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All levels will incorporate skills and concepts to stay safe around water, in addition to those needed to help themselves or others in an aquatic emergency. Beginner - Introduces basic aquatic skills ...

To participate, submit your response here by July 10 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by July 22. By The Learning Network Heeva Alavi, an Iranian-American, writes about her ...

US Holocaust Memorial Museum educators and historians created these lesson plans for use in secondary classrooms. Click on a lesson plan to see its recommended grade level, subjects covered, and time ...

Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family.