Education Through Entertainment

In Memory of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted on Fri, Apr 4, 2014

Just a short note today to remind you that April 4 marks a dark day in American history. Today in 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was slain by an assassin in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Martin Luther King Day and African American History School Shows

Posted on Mon, Jan 20, 2014

 

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Honoring the Memory of Nelson Mandela

Posted on Fri, Dec 6, 2013

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Black History Month Program Ideas - School Assemblies

Posted on Fri, Jan 25, 2013

February, also known as Black History Month, is almost upon us. Schools everywhere generally like to mark this with special events and programs celebrating this part of our shared culture, Have you made your plans yet?
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Celebrating Black History With a School Assembly Program

Posted on Wed, Dec 19, 2012

Today is December 19, and it is remarkable for several reasons. On this day in 1154, King Henry II was crowned in England. You remember him, right, and all that nasty business over Sir Thomas Beckett and the Church and all? Ah, but Peter O'Toole made a a wonderful Henry, both in Becket and in The Lion in Winter!

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Jackie Robinson And Teaching African American History In Schools

Posted on Thu, Nov 8, 2012

The election of 2012 is now over, and however you voted (I hope you did!), America’s first African American president, Barrack Obama, has been reelected for a second term in the White House. Despite this monumental achievement, there are some who seem totally blasé about this event. 

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Martin Luther King School Assemblies and Procrastination

Posted on Mon, Jan 2, 2012

I have been meaning to write this for a long time, but I kept putting it off...

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End Of The Year Ideas for Assemblies for Elementary Schools

Posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2011

Christmas is almost here and New Years Eve is, of course, right behind. 2011 is almost history and we will soon be trying to remember to write 2012 on all our checks (I will probably remember around February, myself).

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