This Native American Heritage Month, introduce young ones to the legendary Dovie Thomason.
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SPI's Trades project aims to foster interest in technical, mechanical, building, and traditional trades and inspire students to explore career opportunities.
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SPI’s primary source recording of ornithologist Don Kroodsma (grades 7-12) reveals stunning details about bird communication and the evolution of birdsong.
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With original first-person stories of world-renowned poets and projects that engage young people in grades 4-12, Story Preservation provides a host of unique resources to celebrate National Poetry Month.
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SPI’s Veterans’ Collection contains the personal narratives of veterans who served at Los Alamos, Iwo Jima, and in Vietnam (1964 - 1968). The stories are uploaded to its 4-12 Learning Lab site and are appropriate for students grades 7-12.
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Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies.
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SPI’s ASL project was developed for young deaf and hard-of-hearing children to promote language acquisition and foster ASL proficiency as well as social and emotional learning. Great for all ages.
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As schools open their doors for the new academic year, teachers may be looking for ways to initiate conversation with their students about the ongoing challenges of Covid-19. Vidaga’s Horn is a Story Preservation Initiative original folktale that was written as a metaphor for Covid-19.
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98-year-old WWII Marine Corps veteran John Robinson shares his personal remembrances of the Battle of Iwo Jima and the post-war occupation of Japan with SPI, grades 7-12.
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Black bear biologist Ben Kilham “perfectly exemplifies how much the world has to gain from the exceptional insights of dyslexic individuals.”
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SPI went to Little Cranberry Island, Maine to record the personal narrative of the legendary artist, writer, poet, anthologist, storyteller, and scholar of African and African-American folklore, Ashley Bryan.
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Story Preservation Initiative’s primary source recording of plant biologist Danny Chamovitz offers students, grades 7-12, an intriguing look at how plants experience the world.
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Story Preservation Initiative adds new stories to its K-3 Storytelling Learning Lab project for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
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SPI’s Learning Lab shares the 1st-person narratives of Holocaust survivors with students and educators. From Kindertransport to “Hidden Children” and the July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler, their stories are rich in detail and honor the “unsung heroes” who risked their lives to save them.
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Story Preservation Initiative’s science-based stories inspire students in grades 4-12 and model curiosity. Every great discovery comes as a result of a natural sense of wonder about the world.
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SPI’s K-3 Storytelling Project Blends Spoken-Word Stories with Sign Language, Captioning, and Art for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children.
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Story Preservation Initiative is developing a project series on Covid-19 designed to help young people in grades K-12 better understand the coronavirus.
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