The Educational Page for kids, Teachers and Parents



(Updated: 01/29/2025)



The Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of Government





The House of Representatives



Part of the Legislative Branch



- To visit the

House of Representatives'

official website, click here.


- To learn about the House of Representatives (Wikipedia), click here


- To visit the educational web page of the House of Representatives, click here.


- To visit the Clerk of the House of Representatives' web page (for students),

click here


- To visit the Library of Congress (for Teachers) click here.



The Senate



Part of the Legislative Branch



- To visit the Senate's official website,

click here


- To learn about the United States' Senate (Wikipedia), click here.​



- Teachers and Parents, to access a kid friendly bibliography related to the United States Government, click here.


- To watch the School House Rock "I'm a bill" video on you tube, click here




The White House



The Executive Branch



- To visit the White House's

official website, click here.


- To learn about the White House (Wikipedia),

click here.


- To learn about every US President

(Wikipedia), click here.


-To watch the 2023 President's State of the Union Speech

(PBS News Hour), click here


- To watch the 2024 President's State of the Union Speach

(C-Span)

click here


- To watch the 2024 Republican Response (C-Span)

click here.




The Supreme Court



The Judicial Branch



- To visit the Supreme Court's

official website, click here


- To learn about the Supreme Court of the United States (Wikipedia),

click here.


- To learn how Supreme Court Justices are appointed (4:26 minutes Ted Talk/Kidzsearch video),

click here.


- To learn how a case gets to the Supreme Court (5:10 minutes Vox/Kidzsearch video),

click here.




Other Educational resources





Happy Chinese New Year



This is the year of the Serpent


- To learn more about

Chinese New Year (Wikipedia)

click here.


- To learn about the Chinese and the Transcontinental railroad and more (National Park Service) click here.


- To learn about the Chinese in California and Mendocino scroll down.












The Mayflower



- To watch a 30 minutes You Tube video of the

Mayflower II (a 1950's copy of the original ship)

click here


- To learn more about

Mayflower (Wikipedia)

click here.















The Mayflower Compact



- To read the Mayflower Compact, click here.


- To learn more about

Mayflower Compact

(Wikipedia)

click here.















The Plimoth Plantation



- To watch a 30 minutes Schoolastic Video about the Plimoth Colony

click here.


- To learn more about the Plimoth Colony (Wikipedia)

click here.















Ben & Me
Part 1



- To watch part 1 (10:23mn) You Tube video of Disney's 1953 cartoon about Benjamin Franklin

click here


- To learn more about

the above video (Wikipedia)

click here.















Ben & Me
Part 2



- To watch part 2 (10:46mn) You Tube video of Disney's 1953 cartoon about Benjamin Franklin

click here


- To learn more about

Benjamin Franklin (Wikipedia), click here.
















The Constitution of The united States



- To read the Constitution of the United States

(pdf format), click here.


- To learn more about the

Constitution

(Wikipedia)

click here.















The Bill of Rights



- To read the

Bill of Rights

click here.


- To learn more about

Bill of Rights

(Wikipedia)

click here.















Mount Rushmore



- To visit the National Park's website related to

Mount Rushmore,

click here


- To learn more about

Mount Rushmore (Wikipedia)

click here.


- To learn more about

George Washington

(Wikipedia), click here.


- To learn more about

Thomas Jefferson

(Wikipedia), click here


- To learn more about

Theodore Roosevelt

(Wikipedia), click here


- To learn more about

Abraham Lincoln

(Wikipedia), click here













The Statue of Liberty



- To visit the National Park's website related to the

Statue of Liberty,

click here


- To learn more about the Statue of Liberty

(Wikipedia) click here.















The Flag



- To read the rules regarding the Flag of the United States of America,

click here.


- To learn more about the Flag

(Wikipedia) click here.










The Star Spangled Banner
(The National Anthem)



- To see and hear the

Star Spangled Banner

on YouTube (5:12 minutes), click here.


- To learn more about,and

read the lyrics of the

Star Spangled Banner, (Wikipedia) click here.







The Great Seal of the United States of America



- To learn about the Great Seal of the United States

(Wikipedia) click here.










The Department of State



- To visit the

Department of State's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the Department of State

(Wikipedia), click here.


- To visit the student resources page of the

Department of State,

click here.






The Department of Treasury



- To visit the

Department of Treasury's

official website,

click here.


-To learn more about the Department of Treasury

(Wikipedia),

click here.


-To visit the

Department of Treasury's

education web page,

click here.



The Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA)



- To visit the CIA's official website, click here.


- To learn about countries around the world through the CIA's World's Fact book,

click here.


- To learn more about the CIA (Wikipedia)

click here.


- To visit the CIA's "Spy Kids" website, click here.



The Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI)



- To visit the FBI's official website, click here.


- To learn more about the FBI (Wikipedia),

click here.


- To visit the FBI's kids page, click here.



The National Crime Prevention Council
(NCPC)



- To visit the NCPC's official website, click here








The US Forest Service
(USFS)



- To visit USFS'

official website,

click here.


-To learn more about USFS (Wikipedia),

click here.








Smokey Bear



- To visit Smokey Bear's educators' resource page

click here.


- To visit Smokey Bear's kids' page, click here.


- Smokey Bear is 80 years old this year! To visit his website,

click here.


- To learn more about

Smokey Bear (Wikipedia)

click here.















The National Park Service
(NPS)



- To visit the National Park Service's

official website,

click here.

.

- To learn more about NPS (Wikipedia)

click here.





The NPS'
Junior Rangers



- To become a National Parks

Junior Ranger

click here.


- Activities for Junior Rangers from NPS,

click here.


















The United States Geological Survey
(USGS)



- To visit the USGS' Earthquake

Educational web page

click here.


- To learn more about USGS (Wikipedia) click here.


- To Visit the USGS Earthquake for Kids web page

click here.


- To learn about the Richter Scale

(Wikipedia), click here.











The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)



- To watch a 30 seconds You Tube video "Turn Around Don't Drown"

click here


- To visit NOAA's educational webpage for adults and kids

click here.















The Smithsonian



- To visit the

Smithsonian Institution's official website, click here.


- To learn more about the Smithsonian Institution,

(Wikipedia), click here.


- Teachers and parents,

click here.


- Kids, click here.










The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)



- To visit FDA's

official website,

click here.


-To learn more about FDA's

(Wikipedia), click here.


- To visit the educators' resources from FDA,

click here.






The National Institute of Health (NIH)



- To visit the NIH's official website, click here.


- To learn more about the NIH (Wikipedia)

click here.


- To visit NIH's kids' Health web page,

click here.






The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)



- To visit NASA's

official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the NASA (Wikipedia),

click here.


- To visit NASA's educators' resources page, click here,

click here.


- To visit NASA STEM at home for K-4 students, click here


- To visit NASA's Kids' Club, click here.




The US Bureau of Labor Statistics



- To visit the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' official website,

click here.


- To learn more about the US Bureau of Labor Statistics

(Wikipedia), click here


- To visit the educators' resources page of the

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, click here.






The Library of Congress



- To visit the Library of Congress' official website, click here.


- To learn more about the Library of Congress (Wikipedia) click here.


- To find educational resources for families

in the Library of Congress'

website, click here.


- To find educational resources for teachers in the Library of Congress, click here.



California! The 31st Star on the Flag





General Knowledge



California's Flag



- To learn about California's State flag

(wikipedia) click here.


- To hear California's State Song, "I Love You California! "(2:33 minutes, You Tube)

click here.


- To learn more about California's state symbols (Wikipedia), click here.



General Knowledge



California's Grizzly Bear



- To learn about California's Grizzle Bear

(wikipedia) click here.


- To learn about "Monarch" California grizzly

(California Academy of Science)

click here.



History



Sonoma



- To learn about the town of Sonoma's history

(California State Park website) click here.


- To learn more about the California Republic (Wikipedia), click here



History



Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo



- To learn more about General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (Wikipedia), click here.


- To watch a 14 minutes You Tube Video made by the California State Parks of Lachryma Montis, the Vallejo's home in Sonoma, click here.



History and more



Sacramento



- Sacramento is the Capital of the Great State of California. The Legislature and the Governor's office are both located in Sacramento.


- To learn more about Sacramento

(Wikipedia), click here.



History and more



California Department of Parks and Recreation



- Mendocino County has several state Parks:

We have:Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Headlands State park, Van Damme State Park,....


- To see a list of all of

California's State Parks

(Wikipedia) click here.





State Parks Kids' Programs



California Junior Park Rangers



- To learn how to become a

California Junior Park Ranger click here.



General Knowledge



The. Mendocino County Public Libraries



- The Mendocino County Public Libraries have many children oriented reading programs. To visit its website,click here.
=========================- The Ukiah Branch is listed by the Health Department of Mendocino County as a cooling station. It's schedule is:- Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED- Friday, July 5th: !0am to 6pm- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 5pmIt offers air c =======================- The Willits Branch is also listed on the above mentioned list and its schedule is:- Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED- Friday. July 5th: 10am to 6pm- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 5pmIt offers air c ========================
The Laytonville Branch is also listed on the above mentioned list. Its schedule is:- Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED- Friday, July 5th: 10am to 5pm- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 5pmIt offers air c =========================


State Parks Support



California State Parks Foundation



- To visit the

California State Parks Foundation's official website click here.




Mendocino County Knowledge



Mendocino County Museum



- To visit the Mendocino County Museum's webpage, click here.


- The Mendocino County Museum will be closed December 23, 2024 to January 1, 2025

It will re-open January 2, 2025



Mendocino County Knowledge



Historical Society of Mendocino County



- To visit the Historical Society of Mendocino County's

website click here.


- To visit the HSMC's Facebook page, click here.




Mendocino County Knowledge



Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House



- To visit the Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House website click here.


- To visit the Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House educational program's web page,

click here.


- To learn more about Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House (Wikipedia), click here.



General Knowledge



Kwan Tai Chinese Temple in Mendocino



- To learn about Angel Island and Chinese immigrants,

(California State Parks)

click here.


- To learn about the impact of the Chinese in California's Gold Rush, (Wikipedia) click here


- To learn more about Kwan Tai Temple in Mendocino (Wikipedia), click here



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David Gengoux, Ukiah Adult School, Citizenship / Diploma / GED Teacher (707) 463-5217 ext. 8061