REFERENCE
In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about the life of an explorer. Use this short biography on Sacagawea…
Study the life of Barack Obama with the resources in this literature guide to Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of…
LESSON PLANS
Pupils will select a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island origin and complete a KWL chart as they explore and…
Pocahontas was a young Native American girl who helped forge amicable relations between Native Americans and English…
Learn about such famous ballets as Giselle, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.
A chart listing the self-reported ancestry of U.S. residents, according to the 2000 census.
Did you know that there are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa? To learn more, view this article.
A chart listing the fifty most widely spoken languages in the world.
Check out this list of names for Santa around the world.
A brief article about Alice Walker.
A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.
A brief article about abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
Read an article about modern American Indians. This is a great resource for American Indian Heritage Month in November.
An article defining and explaining Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday of culture.
Learn about Dr. Who, a long running television series in the United Kingdom, by reading this profile of the show.
A brief article listing common household pets around the world.
WORKSHEETS
Coloring book page with picture of Dr. Maulana Karenga. He is the creator of Kwanzaa, the African-American holiday that…
Reference an article that outlines the symbols of Kwanzaa and celebrations for each day. This information is useful…
A brief article about photographer and director Gordon Parks.
A brief article about Grammy Award-winning poet, writer, composer, and actress Maya Angelou.
A brief article about Jame Baldwin, including related resources.
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…
Learn more about the life of contemporary novelist Toni Morrison.
Learn more about the life of Langston Hughes, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.