FREEBEE FRIDAY: From Beltway to Classroom

I have to admit that I don’t watch a lot of TV, but I do love to take a sneak peek at what’s going on in the corridors of power in Washington by turning on C-SPAN every now and again. The nonprofit organization's Classroom has excellent educational resources for teaching everything from how government really runs to Presidential history. My favorites are the sections on education news, the imaginative lesson plans and the slew of videos available from the group’s extensive library. Best of all, it’s (you guessed it) free, and a great way to spruce up a social studies class.