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Funology: Holiday Arts and Crafts
This resource has crafts and activities for holidays. Ideas are listed by holiday. Most can be done with common classroom and household supplies with little adult help.
A&E Television
History.com: Christopher Columbus: How the Explorer's Legend Grew and Then Drew Fire
Christopher Columbus has long been exalted as a heroic figure in American history: the first explorer to establish a European presence in the New World. Americans have celebrated his arrival as far back as 1792, the 300th anniversary of...
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...
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: The Slave Narrative
In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.