St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17th. Have you ever wondered why? What about shamrocks? Why are they used as a symbol of the holiday? Who was Saint Patrick and what about those leprechauns? Why is this known as the Irish holiday? Featured below are some great websites that will answer those [...]
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St. Patrick’s Day
Posted in Holidays, tagged Ireland, Leprechaun, St. Patrick's Day on March 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
February 20th is Presidents Day
Posted in Holidays, Research, tagged Holiday, Lesson Plans, Presidents Day, Research, Teacher Resources on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Presidents Day is celebrated on the third Monday in February and falls this year on the 20th. Listed below are comprehensive online resources for Presidents Day. Included in the sites are lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, Webquests, SmartBoard resources, crafts, clip art, research information, digital images, timelines, and much more. History.com Teacher Vision Education World Blackwell’s [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Posted in Holidays, tagged Valentine's Day on February 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »
St. Patrick’s Day
Posted in Holidays, Research, tagged Holidays, Irish, Leprechaun, March 17th, Saint Patrick, Shamrock, St. Patrick's Day on March 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17th. Have you ever wondered why? What about shamrocks? Why are they used as a symbol of the holiday? Who was Saint Patrick and what about those leprechauns? Why is this known as the Irish holiday? Featured below are some great websites that will answer those [...]
Memorial Day – May 25th
Posted in Holidays, Research, tagged Holiday, Memorial Day on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend to mark the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation’s thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country. Originally [...]
Happy Cinco de Mayo – May 5th
Posted in Holidays, tagged Celebration, Chicano, Cinco de Mayo, Holiday, May 5th, Mexico on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cinco de Mayo is the celebration of the courage of the Mexican people during the battle (La Batalla de Puebla) on May 5th, 1862 where 4,500 Mexican soldiers defeated the Mexican traitors (exiled Mexican Conservatives) and French army of 6,500 at Puebla, Mexico. Cinco de Mayo is not an American Holiday but it is celebrated [...]
Mother’s Day – May 10th
Posted in Holidays, Reading, Research, tagged Are You My Mother?, Before I Was Your Mother, Holiday, Kathryn Galbraith, Kathryn Lasky, Laura Charlotte, Love You Forever, Mother's Day, Mothers, P.D. Eastman, Robert Munsch on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Don’t put that in your mouth, you don’t know where it’s been.” “Make sure you have on clean underwear; you never know if you might be in an accident.” “Don’t play with that, you will put your eye out.” I’m sure everyone has heard these phrases before and it was probably your mother who gave [...]
Celebrate Earth Day – April 22nd
Posted in Holidays, Teacher Resources, tagged April 22, Conservation, Earth Day, Recycle on April 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Did you leave the water running while you were brushing your teeth this morning? Do you recycle your water or soda bottles? Did you turn off all the lights before you left the house this morning? Earth Day is celebrated today, April 22nd. It is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create [...]
April Fools’ Day
Posted in Holidays, Research, Teacher Resources, tagged April 1st, April Fools' Day, Holiday on March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
April Fools’ Day falls on a Wednesday this year. Are you interested in the top 100 April Fools’ Day hoaxes of all time? Check out the links below and be careful not to get pranked. Museum of Hoaxes Origin and History Activites and Jokes
Valentine’s Day
Posted in Booktalks, Holidays, Reading, Research, tagged Holidays, Lesson Plans, Research, Valentine's Day on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday marks the annual celebration of Valentine’s Day. Have you ever wondered why we celebrate February 14th each year? Why was cupid and his bow and arrow chosen as the symbol for Valentine’s Day? Who was St. Valentine? Check out the links below to find the answers to these questions and activities to celebrate the [...]
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