A New Year’s Poem from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
Posted by: Danna Bell
New Years Greetings from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Posted in: Holidays
Archive: December 2022 (8 Posts)
A Gift for the Holidays: A New Guide to Help Children Explore their Family History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the new guide to help kids learn more and collect information on their family histories.
Posted in: Holidays, News and Events, Primary Source Highlights
African Americans and the Formation of National Parks: The Story of Charles Young
Posted by: Danna Bell
Who is Major Charles Young and what is his role in shaping the National Park Service?
Posted in: African American History, Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914)
Pictorial St. Louis – The Great Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley
Posted by: Danna Bell
The panoramic map was a popular cartographic form used to depict U.S. and Canadian cities and towns during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Known also as bird’s-eye views, perspective maps, or aero views, panoramic maps are non-photographic representations of cities portrayed as if viewed from above at an oblique angle.
Posted in: Geography and Maps
Two Questions with This Year’s Top Literacy Awards Prize Winners
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Judy Lee of the Library of Congress Literacy Awards Program. Photographs supplied by Street Child, Make Way for Books, and Young African Refugees for Integral Development. David M. Rubenstein Recipient: Street Child (SC), American Prize Reciepient: Make Way for Books (MWFB), and International Prize Recipient: Young African Refugees for Integral Development …
Posted in: Literacy, News and Events
Closing Celebration for National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join us on December 13th to celebrate the tenure of Jason Reynolds, the outgoing National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Posted in: African American History, News and Events, Poetry and Literature
Concepts Across the Sciences: Patterns
Posted by: Danna Bell
Use a primary source to help students learn about the importance of studying patterns when trying to find cause of or solution to a problem.
Posted in: Science Technology and Math
Coming to the NCSS conference? We’ll see you there!
Posted by: Danna Bell
Come join us at the National Council of Social Studies conference in Philadelphia.
Posted in: News and Events