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How do I restore traditional holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter to the classroom?
Many public school teachers and administrators think they cannot teach students about these holidays. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals in the case of Florey v. Sioux Falls School District, supported ...

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Thanksgiving - Using the Holiday for Teaching Gratefulness

The Thanksgiving holiday provides a natural place in the curriculum to teach about gratefulness. There is no need, however, to wait until the week before the holiday to teach about the subject of gratitude. Instead, the holiday can become the culminating experience after numerous lessons on gratitude during the entire month of November.

Thanksgiving Day is inher  more...







Teaching Students About The Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation

Here are some classroom activities for all grades that teach about the yearly Presidential Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Print and share with the students a copy of the President’s Thanks...  more...

Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
The year that is drawing towards its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the...  more...

Christmas & Hannukah Lesson Plan

Gateways Campus Partner Diane Borja, a public school mom, developed an elementary school lesson plan for teaching students about Christmas and Hannukah. She has taught this lesson for over ten year...  more...

 
 
 
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