New Year's Resolutions The beginning of a new year is a good time to think about changing. Use this writing activity...		List of Inventions and Discoveries This list covers significant inventions and discoveries from 1450-1989.
Activities for Music in Our Schools Month Schools from around the U.S. shared their success stories for celebrating Music in Our Schools...		Invent a Sport Students create a new game using knowledge they have about other sports.
Chinese Yuan Familiarize students with China's monetary unit, the Yuan. Practice simple algebraic equations.		Samuel Morse The inventions of Morse Code and the telegraph communication styles in the 1800s. This...
Solve It in Yuan Students practice simple algebraic expressions while learning about Chinese money when...		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...
Crime and Punishment Use a teaching guide that includes background information and discussion questions to be used...		Mayor Wallop's Popularity Graph Practice graph skills with this popularity graph.
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...		Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...
Sense and Sensibility Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion...		54th Regiment Massachusetts Memorial The first African-American regiment ever commissioned in the United Stated is commemorated with...
Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.
Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...		Lewis Temple Lewis Temple, a man of color, invented the toggle harpoon in 1848. This device increased the...