February 2005 Newsletter

edited by teacher, speaker and author Marjan Glavac.

Please remember the East African and South Asian victims of the earthquake and
resulting tsunamis on December 26 in your thoughts, prayers and donations.

Black History Month
Groundhog Day February 2
Waitangi Day (New Zealand) February 6
Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday (UK) February 8
Ash Wednesday February 9
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (USA) February 12
St. Valentine's Day February 14
Presidents Day (USA) February 21
George Washington's Birthday (USA) February 22
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In This Issue:

* BLACK HISTORY MONTH SITES (TEACHERS, GR. 3-12)
* AFROCYBERSPACE.COM (PARENTS AND TEACHERS)
* NIAGARA BOUND TOURS.COM (ALL)
* CURRICULUM RESOURCES FROM AUSTRALIA (GR. 3-8)
* PENNIES FOR THE PLANET (ALL)
* A JOURNEY TO A NEW LAND (K-12)
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Jeffery Bradley owner of  http://www.africanamericanchildrenplays.com sent along
these 3 excellent sites for Black History Month:

Library of Congress Black History Month Manuscripts
http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/guide/toc.html

Black History Hotlist
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/bh_hotlist.html

Black History by Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhm1.html

Thank you Jeffery!
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AFROCYBERSPACE.COM
http://www.afrocyberspace.com

Long time Busy Educator subscriber, Rey O. Harris sent a press release with his pick of the top 13 African American websites on the Internet.  Check out his picksat http://www.afrocyberspace.com 

Thank you Rey!

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NIAGARA BOUND TOURS.COM (ALL)
http://www.niagaraboundtours.com/

On a recent trip to the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario Canada, I met
Lezlie Wells the owner of www.NIAGARABOUNDTOURS.com a tour company
specializing in Black History Tours.  Lezlie is a fifth generation Canadian
descendant of a fugitive slave from Kentucky, who has a personal interest in the 
history of fugitive slaves who came to Canada, in particular, to the Niagara area. 

For a customized Black History tour of the Niagara area, check out Lezlie’s site:
www.NIAGARABOUNDTOURS.com
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Busy classroom teacher, Adrian Bruce from Wollongbar New South Wales
Australia sent me some great resources for Gr. 3-8 students:

1. printable reading games and posters - http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/

2. printable math games - http://www.adrianbruce.com/maths/

3. The definitive symmetry site - http://www.adrianbruce.com/Symmetry/ there's a
powerpoint presentation there that saves heaps of time.

4. Printable Science Readers' Theatre scripts - try the Floating teabag for starters.
http://gvc03c32.virtualclassroom.org/

5. Need some new ideas to spice up your art lessons...
http://www.adrianbruce.com/art/

Thank you Adrian!
http://www.adrianbruce.com/index.html
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PENNIES FOR THE PLANET (ALL)
www.worldwildlife.org/pennies

World Wildlife Fund's Pennies for the Planet is an educational and fundraising
program targeted at kids. This year's program is focused on big cats. Kids and
educators visiting the site will find an abundance of information about big cats
found around the world, downloadable crafts (lion and tiger masks, Pennies
for the Planet canister wrappers and stickers), a fun quiz, fundraising ideas,
and activities for use in and outside of the classroom that help kids learn about
big cats and the dangers they face. All money donated to the program will go
directly towards the conservation of Sumatran tigers, Amur leopards, and snow
leopards.
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A JOURNEY TO A NEW LAND (K-12)
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/

People first arrived in the Americas at least 12,000 years ago. The timing of their
arrival and the route by which they travelled are not known. Did they follow an
inland ice-free corridor route from Siberia to the unglaciated regions south of the
ice sheets? Or did they take a coastal route, travelling by boat down the Pacific
Coast? Did people arrive during the ice age, or not until after the glaciers receded?

This site explores these and other questions, and looks at some of the evidence
and ideas that have been proposed to resolve them.
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