Items included here are meant to be teaching aids to help you in your classroom. They have not been reviewed by and carry no recommendation from the VEA. They come unsolicited from news releases and product announcements that routinely cross our editors’ desks. And, be aware that items may include a bias from the providers.
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Animated Video Teaches Gun Safety
A talking skateboard is the unlikely hero that helps set kids straight in a new animated cartoon video that promotes gun safety.
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Art Work Sends A Message
Hanging up children’s art work in classrooms does more than make them pretty—it can also be a learning tool.
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Capital Punishment Resources Used to Teach Thinking Skills
Capital punishment is an always-controversial topic and one that can be taken from the headlines into excellent classroom discussions.
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Circus Materials Can Spice Up Lesson Plans
The famed circus Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey has designed a section of its Web site to help teachers add some fun to lesson plans.
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Classroom Activities Focus on Hunger
Over 20,000 people on our planet die of starvation every day. It's a huge global tragedy, and one that middle school students can learn much more about.
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Coaches Campaign Against Gun Violence
The Alliance for Justice proposes activities for devoting one game per season to the prevention of gun violence.
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C-SPAN Site Offers Materials on Politics, Government
Where does one draw the line between civil liberties and national security? What are the latest developments in U.S. policy?
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Food Facts Available at New Web Site
The Center for Science in the Public Interest has created a Web site
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Games Highlight Arbor Day Site
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vial Pursuit, ConcenTree
tion and Who Wants to be a Tree
llionaire? (in which you use your three “leaf-lines” to answer questions) are among the Tree
mendous offerings here.
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Geography Package Helps Clarify Global Issues
Being able to find high-tension areas in the Middle East on a map has become even more significant for many students.
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Learn About Wildlife, Habitats and Conservation
Elementary and high school activities are provided by the National Wildlife Foundation including crafts, recipes, games and environmental activities.
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National Park Service Info Adds to History Study
You don't have to actually go to there to add valuable information about such sites as the Klondike Gold Rush and the Wrights' first flights to your lesson plans.
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Peace Corps Promotes Cultural Understanding
Review lesson plans based on real-life experiences of Peace Corps volunteers and receive a free monthly e-mail newsletter.
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Publisher Links Educators to Classroom Materials
Some of the hundreds of companies and organizations out there who would like to give you materials to use in your classroom
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Use Cartoons to Spark Debate
Explore a collection of current and past editorial cartoons from 54 of the nation's top newspapers and find a teacher's guide for symbols and analysis from social studies to science to art.
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Video Helps Teachers Understand Stuttering
"Even when I knew the answer, I wouldn't raise my hand because I was worried about what others might think," says 14-year-old Umberto.
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