Jan. 4, 2006: A 2006 Calendar for Kids
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Activities:
1. Mark the birthdays of three
family members or friends on the Mini Page calendar. Now make birthday
cards for each person, but include something from a special celebration
of that month on your card. (For example, if a friend has a birthday in
May, you could include a bicycle on the card because May is National Bike
Month.)
2. Look at the special celebrations
for the month in which your birthday occurs. Make a birthday month collage
by cutting out pictures and words from the newspaper that show that month¹s
celebrations.
3. What are the people or events
that are celebrated on the calendar: (a) individuals in history, (b) ethnic
or cultural groups, (c) foods, (d) nature, and (e) reading or writing?
4. Look at all the different
types of celebrations and recognitions celebrated on the calendar. Write
a paragraph discussing what those different recognitions say about our
country and culture. Who and what do we value? Why do we value those people
and events?
5. Select a day or month that celebrates a particular group of people, such as women, laborers or veterans. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about that group and why it is celebrated. Use these questions to guide your research:
- When was the day/month first celebrated?
- Why was that particular group selected?
- Who are some famous individuals connected to the celebration?
- What special events take place in recognition of the celebration?
- What does your community do to recognize that day/month?
- What special event would you plan for that celebration?
This week's standard:
- Students understand people and events honored in commemorative holidays. (History)
(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)
