materials for Teachers
A collection of materials from various government agencies to help teachers address issues surrounding the events of September 11, 2001, and the impact of those events in the years since.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Alvarez: Time of the Butterflies
Guide to Julia Alvarez's In the Time of the Butterflies provides historical context, author biography, questions, and a collection of resources for teachers, including a ten-day lesson schedule, project ideas, and essay topics. A radio...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Cherokee Nation
History of the Cherokee Nation presents an overview of the Native Americans who were living in present day Georgia, Tennessee, and the western part of the Carolinas. Teacher resources are included.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Mormonism and the American Mainstream
Essay on the origins of Mormonism and the challenges associated with its eventual establishment into the American mainstream.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: The American Jewish Experience Through the Nineteenth Century
Essay discussing immigration and acculturation of American Jews through the Nineteenth Century. Includes questions for guiding student discussion, historian debate and links to online resources.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Poems for Your Pocket
One day during National Poetry Month is dedicated to "Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day." Use this site to find poems to share with others. It includes a downloadable PDF of ideas for teachers and a collection of poems.
Other
Groundhog.org: The Official Site
This site from Groundhog.org provides activities for all ages to celebrate the dubious but delightful holiday of Groundhog Day! Teachers will find some great activities for the younger students like coloring pages, math activities, word...
Other
Groundhog.org: The Official Site
This site from Groundhog.org provides activities for all ages to celebrate the dubious but delightful holiday of Groundhog Day! Teachers will find some great activities for the younger students like coloring pages, math activities, word...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Castle Clinton National Monument
Describes Castle Clinton National Monument. Includes history and modern day functions.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Curriculum and Lesson Plans
This collection of resources assists educators in teaching students about the art of poetry. Includes links to poetry with grade level, lesson plans, discussion suggestions and classroom exercises. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity,...
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library: Teaching Modules
Thirty-two lessons created by teachers in conjunction with Folger Library's National Teacher Corps. These lessons cover the Shakespeare plays most often covered in high school and emphasize close reading and analysis. Some of these...