Margaret Pavol Boeken

Every Day's a Holiday is a quick-reference mini-unit and activity book for teachers. It's designed for use by classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators, and principals. Each mini-unit can be readily converted into a workable lesson plan.As a practicing educator, you are well aware of the excitement that can be generated in the classroom when holidays, festivals, and special days are imaginatively observed. The celebration or remembrance of a special event, historical anniversary, or birthday can also become a catalyst for integrating positive citizenship themessuch as patriotism and appreciation for our rich cultural heritageinto the instructional program. Commemorative days can provide an array of motivational opportunities for furthering your students' social development, skill mastery, understanding, and creative expression.

Every Day and Every WayFor Teaching Holidays and Special Days is a quick-reference mini-unit resource and activity book. It is designed for use by classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators and principals. Each mini-unit can readily be converted into a workable lesson plan.As a practicing educator you are well aware of the excitement and spirit that are usually generated in the classroom when holidays, festivals and special days are appropriately observed.Now, more than ever, educators like yourself are beginning to realize that the celebration or remembrance of a special event, historical anniversary or birthday can readily become a catalyst for integrating positive citizenship themes into the instructional program.You will find that your students will enjoy learning about the early origins of special holidays. They will be enriched by the tracing of their development, from past to present.