Good morning, can you believe it’s November? I thought I would share ideals for teaching in December. With the Holidays it can get hectic and trying to come up with school lessons can be hard.
I hope these resources help you…
Charlie has always loved Rosa Parks Day and he even did a report on her in school in the past. I didn’t want to let pass without finding lessons we could use to enhance what he already knew.
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. Wikipedia
December 1 – Rosa Parks Day
December 7 – Pearl Harbor Day
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, also referred to as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day or Pearl Harbor Day, is observed annually in the United States on December 7, to remember and honor the 2,403 United States citizens who were killed in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941 which led to the United States declaring war on Japan the next day and thus entering World War II Wikipedia
Attack on Peal Harbor Teaching
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights.
December 10 – The First Night of Hanukkah
Five Hanukkah Lesson Plans for Teachers
December 14 – Anniversary of the First Explorer to Reach the South Pole
December 16 – Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
December 17 – Anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ First Flight
December 25 & 26 – Anniversary of George Washington Crossing the Delaware River
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
