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Heroes – Resources for Teachers

Discover the impact of heroes past and present, with these lessons, activities, and printables. Honor veterans, civil-rights activists, suffragists, medical personnel, community workers, family members, and more. Find creative writing activities about the immigrant experience, historical time lines of the civil rights movement, slideshows of famous women suffragists, art activities for celebrating community helpers, lesson plans for learning more about wars and the soldiers who fight them, and much more.

War Heroes & Veterans

Memorial Day Word Fill-In
Memorial Day: Exercises
Armed Forces Survey
The Story of Veterans Day
What Is Veterans Day?
Veterans Day Newspaper
Veterans Day Comprehension Questions
U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor
Veterans Day – Teacher Resources
Memorial Day Teacher Resources
More Resources on Veterans

Suffragists & Women's-Rights Heroes

Leaders in U.S. Women's Suffrage Movement
Queen Elizabeth II Quiz
Learn About Susan B. Anthony
Reading Warm-Up 37 for Gr. 5 & 6: American History
Women's Rights, Suffrage & Equality
Women's Right to Vote Little Book
Reading Warm-Up 24 for Gr. 3 & 4: Biography
Popular Women's History Printables
Top 15 Women's History Month Activities
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Teacher's Guide
More Resources on Women's Suffrage & Equality

Other Heroes of Women's History

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl – Project Ideas, Comprehension Tests & Activities
Activities to Honor Heroes
Paper Quilts
Multicultural Statue of Liberty
The Miracle Worker
Harriet Tubman Biography
The Miracle Worker: Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
The Keeping Quilt
Reading Warm-Up 29 for Gr. 5 & 6: Florence Nightingale Biography
Modern Day Mona Lisa
More U.S. Women's History Resources

Civil-Rights Heroes

Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
Rosa Parks Coloring Page
Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Page
Reading Warm-Up 25 for Gr. 5 & 6: Biography
Martin Luther King Jr, Civil Rights Leader
Pictorial Timeline of Dr. Martin Luther King's Life
Jackie Robinson and Civil Rights
Rosa Parks
Civil Rights Quiz
Dwight D. Eisenhower's Little Rock Response
More Popular Resources on Civil Rights

Other African-American Heroes

A Raisin in the Sun
Maniac Magee Literature Guide
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship Discussion Guide
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
African Folk Tales: Background Information
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson -- Quiz Answer Key
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Triangular Trade in the Atlantic Ocean
Tap Your Feet
More Black History Month Resources

Community Helpers

Community Helpers: Matching
Police and Firefighter Patterns
Community Helpers
Hero/Heroine Writing Activity
Firefighter Cut-Out Badge
Fire Department Word Search
I Want to Be a Firefighter
I Want to Be a Police Officer
Community Helpers Writing Activity
Even Firefighters Hug Their Moms
More Resources on Community Helpers

EMTs

Nurse/EMT Hat
Appreciation Cards

Nurses

The Gingerbread Man
Occupations with the Largest Job Growth, 2004–2014
National Labor Organizations

Doctors

I Want to Be a Doctor
Doctor and Dentist Patterns
Elizabeth Blackwell Biography
Jerry Spinelli Biography
African-American Scientists
Women and Work
Business Then and Now

Teachers

Teacher Appreciation Week
Educational Quotes
Substitute Teacher Information
Miss Nelson is Missing
If I Were the Teacher
Parent/Teacher Relations
Great Teacher
Very Best Gifts for Teachers
Postage Stamps for Heroes
People Who Help Us Learn Bulletin Board
More Resources about Teachers

Moms

Top 10 Mother's Day Printables (K-3)
Mother's Day Printable Book (K-3)
Mother's Day Worksheet
Mother's Day Writing Ideas
Mother's Day Card
My Family
Roses for Mother's Day
Favorite Mother's Day Activities Slideshow
Promise Coupon
Mother's Day Plaque
More Mother's Day

Dads

Top 10 Father's Day Worksheets (K-3)
Father's Day Card
Favorite Father's Day Activities Slideshow
Father's Day Presents
A Father's Day Card
Make a Father's Day Card
Animal Fathers
Fathers Day Quiz
More Father's Day Resources

Other Resources about Heroes

An Autobiographical Poem
Police Officer Hat
We Beat the Street Discussion Guide
Firefighter's Hat
American Patriotic Pencil Wrap
Jerry Spinelli on Milkweed
The Miracle Worker -- The Challenge
Official Playbook to the Books of Mike Lupica
Flag Facts
The Miracle Worker: Questions to Consider

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Maurice Sendak
Beloved children's author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, most known for his classic Where the Wild Things Are, passed away May 8, 2012. Commemorate this creative giant by reading Wild Things, Brundibar, Bumble-Ardy, or another one of his lovely books in your classroom.

May Calendar of Events
The month of May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each one, including Transportation Week (5/13-19), Memorial Day (5/28), and World No Tobacco Day (5/31). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Physical Fitness & Sports Month, and Transportation Month all May long!

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