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Celebrate Irish American History Month in preschool through a simple lesson plan which includes activities, picture books, and crafts related to St. Patrick's Day.

October is Italian American Heritage Month and the perfect time to teach children about their ancestors and the accomplishments of Italians and Italian Americans.

Tips and suggestions for teaching the cultural diversity and sophistication of Native American groups in the Social Studies or History classroom.

Deaf Awareness Week (DAW) is held the last full week of September to educate people about the deaf community and to dispel misconceptions.

African-American children come in many beautiful colors. Here are some great children's books that showcase the various shades of black.

This idea rounds out a History unit in Social Studies homeschooling programs and lets homeschoolers see how Colonists really felt about taxation without representation.

Use a bulletin board space in your classroom to teach and reinforce lessons about African American's during Black History Month.

Moving abroad to teach in a foreign country can be intimidating. That's why it's important to research all options and know one's self and goals before making the leap.

What are the Five C's? Teachers of French, Spanish, German, or any other foreign language need to know!

Students that memorize the presidents by their term in office can more easily relate key events and concepts in American History and better understand cause and effect.

No Child Left Behind has challenged many schools to change. But, under the leadership of Michelle Rhee, Washington D.C. teachers are on the cutting edge of major change.

After a week of mudslinging in which Beckham and Donovan both label the other "unprofessional," the two players hash out their differences in a private meeting.

The heritage of both the Puritans and the Rationalists of the past is alive and well in the tumultuous public life of American society today.

Founded by Ben Ammi in the 1960s, The African Hebrew Israelite movement is a rejection of American culture and materialism.

American Sign Language is a symbolic linguistic system which must be taught, learned, and processed by the brain the same as with any language, native or foreign.

The American Civil War created relationships between government and business concerns that continued after the war and sparked Gilded Age industrialization.

Properly planned and facilitated food projects as a part of overall curriculum goals and objectives bring cultural and social history perspectives to greater heights.

Teacher Kelly Gallagher takes No Child Left Behind to task, says schools are killing reading, and tells his readers what to do about it in his new book. Read the review.

Henri was an influential teacher of such students as artist Edward Hopper and a founding member of The Ash Can School of painting.

Teachers quitting the profession after less than five years is raising havoc in schools, especially high-risk schools. How much is it actually costing per school?

In 1859 Charles Darwin knew that his work Origin of Species would cause a stir. But did he think that over one hundred years later the argument would loom as large?

Presidents, poets and historians have characterized the pilgrims as devout, dauntless spiritual and political mentors for America. Here are some quotes.

Cuba is the only Communist nation in the world where the national pastime is a Yankee sport: Baseball. The history of Cuban baseball is long and it is still been written.

A new British envasion swept through America some time ago. Their target? Parents begging for help from unruly children. Who can win this fight for parents everywhere?

With fatherhood facing him, Spurlock takes on the elusive global terrorist and searches throughout the Middle East, hoping to find OBL in order to keep his new son safe.