REFERENCE
Samuel Pepys' diaries have shed great light on life in Restoration-era England. Teach your pupils about this famous…
Read about the life and work of Salman Rushdie, an Indian-born English novelist and critic, in this biography.
Share these fun facts about Wimbledon, tennis' most prestigious grand slam event, with your students.
Enrich your study of political figures in world history with this biography of Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist…
Learn about the work and life of Raphael, one of the most famous artists of Italy's High Renaissance, by reading this…
Use the information in this article to discuss genocide. Learn how genocide is defined, review part of the 1951 U.N.…
Read this information about the life of Princess Diana.
Use this timeline to learn about major aircraft crashes around the world since 1921.
Read about the illicit trade of art and artifacts around the world. This article explores how billions of dollars in…
Learn about the achievements of women in sports around the world, from Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. This timeline…
Read this article to learn about food-borne illness and nine prominent bacteria that can cause them.
Review hockey scores and statistics from 1972, when Team Canada defeated the Soviet National Team. This article includes…
Read this article to learn about the history of Auld Lang Syne and other New Year's traditions around the world.
Say "Happy New Year!" in many different languages&3150;from Afrikaans to Welsh&3150;with this reference.
GAMES AND APPS
Read about the Scrabble Champions Tournament and learn about history and trivia of this fun word game.
Moby-Dick is the fictional whale in Herman Melville's novel by the same name. Learn about this famous whale and the book…
Find tips and ideas for making healthy food choices when packing lunches and snacks.
Read about the ambition of Joseph Stalin, leader of the U.S.S.R. from 1928 to 1953, in this biography.
ACTIVITIES
The full text of "In Flanders Fields," written by John McCrae in 1915, in the midst of World War I.
Discover the origins of the Stanley Cup, hockey's most prized trophy. Read about the Cup's history, and learn how the…
Read about ten of the world's most notorious despots: Tamerlane (Timur); Ivan the Terrible (Ivan IV); Maximillien…
ASSESSMENT
Answers for The Great Gatsby chapter three vocabulary quiz.
TEACHING RESOURCE
An open house or a parent-teacher conference is the perfect time to distribute this list of suggested ways for parents…
Read this biography to learn about Che Guevara, the Latin American Marxist revolutionary who was executed in 1967.
