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The Day Lincoln Died and Other Tales From School Assemblies

Posted on Mon, Apr 14, 2014

Today is April 14, a day most Americans know as the day in which they madly scramble to finish their taxes before the deadline for filing tomorrow, April 15. But something of great moment happened on this day, a long time ago.

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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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School Assemblies - An Antidote to Winter Blues

Posted on Mon, Nov 29, 2010

So Thanksgiving is over and that only means one thing here in Michigan and Ohio and the rest of the Midwest. Winter is coming and it’s right around the corner! 

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Daylight Savings Time - Ben Franklin School Assembly Program

Posted on Mon, Nov 1, 2010

Here is something to remember! Next Sunday we leave Daylight Savings Time, at 2 AM local time. So don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour at that time or you will be really early to Church that morning! 

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Learning to Be Lincoln - School Assemblies for Presidents Month

Posted on Mon, Oct 11, 2010

A new book caught my eye this week, or rather my ears, as I first heard about this new tome while listening to a radio interview with the author, Eric Foner. You would think that with the vast plethora of books available about Lincoln that we would scarcely need another ( there are more books about Lincoln than almost any other person who ever lived!). But in this case, the author has provided something very useful by examining the course of Lincoln’s thinking about slavery and about African Americans in general, and how that thinking changed over time. I highly recommend “Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World” by Eric Foner. Here is a great review - http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/books/review/Reynolds-t.html

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School Assembly - The Dream Keeper

Posted on Wed, Aug 25, 2010

Great news today, especially for those of you looking for school assemblies in California or in general on the West Coast.

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School Assemblies - Seasonal Programs

Posted on Mon, Jul 19, 2010

If you are looking for ideas for school assemblies that are relevant to the curriculum then one good plan is to try and tie things to the calendar. I like to think of these as “seasonal” programs. 

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Assembly Programs - African American History

Posted on Sat, Jul 3, 2010

What to do for Black History Month?

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