THE STORY

Introduction

Lance Armstrong

Major Taylor

Franklin Artifacts

FOR TEACHERS

Resources

FOR STUDENTS

Activities

REFERENCE

Credits

After your students learn about Major Taylor, they will probably be excited about studying other heroic Black Americans.

This Ask Eric Lesson Plan is about Harriet Tubman and Peg Leg Joe. It was written for first graders but can easily be modified to accommodate older students.

The Booker T Washington Virtual Museum is sponsered by SCORE, the Schools of California Online Resources. This exemplary resource offers virtual museum, virtual storybook, student activities and teachers' notes.  It is recommended for students in kindergarten and grade 1.

No study of bicycles is complete without a unit about bicycle safety.  Here are a few lesson plans from the Ask Eric database.

Bicycle Safety  Suggested Grade Levels 1-3

Bicycle Safety  Suggested Grade Levels 1-2

Bicycle Safety  Obstacle Course: Suggested Grade Levels 2-7

Bike Rodeo  Suggested Grade Level 3

Bicycles: getting a handle on technology A teacher's treasure chest!  Tammy Payton offers a comprehensive curriculum guide for teaching the technology of bicycles.  Your students will love the interactive activities, and will be fascinated learning about the science and history of cycling.

After learning how Lance Armstrong overcame cancer, students may want to learn more about this disease.  There are tons of web sites about cancer, but due to the sensitivity of this topic, it's important to guide students to accurate and age appropriate information.

Cancer Net: Kids' Home At NCI  Excellent! This web site has stories for and by children treated with serious illnesses.  There is also a very helpful parent's section. Cancer Net  is sponsered by the National Cancer Institute

Knowledge Power: Cancer Facts for Kids  In addition to learning about cancer, children will learn how to care for friends and family members afflicted with this disease.  Your class might decide to participate in a fund raising event to benefit cancer research.

Your students will probably become very interested in the Tour De France as well as confused about how it's scored.  Tours for Beginners explains the scoring system and provides information about the history of this race.  Invite your students to create a crossword puzzle or wordsearch from the TDF glossary.  They can also use these words to create online activities in Quia.