Celebrating Culture and Diversity through the Holidays
We had a day off on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. I have gathered a number of websites and online resources celebrating our upcoming holidays and the significance surrounding these dates. Take what you will from these sites and tweak to your heart’s content.
Martin Luther King Jr.
King Center:
King Institute Home:
Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” speech:
Martin Luther King Jr. Online
Teaching With Documents: Court Documents Related to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Memphis Sanitation Workers
Presidents’ Day
American Rhetoric:
Lincoln Memorial Interactive
Gettysburg Address Revisited
Studying the U.S. Constitution through Documents
Who Wants to be President? Infographic
9 Resources about Learning about U.S. Presidents
Get a free American Presidents Poster
Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year: Moon Phases and Zodiac
Chinese New Year Lessons Plans: Science Heroes
Chinese Dragon Puppets
Jackie Robinson Day
Jackie Robinson’s Official Website
Teaching with Documents – Beyond the Playing Field with Jackie Robinson
Other sites worth exploring:
DocsTeach – Use documents to teach history
Vote Easy – Great website on voting and politics
Picturing America – Exploring the connection between the arts and history