October

Consumer Education Month

Programs We'll Highlight

Biographies of Famous People - Cesar Chavez (Grades 5-12)
Central America Today (Grades 4-9)
Affluenza (Grades 6-12)
Escape from Affluenza (Grades 6-12)
All the Right Stuff (Grades 4-12)
Body Image: Let's Get Real (Grades 3-8)

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

Affluenza (Grades 6-12)
 
 
 
 
 

Related Websites

Developed for the Washington State Attorney General's Office through a special project by Mt. Rainier H.S. Students, this site offers advice on everything from tattoos to renting apartments - http://www.wa.gov/ago/youth/

Find information on a variety of topics on this site from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission - http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm

Useful information for Teens including a quiz to test your consumer and "LifeSmarts" skills - http://www.lifesmarts.org/

Find resources to help you file a consumer claim, legal aids and lemon laws - http://members.tripod.com/~kburge/HomeEc/consumerinformation.html

November

Veterans Day

Programs We'll Highlight

The Vietnam Memorials of Washington (Grades 5-12)
Women in American Life (Grades 8 to Adult)
After the Cloud Lifted: Hiroshima's Stories of Recovery (Grades 7-12)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Grades 7-12)
History in Focus (Grades 6-12)
Life and Times of George Washington (Grades 5-12)
Presidents Day

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

History in Focus:1910-1919 (Grades 6-12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Related Websites

Veterans Day homepage for the US Government - http://www.va.gov/vetsday/

Fourteen essays about America's most beloved national symbols and customs, plus a list of possible school activities for Veterans Day - http://www.va.gov/pubaff/celebam/caindex.htm

Lesson guides on Veterans Day - http://www.va.gov/pubaff/vetday98/skifcvr.htm

Library of Congress Guide to Veterans Day History Project - http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/

Daughters of the American Revolution chapters can provide historical information for schools - http://www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html

December

Universal Human Rights Month

Programs We'll Highlight

Bill of Rights (Grades 5-12)
It's a Wonderful Day (Grades 3-5)
Zoned for Slavery (Grades 9-12)
Native America Series (Grades 5-8)
Children of Abraham (Grades 9-12)
Religions of the World (Grades 7-12)
Affluenza (Grades 6-12)
Escape from Affluenza (Grades 6-12)

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

It's a Wonderful Day (Grades 3-5)
Bill of Rights (Grades 5-12)
Native America Series (Grades 5-8)
 
 
 
 
 

Related Websites

Human Rights Watch: Dedicated to protecting the human rights of citizens all ove the world - http://www.hrw.org

Digital Freedom Network: Human Rights news, links, and support - http://www.dfn.org

The official Amnesty International Site - http://www.amnesty.org

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations - http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science- http://shr.aaas.org/dhr/

U.S. Department of State Human Rights Division includes county by county human rights reports and news of interest to the State Department - http://www.state.gov/g/drl/hr/

Suggested Activities

Activities and information for getting involved in your local community - http://www.timeproject.org

Human Rights Resource Center has many resources but of special interest is a survey called "Taking the Human Rights temperature of your school" inteded for grades 7-12 - http://www.hrusa.org/

Human Rights Education Associates has an interesting tutorial on homeless and displaced persons - http://www.hrea.org

January

Health Awareness Month

Programs We'll Highlight

Looking From the Inside Out (Grades K-3)
Body Image: Let's Get Real (Grades 3-8)
Our Human Body (Grades 3-8)
Where Our Food Comes From (Grades 4-9)
Teenage Nutrition (Grades 6-11)
Lost and Found: Young People Talk of Depression (Grades 6-11)
Becoming a Woman (Grades 7-12)

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

Looking From the Insided Out (Grades K-3)
Our Human Body (Grades 3-8)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Related Websites

Health Information for Teens - http://www.teengrowth.com

Health eating and active living for kids - http://www.kidnetic.com

FDA Consumer Magazine health articles for Teens - http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7teens.html

February

Black History Month

Programs We'll Highlight

Stories from Around the World: Primary and Intermediate (Grades 1-8)
It's a Wonderful Day: #6 Cajun Mardi Gras (Grades 3-5)
M.L. King Day (Grades K-3)
Portraits: The Americans (Grades 4-8)
Jazz Heroes (Grades 6-12)
Greatness by Definition (Grades 6-12)
Civil Rights: The Long Road to Equality (Grades 5-12)
To Struggle for Justice (Grades 6-12)
In Black and White (Grades 9-12)
The Road to Freedom (Grades 10-12)

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

M.L. King Day (Grades K-3)
To Struggle for Justice (Grades 6-12)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Related Websites

Education First - Black History activities including ways to incorporate the web and video conferencing in the study of Black History - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/AfroAm.html

Interactive Quiz - Internet African American History Challenge - http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory

March

Women's History Month

Programs We'll Highlight

Biographies of Famous People: Barbara Jordan & Amelia Earhart (Grades 5-8)
Becoming a Woman Series (Grades 7-12)
Portraits: The Americans (Grades 4-8)
 
 

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

Biographies of Famous People: Barbara Jordan & Amelia Earhart (Grades 5-8)
 
 
 

Related Websites

Suggested Activities

Designed by the Social Studies School Service. The site includes lesson plans, web exercises, and reviews of curriculum materials http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@VjWtWkFKrEqMY/Pages/womenindex.html

April

Earth Day

Programs We'll Highlight

Biomes: The Adaptations of Organisms (Grades 9-12)
Earth, Environment and Beyond (Grades 7-12)
Seasons Under the Sun (Grades 3-5)
Materials We Need (Grades 1-3)
World In the Balance (Grades 9-12)

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

Earth, Environment and Beyond (Grades 7-12)
Seasons Under the Sun (Grades 3-5)
 
 
 

Related Websites

Myriads of lesson plans for lower grades - http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson260.shtml

Links to many Earth Day lesson plans and recycling ideas - http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6612.html

A complete listing of Earth Day activities, teaching aids, earth science and history on Planetpals - http://www.planetpals.com/earthday.html

Suggested Activities

Free downloadable Earth Day Coloring and Activities Book - http://www.epa.gov/docs/region5/happy.htm

Earth Day activities for kids - http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday/activity.html

Celebrating Earth Day with Students - http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1991/earthday.html

May

Career Planning Month

Programs We'll Highlight

E in Me, Entrepreneur in You (Grades 9-12)
Getting a Good Job (Grades 9-12)
Playing the Game (Grades 7-12)
 

Teacher Guides We'll Provide

Getting a Good Job (Grades 9-12)
 
 
 
 

Related Websites

These tips from Rutgers University show how Career Planning starts high school. - http://careerservices.rutgers.edu/PCCPmain.html

Welcome to the guided tour of Planning a Career. On this tour, you can find out how to choose a career and how to reach your career goal. You can also pick up useful tips on job hunting, resume writing, and job interviewing techniques - http://www.mapping-your-future.org/planning/

Take a Career Test and search a list of jobs at http://www.careerplanner.com