The School Garden
Level A (Pemula) Ms. Lee's class starts a school garden. The students plant different vegetables: tomatoes, carrots, and lettuce. Every day, they care for their…
The Signing of the Magna Carta (1215)
The king is under no man, but under God and the law. Henry de Bracton During King John’s rule, England was suffering from heavy taxation…
The Clockmaker’s Daughter
Level A (Pemula) Elena lived in a town famous for its clockmakers. Her father was the best among them, but he had one unfinished clock—a…
Stories
The Dust Bowl (1930s)
A nation that destroys its soil destroys itself. Franklin D. Roosevelt In the early 20th…
The Discovery of Penicillin (1928)
One sometimes finds what one is not looking for. Alexander Fleming In 1928, Scottish scientist…
The Myth of the Trojan War
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Virgil, The Aeneid According to legend, the war began when…
The Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony
CROATOAN The only word left behind by the missing settlers In 1587, a group of…
The Myth of Icarus and Daedalus
All limits are self-imposed. Icarus (mythical interpretation) Daedalus, a brilliant inventor, was imprisoned on the…
The Black Death (1347–1351)
This scourge has struck like a bolt from heaven, wiping out whole communities. Giovanni Boccaccio…