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May 24, 2013

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This Day in History

day in history

The Brooklyn Bridge, linking Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic.

RELATED ACTIVITY (Gr. 6–10)

Daily Warm-Ups

Find a new activity each day!

Reinforce your students' math and reading comprehension skills with these printable warm-ups.

Funbrain Games

funbrain games

Spellaroo gives fun sentences for children to find spelling errors.

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Tip of the Week

Make your classroom the destination of your next field trip. If another class were to make a trip to your classroom, what would they find? What would they do? Have your students draw a map of the room that includes "landmarks" and other must-see areas. Write up a list of activities to enjoy.

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Today's Birthday

Today's Birthday

England's longest-ruling monarch, Queen Victoria ascended the throne at age 18 and ruled for 64 years. During her reign—known as the Victorian era—the British Empire reached its height.

RELATED ACTIVITY (Gr. 3–5)

Today's DK Clip Art

DK clip art

Enhance classroom and homework activities with DK's famous photographs. Download the clip art to include in school projects or embellish just about anything!

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Related DK Books

Eyewitness: Dinosaur

Eyewitness: Dinosaur

Ages 10+
Discover the prehistoric world of dinosaurs

Eyewitness: Fossil

Eyewitness: Fossil

Ages 10+
What fossils are, how they formed & how they lived millions of years ago

Teachable Moments

Teaching Dinosaurs

Related Image Go back (way back) in time and finish the school year with a subject every student finds fascinating: Dinosaurs! From dinosaur eggs to fossils, check out our mini-lessons, art projects, math problem sets, poetry exercises, and digital books—available to read completely online.

Classroom Connection

ELEMENTARY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp Activity Kit

(Gr. Pre-K–3) A word search, drawing and coloring sheets, and a fill-in-the-blank story activity will extend students' enjoyment of Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp.

Making Model Fossils

(Gr. 5–8) Students learn about fossils and how they are created. They then simulate this process, using plaster to make their own fossils in an art and science activity.

T. Rex Pop-Up Activity

(Gr. K–3) Create a dinosaur pop-up figure. This printable includes step-by-step instructions for making a 3-D Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Instant Expert: Dinosaurs

(Gr. 4–6) Become an instant expert on dinosaurs. Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to introduce the amazing dinosaurs that used to roam planet Earth.

Dinosaur Math

(Gr. K–3) Use this helpful math printable to teach students about ratios and t-charts as they learn interesting facts about dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs and Geologic Time

(Gr. 6–12) Develop students' library skills with this research activity about dinosaurs. Students will use library resources to find information about the Mesozoic era and dinosaur characteristics.

Dinosaur Poetry

(Gr. 3–5) Get students inspired—and writing creatively—with these suggestions for creating dinosaur-related poetry.

Constructing a Prehistoric Adventure

(Gr. 9–12) A four-week science and language arts unit that engages secondary students in the investigation of the history of life on Earth.

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Today's Video

Headlines

Obama defends drone strikes but says no cure-all

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed....MORE

Obama: Policy in leaks investigations under review

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama says Attorney General Eric Holder will review Justice Department policy on leaks investigations involving the news media....MORE

Muslim hardliners ID London terror suspect

LONDON (AP) Two Muslim hardliners say the man seen wielding a bloody butcher's knife after the killing of a British soldier is a Muslim convert who took part in demonstrations with the banned radical group al-Muhajiroun....MORE

Q&A: What is known about London attack

A look at the key known facts about the Wednesday attack in south London, when two men hacked another to death near military barracks....MORE

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

BEIRUT (AP) Lebanese supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad fired heavy machine guns and lobbed mortar shells at each other Thursday in some of the worst fighting in the port city of Tripoli in years....MORE