Resources for Teachers / November Resources

Dia de los Muertos

PebbleGo Article: Day of the Dead

DK FindOut Unit - Day of the Dead Facts

Veterans Day

PebbleGo article

Scholastic's Veterans Day Resources

Scholastic News: Honoring Veterans

U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Day Page (scroll to the bottom for teacher and student resources).

Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Thanksgiving

PebbleGo article

** Capstone Interactive book: Thanksgiving

** Capstone Interactive book: Happy Thanksgiving, Gus!

** Capstone Interactive book: Feliz Dia de Gracias, Gus!

** Capstone Interactive book: Katie Woo: Katie Saves Thanksgiving

** Capstone Interactive book: A Short History of Thanksgiving

Plimoth Plantation's interactive site: You Are the Historian

Plimoth Plantation Virtual Field Trip

BookFlix paired books: Giving Thanks and Thanksgiving

History Channel videos: Thanksgiving

Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving

National Geographic Kids: The First Thanksgiving

ReadWorks Leveled Passages and Videos

Discovery Kids Infographic - 8 Ways to Be Thankful

Native American Heritage Month

PebbleGo biography of Squanto

PebbleGo biography of Pocahontas

Readworks Videos and Leveled Passages

Collected Native American Heritage Resources from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian, National Archives and more

National Museum of the American Indian

Scholastic Amerian Indian Heritage Month

Education World Celebrate Native American Heritage

PebbleGo Next American Indian History Module

TrueFlix: American Indians - pairs a True Book with a video

** These resources are part of Try-It Illinois, a trial that runs through the end of November. Contact Ms. Young for the passwords.

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