by Jill Tomey | Jun 28, 2025 | Curriculum Connection
Patience Curriculum Connection – History The pilgrims that accompanied Christopher Columbus across the ocean had to be very patient. Encourage the students to research how long the passengers were on board including the time spent on the ship before they left....
by Jill Tomey | Apr 26, 2025 | Curriculum Connection
Generosity Curriculum Connection – Science Did you know ……that Pierre and Marie Curie refused to patent the process of making radium? They declared that radium belonged to the world and no one had a right to profit from it.… that the German physicist...
by Jill Tomey | Feb 27, 2025 | Curriculum Connection
Courage Curriculum Connection – History Profiles in Courage Profiles in Courage is a 1955 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators throughout the Senate’s history. The book profiles senators...
by Jill Tomey | Jan 19, 2025 | Curriculum Connection
Gratefulness Curriculum Connection – History In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln ordered that Government offices be closed for a local day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, he issued a proclamation that set the precedent for succeeding presidents to issue a Thanksgiving...
by Jill Tomey | May 24, 2024 | Curriculum Connection
Enthusiasm Curriculum Connection – History As a child, Theodore Roosevelt was often sick. One day his father decided to put him on an exercise program in hopes of strengthening him to fight the germs. He was a weak child and it took him a long time to build his...
