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Happy Veteran’s Day!

November 11th, 2011 | Add a Comment

We got together with a friend and baked patriotic sugar cookies and made simple cards. Most of these are going to an assisted living home that has about a dozen residents who are Veterans. The children also made cards for their Daddy, who is a veteran of the conflict in Iraq. Please take a moment today to talk about patriotism and duty and sacrifice with your children in an age appropriate way–and to thank … Read entire article »

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Government, Democracy, and Currency Activities

August 9th, 2011 | 3 Comments

As a former history and social studies teacher, teaching about government should come natural to me. However, I found it challenging to break down this complex topic to a preschool or kindergarten level. Focusing on national symbols or a simplified version of democracy worked really well for us. We also explored currency as part of this week. For primary school students, looking at local government may be more comprehensible than broad questions of national politics. These … Read entire article »

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Veteran’s Day

November 11th, 2010 | 3 Comments

This is a difficult post for me to write. In addition to having been sick the last week, I always have a little trouble putting into words my thoughts about Veteran’s Day. I think others do as well, since most of the books for children either go for a purely patriotic angle or veer towards the meaning of Memorial Day. Just between us adults, I suspect sometimes it is easier to honor dead soldiers than to … Read entire article »

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An American Mosaic: Paper Flag Collage

July 2nd, 2010 | 5 Comments

Inspired by this craft on the Elmer’s Glue site, we made our own flag today. The site says appropriate for kids 5-11 but I think it is doable for three and up–especially if you either complete it as a class or over several days. Our main modification was that the white stripes are the white paper underneath showing through, instead of their own line of paper. We did this primarily based on the attention span of … Read entire article »

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