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Heroes – Resources for Teachers

Discover the impact of heroes past and present, with these lesson, activities, and printables. Honor veterans, civil-rights activists, suffragists, medical personnel, community workers, family members, and more. Find creative writing activities about the immigrant experience, historical time lines of the civil rights movement, slideshows of famous women suffragists, art activities for celebrating community helpers, lesson plans for learning more about wars and the soldiers who fight them, and much more.
War Heroes & Veterans
What Is Veterans Day?
The Story of Veterans Day
Veterans Day Activities
Veterans Day Comprehension Questions
Veterans Day Newspaper
Origins of Veterans Day
Veterans Day Research Worksheet
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Veterans Day – Teacher Resources
Memorial Day Teacher Resources
More Resources on Veterans
Suffragists & Women's-Rights Heroes
Leaders of the Women's Suffrage Movement
Leaders in Women's Suffrage Movement
Women and the Vote
Susan B. Anthony
Declaration of Sentiments
Women's Right to Vote Little Book
Women's Rights, Suffrage, & Equality
Women and the Vote Worksheet
Alice Stone Blackwell
Names of Women Suffrage Leaders Quiz
More Resources on Women's Suffrage & Equality
Other Heroes of Women's History
The Keeping Quilt
The Declaration of Independence and Your Own Rights
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
Paper Quilts
The Miracle Worker
Margaret Chase Smith: A Woman for President Mock Election Guide
Activities to Honor Heroes
Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Native American Matrilineal Society
Multicultural Statue of Liberty
More U.S. Women's History Resources
Civil-Rights Heroes
Rosa Parks -- Coloring Page
Martin Luther King, Jr. Receives the Nobel Peace Prize
Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Page
Martin Luther King Jr: Civil Rights Leader
Pictorial Timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King's Life
I Have a Dream
Conspiracy Theories Behind Martin Luther King's Assassination
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Life
Martin Luther King, Jr. Crossword Puzzle
Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights
More Popular Resources on Civil Rights
Other African-American Heroes
A Raisin in the Sun
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700
Maniac Magee
Triangular Trade in the Atlantic Ocean
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
American History Activities
Favorite Black History Month Activities Slideshow
Activities for African Folk Tales
African Folk Tales - Background Information
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
More Black History Month Resources
Community Helpers
Freddie the Firefighter
Firefighter Cut-Out Badge
Fire Department Word Search
Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms
Community Helpers: Matching
I Want to Be a Firefighter
Kindergarten Community Project Ideas
Community Helpers Writing Activity
Police and Firefighter Patterns
Police and Firefighter Wheel Pattern
More Resources on Community Helpers
Doctors, Nurses, & EMTs
Nurse/EMT Hat
Doctor and Dentist Patterns
Doctor Faustus
Waste Doctor
WAACS, WAVES, and Nurses
I Want to Be a Doctor
Nurse Pass (8 per sheet)
Library-Nurse Pass
Next To: Who Is Next to the Firefighter?
Common Abbreviations
Teachers
Miss Nelson is Missing
Substitute Teacher Information
Parent/Teacher Relations
Top 10 End-of-the-Year Gifts for Teachers
People Who Help Us Learn Bulletin Board
Educational Quotes
Postage Stamps for Heroes
Draw and Present a Portrait
Very Best Gifts for Teachers
Great Teacher
More Resources about Teachers
Moms
A Chair for My Mother
Your Family Tree
Mother's Day Printable Book (K-3)
Roses for Mom
Mom's Musical Card
Mother's Day Worksheet
Mother's Day Plaque
Mother's Day Card
Favorite Mother's Day Activities Slideshow
Mother's Day Writing Ideas
More Mother's Day
Dads
Woven Fish
Make a Father's Day Card
Favorite Father's Day Activities Slideshow
A Father's Day Card
Father's Day Presents
Animal Fathers
Father's Day Crossword Puzzle
More Father's Day Resources
Other Resources about Heroes
Firefighter's Hat
Join the Firefighters!
An Autobiographical Poem
Jerry Spinelli on Milkweed
Police Officer Hat
The Miracle Worker -- The Challenge
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
The Miracle Worker: Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
Teammates Questions and Vocabulary
The Miracle Worker: Questions to Consider

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Highlights

2008 Presidential Election Resources

Get your students involved in the presidential-election process by focusing on the 2008 race. We have plenty of resources about voting, elections, and the current candidates to help you structure your classroom discussion and lesson plans.

2009 Educators' Calendar

There's something worth celebrating every day! Find fun and educationally relevant holidays, events, and celebrations for each day of the year.

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Go green in your classroom with environmentally friendly tips that will save you and your school district money! Plus, educate students about ways they can go green with these activities focused on saving the environment.

Daily Printables

Add a TeacherVision widget to your blog, personalized homepage (such as iGoogle or Pageflakes), or social networking sites (such as Facebook). Our widgets feature a different fifth-grade language arts printable or fourth-grade math printable for each day of the year.

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The Secret Life of Bees

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