Here is a small collection of websites and smartboard activities for teaching about Thanksgiving: Click on the names of the sites to visit them. Smartboard Lessons for Grades K-6 - The smart exchange has a nice collection of teacher made smartboard lessons about Thanksgiving. You can preview them before you decide to download them....
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Have you ever thought about introducing comic strip writing into your classroom? If you haven’t you may change  your mind after you take a look at http://www.makebeliefscomix.com.  Make Beliefs Comix was introduced to me by Dan Papa, MS Social Studies teacher in our district. After spending some time exploring this new resource i felt...
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I came across this excellent resource posted on one my favorite blogs “free technology for teachers” .  It is an interactive site created by the American Revolution Center. Here is a description of the center straight from their about page: The American Revolution Center will establish the first national museum to commemorate the entire...
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