Use this toolkit to promote understanding about Islam through study of the culture, traditions, and personal stories of Muslim Americans. Engaging videos, background essays, discussion questions, and teaching tips challenge students to recognize religious intolerance and combat Islamophobia, while increasing empathy and celebrating diversity.
Here's a quick question for you: how many planets are there in our solar system? Did you use the pneumonic you were taught? Great. Given that Pluto is off the table, that leaves eight. Now here's a follow-up: how many planets outside of our solar system, or exoplanets, have been confirmed to exist by researchers? With a little bit of internet investigating, you should find the number to be nearly 4,400! Sorta changes the way you look at things, huh? To better understand space, we put together our favorite resources from the, ahem, PBS universe.
Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo doesn't commemorate Mexican independence. Rather, it celebrates the victory of Mexican forces at the battle of La Puebla. We've put together a list of resources to help students and teachers explore this holiday as well as Mexican-American culture.
The science videos and media-enhanced lesson plans in this collection draw upon the powerful documentaries of public television’s award-winning natural history series. These video segments have been carefully selected to engage students with key curriculum concepts. The lesson plans incorporate hands-on activities, online resources, and video to interactively and creatively address topics and standards in Life Science/Living Environment and Earth Science.
April is National Poetry Month! We've gathered some classroom resources for all ages from PBS LearningMedia to help you and your students celebrate National Poetry Month.
Patti Lawrimore, a teacher at Riverwood International Charter School in Fulton County, has been recognized as an EarthKind Harmony Hero for her efforts in educating over 400 students about sustainability and the environment through her local experiential eco-education programs.
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is releasing new resources to support families in talking to their children about race and racism. The “ABCs of Racial Literacy” is part of Coming Together, Sesame Workshop’s ongoing commitment to racial justice.
