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About The World Of Work
Geography Activities Guide
Teaching The Millennium
Kids' Guide To The White House		 American Painting - Slides & Audio Cassette
Free Newsletter About African Americans
History Of The American Flag
Video On The History Of Money


TEACH ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ABOUT THE WORLD OF WORK:
Want to teach your elementary students about the world of work? The California Federation of Teachers offers The Yummy Pizza Company: A Labor Studies Curriculum for Elementary Schools. $3 each, or $2 each for orders of 10 or more. Spanish version available on request. Contact the Labor in the Schools Committee, California Federation of Teachers, 1 Kaiser Plaza, #1440, Oakland, CA 94612, 510/832-8812. On the Web: http://www.cft.org/
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TEACHING THE MILLENNIUM:
The countdown to the 21st century has begun. Prepare your students for tomorrow by helping them examine the past century and its link to the next one with Teaching the Millennium by Craig Munsart and Christine Izmirian. $17.95 plus $4 shipping and handling. Contact Fulcrum Publishing, 350 Indiana Street, Suite 350, Golden, CO 80401-5093, 800/992-2908
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SLIDES AND AUDIO CASSETTE ON AMERICAN PAINTING:
Your students can survey the development of American painting from colonial times to the early 20th century through a series of colorful slides from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Forty slides, a 28-minute audiocassette, and text are available on a loaner basis by contacting the Department of Education Resources, National Gallery of Art, 4th and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20565.
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KIDS' GUIDE TO THE WHITE HOUSE:
Get a kids' eye view of the presidents home with A Kids' Guide to the White House by Betty Debnam and the White House Historical Association. The guide includes little known facts and rare photographs. $8.95 plus $2 shipping and handling. Contact Andrews McNeel Publishing, P.O. Box 419242, Kansas City, MO 64141, 800/642-6480.
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HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FLAG:
Interested in the history of our nation's flag? United States Flag Education, Inc., offers Honor Our United States Flag through Knowledge. A Teacher's book, student's book, and certificate of participation are available. $3 plus $1.50 shipping and handling for each book. $78 plus $4 shipping and handling for a teacher's book, 25 student's books, and 25 certificates. Contact United States Flag Education, Inc., c/o Ortha E. McGill, 901 D Street, Rupert, ID 83350, 208/436-6532.
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Orator, a free newsletter about African Americans
...is packed with information on African-American culture and history. To get classroom copies contact: National African American Museum Project, Smithsonian Institution, 900 Jefferson Drive, SW, A&I 1130, MRC 431, Washington, DC 20560, 202/357-1300.
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GEOGRAPHY ACTIVITIES GUIDE:
Geography Wizardry for Kids, by Margaret Kenda and Phyllis S. Williams, is a fact-and fun-filled guide to maps, games, crafts, and experiments--all with geography as the principal theme. $14.95 plus $4.95 shipping and handling from Barron's, 250 Wireless Blvd., Hauppauge NY 11788, 800/645-3476
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VIDEO ON THE HISTORY OF MONEY:
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis offers, on a loner basis, a videotape titled Money: Summing It Up. The 23-minute video surveys the history of money, its varied forms over the centuries, and the creation of the Federal Reserve System. Recommended for high school students. Contact: Correl Communications Company, 2228 S. Big Bend Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63117-2408 (314/645-5400)

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