free educational resources: part 3

[Douglas Lee <douglas.lee@MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>]

TEACH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ABOUT THE WORLD OF WORK:
Want to teach your elementary students about the world of work?  The
California Federation of Teachers offers The Yummy Pizza Company:  A Labor
Studies Curriculum for Elementary Schools.  $3 each, or $2 each for orders
of 10 or more. Spanish version  available on request.  Contact the Labor
in
the Schools Committee, California Federation of Teachers, 1 Kaiser Plaza,
#1440, Oakland, CA 94612, 510/832-8812.  On the Web:  www.cft.org

INNOVATIVE CLASSROOM PRACTICES:
TeachEach:  Classroom Strategies to Reach All Learners is a booklet
explaining the innovative classroom practices of the five 1997 TeachEach
Honorees selected by the Charles & Helen Schwab Foundation for excellence
in teaching.  Free.  Call 800/471-9545.  On the Web:
www.perc.schwabfdn.org.

TEACHERS^R GUIDE TO TRENDS IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT:
The World Resources Institute has just published Exploring Sustainable
Communities, another in its series of Teachers Guides to World Resources,
which focuses on worldwide trends in urban development.  $8.90 plus $3.50
shipping and handling from WRI Publications, P.O. Box 4852, Hampden
Station, Baltimore, MD 21211, Fax 410/516-6998.

HANDS-ON ECOLOGY BOOK:
A Kid^Rs Spring Eco-Journal is one of a series of four books by Toni
Albert.
 Packed with hands-on activities to explore the spring season, it makes
writing exciting.  $9.95 for each book, $2.50 shipping and handling for
the
first book, $.50 for each additional book.  For more information, call
Trickle Creek Books at 800/353-2791.

KIDS^R GUIDE TO THE WHITE HOUSE:
Get a kids^R eye view of the presidents home with A Kids^R Guide to the
White
House by Betty Debnam and the White House Historical Association.  The
guide includes little known facts and rare photographs.  $8.95 plus $2
shipping and handling.  Contact Andrews McNeel Publishing, P.O. Box
419242,
Kansas City, MO  64141, 800/642-6480.

HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG:
Interested in the history of our nation^Rs flag?  United States Flag
Education, Inc., offers Honor Our United States Flag through Knowledge.  A
Teacher^Rs book, student^Rs book, and certificate of participation are
available.  $3 plus $1.50 shipping and handling for each book.  $78 plus
$4
shipping and handling for a teacher^Rs book, 25 student^Rs books, and 25
certificates.  Contact United States Flag Education, Inc., c/o Ortha E.
McGill, 901 D Street, Rupert, ID 83350, 208/436-6532.


TEACHING-TOLERANCE POSTERS:
Looking to decorate your classroom and teach tolerance at the same time?
Teaching Tolerance  magazine offers eight color posters on the themes of
world peace and tolerance.  The free set includes a 12-page teacher^Rs
guide
for elementary and secondary levels.  Send your request on school
letterhead to Teaching Tolerance, 400 Washington, Ave., Montgomery, AL
36104, 334/264-0286. For more, go to www.splcenter.org

GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES GUIDE:
Geography Wizardry for Kids, by Margaret Kenda and Phyllis S. Williams, is
a fact-and fun-filled guide to maps, games, crafts, and experiments--all
with geography as the principal theme.  $14.95 plus $4.95 shipping and
handling from Barron^Rs, 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge NY  11788,
800/645-3476

SCIENCE ACTIVITIES ON ASTRONOMY, FLIGHT AND OUTER SPACE:
If your students are interested in astronomy, flight, and outer space,
here^Rs a resource for you.  Science Fair Projects:  Flight, Space &
Astronomy suggests a host of activities, all done with items found around
the house.  $16.95 plus $3 shipping and handling.  Contact Sterling
Publishing, Inc., 387 Park Ave. South, New York, NY  10016, 212/532-7160.

TEACHING THE MILLENNIUM:
The countdown to the 21st century has begun.  Prepare your students for
tomorrow by helping them examine the past century and its link to the next
one with Teaching the Millennium by Craig Munsart and Christine Izmirian.
$17.95 plus $4 shipping and handling.  Contact Fulcrum Publishing, 350
Indiana Street, Suite 350, Golden, CO 80401-5093, 800/992-2908

MONTHLY NEWSPAPER ON RESPECTING THE ENVIRONMENT:
KIND (Kids in Nature^Rs Defense) News is the award-winning classroom
newspaper that teaches students the importance of kindness and respect
toward people, animals, and the earth.  A $20 subscription includes 32
copies each month, September through May, a teaching guide with each
issue,
and KIND Teacher magazine.  Contact KIND News, P.O. Box 362, East Haddam,
CT 06423-0362, 860/434-8666.

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