Chinese Words and Phrases Celebrate Chinese New Year by teaching your students simple Chinese words.		John Fitch: Pioneer Steamboat Inventor Read about the invention of the steamboat while teaching your students about note-taking.
Chinese Yuan Familiarize students with China's monetary unit, the Yuan. Practice simple algebraic equations.		Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit" This comprehensive lesson uses Billy Holiday's song "Strange Fruit" as a discussion point for...
Crime and Punishment Use a teaching guide that includes background information and discussion questions to be used...		Defining Jazz Music These lessons and activities explore sound and how sound is defined in jazz.
The Song of the Lark Use a teaching guide that includes historical information, a brief synopsis of the novel The...		Visualizing Jazz Scenes of the Harlem Renaissance Students read and respond to literary selections that either portray the Harlem jazz scene or...
Pride and Prejudice Reading Guide Introduce students to Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular novel, through a...		Jazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations Learn about the use of fractions in music.
Sense and Sensibility Use a teaching guide that includes a synopsis of Sense and Sensibility, great discussion...		54th Regiment Memorial This memorial sits across from the Massachusetts state house, and honors the first all black...
Web Research: Lesson 2 Lesson 2 in a series for middle-school students learning to use the Internet for research...		Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations In this lesson students explore how many different rhythmic combinations can be improvised in a...
Old South Meeting House Photo of the Old South Meeting House in Boston; Phillis Wheatley was a member of the...		Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is...
Ideas for Black History Month Field Trips Discover a list of places you and your students could photograph for inclusion in the Black...		Friends Meetinghouse The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in...
Abolitionists Working Together Students learn about the women in the abolitionist movement by reading a poem, a speech, and...		New Bedford, MA and the Underground Railroad Visit New Bedford, Massachusetts, which was an integral part of the Underground Railroad.