Hispanic Heritage Month(A Webquest)



The Election Process, A Webquest

Why Study History, A Reading!

Civics:Learn about Our Government: A Bundle of Resources!

James Madison, Father of Our Constitution(Play)

U.S. Landmarks!

World Landmarks!



FAKE News!Can you Tell The REAL News?




Rachel Carson, A Reader's Theater Script

Everything has a History!)*also sold individually

A Bundle of Reader's Theater Scripts on Famous Women

William Shakespeare,a Reader's Theater Script(Birthday 4/23)

A Bundle of Readings on Famous Women

Ada Lovelace, First Computer Programmer(A Reading)

History of Candy, A Webquest!

Mesopotamia: A Bundle of Resources

Phoenicians, A Bundle of Resources

ALL Things Egyptian!



Revolutionary War Bundle

Civil War Bundle



Learn About Our Government Bundle

Writers: A Bundle of Reader's Theater Scripts

STEM BIographies! 6 Reader's Theater Scripts


STEM BIOGRAPHIES, Reader's Theater Scripts (Part 2)



My Book- Fashion Rules!



My Book-Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps








Reader's Theater Scripts(Biographies in Ancient History):

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Is That FAKE News?




Anti-Bullying Resources





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The COLOR GAMES!

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Facts to Wow your Friends!







World Landmarks: Lots of fun things to use with your students!







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Webquests!



Geography Activities





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RESOURCES for this November's Presidential Election:


1. The Election Process, A Webquest: Election Process, A Webquest

Inauguration Day! A Webquest

3. First Ladies of the United States,a Webquest: First Ladies, A Webquest

4. The White House, a Webquest: White House, A Webquest

5. Presidents: A Webquest and Test your Knowledge Challenge: Presidents, A webquest! and Presidents. Test Your Knowledge Challenge

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"If I can not do great things, I can do small things in a great way."Martin Luther King Jr.

"The school is the last expenditure upon which America should be willing to compromise."FDR

"If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."(Ben Franklin)

"You must be the change you want to see in the world."(Mahatma Gandhi)

"School is a building that has four walls-with tomorrow inside."(Lon Watters)

"We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make."(Senator Ted Kennedy)

"The purpose of life is a life of purpose." (Robert Byrne)

"The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all."(Dear Abby)







8/28/2021: Fashion Rules! was a finalist in the 2021 American Book Fest, Children's Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction. So Exciting!

7/2021: Fashion Rules! won Honorable Mention for Picture Books 6 and older by Purple Dragonfly Book Awards!

8/1/2020: My latest book, Fashion Rules!, my latest book from Red Chair Press. Click here:
Fashion Rules!

11/2020: Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps has won another children's book award,a Northern Lights Book Award Winner! Thank you!


7/2020:Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps won a 1st place Purple Dragonfly Book Award in the Picture Books 6 & Older category. Thank you, Story Monsters!

3/24/20:Excited to have my latest children's book, Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps, chosen as a 2019 Story Monster Approved winner!

Check out Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps which is available at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com Mrs. Paddington and the Silver Mousetraps

History is full of fascinating stories of colorful characters, but some of the most interesting parts of history are really odd. You have probably seen scenes of government officials with their powdered white wigs, but in 1700s England and high-society in the American colonies, women created towering hairstyles. Decorations such as ships and flowers were sometimes added to their hairdos, especially if attending a big party. Taking hours to create, women used beef tallow and sugar-water to keep their hairdos in place. This fictional account explains a very real fashion trend and the problems it created for women trying to look stylish!


Highlighted FREEBIES for OCTOBER:




1. Halloween. This possible Interactive Notebook activity is a fun activity to use around Halloween! There are 12 Fun Facts about the holiday with several activities to do with the students.Halloween Fun Facts!


2. FALL means PUMPKINS.A man in the state of Washington has grown a pumpkin that tipped the scale at 2363 pounds!Pumpkin Fun Facts

3. Ancient Egypt and mummy go together like peanut butter and jelly! Halloween is also a great time to discuss mummies. This resource includes lots of mummy facts as well as extension activities and great resources!Mummy Facts!

4. Doing a Fall unit on apples? Looking for an activity during a study of pioneers? Doing a unit on folk hero? Doing a biography on Johnny Appleseed? This interactive notebook on Apples has several activities and 17 interesting fun facts about apples.Apple Factoids!

5 Vikings:Leif Erickson Day is October 9th. Viking Fun Facts

6. Anti Bullying: Antibullying Freebie





HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES for OCTOBER

1. Supreme Court begins new session the first Monday in October: Learn about the Supreme Court with this Webquest:Supreme Court, A Webquest Reader's Theater Scripts on Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor:Sonia Sotomayor,a Reader's Theater Scriptand a Reader's Theater Script on Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg:Ruth Bader Ginsburg, A Reader's Theater Script

2. Vikings(A Visit with Leif Erikkson and Eric the Red)Reader's Theater Script: Leif Erikkson Day is October 9th. Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series of plays, Leif Ericsson and his father, Eric the Red are guests on Ms. Bie Ografee's Talk Show. They share information about their lives and the Vikings. There is a Did You Know? section of fun facts, reading comprehension questions and a teacher section with lots of extension activities, links and the key.Vikings, A Reader's Theater Script on Leif Eriksson and Eric the Red

3. Orange Game: Looking for a Friday activity? Something for your students to do with a substitute or following testing time? Maybe you'd like a learning challenge for over the summer months.Check out my ORANGE Game. There are 24 statements and several extensions. This resource challenges kids about their knowledge of all things ORANGE. Great for a fall activity! I also have other Color Games: RED, GREEN, BLUE , PURPLE and YELLOW. The ORANGE Game,an Activity

4. Columbus: A Reader's Theater Script:Learn about Christopher Columbus with this informative play. There are 10 questioners asking questions of Columbus. Additionally, comprehension questions and discussion questions are included.Christoper Columbus, A Reader's Theater Script

5. Beautiful illustrations! In this story, "Purple and the Pumpkin Race",Purple, Zing and Squirty are exciting about participating in the annual pumpkin race. After they carve out their pumpkin to sail, the race begins. Sounds like lots of fun but something goes very wrong! Purple Turtle and the Pumpkin Race, A Story

6. Halloween Webquest: With 12 informational web questions, this resource is just the thing to use as a learning tool about the holiday of Halloween. Bats, Owls, pumpkins, the human skeleton, the origin of Halloween, superstitions, and famous stories in literature, are covered. There are comprehension questions, lots of fun facts, extension activities, and additional links for teachers:Halloween, A Webquest

7. ALL Mummy Webquest: Kids love mummies. Great for Halloween time(or for a unit of study on ancient Egypt) Learn all about mummies of the world. Included: Bog Mummies, Otzi, Chinchorro Mummies, Taklamakan Desert Mummies, Egyptian Mummies and more. 12 informative text questions/comprehension questions/extension activities, key, fun facts:Mummies, A Webquest

8. King Tut: Learn about King Tut with this biographical play on King Tut.Learn lots of cool facts about mummies and the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Comprehension/discussion questions/ extension activities.Great for a unit on ancient Egypt, around Halloween or as a fun/informative Friday activity.King Tut, A Reader's Theater Script

9. Pumpkin Webquest: Did someone say pumpkin pie?This 10 web question web quest has several comprehension questions(lots of extension activities). Great for LA classes, a fall activity, or for a substitute lesson! Pumpkins, A Webquest

10. Hispanic Heritage Month is September-October: Check out this web quest on Hispanic Heritage:Hispanic Heritage Month, A Webquest

11. This Reader's Theater Script introduces kids to fairy tale writer,Hans Christian Andersen. His story, The Ugly Duckling, some say was actually about him. Great activity for Anti-Bullying Month in October to go along with reading of this fairytale. Comprehension questions, discussion questions, extension activities and resources are included.Hans Christian Andersen, A Reader's Theater Script

12. Fall is the time for flu and Covid is still in our lives. Students will learn about microorganisms including bacteria, fungi, protists and virus with this informative web quest. Students will also learn about famous people who work with microbes, including Louis Pasteur, Alexander Fleming, Joseph Lister, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek and Edward Jenner. Students will also learn about helpful and harmful microbes. The web quest also mentions the coronavirus, has a Did You Know? section, comprehension questions and a Teacher Page with extension activities and links. There are 12 webquestions in the resource. Microbes, A Webquest

13. Johnny Appleseed, A Reader's Theater Script: Johnny Appleseed,a Reader's Theater Script

Part of my Ms. Bie Ografee Talk Show Series. This biographical Reader's Theater Script is on John Chapman, better remembered as Johnny Appleseed. There area 8 Audience Questioners in the complete resource. There are 12 Did You Know? fun facts about apples, 9 comprehension questions, a teacher page with 9 extension activities, the key and additional links of interest.

14. History of Candy! Show kids that everything has a history!History of Candy, A Webquest

15. The Middle East is in the news. You may find this webquest on contributions and geography of this region of interest. Middle East, A Webquest


Test Your Knowledge Challenges:


1. World Capitals: World Capitals, Test Your Knowledge
2. US Landmarks: U.S. Landmarks, Test Your Knowledge
3. Maps and Geography: Maps and Geography, Test Your Knowledge
4. Women Trailblazers: Women Trailblazers, Test Your Knowledge
Learn about countries of the world: (France is coming by June)

Bundle on Countries of the WorldAll sold individually, too.

MATH and STEM Biographies:


1. Hypathia: Hypathia, Woman Mathematician
2. Ada Lovelace: Ada Lovelace, Woman Mathematician
4. Katherine Johnson: Katherine Johnson, STEM Biography
4. Marie Curie: Marie Curie, Stem Bio

READINGS on Famous Women:Phillis Wheatley(poet),Aida De Acosta(first woman to fly a powered aircraft), Sojourner Truth(abolitionist, women's rights activist, author), Joan of Arc,Caroline Herschel, Mary Annings,Aglaonike(Greek Astronomer), Hypatia(First Known Woman Mathematician), Agnodice(First Female Doctor?), Enheduanna(First Known Poet), Sophie Brahe(Astronomer and Horticulturist of the Renaissance), Hildegard of Bingen (first musical play, write/abbess of the Middle Ages), Artemesia(Female Naval Commander-Persian War)



Bookmark Bios!Great for a bell ringer activity for Women's History Month.Click here to purchase:Bookmark Bios! Women in Modern Times(1700s on)

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Use my THINGY letters to have kids write spelling words, vocabulary words or as an art activity! Have students try and guess what some of the THINGY Letters are.(also have Black/White option):ClipArt: Alphabet Thingy Letters!



Check out my series of Children's Books from Aadarsh Publishing!

  • Colour Fairies: Go Go's Flying Lesson
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    BUY MY READER'S THEATER SCRIPTS on my website. Pay with PayPal or Venmo and email me(geshrwh@hotmail.com) of your purchase and I will email the resource by the next day. ALL my Reader's Theater Scripts are $4.00.


    My Latest Reader's Theater Scripts:Go to the link and click "Preview" to see a sample of the Reader's Theater Script you may find of interest:
  • The Vikings: A Visit with Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson:A Reader's Theater Script
  • Marco Polo
  • Columbus,a Reader's Theater Script
  • Ferdinand Magellan, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Louisa May Alcott, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Galileo Galilei, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Moon Landing!A Reader's Theater Script
  • Wright Brothers: A Reader's Theater Script
  • World War 2 FEMALE Pilots(WASP)
  • Frederick Douglass
  • Edgar Allan Poe
  • Civil War: Women Soldiers, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Mathew Brady, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Crusades
  • Sir Isaac Newton, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Lewis and Clark: A Reader's Theater Script
  • Constitution: A Visit with James Madison, "Father of the Constitution: A Reader's Theater Script
  • A Visit with Joshua Crabtree,An American Revolutionary War Tory: A Reader's Theater Script
  • Charles Dickens: A Reader's Theater Script
  • Johnny Appleseed:A Reader's Theater Script
  • Albert Einstein: A Reader's Theater Script
  • Rachel Carson: A Reader's Theater Script
  • Katherine Johnson:Scientist/Mathematician
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • George Washington Carver: The Peanut Man
  • Thomas Edison, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Marie Curie,Scientist
  • Jacques Cousteau, A Reader's Theater Script
  • Revolutionary War Spies(Culper Spy Ring).A Visit with Female Agent 355
  • A California Gold Rush Prospector!
  • Elizabeth Blackwell, First Woman Doctor
  • Susan B. Anthony
  • William Shakespeare
  • Bessie Coleman,Aviator
  • Marian Anderson
  • Leonardo da Vinci,"Renaissance Man!"
  • Michelangelo!
  • Sacagawea
  • Sequoyah
  • Tuskegee Airman!
  • The Bus Ride That Changed History(A Visit with Rosa Parks)
  • Harriet Tubman

  • Simon,A Victim of the Black Death
  • Abraham Lincoln

  • Love Brewster,Interview with a Pilgrim

  • McSean, the Leprechaun, A Reader's Theater Script


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    IN THE NEWS 10/4/2024:

    IN THE NEWS 10/4/2024:

    Preserved in the permafrost of Siberia, a four year old woolly rhino was recently uncovered with most of its skin, brownish fur and organs.Such a discovery is very rare. It was found near the Tirekhtyakh River and is estimated to be 32,000 years old.

    Photograph from Live Science

    Pesto, the penguin, is a bit tubby. The giant King Penguin, at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, Australia, has become popular for visitors to see. The brown nine month old penguin weighs 49 pounds, even more than his parents...combined. Pesto eats about 25 fish each day! The staff at the aquarium aren't concerned about the whopper sized penguin who will eventually shed his thick coat. Learn more:Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium
    Photograph from Sunnyskyz.com

    Do you like doing jigsaw puzzles? If you are, you are a dissectologist! Did you know there is a annual World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship? Since 2019, the four day event has been held in Valladolid, Spain. This year, the competition took place between September 17-22. Over a thousand people competed from 68 countries. There were individual puzzlers, teams and even kid categories.The winner this year, for individual speed puzzler, Kristin Thug, Norway, completed her puzzle in 37 minutes. Did you know that the very first jigsaw puzzle was made by a cartographer (mapmaker) named John Salisbury, in 1767? Avid puzzlers say the key to solving a puzzler quickly is by sorting the puzzle pieces by color. The very first purpose of jigsaw puzzles was to teach geography!

    Illustration is from Pixabay

    Imagine finding a musical composition of famous composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, more than 250 years after he died. That is exactly what was discovered this week in a library in Leipzig, Germany. Called Serenade in C, the 12 minute composition is believed to have been written when Mozart was just a teenager. Before Mozart died, at the age of only 35, he had written more than 600 works of music.

    Photograph from Smithsonian. Learn about Mozart at this link: Learn about Mozart!

    Although most of us will not be able to see it, the earth will have a second moon from September 29th until November 25th. Actually, the visitor is an asteroid, called 2024 PT5, which will be caught in the gravitational pull of our Earth. You will need a professional telescope to see it but, still, it is pretty cool to have this happen.

    Photograph from Pixabay

    Clingman's Dome, named after a Confederate general, has been the name of the highest peak in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, for over 150 years. Now, the park's department has restored the original name, Kuwohi. Considered a sacred place for the Cherokee people, the park, located between North Carolina and Tennessee, is one of the most popular national parks.The name, Kuwohi, means "mulberry place" in the Cherokee language. Photograph from GSMNP

    Paleontologist have discovered some amazing footprints of dinosaurs in both Africa and South America. What makes this discovery more interesting, the footprints, estimated to be about 120 million year old, appear to be a match on both sides of the Atlantic! Such a discovery is another piece of the puzzle to the Continental Drift Theory. At one time, the continents were one giant land mass known as Pangea. Eventually, areas broke apart, creating the different continents we have today. If you look at a map of the world, you can see where some land masses look like they would fit. South America and Africa were once part of a super continent called Gondwana that eventually broke apart. The dinosaur footprints, about 260, were found in both the countries of Brazil and Cameroon.

    Photograph from CNN

    Birds chirping, frogs croaking, bees buzzing but did you ever thing SOIL made noise? Scientists in Australia (Flinders University)wanted to see just how noisy things are in healthy soil. Microphones were planted and the "soundtrack" created was quite amazing. Seems that land that is cleared is definitely NOT as noise producing as land that is natural. Called Ecoacoustics, scientists hope that listening to soil and its crackles,pops and clicks,(soundscapes) may help its ecosystem that includes, ants, beetles, earthworms and more. It is estimated that 75% of the earth's soil has been harmed from overgrazing, deforestation and habitat destruction.

    Illustration from australiangeographic

    Oyster shells are finding a new use. A company in Taiwan is recycling the shells into fabric! An estimated 200,000 tons of oyster shells are produced each year in Taiwan. The shells produce smelly odors and give homes for mosquitoes to breed.So, finding uses for this large amount of shells is important. Some of the uses for oyster shells include being used for insulation in homes and for water purification.Now, the oyster shells are being repurposed into "sea wool" to create clothing! Clothing made from this material is very similar to natural wool and is lightweight and...odorless!

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    About Gail:

    I retired from teaching after 33 1/2 years in the classroom. Of that time, I taught Grade 6 Social Studies teacher for 31 1/2 years.I earned my BA in early secondary education with a concentration in social studies from SUNY Oneonta, New York, and my MST in social studies education from Binghamton University in New York. In 1988, I was awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Classroom Teacher of the Year Award from the New York State Council for the Social Studies. Additionally, in 1988, I was also awarded the Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year Award by the National Council for the Social Studies. I am the author of 8 books for teachers and over 35 books for children(Purple Turtle Series by Aadarsh Publishing and Odd History Series by Red Chair Press).

    My work has appeared in most children's publications including:
    Highlights for Children,News-O-Matic,Appleseed,,Scholastic's Super Science,,Scholastic's Science World,Jack and Jill,National Geographic World, Ranger Rick, Cobblestone, Faces, Muse Magazine,Contact Kids, US Kids,Action Magazine(Scholastic),Girls' Life,Boys' Life,American Girl, Instructor,Creative Classroom,Middle Years,Time for Kids,Scholastic News,Scholastic News Zone, Time for Kids , Ask Magazine, Dig,Calliope, Cobblestone, FACES, Studies Weekly, Glo Adventurer, and more.

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