Monthly Archives: February 2020
HISTORY SHARE: LEAP YEARS
Chances of being born on February 29th? Supposedly, one in 1,461. Back when I was teaching, I had but one pupil with a leap day birthday. Now aged forty (or ten, depending), he’s still the only one I know. https://www.history.com/news/why-do-we-have-leap-year https://allthatsinteresting.com/leap-year-facts
HISTORIC FIRST: AMERICA’S FIRST PRESIDENT
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HISTORIC RECOGNITION: SÁMI DAY
Sámi Day celebrates the recognition of Scandinavia’s Sámi People. https://www.norwegianclass101.com/blog/2019/01/30/sami-national-day-in-norway/ https://www.planeta.com/sami-national-day/
HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY 2020
HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY
Time Travelling With Kids 