|By Gale Staff| Come December, elementary students are bubbling over with excitement in anticipation of their treasured winter celebrations. With a classroom of high-spirited children on their hands, elementary educators often find themselves in need of strategies to harness that effervescent energy for culturally inclusive literacy and social studies lessons. The challenge, of course, is … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Observed every November 10, UNESCO established World Science Day in 2001 to celebrate the spirit of scientific progress and accomplishment. World Science Day can inspire lesson plans and encourage educators and students to take a closer look at the impact of science in our everyday lives. For educators, World Science … Read more
|By Gale Staff | As fall transitions into the holiday season, students begin dreaming of winter break and spending time with loved ones. You can take this opportunity to spark discussions about Thanksgiving to connect students’ impatience for the holidays with lessons about how the traditions we take for granted came to be. To get … Read more
|By Gale Staff| Benjamin Banneker was born free in 1731 on a small tobacco farm in Maryland. Although his classroom education lasted only a short time, he continued learning on his own, relying on borrowed books and his diligence in observation to cultivate a lifelong study of mathematics and science. At a time when many … Read more
| By Gale Staff | Imagine receiving an alert on your phone that an earthquake has occurred hundreds of miles away from your home—so far, that you couldn’t feel it yourself, but now a tsunami may be heading toward your town. How would you respond? What immediate steps would you take to reach safety? World … Read more