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#1. October 21, 2009
Dear Reader,
I spent a little time yesterday reading about the Common Core State Standards initiative. I’m not yet sure what I think of it. My first reaction is that these sorts of federal
education standards are usually so bland that they don’t really contribute much to the actual business of education. What do you think?
http://www.barbarafeldman.com/common_core_state_standards.html
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
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#3. Pilgrims of Plymouth
by Barbara J. Feldman
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The Pilgrims were a English Separatist congregation that emigrated to Holland in 1608 to escape religious persecution. Twelve years later, discouraged by economic conditions, the congregation voted to move again, this time to America. A small ship, the Speedwell, carried them to Southampton, England, where they joined another group of Separatists and finally departed from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower in 1620.
Mayflower Families: The Pilgrims
Built as a genealogy resource to help site visitors trace their roots back to the Mayflower, Mayflower Families also serves students researching Pilgrims for homework or a school project. In addition to the brief history offered at this page, you’ll find a modern translation of the Mayflower Compact and the Colonial Gazetteer, which offers a unique view of Pilgrim life as it reports colonial events as if they had just happened.
Pilgrim Hall Museum: Pilgrim Story
The Pilgrim Hall Museum site has oodles of great educational material. This page
is the start of the illustrated kids section which answers questions about the Pilgrims and the natives. “The Pilgrim Story – the hazardous voyage, the 1620 landing, the fearful first winter, the First Thanksgiving at Plymouth — is the treasured heritage of all Americans. This dramatic saga of courage and perseverance has inspired the American people throughout the nation’s history.”
Plimoth Plantation: Who Were the Pilgrims?
“The Englishmen who sailed on the Mayflower were a very unusual mixture of people from many different backgrounds. Some came from big cities like London, others came from small towns and villages in the country.” Listed under Kids in the horizontal menu, you’ll find pilgrim coloring pages, recipes for native dishes such as succotash, homework help, and stories told from a kid’s perspective. Homework help includes articles about the Wampanoag natives, the Mayflower, and the first Thanksgiving.
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#6.Surfing the Calendar
Teen Read Week
Oct 18-24, 2009
National Chemistry Week
Oct 18-24, 2009
National Teen Driver Safety Week
Oct 18-24, 2009
First Landfall of Hurricane Wilman
Oct 21, 2005
Edison Invents the Incandescent Light Bulb
Oct 21, 1879
Orionids Meteor Shower
Oct 21, 2009
Chemists Celebrate National Mole Day
Oct 23, 2009
Pablo Picasso’s Birthday
Oct 25, 1881
Jonas Salk’s Birthday
Oct 28, 1914
Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998
Signed Into Law
Oct 28, 1998
Statue of Liberty Dedicated
Oct 28, 1886
First Internet Transmission
Oct 29, 1969
Stock Market Crash
Oct 29, 1929
Captain Thomas Preston Acquitted in Boston Massacre Trial
Oct 30, 1770
John Adams’ Birthday
Oct 30, 1735
Harry Houdini’s Death
Oct 31, 1926
Halloween Recipes
Oct 31, 2009
Halloween Costumes
Oct 31, 2009
Halloween Pumpkin Carving
Oct 31, 2009
Fun Halloween
Oct 31, 2009
#6.Quote of the Week
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ~~ Marcel Proust (July 10, 1871 – November 18, 1922) French novelist, essayist, critic. Click here for more gratitude quotes.
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