Archive: June 2015 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Cheryl Lederle; (Year) 2015; (Month) June

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Teaching with Thomas Jefferson’s Vegetable Market Chart

June 9, 2015

Follow Thomas Jefferson's example and make your own vegetable market chart to track the seasonal availability of produce where you live. Start by recording the fruits and vegetables you see in grocery stores, farmers' markets, or your own garden, and the dates of their first and last appearances.

Posted in: Revolution and the New Nation (1764-1815), Science Technology and Math

Preserving Songs and Culture: Zora Neale Hurston and the Federal Writers’ Project

June 4, 2015

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Learn about Zora Neale Hurston's time in Florida with the Federal Writers project in the May/June 2015 "Sources and Strategies" article in Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies.

Posted in: African American History, Culture and Folklife, Poetry and Literature

Refined by: (Author) Cheryl Lederle; (Year) 2015; (Month) June