Category: Curriculum
National Skyscraper Day
Skyscrapers Day is celebrated every year on September 3, on the birth anniversary of Louis H. Sullivan, often called the ‘Father of Modern Skyscrapers.’ The term “skyscraper” originated in the United States in the late 1880s. Historically this was the time when there was a building boom in New York …
National Women’s Equality Day Handout
National Women’s Equality Day celebrates women’s suffrage (the right to vote), which was passed in the 19th Constitutional Amendment in 1920. Congress then designated August 26th as Women’s Equality Day in 1973. Celebrate National Women’s Day by coloring “Rosie the Riveter” below! Click here to download the PDF Click here …
The Importance of Family
Find out where you draw your cultural influences from! Start by collecting information: names of individuals in your family (friends or role models can be included too), where they come from, and one cultural influence that you have observed or been told about. Organize this information and how you would …
Poetic Inspiration: Lola Rodriguez de Tio
Lola Rodriguez de Tio is considered to be Puerto Rico’s premier nineteenth century lyric poet and one of Latin America’s most important early feminists. She wrote the revolutionary anthem, La Borinqueña. Read Lola Rodriguez de Tío’s poem, Rayo de Luna, and draw what you imagine while reading it. Click here to download the PDF Click here …