Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving ~ enjoy a peaceful and safe holiday ~ the SERC Library Staff

Follow these links for history, fun facts and more on Thanksgiving:

History of Thanksgiving - Thanksgiving - History.com

Thanksgiving - Facts, Origin, Pictures & Videos - History.com

Thanksgiving Day | Meaning & History | Britannica.com

What was on the menu at the first Thanksgiving? | History | Smithsonian

Thanksgiving Day in the United States - Time and Date

Welcome to Thanksgiving on the Net | Holiday.net

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel Morse, taken from the Military.com site

                       

Memorial Day | Military.com
Memorial Day - Holidays - HISTORY.com
Memorial Day - Wikipedia
Memorial Day | In Memory of Our Honored Dead - www.usmemorialday.org
When is Memorial Day 2017? Memorial Day, Dates, History, Recipes - The Old Farmer's Almanac

   Thanksgiving in North America:  From local harvests to National Holiday - Encyclopedia Smithsonian

History of Thanksgiving - History.com

What really happened at the first Thanksgiving?  The Wampanoag side of the tale, by Gale Courey Toensing, 11-23-12, Indian Country Today Media Network.com

What was on the menu at the first Thanksgiving?  by Megan Gambino, Smithsonian.com, 11-21-11

Thanksgiving history - Plimoth Plantation 

History of Labor Day | United States Department of Labor

https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

Labor Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day

Labor Day - Holidays - HISTORY.com

www.history.com/topics/holidays/labor-day

Labor Day in the United States - Timeanddate.com

www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/labor-day

                                 

THE SERC LIBRARY STAFF WISHES YOU A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY!

Learn About Life in the U.S. | USAGov

History of Independence Day | A Capitol Fourth | PBS

The History of the 4th of July | Military.com

Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

July 4th - Holidays - HISTORY.com

                             

To learn more about Mother's Day:

Mother's Day - History.com

Mother's Day - Wikipedia

Mother's Day in the United States - timeanddate.com

The First Mother's Day - America's Story from America's Library

Mother's Day History - Mothers Day Central

Thanksgiving - Resources, activities, etc

Check out some of these resources for Thanksgiving:

Thanksgiving history - Plimouth Plantation
Thanksgiving - Teacher Resources - Teacher Vision
Thanksgiving - facts. origin, pictures & videos - History.com
Thanksgiving Day in United States - Time and Date
Thanksgiving in North America:  From local harvests to national holiday - Smithsonian Seriously Amazing
Thanksgiving ideas for the classroom - nea.org
The first Thanksgiving:  The Thanksgiving feast - Scholastic
Happy Thanksgiving:  Lesson plans and activities - Education World.com
Thanksgiving lessons and teacher resources - HotChalk's lessonplanspage.com
Thanksgiving -teach-nology.com
Thanksgiving activities and lesson plans - The Teachers Corner

Veterans Day

For more information on Veterans Day, check out the sites below:  

History of Veterans Day - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Public Affairs

Veterans Day - History.com

Veterans Day - Military.com

Veterans Day - National Constitution Center

Veterans Day - U.S.Army Center of Military History

Veterans Day - Paralyzed Veterans of America

Veterans Day in United States - Time and Date

Veterans Day - America's Library

Veterans Day Lesson Plans and Activities - Education World

Veterans Day Crafts - EnchantedLearning.com

Veterans Day - sharemylesson.com

Happy Halloween

                              
Check out these sites for history, facts, origin & meanings, and activities about Halloween:

History of Halloween - HISTORY.com

Halloween - The Fantasy and Folklore of All Hallows by Jack Santino - The American Folklife Center - The Library of Congress

Halloween in United States - Time and Date

Halloween Activities, Party Ideas, Games & Fun for Kids - familyeducation.com

Halloween Crafts and Children's Activities - DLTK's Growing Together

ESL Kids Halloween Games & Activities - ESL KidStuff

Constitution Day - September 17th!

CONSTITUTION DAY RESOURCES


According to the Library of Congress site:

On September 17, 1787, the final draft of the Constitution was signed by 39 delegates.  The document was then sent to the states for ratification, and went into effect on June 21, 1788 when New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.

Check out these sites for additional information, lesson plans, and resources:

Constitution Day Resources - The Library of Congress Thomas

Resources for Teaching the Consititution - NCSS resource page

Constitution Day Resources - National Constitution Center

Teaching with Documents:  Observing Constitution Day - National Archives

United States (U.S.) Constitution Day 2015 - ConstitutionFacts.com

Constitution Day - Constitutionday.com

Mother's Day

I know what you are thinking ---- a post about Mother's Day on an educational blog ----- well, check out the links below and learn a little about Mother's Day ----- Happy Mother's Day! 

Mother's Day

  Mothers' Day in United States   Mother's Day in other countries

Mother's Day

 The History of Mother's Day
 History of Mother's Day