drinking cups (styrofoam, plastic or paper) recycle tip: hard to believe, but disposable cups can be washed and used in craft projects. It’s a bit of a pain, but if you’re doing a lesson on recycling, it’s worth asking the children to wash a couple of McDonald’s (or other) cups to get the point across […]
Most people in the United States celebrate the 4th of July, but do you know exactly why the holiday is so important to our country? Imagine how you would feel if someone older than you (maybe an older sister or brother) kept telling you what to do all of the time and kept taking more […]
The fifteen-day New Year’s celebration includes praying, paying respect to ancestors, and visiting family and friends. Families decorate their homes with flowers, trays of tangerines and oranges, and circular trays of dried, candied fruit. They also place new money in red envelopes, hang red banners, and buy new orange or red outfits for the children. […]
Australia is known as the “The Land Down Under,†because it sits at the bottom of the globe, in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia is home to some of the most unusual creatures in the world: kangaroos, koalas, platypuses, kookaburras, and wombats—animals that are found nowhere else in the world. Take a trip to your local […]
This elder statesman of the American Revolution was born in 1706. He was the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Franklin was also a scientist, diplomat, author, printer, publisher, philosopher, philanthropist, and inventor.  One of the things Franklin invented was a musical instrument called the “armonica.†Franklin’s inspiration for the […]
In a famous line from Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream†speech, he says “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.† To illustrate Dr. King’s message, […]
  National Aviation Day is in honor of the birthday of aviator Orville Wright. This special day was created by a presidential proclamation by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939. This day was selected, as it is Orville Wright’s birthday. (August 19, 1871)  The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were pioneer aviators […]
Today is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. Created by the UN to strengthen international cooperation for the solution of problems faced by indigenous people in such areas as culture, education, health, human rights, the environment, and social and economic development. Some things to do with your kids  Hello in Different Languages […]
