World Refugee Day is on June 20th. You might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

Wonderground is a game from General Electric where you visit various cities in The United States and are given “missions” to explore them and make discoveries related to science and history. It would be accessible to high Intermediate English Language … Continue reading →

Here’s the latest mid-year “Best” list…. You might also be interested in: The Best Social Studies Sites Of 2012 — Part Two The Best Social Studies Sites Of 2012 — Part One The Best Social Studies Sites Of 2011 The … Continue reading →

I’m adding this pretty well-done infographic to The Best Father’s Day Sites: Source: visualoop.tumblr.com via Larry on Pinterest

Here are some new additions to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures: 13 Things That Americans Do That The Rest Of The World Just Finds Bizarre is from Business Insider. Languages of love: 10 unusual terms … Continue reading →

I’m adding this infographic (which I think is very well done) to The Best Sites For Learning About Yosemite & Other U.S. National Parks: Source: onlinempa.unc.edu via Larry on Pinterest

One Country! One Language! One Flag! is a great Flag Day (it’s today) learning activity by Bill Bigelow at The Zinn Education Project. I doubt that you’ll find any better lesson out there… I’m adding it to The Best Sites … Continue reading →

The United States has just officially determined that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against those rebelling against it. Here are a few useful resources on chemical weapons: Syria’s chemical weapons – interactive is from The Guardian. Syria chemical … Continue reading →

Here are new additions to The Best Sites To Learn About Walls That Separate Us: Immigrants Reach Beyond a Legal Barrier for a Reunion is from The New York Times. Walls is a photo gallery from The Boston Globe.

Since 2002 the International Labour Organization of the United Nations has recognized June 12th as The World Day Against Child Labor. You might be interested in The Best Resources For The World Day Against Child Labor.