Saboreando el Cielo

In what ways are the branches of government like a basketball game? How can a school yard game's rules liken themselves to a constitution? Through engaging analogies and introductions, our new Spanish-language government series gets English language learners ready for election 2008. Correlated to the fourth and fifth grade social studies curriculum, My American Government introduces students to how our government works. Students learn about the U.S. Constitution, the branches of government, citizens' basic rights, and how we elect our leaders.

Learn about the rich history of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.

Había una vez un gorrión muy preocupado. Todas las demás aves levantaban la vista para mirar el magnífico cielo azul y cantaban de alegría; pero no el gorrión muy preocupado. Él solo se preocupaba. Le preocupaba volar, le preocupaba que le faltara comida, le preocupaba encontrar una pareja y construir un nido... ¡y sobre todo le preocupaba el terrible gavilán!Hasta que descubrió algo muy importante.There was once a Very Worried Sparrow. All the other birds looked up at the bright blue sky and sang for joy. But not the Very Worried Sparrow. He just worried. He worried about flying,...

Cynthia Ann Parkers family moved to Central Texas when she was about nine years old. A year later, a large force of Comanche warriors attacked Fort Parker and seized Cynthia Ann and four other captives. The other four were eventually released, but she lived among the Indians for 25 years, immersed in the Comanche way of life. Though given a number of opportunities to go back to her white family, she always chose her life with the Comanche, choosing instead to stay with her husband and children. She eventually returned to white society as an adult.