May Monthly Highlights And Links

May is the month of:  

Asian Pacific American Heritage
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/
http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/History_and_Culture/AsianPacificAmerican_History.htm
http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/feature/asia/
http://www.loc.gov/topics/asianpacific/
http://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/
http://www.asianamericanmedia.org/separatelivesbrokendreams/
http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/05may/asianmonth.htm
http://www.asian-nation.org/index.shtml
http://www.wingluke.org/home.htm
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb08ff-05.pdf
http://asianamericanmedia.org/rf_cms/index.php  
http://www.capaonline.org/  
http://www.apaha.org/   
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/asia/
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/asian-american/
http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/aabooks.html
http://www.diversitystore.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=9  

Better Hearing and Speech
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/resource/
http://www.asha.org/    
http://www.4woman.gov/wwd/conditions/hearingloss.cfm?style=module
http://www.hsdc.org/  
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/

Freedom Riders 1961
http://www.al.com/unseen/ 
http://www.ibiblio.org/sncc/rides.html
http://www.watson.org/~lisa/blackhistory/civilrights-55-65/freeride.html
http://www.freedomridersfoundation.org/brief.history.html
http://www.iwfr.org/civilhistory.asp  

Get Caught Reading           
http://www.getcaughtreading.org/index.htm
http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar/calendar_day.asp?id=650  
Reading:
http://www.readingrockets.org/ 
http://www.free-reading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page
http://www.reading.org/
http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/guysread/
http://www.nea.org/app/search/performSearch.do?queryText=reading http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/bookbuild/art.html
Who Reads What:
http://www.gpl.lib.me.us/wrw.htm

Keep Massachusetts Beautiful     
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/6-15o.htm 
http://www.mass-vacation.com/  
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/21boott/21boott.htm
Community Action:
http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Affiliate_State_Massachusetts
Walking Trails:
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XFA012-016 
John Quincy Adams:
http://www.masshist.org/JQA/StudyingJQA/
Anti-Slavery in MA:
http://www.masshist.org/online/abolition.cfm

National Allergy /Asthma Awareness         
http://www.aaaai.org/   
http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=45
http://www.allallergy.net/   
http://www.talkallergy.com/  
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/molds.html  
http://www.aanma.org/
http://allergies.about.com/od/basics/a/MayNAAAM.htm
http://www.nativeremedies.com/articles/allergy-asthma-herbal-medicine.html
http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp#m5

National Bike            
http://www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/biking.htm  
http://www.transalt.org/bridges/  
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/collection/bikes.cfm  
http://www.bikelane.com/  
http://www.bikesatwork.com/
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2005/Jul/hour2_072205.html  

National Mental Health
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/topics/ 
http://www.copecaredeal.org/   
http://www.iub.edu/%7Ecafs/adol/adol.html
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/emotional_menu.html  
http://www.4girls.gov/
http://nahic.ucsf.edu/index.php/publications/
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/
http://www.bazelon.org/  
http://www.mentalhealth.com/
http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/
http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/  
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/  
http://psychcentral.com/resources/  
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/
http://www.kidspeace.org    

National Physical Fitness and Sports
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2008/04/20080429-9.html
http://www.fitness.gov    
http://www.physicalfitness.org  
http://www.aahperd.org 
http://www.presidentschallenge.org
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
http://www.acsm.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home_Page
http://www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner
http://nirc.cas.psu.edu/index.cfm
http://www.healthierus.gov/exercise.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseandphysicalfitness.html

National PTA Teachers Appreciation
Teacher Week - May 4-10, 2008
http://www.pta.org/archive_article_details_1121183059437.html
Teacher Day May 6, 2008 
http://www.nea.org/teacherday/index.html
http://www.teacherscount.org/ 
http://www.teacher-appreciation.info/
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin162.shtml  
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear/index.html
http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
http://www.teachersdomain.org/   
http://qesdb.cdie.org/ged/index.html  
http://surfaquarium.com/index.htm  
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/  
http://www.thefire.org/
http://www.enotes.com/help/about

National Preservation         
http://www.nationaltrust.org/preservationmonth/index.asp
http://www.nationaltrust.org/
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art31378.asp    
http://www.nps.gov/history/preservation.htm
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/feature/presmonth/  
http://www.preserveri.org/
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/ciskid/kididx.htm
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/educational.htm  
GRANTS: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhchpp/grdhpp.htm  
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/grants.htm
http://www.bostonhistory.org/
http://www.preservationaction.org/  
http://www.historicnewengland.org/educators/ResourceCenter

National Salsa
http://www.hotsauceblog.com/hotsaucearchives/national-salsa-month/
http://www.edhelper.com/DailyThemes_May_9_1.html
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Appetizers/salsaverde.htm
http://www.pbs.org/foodancestors/
http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can3_tomato.html
http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/menus/cooknow/tropicalfruit  
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/spanish-language/bilingual-education/6828.html?detoured=1
http://www.campbellskitchen.com/SpecialtyPaceGlossary.aspx?specialty=pace
http://americanhistory.si.edu/celiacruz/
http://www.sapphireswan.com/dance/

Young Achievers     
http://www.ilnleadnet.com/   
http://www.youngachievers.us/  
http://www.youngachieversschool.org/ 

Timely Topics and Days

AAA Gas Price Finder
http://csaa.kivera.com/csaa/gaspricefinder.jsp
Alternative Fuels
http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/
Food or Fuel?
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/mexico_2008/
Gas Crunch
http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/gasprices/
Primer On Gas Prices
http://www.eia.doe.gov/bookshelf/brochures/gasolinepricesprimer/eia1_2005primerM.html
Petroleum Prices
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/steo/pub/fsheets/real_prices.html

5/4-11 Be Kind To Animals Week http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ev_public_bkaw
http://halife.com/daily/archives/be_kind_to_animals.html
5/5  Korea: Children’s Day
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/korea2.html
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/calendar/holidays.cfm
5/5 Cinco De Mayo
http://www.vivacincodemayo.org/history.htm
5/6-12- Nurses Weekhttp://www.nursingworld.org/FunctionalMenuCategories/AboutANA/WhereWeComeFrom_1/NNWHistory.aspx http://www.nasn.org/Default.aspx?tabid=70  
5/7  Johannes Brahms, B. Anniv. 1833
http://www.johannesbrahms.org/
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/brahms.html
5/7 Peter Tchaikovsky, B.Anniv. 1840
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1512
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com/composer/tchaikovsky.html
5/8/ V-E Day, Anniv.1945
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0507.html
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=428
5/11 Mother’s Day - First Mother’s Day  Observed 1907
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvtaylor/jarvis.htm  
http://www.usemb.se/Holidays/celebrate/mothers.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/mothersday/a/early.htm
http://www.mothersdayworld.com/
http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/profile_america/011837.html
5/14/1607 Jamestown,VA Founding
http://www.apva.org/pressroom/press_release.php?pr_id=28
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/  
http://www.historicjamestowne.org   
http://historyisfun.org  
http://www.jamestown2007.org/  
5/14/1804  Lewis & Clark Set Out
http://edc.usgs.gov/LewisandClark/
http://www.lewis-clark.org/
http://www.lewisandclarkwa.com/  
5/22   UN International Day for Biological Diversity
http://www.cbd.int/ibd/2008/
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/Titlpage.htm
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/biodiversity/biod.htm
http://research.amnh.org/biodiversity/  
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/biodiversity/  
http://www.environment.no/templates/themepage____2122.aspx
5/23 Deborah Samson Day, MA. Teacher
http://www.canton.org/samson/  
http://www.americanrevolution.com/DeborahSamson.htm
5/25/1878 Constitutional Convention
http://www.constitution.org/dfc/dfc_0525.htm
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/  
5/26 Memorial Day    
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/memorial/  
http://remember.gov/
http://www.patriotism.org/memorial_day/index.html
http://www.usmemorialday.org/
http://www1.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/
5/25-31 School Support Staff Week