Literature:
19th Century American Literature Index
Picturing America:
Newberry Library Podcasts on Edward Hopper and Albert Bierstadt; Companion Hopper Lesson Plan
After School:
Mapping Change in Your Neighborhood
History:
Advanced Placement US History Lessons
Teaching Abraham Lincoln EDSITEment Student Interactive Index

Indexes of lesson plans, features, and websites with common special feature themes.

Presidents Day:
Washington and Lincoln

EDSITEment resources for teaching about Washington and Lincoln are extensive. Washington and Lincoln are also celebrated in art. Celebrate Washington’s birthday by exploring the art and history in Gilbert Stuart’s famous portrait of our first president at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and test how much you know about this Founding Father. Then go to NEH’s Picturing America site (poster 3-B) for more links and graded activities in the Teachers Resource Book.

Celebrating Chinese New Year

February 14th ushers in the Chinese New Year and the coming of spring. Engage students in Lions, Dragons and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year with a dragon parade. Dance with lions and hear firecrackers pop!  Students in grades 6 and up also get a chance to follow the Great Wall of China with the aid of an interactive map.

Slavery and the American Founding: The “Inconsistency not to be excused”

The question of whether the American founders were in favor of or against slavery is not a new one. On the one hand, Americans at the time had failed to do away with slavery, as several insuperable obstacles seemed to make immediate abolition impossible. More . . .

The Olympic Spirit, Celebrating Sportmanship and Virtue
EDSITEment teams up with Thinkfinity Consortium partner ArtsEdge to celebrate the quality of aretê in upcoming Vancouver Olympics. Ponder what the Greeks meant by "excellence" in The Victor's Virtues: A Cultural History of Sport. Then see our revised lessons on the original Olympics, and The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us! Read More . .

NEH-funded and other PBS features with relevant EDSITEment resources.
Native Americans, Afghanistan, Modern Presidents, Camelot, WWII, Whitman, and More. . .

NEH's Humanities Magazine

January/February
From the origins of Old English to the works of William Blake, a feast for your mind and your classroom.