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TeachAde eBulletin: December 4, 2012
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Welcome |
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Socks for Rob or was it Bob? |
Welcome to the latest edition of the TeachAde eBulletin. We hope you don't mind our heading but you have to admit that you're wondering how you will cope with 21 more days of holiday commercials, celebrations, shows and songs. We bet you were thrilled to see the political ads go, but now......oh well enjoy our season greeting! |
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A Few Fun Facts For The Holidays
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Given the different time zones, Santa has 31 hours to deliver gifts, but his reindeer
 really have to fly, since that means visiting 823 homes per second.
The single busiest shopping hour for the holidays is December 24 between 3 and 4 in the afternoon.
Christmas cookies originated when pre-Christian Romans gave sweet cakes to their senators.
Saint Nicholas was a real person. He was a kind bishop who brought presents to children and needy people. To this day folks leave their shoes outside in the hope that St. Nick will fill them!
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Have You Visited Our Redesigned Site Lately? |
TeachAde's new site delivers the best online resource tool for educator's use. We are continuing to make changes including features to help find resources quickly and efficiently. We also have partners who have graciously shared their resources making TeachAde your one-stop online shopping for lesson plans and resources.
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Remembering Pearl Harbor Day December 7 |
On the morning of Sunday, December 7, 1941, the Japanese navy attacked the United States' naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which resulted in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II. See Remembering Pearl Harbor on the National Geographic website.
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Celebrating Hanukkah
December 8 - 16
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Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed by the lighting of a Menorah, with one additional light lit on each night of the holiday, until the last candle is lit. The lighting of the candles celebrates how one night's oil lasted for eight nights in the purification of the temple. Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which varies from year to year on the Western calendar. Take a moment and enjoy our greeting to you!
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Human Rights Day
December 10
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This is the anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly's adoption, in 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document establishes a common standard for human rights for all people and nations, rooted in the values of freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect, and shared responsibility. Learn more about Human Rights Day.
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We're Social ... How 'bout You?
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 Are You On Facebook? We Are! "Find Us" & "Like Us" -- It's That Simple! If We Post Something, "Like It" ... If We Post Something, "Share It" As more people "Like" our posts, we see that more people view our posts. And that's how today's social media works! So help us stay connected to the social world -- check us out on Facebook today.  You can also follow us on Twitter!
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Thought for the Day
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"The teacher who is attempting to teach without inspiring the pupil with a desire to learn is hammering on a cold iron."
~~ Horace Mann
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