Monthly Archives: March 2021
HISTORIC DISCOVERY: CHILDHOOD HOME OF JESUS
Archaeologists working in Nazareth think they might have found the childhood home of Jesus. https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/home-jesus-christ-0014580
TRIVIA TRAIL: WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY
Question: Why are people asked to ‘rock their socks’ (wear brightly coloured, or odd socks) on World Down Syndrome Day? Answer: Because chromosomes sort of look like pairs of socks, and people with Down’s Syndrome are born with an extra one. https://www.downrightspecial.co.uk/world-down-syndrome-day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZZkjFS4Ec0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpJyoH97WFU https://wror.com/2019/03/21/rock-socks/ https://www.ndss.org/about-down-syndrome/down-syndrome/ Once hidden away and thought incapable of high achievement, […]
HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING 2021
It’s Spring, tra-la! https://www.calendarpedia.com/when-is/spring.html
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY
It’s Saint Patrick’s Day. In honour of the occasion, have your older kids read about this Irish heroine. https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/countess-desmond-0013510
YOUNG HERO HISTORY SHARE: HAZEL MINER
Come March, Spring is on the way in the Northern Hemisphere. But there can still be blizzards, like the one that hit North Dakota in 1920. https://www.kxnet.com/good-day-dakota/hidden-history-the-sacrifice-and-strength-of-hazel-miner/
HAPPY MOTHERING SUNDAY
Unlike the more commercialized North American Mother’s Day coming up in May, Mothering Sunday is a religious-based acknowledgement of mothers held on the fourth Sunday in Lent. https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/motheringsunday_1.shtml https://yesterday.uktv.co.uk/blogs/article/mothering-sunday/
Time Travelling With Kids 