Tuesday 15 November 2011

THANKSGIVING




There are many legends about Thanksgiving, find out the facts with this reconstruction of events.

In 1621 in the USA , after a hard and devastating first year in the New World the Pilgrim's fall harvest was very successful and plentiful. There was corn, fruits, vegetables, along with fish which was packed in salt, and meat that was smoke cured over fires. They found they had enough food to put away for the winter. The Pilgrims had beaten the odds. They built homes in the wilderness, they raised enough crops to keep them alive during the long coming winter, and they were at peace with their Indian neighbours. Their Governor, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving that was to be shared by all the colonists and the neighboring Native American Indians. In 1817 New York State adopted Thanksgiving Day as an annual custom.
In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln appointed a national day of thanksgiving. Since then each president has issued a Thanksgiving Day proclamation, usually designating the fourth Thursday of each November as the holiday.


Let's have a look to play some games or made some crafts
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To listen to the Original Thanksgiving


To play a Pilgrims Tic-Tac-Toe


To set a Thanksgiving dinner table

To make an Animated Jigsaw Puzzles
To make a turkey hat let's watch this video



To send an e-card



Tuesday 8 November 2011

WHERE IS IT WRITTEN THAT...???

Where is it written that we can't change education?

Where is it written that the old way is the right way? Where is it written that the traditional education is the only way to get an education? That is the thing: it isn't written anywhere...
Kaplan University has this really inspiring spot about how they bring education to you, wherever you are. They use one of those desks there are at High School and Primary ones, in lots of cool locations