Gail Skroback Hennessey

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Celebrating our 250th year as a nation!

Teach PEACE and TOLERANCE

FRANCE and ALSACE, 2025

Germany,2019, Sunflowers(2022) Cruise,2022

River

Try doing an act of kindness for someone, today!

"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!

SUMMER FREEBIES!
1. World Ocean Day: 6/8 World Ocean Day Freebie

2. Flag Factoids: Flag Facts

3. FAKE News! Can you Tell Real from Fake News? Freebie

4. Tour de France: Tour de France and history of Bicycles, Freeblie

SUMMER Highlights!
1. Learn lots of fun facts with this Exploring the Ocean Blue: A Web quest.World Ocean Day is June 8th.Oceans, A Webquest
2. 250th Anniversary of our Country: Learn about the history of the American Flag: Flag History, a Webquest

3. WORLD CUP: 2026: Learn about the history of soccer! History of Soccer

Test Your Knowledge Challenges:
1. World Capitals: Test Your Knowledge- World Capitals
2. US Landmarks: Test Your Knowledge-US Landmarks

3. Maps and Geography: Test Your Knowledge=Maps and Geography!

4.Women Trailblazer: Test Your Knowledge-Women Trailblazers

Learn about countries of the world:
1.Bundle of Countries:Bundle of Countries-Webquests
All sold individually, too. 2. Learn about the country of Greenland: Greenland, A webquest

3. Learn about the country of Iran: Learn about the Country of Iran, a Webquest
Other Informative and Fun Activities:
1. Explore the Arctic(Webquest): Learn about the Arctic, A Webquest
2. Explore Antarctica(Webquest): Learn about Antarctica, A Webquest

3. Mummies of the World(Webquest):MUMMIES, A Webqiaest
4. A mini-E Book: The Pony Librarians: The Horse Librarians, a Reading
A GREAT FRIDAY or SUBSTITUTE ACTIVITY:
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:
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: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)
https://outlook.live.com/mail/inbox Check out FREEBIE of TWO Bookmark Bios:Sample of TWO Bookmark Bios

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

Colour Fairies: Yay Yay Gets Her Wand

Check out my blog on Education World: Click here:EducationWorld Blogger

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,AviatorMarian 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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Stop Bullying! Click here to learn more about Anti-Bullying Activities to use in the classroom.Stand up to Bullying!
To any young people visiting my website. Please,if you are being bullied, seek help...SPEAK TO AN ADULT today!And, if you SEE something that looks like bullying-SAY something to an adult!

Check out my Pinterest page to see all my resources in one easy place!Click here to learn more:Gail's Social Studies Emporium(and More)

IN THE NEWS 7/25/2026

If you live in the country of France and are under the age of 15, as of January 2027, you will not have assess to social media. They will become the first European county to enact such a ban. Australia is another country that has decided to put an age limit on who can use different social media sites. Great Britain will also ban young people under the age of 16 in 2027. In the new year, you will have to show age verification or prove your age to use platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Snapchat, Tik Tok and Instagram. What do you think of this? Should the USA enact such a ban? Why or why not?
Illustration from Pixabay

With the World Cup going on, it may be of interest to learn that the world's oldest football was discovered in the bedroom of May, Queen of Scots. Dating to around 1540, the almost 500 year old football was discovered at Stirling Caste about 50 years ago. It came to the US for the match between Scotland and Brazil.No, it wasn't used in the game! Made with leather that was placed around a pig's bladder, the ball is about the size of a small melon. Its permanent home is at the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum. Football(called soccer by Americans and Canadians), has a long history and it is thought that Mary, Queen of Scots may have even played with the ball!
Photograph from BBC

Do you like to skateboard? Chad Caruso, Long Island, NY, just skateboarded from California to Florida, about 2700 miles and did it in 39 days,a new world's record. He raised over $35,000 for charities to help children be more active and healthy. He averaged 72 miles a day. He beat the previous Guinness World Record (his) of 57 days!
Photograph from StoryTeller Overland

PAST NEWS STORIES

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Teaching Tips A-Z

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Calender of Resources for the Year:

Landmarks from Around the World

Mrs. Waffenschmidt

Special thanks to EducationWorld for letting me use this image of my "alter ego" as Mrs. "Waffenschmidt!

Crossword Puzzles!

Short Reads of interest

Dive into Career Choices

Calender of Resources for the Year:

wpclipart.com Science Fun!

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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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Gail Hennessey

HAPPY SUMMER!

Celebrating our 250th year as a nation!

Teach PEACE and TOLERANCE

Try doing an act of kindness for someone, today!

SUMMER FREEBIES!

SUMMER Highlights!

MATH and STEM Biographies:

To any young people visiting my website. Please,if you are being bullied, seek help...SPEAK TO AN ADULT today!And, if you SEE something that looks like bullying-SAY something to an adult!

PAST NEWS STORIES

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