Theme 2: American Stories

�   A Very Important Day - Bens Guide to Citizenship - Learn about American citizenship.

�   A Very Important Day - Ellis Island - Read about the conditions in Ellis Island and take a tour.

�   A Very Important Day - Immigration Timeline - See a timeline of immigration to America.

�   A Very Important Day - Interactive Tour of Ellis Island - Take an interactive tour of Ellis Island.

�   A Very Important Day - Responsibilities of Citizenship - Learn about the responsibilities of being an American citizen.

�   A Very Important Day - Rights of Citizenship - Learn about the rights that come with American citizenship.

�   Boss of the Plains - History of the Making of Stetson Hats - The history of how Stetson hats have been made.

�   Boss of the Plains - Pikes Peak - Learn about John Stetsons destination when he traveled west.

�   Boss of the Plains - Stetson Hats - The history of the stetson hat.

�   Boss of the Plains - Stetson Hats and John Stetson - Learn more about the history of stetson hats and their creator John Stetson.

�   Boss of the Plains - The Old West - Learn about life during the Old West.

�   Boss of the Plains - Wayback Gold Rush - Learn about the Gold Rush from PBS.

�   Focus on Plays - Interactive - Write your own play with this interactive.

�   Focus on Plays - Readers Theater Scripts and Plays - Read examples of readers theater scripts and plays.

�   Focus on Plays - ZOOM Playhouse - Read a selection of plays.

�   Kids Voting USA - Ben's Guide to the Government - Read and learn about how the American government works.

�   Kids Voting USA - Branches of Power Interactive - Complete this interactive to learn about the powers of the branches of government.

�   Kids Voting USA - If You Were President - Interactive where kids explain what they would do if they were president.

�   Kids Voting USA - Interactive Government Learning Modules - Learn about various aspects of government with these interactives.

�   Kids Voting USA - Kids in the House - Kids site for the House of Representatives.

�   Kids Voting USA - Kids.gov - Read and learn about the government.

�   Kids Voting USA - Official Website - Kids Voting USA official webpage.

�   Kids Voting USA - President for a Day - Interactive about being President for a Day.

�   Kids Voting USA - PrezQuest - Learn about the American presidents.

�   Kids Voting USA - The Democracy Project - PBS asks kids to step into the voting booth and teaches about the importance of voting to democracy.

�   Kids Voting USA - US Senate - Learn about the Senate.

�   Kids Voting USA - White House for Kids - Learn about the White House.

�   Kids Voting USA - Who Are Your Elected Officials? - Learn who your government officials are in Maryland.

�   No Talking No Eating and Checking Out the Books - Hereford Cathedral Library - Learn about and see images of the Hereford Cathedral Library shown in the article.

�   No Talking No Eating and No Checking Out the Books - Alexandria Library - Learn about the history of the Alexandria Library.

�   No Talking No Eating and No Checking Out the Books - Destruction Of Alexdria Library - Learn about how the Alexandria Library was destroyed.

�   Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Cue Sheet - A cue sheet with activities about Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and tips on how to turn the story into a play.

�   Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume - Official webpage of the author Judy Blume.

�   Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Judy Blume Explains - Judy Blume explains where she got her idea for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.

�   Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing - Online Quiz - Take an online quiz on Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.

�   Tanya's Reunion - Bio Cube - Write a biography using the interactive bio cube.

�   Tanya's Reunion - Biography Maker - Learn to write a biography and share your family memories.

�   Tanya's Reunion - Create a Family Tree - Various activities to do about family trees.

�   Tanya's Reunion - Family Reunion - Plan a family reunion.

�   Tomas and the Library Lady - Migrant Workers - Learn about migrant workers.

�   Tomas and the Library Lady - Pat Mora - Offical author webpage for Pat Mora.

�   Tomas and the Library Lady - Spanish - A kids site designed to teach children about Spanish.

Tomas and the Library Lady - Thomas Rivera - Learn about Thomas Rivera. The story is about his life.