May 5th, 2023
High School Resource Cinco De Mayo Foods: Tacos by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on Mexican foods that can be eaten on Cinco de Mayo. Related NY State Academic Standards: LOTE.ML.2.1.B.A! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!
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May 3rd, 2023
Middle School Resource Mexican Holidays by Discovery Education In this activity, students will do the following: Research one of two Mexican holidays, Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo Present important facts about the holiday to the class Host an in-class celebration that reflects the dress, music, food, and traditions of that holiday Related […]
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May 1st, 2023
Elementary School Resource Cinco De Mayo by History.com This four minute video from History.com’s archives focuses on the real reason Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.3.TCC.4, SS.3.MOV.5.b, SS.3.MOV.5.b.2, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, […]
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February 6th, 2023
Elementary School Resource Election of the President and Vice President: Primary Election This site provides a description of the primary election process. It includes information about the Electoral College. Links to more information about election day, election of senators, and voting are available. There are also links on the side of the page that lead […]
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December 30th, 2022
High School Resource Bet You Didn’t Know: New Year’s Eve by History.com Did you know that New Year’s has not always been celebrated on January 1? Get the full story. This video provides a brief history of the holiday and also touches on the ways other cultures celebrate their new year. Related NY State Academic […]
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December 28th, 2022
Middle School Resource New Year’s Day Feast by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the tradition of feasting on the first day of the year. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.6.3.b, SS.6.3.b.1, SS.SSP.7.2.2, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher […]
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December 23rd, 2022
High School Resource History of Kwanzaa by History.com This resource, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the history and traditions of Kwanzaa. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.8.1.c.1, SS.8.9.a, SS.8.9.a.1, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!
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December 21st, 2022
Middle School Resource Origins of Hanukkah by History.com This resource, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the history of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.5.5.a.1, SS.6.4, SS.6.4.a, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!
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December 19th, 2022
Elementary School Resource Gingerbread Man by Starfall In this web-based practice by Starfall, students will learn about basic shapes by playing an interactive game. Related NY State Academic Standards: K.G.2, K.G.3, K.G.5, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and […]
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March 18th, 2022
High School Resource Collected Works of Saint Patrick by Books Should Be Free This resource allows users to freely download Saint Patrick’s Collected Works of Saint Patrick as an audiobook in mp3, iPod, or iTunes format. Related NY State Academic Standards: SL.9-10.2, SL.9-10.5, SL.11-12.2, and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring […]
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