Educator Helper by Beth Hammett: May 2022

Sunday, May 29, 2022

FREE Great Depression Comic Book Activities

Inflation has touched all aspects of our lives lately. Many of our students have not experienced historical events such as the 1980s Oil Boom crash or high inflation costs. To help students understand the economic disparity, start with an overview of the 1930s Depression Era:

Link: https://youtu.be/gqx2E5qIV9s

To understand what life was like during the 1930s, review:

Link: https://youtu.be/gkAfjRolNCI

The National Archives has collected stories of those who lived during the Great Depression:

Link: https://youtu.be/TpfY8kh5lUw

Compare and contrast 1930s with today's times.

End the lesson plan with FREE Great Depression activities from Educator Helper:

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Happy End of School Year!
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Sunday, May 22, 2022

FREE Memorial Day Thank You Cards

Do your students know the true meaning and history of Memorial Day?

The History Channel offers an amazing webpage to help students understand and learn more about Memorial Day at https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history . The interactive page holds a ton of resources, including videos, readings, and an amazing photo gallery.

For example, students may not know that Memorial Day was declared by General Logan: "On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan, leader of an organization for Northern Civil War veterans, called for a nationwide day of remembrance later that month. The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land".

Finish your Memorial Day lesson plan with FREE Thank You cards to make and give to Veterans. Be sure to start with Veterans within your school and organization:

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Happy Memorial Day!
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Sunday, May 15, 2022

FREE Memorial Day Resources

How do you help students increase knowledge about Memorial Day?

Start with recreating memories for older students with the movie, Memorial Day (free on YouTube at https://youtu.be/d5X0LgICm0A) (be sure to preview before sharing):

Summary from YouTube: 13-year-old Kyle Vogel discovers the World War II footlocker belonging to his grandfather, Bud. Bud has never talked about the war, yet he finds himself striking a deal with his grandson: Kyle can pick any three souvenirs, and Bud will tell him the stories behind each one. Weaving Bud's complicated wartime past, along with Kyle's wartime future, these two men share parallel experiences in combat.

Younger students can learn about Memorial Day through:

Follow up the learning videos with engaging FREEBIES:

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Thank you, veterans, past and present, for keeping us free and safe!

Beth, Educator Helper

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

FREE!!! Galveston Immigration Resources

Did you know that Galveston was once a major hub for immigrants from all over the world?

You can search the Galveston Online Database for the passenger manifesto to see if your relatives arrived and were processed through the Port of Galveston (Link: https://www.galvestonhistory.org/sites/1877-tall-ship-elissa-at-the-galveston-historic-seaport/galveston-immigration-database).

Also, take time to explore the vast resources devoted to Galveston's immigration and port:

To help students continue their historical journey, add Galveston: Gateway to America, an engaging, interactive comic book with writing and coloring pages: