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Weekly Reader
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Charles W. Chesnutt: Dreamweaver
Celebrate Black Heritage Month by studying this dreamweaver who used his talents as a teacher, writer, speaker, and activist to persuade people to share his passion for a world in which all people are treated equally. Write poems, essays, and letters describing dreams for making the world a better place. Create dreamweavings and cultural kaleidoscopes demonstrating how celebrating multiple cultures contributes to the American dream.
• Charles W. Chesnutt Foldout - Download PDF - 1MB
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Polar Lights
Put on your parka and mukluks! You and your students are going on an expedition to learn about the polar regions. Explore the glaciers, subglacial rivers, and volcanoes. Get up close and personal with furry, flippered, and feathered friends. Learn how other people have braved the frigid conditions to journey to the ends of the Earth. Watch to see how the beauty of the polar lights is reflected in your students’ eyes as they explore new worlds.
• Polar Lights Poster - Download PDF - 1.5MB
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Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song
Celebrate Black Heritage Month by studying this extraordinary vocalist who transcended a troubled childhood to become an American treasure. Create a musical timeline of the noteworthy events in Ella’s life. Explore her sensational lyrics and songs through poetry, painting, and dancing. Participate in an Amateur Hour, create a songbook and learn how to scat.
• Ella Fitzgerald Foldout - Download PDF - 1.3MB
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Southern Florida Wetland/National Stamp Collecting Month
The subtropical wetlands of southern Florida are remnants of a great wilderness that stretched, unbroken, for hundreds of miles until about a century ago. They still include some of the most extensive saw grass marshes and mangrove swamps in the world — wetlands that support a remarkable number of species.
• Southern Florida Wetland/National Stamp Collecting Month Poster - Download PDF - 6MB
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Hattie McDaniel/Black History Month
Commemorate & Celebrate Icons of Black History: A U.S. Postal Service salute to significant African-American achievers in our nation's history.
• Hattie McDaniel/Black History Month Education Kit - Kit PDF 3MB | Poster PDF 1MB | TEXT
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Constellations/National Stamp Collecting Month
Dare to go where no student has ever gone before. Unlock the midnight mysteries of starry, starry nights. Discover STARtling facts about our universe. Become super stargazers and star storytellers. Your students are guaranteed to become starry-eyed by participating in these activities! This education kit celebrates National Stamp Collecting Month. Extend and enrich your students' educational experiences by encouraging them to become lifelong philatelists by ordering stamp-collecting products at usps.com/shop.
• Constellations/National Stamp Collecting Month Education Kit - PDF 1MB | TEXT
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Marian Anderson: Voice of the Century
Celebrate Black American History Month by studying this consummate contralto. Students will become immersed in the world of opera, blues, and jazz as they explore these questions: Why was Marian Anderson called the voice of the century? How did she impact the lives of other Black musicians and millions of fans throughout the world? Who are other noteworthy Black American musicians from the past? Through studying Marian Anderson's life and contributions, students will learn what it means to live life with grace and dignity.
• Marian Anderson Education Kit - PDF 3.7MB | TEXT
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Cloudscapes/National Stamp Collecting Month
Students will become weatherwise as they learn to fearlessly forecast the weather. Build your own class weather station. Learn "weather" or not it will storm tomorrow! Your students' enthusiasm for these activities will be sky-high!
• Cloudscapes/National Stamp Collecting Month Education Kit - PDF 21MB | TEXT
(Weather.com references in this kit can now be accessed even easier at weatherclassroom.com!)
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