Every November, we celebrate the history and stories of Native Americans. Originally supported by Seneca Indian Dr. Arthur Parker, what started as American Indian Day in 1915 has evolved into a whole…
Celebrating American Indians
November 04, 2021
Gwen Mak
At Home Use,
Classroom Ideas,
Non-Fiction,
listening,
reading centers,
History,
virtual bookshelf
In honor of Women's Equality Day and the upcoming election, today we're taking a look at some of our latest suffrage and voting related titles. Women's Equality Day commemorates the 19th Amendment to…
Every March, we celebrate women's and girls' contributions to our global history. This year, we're back with new titles that chronicle the myriad ways women have helped to shape this wonderful world…
Black History Month
February 21, 2020
Gwen Mak
Black History Month,
Historical Fiction,
Your Classroom,
classroom,
Multicultural,
History,
Tradition,
School,
Curricular Units
It's become a February tradition for us to focus on the titles in our catalog that relate to Black History Month. It's a great chance to look back at some notable new titles from the past year. Plus,…
The D-Day invasions of Normandy are remembered as a turning point in world history. On June 6, 1944, Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, beginning an operation that would lead to…
Biographies are a great way to dig deep into your curriculum. Often, we study biographies as part of our Social Studies or Language Arts curricula - but they're great in science and math classes,…
Curricular Spotlight: World War II
February 15, 2019
Gwen Mak
Classroom Ideas,
Historical Fiction,
Non-Fiction,
Your Classroom,
classroom,
History
Planning a unit on World War II? We have titles on appeasement policies, non-aggression pacts, invasions, and blitzes. This post contains title and activity suggestions to engage your students on all…
Black History Month 2019
February 07, 2019
Gwen Mak
Holidays, Seasons and Celebrations,
Multicultural,
History,
Curricular Units
Do you know why we celebrate Black History Month in February? It's because Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln were both born in the second month of the year. In the 1920s, Carter G. Woodson,…
Sharing Shakespeare
January 31, 2019
Gwen Mak
Using Tales2go,
Vocabulary,
teenagers,
High Schoolers,
grade 9,
grade 11,
grade 12,
High School,
grade 10,
History
Helping 21st century students appreciate Shakespeare requires relationships and relevance. It can be hard for students to relate to the characters in Shakespeare's plays because the Elizabethan…
Curricular Spotlight: The American Revolution
January 25, 2019
Gwen Mak
Classroom Ideas,
Historical Fiction,
Non-Fiction,
Your Classroom,
classroom,
History
As part of our ongoing effort to help you incorporate audiobooks to your daily practice, this post kicks off our new "Curricular Spotlight" series. In these posts, we'll feature titles from our…
