New Year's Resolutions The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about changing. Use this writing activity...		Mayor Wallop's Popularity Graph Practice graph skills with this popularity graph.
Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Schools from around the U.S. shared their success stories for celebrating Music in Our Schools...		Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...
Crime and Punishment Use a teaching guide that includes background information and discussion questions to be used...		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.
The Song of the Lark Use a teaching guide that includes historical information, a brief synopsis of the novel The...		Virtual Field Trip: Underground Railroad Take your students on a Virtual Field Trip through Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
Pride and Prejudice Reading Guide Introduce students to Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular novel, through a...		Nathan and Polly Johnson Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including...
Sense and Sensibility Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion...		Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...
Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...		54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...
Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...		State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set...
Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.		Underground Railroad Map - New Bedford, MA This printable map will help students locate Underground Railroad sites in New Bedford,...
54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...		Chinese Working on the Railroad Read and questions about the contributions Chinese immigrants made to building the first...