Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:02:46 -0700 From: Classroom Connect -- Library Hot Five <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Library Hot Five #137: Father's Day To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
***Library Hot Five #137: Father's Day*** Did you know the first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington? In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father's Day. My Dad Is My Hero http://myhero.com/hero.asp?hero=myDad Read submissions and then send stories to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Submit images as attachments or send your story, photos, illustrations, and audio or video clips to the address shown on the My Hero home page. Sesame Street Art Projects for Father's Day http://www.sesameworkshop.org/parents/activity/results/1,4121,,00.html?hdesc_ids=4461 Here are 8 ideas to help young students honor their dads. Children will enjoy making the Shirt-and Tie Card or the playing the Father's Day Memory Game. Caroline and Dad Do the Alphabet Rap http://www.amtexpo.com/babbooks/alphabet/index.html Martin Siegel wrote and illustrated this rhyming game between a daughter and her father. Father's Day on the Net http://www.holidays.net/father/ Learn how Father's Day became a holiday, find ideas for celebrations, and read about popular customs. Check out a Father's Day puzzle and the bulletin board with tributes. KidSource: Father Involvement http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content5/father.schools.html This research on father involvement with student achievement might encourage more fathers to visit and become involved with their children's schools. ______________________________________________________________________ The Library Hot Five is archived! Go to: <http://www.classroom.com/library/cybrariansCorner.jhtml> Or, <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=HOT5> We value our relationship with you. If you'd like to unsubscribe from our mailing list, please unsubscribe at <http://www.classroom.com/community/email/>. This Classroom Connect Mailing List is a free service. If you have trouble, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To nominate a Web site, please address your email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To find out more about Classroom Connect's complete line of innovative Internet products for K-12 schools: <http://www.classroom.com/store/storehome.jhtml> ______________________________________________________________________ ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
