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Why You Should Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Tiger

by Sarah

Why You Should Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Tiger

The Chinese new year of the tiger falls on February 1st this year. This is an important Chinese holiday and we should be celebrating it if you want to learn about different cultures! Cook dinner! One way we can celebrate is by having a Chinese-themed dinner party. What would you serve? General Tso's chicken is a popular dish in America, but it's not actually Chinese! In China, they would probably serve something like Peking duck or shrimp with lobster sauce. My mom has a great list of 15 Fantastic Recipes To Celebrate Chinese New Year . Chinese food focuses on a few different things and is a balance of flavors. There are different types of Chinese food, including dim sum and even chow mein! You can even choose to get Chinese takeout from an Asian restaurant that serves Chinese dumplings or even potstickers. It's so much fun getting together with friends and family to chow down on some delicious Chinese food. Why do Chinese people celebrate the Chinese new year? The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational, Social Studies, Travel Tagged With: history, Travel

Joan of Arc Free Printable Study Pack

by Sarah

Born in 1412, Joan was really just a girl when she became the hero of France -- for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint. An amazing young lady, who only lived until she was 19, tragically. That is why we made this Joan of Arc Free Printable Study Pack! My mini biography and study pack should help you understand a little more about this amazing young lady and encourage further discovery on your own. I could tell you more about her but really think you should check it out yourself. To help you, I have a Joan of Arc Free Printable Study Pack that you can get HERE -->Joan of Arc Activity Pack This is great for homeschool peeps - it makes a perfect mini unit on it's own. I zipped over to Amazon and did a quick search for books on Joan of Arc - expecially for kids! You can see the amazing line up HERE.  Everything from the popular "Who Was" series to Girls Who Rocked the World. You can finid a ton of information … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational, Social Studies Tagged With: history

The History Of Labor Day

by Dannelle

Labor Day is kind of well known as the celebration of the end of Summer and headed back to school time of the year. A lot of people don't even fully understand or know the reasoning behind why we celebrate Labor Day. Well, if you're looking to get informed you've come to the right place. Today we are going to be talking all about it, the history, how it came about, and why we celebrate today! The History Of Labor Day Labor Day is celebrated in honor of the American Labor Movement. Back in the 1800's the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor organized the very first Labor Day parade hosted in New York City and began moving toward making Labor Day a holiday by bringing attention to what exactly it was that they were promoting, the acknowledgement of all of those who provide work and labor on a day to day basis, those who work hard for the American Dream. In the year 1887 Oregon became the very first state in the United States to make it an official holiday to be celebrated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Educational, Social Studies Tagged With: history

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