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03/05/2021

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10/15/2020

This fourth-grade teacher’s personal journey to motivate his kids to fall in love with reading and writing inspired him to author books that celebrate authentic experiences of diversity and inclusion. https://to.pbs.org/3k0jnqD PBS Teachers

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10/15/2020

Explore factors of daily weather in order to develop an understanding of seasonal weather patterns. Includes interactive lessons. (Grades 3-5) https://bit.ly/3dpVer3 PBS Teachers

Explore some factors (temperature and precipitation) of daily weather in order to develop an understanding of how short-term weather can be used to describe seasonal weather. This WGBH lesson plan includes an interactive lesson in which students gather evidence to construct an explanation to answer,...

10/13/2020

Keep up with election news, study the history and process of presidential elections, explore voting rights & engage in classroom debates with videos, activities & lesson plans for gr. 4-12: https://bit.ly/3nfjUXM PBS Teachers

Voting and elections are an essential part of democracy. Keep up with with election news, study the history and process of presidential elections, explore voting rights, and engage in classroom debates with these videos, activities, and lesson plans. Use our interactive Electoral Decoder to explore....

10/12/2020

Fargo, North Dakota, was one of the first in the country to designate Indigenous Peoples' Day. See how the day represents an opportunity to empower future generations while sharing culture, tradition, and community with others. https://to.pbs.org/2H8E9Wh PBS Teachers

An overview of Indigenous Peoples Day at the Agassiz School in Fargo, ND on October 8, 2018, and meaningful conversation about the need for the day to be recognized.

10/11/2020

Examples of cultural appropriation can show up in costumes, especially at Halloween. Help students be respectful of different cultures and understand the importance of learning the history of a culture's imagery, style or language. https://to.pbs.org/3kou31U PBS Teachers

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10/09/2020

Tune in tonight for PBS KIDS Family Night, when real families explore race and racism in their own words, followed by special Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum and Arthur episodes. Watch on (Schedule: http://bit.ly/2JXAEk5 ) or the PBS KIDS Video App.

10/09/2020

How does your family address issues concerning race during the course of daily life? From books and TV, here's how parents can create opportunities through regular media use to spark conversations about race with children. https://to.pbs.org/3kpEZw8 PBS KIDS

Parents can create opportunities to talk about race through regular media use. Here are a few ways to make everyday media moments more meaningful.

10/08/2020

Monday, October 12 is Indigenous Peoples' Day. This remote learning-friendly lesson emphasizes the importance for all people to understand the history of Native Americans. (Grades: 4-12) https://to.pbs.org/32F5N5I PBS Teachers

The Wind River Reservation contains some of the most unique features in Wyoming. Visitors to the reservation usually tour burial sights of Chief Washakie and Sacagawea. However, the significant contributions of these historical figures are sometimes overlooked.  In the accompanying lessons plans (f...

10/07/2020

What is the value of the Electoral College? Should we get rid of it? "Above the Noise" examines this age-old debate- something our founding fathers also argued about when they wrote the Constitution. (Video & discussion questions for gr. 6-12) https://bit.ly/2GngrFC PBS Teachers

There’s been 5 times in U.S. history where the guy who became president lost the popular vote, but won the electoral vote. And two of those times were just in the last 20 years. And with a new presidential election coming up, there’s lots of chatter about the value of the electoral college with ...

10/07/2020

Learn about the significance of the Electoral College! Use the "Electoral Decoder" to visualize how states' electoral votes affected the outcome of previous presidential elections, and predict the outcome of the current election. (Grades: 6-12) https://to.pbs.org/3mBy8Sv PBS Teachers

Use this cartogram to explore all 58 past presidential elections from 1789-2016. Learn about the significance of the Electoral College by comparing the map and the electoral cartogram. Delve further into history by reading a brief overview and looking at key events for every past election. Then, u...