Current Events/News

1. ***NEW*** ​Harry Potter at Home Article

2. ***NEW*** ​Goats Roaming the Streets of Wales
3. Newsela Article - Why everything is closing for coronavirus: It’s called "flattening the
curve"

Weird History Facts

1. ***NEW*** ​This Day in History - April 22nd
2. ***NEW*** ​This Day in History - April 23rd
3. ***NEW*** ​This Day in History - April 24th
4. The True Story of the Short Lived State of Franklin

Book Recommendations
1. Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
a. ​listen to my recording of FCF
b. FCF PDF - Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse
2. Project Gutenberg
a. Free ebooks!
3. The Bookwanderer by Anna James
a. This was March 27th First Chapter Friday book!
4. The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielson
a. Recommended by Yael Broudy
b. Mrs. L read it because of Yael’s recommendation and really liked it too!
5. Misty Gordon and the Mystery of the Ghost Pirates
a. Recommended by Micah Weissler
6. Lockwood & Co. - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
a. I just finished reading this and loved it! Fair warning, it gets a little spooky with
ghosts.
7. Land of Stories Series by Chris Colfer
a. A LOT of your fellow students love this series. If you like retellings of fairy tales
and sassy twins, give this series a try.
8. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
a. Want a book to make you bawl your eyes out? Here’s one for you. I’ve never
seen the movie, but the movie adaptation is PG.

Youtube Vidoes
1. Crash Course
 a. I’ve shown you all some Crash Course videos and they are a great resource for
learning more about all types of subjects. They have more than just history
videos, but science, philosophy and a whole bunch more!
2. Ted-Ed
a. Another great youtube channel for educational videos about all manners of
subjects
3. National Geographic
a. The world is an amazing place and National Geographic is a great way to explore
our world
4. Spartans
a. Sent in by Aiden Lerner, this is a cool video on the lifestyle of the Spartans
5. Big, Bigger, Biggest Series (BBC)
a. This series shows how engineering breakthroughs have affected modern
inventions.
b. Submarines​ - This is my favorite one

Websites
1. Mensa for Kids
a. This is an organization for gifted young people. It has lesson plans, activities and
videos
2. Scholastic Learn at Home Lessons
3. Ducksters - Renaissance
4. NASA STEM Activities
a. Games, activities, and cool ideas coming to you from NASA!
5. TED-ED
a. This site has tons of short, educational videos for questions like, “Why isn’t the
Netherlands underwater?” or “How do you build a tunnel underwater?”
6. Khan Academy
a. Khan Academy is a high school staple for instructional videos.
7. Geoguessr
a. Google Map uploads a panoramic view of a random place and you have to guess
where that place is on the map!
8. List of Museums with Virtual Tours
9. BrainPOP
a. Has tons of videos, quizzes and games based on all types of history!
b. Username: LeightonHumanities
c. Password: Hebrewday123
10. 360° Tours of National Parks
a. Mr. Bessler recommended this one!
11. Google Arts & Culture
 a. I only just recently discovered this site! Google has a collection on arts and
culture where you can take 360° tours of historical sites and museums as well as
see enhanced views of amazing artwork.
12. History Channel
a. While I can’t not think of the Aliens guy when I think of History Channel, they do
have great articles for anything history! I personally enjoy the “This Day in
History” section
13. Newsela
a. You all know Newsela. I want to put this here though because it has a TON of
articles - news, stories, history - and they can all be at your own personal reading
level
b. Make sure you sign in with your school email for this site

Games
1. ***NEW*** ​BrainPOP
a. Time X Game - super addicting timeline game - Do you know when it happened?
b. Username: LeightonHumanities
c. Password: Hebrewday123
2. i​Civics Argument Wars
a. Ever tried to win a disagreement? In ​Argument Wars,​ test your persuasive
abilities by arguing a real Supreme Court case. The other lawyer plays your
competition. Whoever uses the strongest arguments wins!
3. Civics Branches of Power
a. Do you like running things? Do something that no one else can: control all three
branches of the U.S. government. Our new ​Branches of Power​ gives you the
ability to introduce presidential agendas, write legislation, sign or veto bills, and
even judge passed laws. That’s a lot to juggle, so don’t let all the power go to
your head!
4. Oregon Trail
a. I used to play this in kindergarten on the classroom computer….it simulates the
experience​ of Americans moving west along the Oregon Trail.
5. Nitrotype
a. Practice your typing! It helps with getting those assignments completed even
faster!
6. Typing.com
a. Another typing website with multiple different typing games