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Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children, by Kath Shackleton   A Picture Book of Anne Frank, by David Adler What Was the Holocaust?, by Gail Herman   Who Was Anne Frank?, by Ann Abramson The Diary of a...

In Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs here, on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of Sir Francis Bacon and the scientific method.

  Francis Bacon: The Temper of a Man, by Catherine Drinker Bowen The Baconian Method/Scientific Method CloudBiography Video: Sir Francis Bacon Biography Novum Organum, by Francis Bacon Then & Now video: Francis Bacon – Introduction to the Philosophy of Induction The Essays,...

In Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on: Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the Mayflower’s voyage.

In Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on: Introducing K-12 schoolchildren to Native Americans in U.S. history.

Getting to Know the Native American Indian Tribes – U.S. History for Kids – Children’s American History, By Baby Professor Pocahontas, By Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving, By Joseph Bruchac Children of the Longhouse,...

Amid the chaos that was created by schools suddenly being shuttered in March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it made sense to cancel administration of Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests. But supporters of pending legislation that would place a four-year moratorium on using MCAS as a high school graduation requirement and create a commission to study alternatives to the tests are no longer responding to a crisis; they are using it to advance their anti-reform agenda.

In Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs, on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on: Introducing K-12 schoolchildren to the great, contentious presidential elections in U.S. history.

1800 United States Presidential Election 1824 United States Presidential Election 1860 United States Presidential Election 1876 United States Presidential Election 2000 United States Presidential Election in Florida

In Pioneer’s ongoing series of blogs here, on curricular resources for parents, families, and teachers during COVID-19, this one focuses on: Introducing K-12 students to the history behind Halloween.