Holidays

Learn about popular holidays celebrated in the United States

Learn about popular holidays like Valentine's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and more.

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Remembering the Real Meaning of  Memorial Day
Remembering the Real Meaning of Memorial Day

Lesson

After learning about the origin and customs of Memorial Day, the students can connect to various online sites showing the important memorials that have been constructed to honor soldiers who were...

ARBOR DAY  - Become friends with a TREE!
ARBOR DAY - Become friends with a TREE!

Lesson

Arbor Day is a celebration of all the gifts that trees provide to humans and ALL CREATURES on the "non-water" regions of the earth. Learn the history of this holiday as it has been celebrated for many...

Forgotten Founder - Teacher Resources
Forgotten Founder - Teacher Resources

Document

Forgotten Founder is a historical visualization of the biography of Charles Pinckney, whose life serves as the basis for much of where and how we live today. Through the use of original digital...
Opinion Writing
Opinion Writing

Lesson

Students will be able to form an opinion piece about one of their classmate’s character traits and give reasons to support their opinion. Students will choose a classmate, a character trait that...

History of Halloween | Palmetto Scene

Video

Costumes, candy, haunted houses, and ghost stories...everything we think of when it comes to Halloween, but it wasn’t always this way. We take a look at how this spooky holiday has transformed over...