Plan your program activities with the different 'Days of November'!!! Some Ideas at bottom of page!)
Flower: Chrysanthemum
Birthstone: Yellow Topaz
NOVEMBER IS THE MONTH OF:
• Adoption
• Aviation
• Cozy Cuddles
• Child Safety and Protection
• Drum Month
• Family Stories
• Good Nutrition
• Latin American
• Model Railroad
• Peanut Butter Lovers
• Stamp Collecting
• National Family Caregivers
• American Indian Heritage
• I Am So Thankful Month
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November 9-14: Kids Goal Setting Week!
November 13-19: Worlds Kindness Week! (Check out Kindness Category!)
November 13: World Kindness Day!
Geography Awareness Week is Nov. 15 to 21st!
Check out Mixing Geography and Fun!
Don't forget Bonza Bottler Day on November 11!
Just a reason to celebrate. So Celebrate!
This happens each month when the day and date are the same number!
Example: November 11, December 12, etc.
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CULTURE AWARENESS CELEBRATION DAYS
1. All Saints' Day (Christian, Roman Catholic)
1. Dia de los Muertos "Day of the Dead" (Mexico, Latin America)
2. All Souls' Day (Roman Catholic)
5. Diwali (Buddhist, Hindu)
12. Birthday of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i)
16. Eid al-adha (Islamic, Muslim)
25. Thanksgiving (United States)
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The Days of November:
1. National Author's Day and also 'Day of the Dead' in Mexico celebrated the first and second
2. National Family Literacy Day, Full Moon, and Sistine Chapel completed. (*See bottom of page for fun idea!)
3. Sandwich Day
4. Candy Day
First Wagon Train arrived in California (It left Missouri in May-1841)
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6. Abraham Lincoln elected president 1860
7. Hug-a-Bear Day
8. Dear Santa Day (*See bottom of page for idea)
X-ray discovered
9. Pursuit of Happiness Day
First Giant Panda collected alive in China (1927)
10. Forget-Me-Not Day
11. Veteran's Day (Bonza Bottler Day too!)
Remembrance Day in Canada
Washington became State
12. Pizza with the works but no anchovies
13. World Kindness Day
Indian Pudding Day
First Spacecraft to orbit mars (Mariner 9-1971)
14. Teddy Bear Day
15. Great American Smoke-Out Day
America Recycles Day
16. Button Day
17. Take a Hike Day
18. Mickey Mouse's Birthday
19. Gettysburg Address
20. Peanut Butter Fudge Day
21. World Hello Day (*Learn to say 'Hello' in several languages-see bottom of page)
What do you love about America? Day
North Carolina became State
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23. Buy Nothing Day
24. Zachary Taylor B-Day: 1794 (12th President of USA)
25. USA Thanksgiving Day and Parfait Day
26. In 1789 George Washington proclaimed a day of public thanksgiving
27. Pins and Needles Day
Nobel Peace Prize Established
28. Albanian Flag Day
First American automobile race: 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois.
29. Electronic Greeting Day
Beatles released I Want to Hold Your Hand in 1963
30. Computer Security Day
Mark Twain Born (1835-1910)
IDEAS FOR SOME OF THE ABOVE DAYS!
IT'S NATIONAL AMERICAN INDIAN HERITAGE MONTH...
What Indian tribes are in your state? Learn about them!
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*MICHELANGELO PAINTING~ NOVEMER 2
Michelangelo completed the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and November 2, 1512
Tape large pieces of paper to the underside of tables or desks. Put out a variety of art supplies. Have kids paint/color/draw laying on their backs—just like Michelangelo did! Discuss how he spent four years doing this to complete the Sistine Chapel frescoes...
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*NOVEMBER 8TH IS DEAR SANTA DAY...
If you're fortunate enough to have an on-line computer in your program-Here are three FREE websites that do E-mail Dear Santa letters. First one has some other "Santa things"...the last is the most simple--but very sweet.
http://www.emailsanta.com/ really fun site!!!
http://www.santa-at-home.com/writesanta.shtml
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If you don't have an internet access in your program--consider posting the Santa addresses in you parent center-a nice thing for child and parent to do together!
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Geography Awareness Week is Nov. 15 to 21st!
Check out Mixing Geography and Fun!
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*LEARN TO SAY "HELLO" in as many different languages as
you can for 'WORLD HELLO DAY' ON THE 21st...
LEARN TO SAY "HELLO" IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
For example:
• Arabic: Marhabah (mar-ha-bah)
• French: Bonjour (bone-joor)
• Hebrew: Shalom (shah-lome)
• Italian: Buon giorno (bone-zhee-or-no)
• Mandarin Chinese: Nea how (nee-how)
• Russian: Priviet (pri-vee-et)
• Spanish: Hola (oh-la)
• Swahili: Jambo (zham-boh)
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WORLD HELLO DAY is an observance started by brothers Brian and Michael McCormack. The McCormacks created "World Hello Day" in response to the 1973 conflict between Egypt and Israel.
Anyone can participate in World Hello Day simply by saying "Hello" to ten people.
According to the McCormacks' "People around the world use the occasion of World Hello Day as an opportunity to express their concern for world peace. Beginning with a simple greeting on World Hello Day, their activities send a message to leaders, encouraging them to use communication rather than force to settle conflicts."
Naturally, encourage the children and youth in your program to say "hello" to at least 10 people on the 21st.
Idea from School-Age note of the Day (2008)...
Saying HELLO IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES can heighten cross-cultural awareness, celebrate cross-cultural knowledge, As well as learning to say "hello" in many different languages. This can be used as a warm-up, get-to-know-you activity with a cross-cultural theme. Within a group, you may be surprised how much knowledge there is of different languages for basic phrases.
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