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1. Art and Music Teaching Resources

   Format(s): Website

   Art resources including music, theatre, visual arts, and artists, provided by Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.

2. Art & Culture Lesson Plans

   Format(s): Website

   Check out EDSITEment! from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is a filled with resources for teaching the humanities, from Benjamin Franklin to Zora Neale Hurston.

3. Picturing America: Masterpieces of American Art

   Format(s): Website

   Pictures of famous American art with accompanying lesson plans from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

4. Smithsonian for Educators

   Format(s): Website

   Links to educator pages from the Smithsonian museums such as the American Art Museum and the Portrait Gallery.

5. Voice of America Special English: Education

   Format(s): Website

   Articles and corresponding audio related to education for English language learners.

6. National parks

   Format(s): Website

   The National Parks Service Teacher’s Page provides a wealth of materials and professional development about our nation’s National Parks.

7. Quilting: An American Craft

   In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 3 Format(s): Text

   This is an introduction to an American craft: quilting. The passage introduces what quilting is and different types of quilts. It also talks about the meaning of quilts and how they are used in American society.

8. Kids.gov

   Format(s): Website

   The official kids' portal to student and teacher pages for U.S. Government agencies.

9. Natural and Cultural Resources in the USA

   Format(s): Website

   This site provides teachers’ resources, kids’ resources, an interior library and an interior museum.

10. Lesson Plan: Quilting with Language

    In: English Teaching Forum 2006, Volume 44, Number 3 Format(s): Text

    This lesson plan contains four activities based on the cultural content of quilts. It includes activities for teaching vocabulary and grammar, speaking, writing, and a dicto-comp activity (in which there is both dictation and composition).

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