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 [...]
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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 »
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 [...]
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
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