Free printable American history documents for US Constitution Day, citizenship - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

September 17 is American Constitution Day, also called Citizenship Day. To promote understanding of core U.S. documents and key American principles, a National Constitutional Literacy Campaign was established, reported the Washington Times on September 10. Its goal is to educate Americans of all ages on the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights and other core documents. Here are free printable American history documents for U.S. Constitution Day and citizenship activities. Teachers and homeschool parents can use these for civics, government and social studies lesson plans.  Free printable American history documents for US Constitution Day, citizenship - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable lighthouse activities, maritime lesson plans, ship coloring pages - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Happy National Lighthouse Day! Philly.com says August 7 is "hug a beacon" day! It commemorates the day, in 1789, when Congress took responsibility for building and upkeep of a system of lighthouses to keep America's waters and extensive coastline safe. Here are free printable National Lighthouse Day activities, maritime lesson plans, coloring pages, crafts, games and toys. Side-stepping the less savory aspects of pirate lore, I've included navigation, maritime and marine lesson plans and printable boats and ships.   Free printable lighthouse activities, maritime lesson plans, ship coloring pages - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable lighthouse activities, maritime lesson plans, ship coloring pages - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Happy National Lighthouse Day! Philly.com says August 7 is "hug a beacon" day! It commemorates the day, in 1789, when Congress took responsibility for building and upkeep of a system of lighthouses to keep America's waters and extensive coastline safe. Here are free printable National Lighthouse Day activities, maritime lesson plans, coloring pages, crafts, games and toys. Side-stepping the less savory aspects of pirate lore, I've included navigation, maritime and marine lesson plans and printable boats and ships.   Free printable lighthouse activities, maritime lesson plans, ship coloring pages - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable holiday coloring pages, lesson plans

This article originally was written for Canada Day. But links contain printables for 4th of July, Labor Day, Memorial Day and other U.S. patriotic holidays. In fact you can print greeting cards, coloring pages, crafts, games, puzzles and activities for all holidays. Perfect for school.  Free printable Canada Day crafts, coloring pages, lesson plans - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable 4th of July cards and patriotic crafts

For a special Memorial Day activity, why not make cards for veterans, active military and senior citizens? Memorial Day is a bittersweet holiday for them. Seniors love patriotic holidays like the 4th of July and Memorial Day. They recall with nostalgia military personnel coming home from overseas, the parades, those loved and lost. Plus older folks love getting cards. Memorial Day is also called Decoration Day or Remembrance Day.  Free printable Memorial Day greeting cards, Remembrance Day cards and crafts - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Free printable Memorial Day cards for kids to color, Remembrance Day crafts

For a special Memorial Day activity, why not make cards for veterans, active military and senior citizens? Memorial Day is a bittersweet holiday for them. Seniors love patriotic holidays like the 4th of July and Memorial Day. They recall with nostalgia military personnel coming home from overseas, the parades, those loved and lost. Plus older folks love getting cards. Memorial Day is also called Decoration Day or Remembrance Day.Free printable Memorial Day greeting cards, Remembrance Day cards and crafts

 

Free printable poetry writing prompts, poem patterns, poetry frames - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

April is National Poetry Month and NaPoWriMo (an online poetry slam project). Poetry is one of the most satisfying creative writing forms. But writing poems can be daunting for beginners. That's why teaching poetry writing, is such a joy. I love helping students get past fears and unlock that inner poet. Poetry templates can help break the creative ice. Here are free printable poem patterns, poetry frames and writing prompts. Poem patterns are adjustable by age to provide more or less structure. For young emergent writers, a frame poem may resemble a fill-in-the-blank activity. For seasoned readers-writers, the template is just an idea springboard from which to launch poems. Reluctant or special needs students gain writing confidence.Free printable poetry writing prompts, poem patterns, poetry frames