Other
Streetlaw: Consumer and Housing Law
Read about contracts, warranties, credit, deceptive sales practices, cars, and housing--important topics for consumers. This website provides introductory material to each of the above topics and links for further information and research.
Library of Congress
Loc: Learning Page: Primary Source Set Dust Bowl Migration
Set of primary documents, photos, audio and sheet music having to do with the movement of homeless families during the Great Depression. Teaching guide included.
Other
Nch: National Coalition for the Homeless
Tells of the mission and activities of the National Coalition for the Homeless, a "national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy...
Digital History
Digital History: Newsies
Read about the real lives of young, poor urban boys who tried to make a living selling newspapers on the street corners of American cities.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting
This lesson is part of a week-long unit. It focuses on the pre-reading phase of guided reading. It aims to activate prior knowledge, preview vocabulary, and set a purpose for reading. This book deals with a very sensitive issue that most...
Other
Cyber Y Technology Center: Life on the Streets
A site researched and created by a group of youth in San Diego to raise awareness of the area's homeless issue.
Other
Hud Kids: Help the Homeless
This socially conscious website is focused on spreading the need to help and assist with the homeless. The site is divided into four questions: who are the homeless, where are the homeless, what can kids do to help, and what can I do to...
EL Education
El Education: An a to Z Book of Homelessness
This ABC book about the lives of homeless people was created by 3rd and 4th grade students in Washington, D.C. The class took part in a Learning Expedition about homelessness in part because students walked by homeless individuals on...