In the News: (4/20/16) Goodbye, President Andrew Jackson. Jackson is going to be replaced on the United States twenty dollar by Harriet Tubman. The selection of Tubman, abolitionist and known for her amazing work of bringing slaves to freedom along...
Planet Earth: Fun Facts
Did You Know?
1. It takes about 500 years for plastic to decompose.
2. The Ring of Fire located in the Pacific Ocean is the...
National Library Day is April 15 and Library of Congress Day is April 24th
Amazing Book Facts:
Did You Know?
1. Did you know that the Chinese invented paper around 105 AD? Before this, people wrote on parchment (...
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"Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
—Eleanor Roosevelt
In 1978, a school district in ...
PRESIDENTIAL TRIVIA
by
Gail Skroback Hennessey
Dogs, cats and birds have often found a home in the White House. There have also been some unique pets such as John Quincy Adams’ pet alligator,Martin Van Buren two tiger cubs and James...
Black History Month is February! Factoids to Share with your Students
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Black...
Groundhog Day is Tuesday, February 2nd. It is celebrated in the USA and Canada. It’s a time when people look to a groundhog to find out whether or not we will be having six more weeks of winter. The idea dates back hundreds...
SNOW FACTOIDS!
by
Gail Skroback Hennessey
One inch of water is about six inches of wet snow or 12 inches of fluffy snow.
The world's largest snowflake was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana, on January 28, 1887...
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NEW YEAR’S EVE TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
Fun World New Year ’s Factoids!
In Russia, divers place a New Year’s tree into Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake...
Holiday Traditions at the White House!
An Interactive Notebook Activityby
Gail Skroback Hennessey
• In 1923, President Calvin Coolidge began the custom of a National Christmas Tree. It had 2,500 electric lights!...