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S E P T E M B E R 18

September 2001
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September 24 - September 30, 2001

WEEKLY ARCHIVES

FEATURED THEME:
National Literacy Month

Reading and Writing Center
Resources, tools and activities for spelling, grammar and more from our Language and Literature Center.

LitTips: 12 Practical Tips to Improve Literacy

Checkpoints in Reading
The Council for Educational Development and Research (CEDaR) has created a list of �checkpoints in reading� -- for Kindergarten and grades 3, 6, 9, and 12 -- to help parents better understand their child�s reading development.

Great Sites for Teaching about Words

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Dr. Samuel Johnson, British lexicographer compiled and wrote the �Dictionary of the English Language�, born (1709)

Great Sites for Teaching about Words
Vocabulary and Spelling: Do Your Students Say 'Boring'?
The Internet offers many tools for young etymologists and an abundance of great ideas for teaching vocabulary and spelling.
Reading and Writing Center
Resources, tools and activities for spelling, grammar and more from our Language and Literature Center.
Express Yourself (Well) Web Sites for Teaching Students about the English Language

Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (Ninotchka, Grand Hotel) born (1905)

Jimi Hendrix, rock music legend died at age 27 of an overdose of sleeping pills (1970)

Dag Hammarskjold, UN Secretary General, died in an airplane crash (1961)

Booker T. Washington delivered his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech (1895)

Black History on the Internet
Explore the best Black History sites for primary, middle, and high school level students. Activity and lesson ideas included!
Ten Activities Celebrate Achievements of African Americans!
With the assistance of the Web, you too can incorporate activities that reflect the positive impact black Americans have had on our nation's history.
Stamp on Black History
A site based on the US Postal Service's collection of Black History-related stamps. Information includes biographies,activities and art.

Anne Hutchinson, whose religious beliefs would later result in her being driven out of the Mass. Bay Colony by Governor John Winthrop, arrived in Boston (1634)

A horse beat the first U.S. made locomotive (near Baltimore) (1830)

Great Sites for Teaching about�Transportation
Explore the subject of transportation

George Washington laid the cornerstone of the US Capitol building (1793)

The U.S. Air Force was established by the National Security Act as an independent military service (1947)

U.S. Voyager I provided the first space photograph of the Earth & Moon together (1977)

The Space Place
This site is filled with projects and activities related to current space missions and information.
Science Center's Space Activities Page

New York Times first published (1850)