Posted by admin on November 18, 2009 under Mary McLeod Bethune Stories, Stories | 
Be the First to Comment
Mary McLeod Bethune Part One desktop
You can also find this video on YouTube. We will bring parts 2 and 3 to our web site soon.
Posted by admin on November 13, 2009 under More..., Roberto Clemente More Information, Roberto Clemente Stories, Stories | Be the First to Comment
Would you like to see a sample page from the book 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet?
Each hero appears on two pages of the book. The pages include:
Posted by admin on November 10, 2009 under Harry S Truman Stories, Quotes, Stories | Be the First to Comment
These are three of Harry Truman’s favorite sayings. In fact, the first two were printed on placards that he kept on his desk. And they weren’t just empty slogans. These words guided Truman as he made tough decisions for our country during and after World War II… Some historians say that Harry Truman made more tough decisions than any modern president did. Some of the decisions didn’t solve the problems, but most of them did. And no one, friend or foe, can ever accuse him of not doing his job.
(excerpt from 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet.)
Posted by admin on November 9, 2009 under Challenges, George C. Marshall Challenges, George C. Marshall Resources, George C. Marshall Stories, Resources, Stories | Be the First to Comment
One of the world’s greatest honors is to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. (George C. Marshall is one, he received the recognition in 1953.) Did you know that Nobel Prize winners receive a cash award? No one is quite sure what Marshall did with his prize money of $33,840. You can read more about Marshall and his Nobel Prize at http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1953/index.html
You will find there:
What would you do with the money if you won the peace prize? Would you use it to promote peace? Post your thoughts as a comment on this post.
(Portions of this story are taken from the book: 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet.)
Posted by admin on November 4, 2009 under Harriet Tubman Stories, Stories | Be the First to Comment
If anyone ever wanted to change his or her mind during the journey to freedom and return, Tubman pulled out a gun and said, “You’ll be free or die a slave!” Tubman knew that if anyone turned back, it would put her and the other escaping slaves in danger of discovery, capture or even death. She became so well known for leading slaves to freedom that Tubman became known as the “Moses of Her People.” Many slaves dreaming of freedom sang the spiritual “Go Down Moses.” Slaves hoped a savior would deliver them from slavery just as Moses had delivered the Israelites from slavery.
Posted by admin on October 28, 2009 under Abraham Lincoln Stories, Abraham Lincoln Trading Card, Stories, Trading Card | Be the First to Comment
Abraham Lincoln – The Great Emancipator
Even when he was alive, people called him “Honest Abe.” Our beloved 16th president, who freed the slaves and who kept the country together, believed in HONESTY. As he faced challenges in his personal life and in his public duties, Abe told the truth. That’s why the voters of his time believed in him. That’s why Americans today still respect him.
Posted by admin on October 26, 2009 under Roberto Clemente Stories, Stories | Be the First to Comment
As a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team, Roberto Clemente racked up a list of super statistics. But if that’s all you know about him, you don’t really know what makes Roberto Clemente a hero. It’s more than MVP honors. It’s the quality of his life and his giving.
Raised in a loving family, he learned important values as a child that would guide him for the rest of his life. Work hard. Do the very best you can. Be humble. Always care about others.
And Clemente did care about others. For many years, even after becoming one of baseball’s great players, he would spend the off-season helping others with his time and energy as well as his money…
(Copyright – 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet – Dr. Dennis Denenberg & Lorraine Roscoe – used with permission)
Posted by admin on under More..., Stories | Be the First to Comment
From the web site TeacherTube.com
Posted by admin on under Elizabeth Blackwell Stories, Stories | Be the First to Comment
Dr. Dennis Denenberg – Elizabeth Blackwell – W O W
Posted by admin on under Elizabeth Blackwell Stories, Elizabeth Blackwell Trading Card, Stories, Trading Card | Be the First to Comment
Elizabeth Blackwell – First American Female Doctor
Every doctor’s college said “NO, NO, NO” – no woman may become a doctor! That’s the way it was in 1840 in the USA. But Elizabeth Blackwell said “YES, YES, YES.” She had the intelligence and skills needed to become a doctor. Most importantly, Elizabeth had CONFIDENCE. “I can” was her winning spirit. And that very confident young woman became Dr. Blackwell, leading the way for many others.
(copied from the Elizabeth Blackwell Real American Heroes trading card)
|
book: 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet | |
 | trading card back not to | |