Late one evening in 1956, Martin Luther King, Jr. sat alone at his kitchen table. His wife and daughter lay asleep in the next room. King had spent the last few weeks organizing and promoting a boycott of the buses in Montgomery to make a statement for equal rights between white and black citizens. The…
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Mr. Beast’s Message to His Future Self: A Story for Kids
With millions of subscribers and billions of views, Mr. Beast is the most popular YouTuber on the planet. A decade ago, however, Jimmy Donaldson (Mr. Beast’s real name) was posting amateur videos of himself playing Minecraft and other video games. You might see his success today overlook how he got started. It took 137 videos…
The Little Drummer Boy Story for Kids
The following story is based upon the popular Christmas carol, “The Little Drummer Boy” by Katherine Kennicott Davis (1941). Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum! I played my drum as loud as I could. I looked down at my empty hat on the ground near the road, not a single coin inside. I had never seen our little town…
The First Thanksgiving of Oceanus Hopkins (A Pilgrim’s Story)
This is a fictional story about members of the real-life Hopkins family who came to America among the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. Oceanus Hopkins was the only child to be born during the voyage. His big sister Constance was most likely a big part of the young boy’s life. Here is a short story about…
A Local Election Guide for Kids (Worksheet)
Teachers spend a lot of time teaching about presidential and national elections, but how much do kids know about the roles of the local elected officials? During every election season campaign signs line the streets and yards of the local community with people running for offices like county commissioner, coroner, auditor, surveyor, etc. But do…
