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Category: Fun Fact
Nov 25 | King Tut - Nov. 26th
On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of the Egyptian King, Tutankhamen. As the tomb was intact, this 3000-year-old find is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in history. Explore and find interesting ways to learn world history!
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Nov 22 | National Family Week
November 21-27 is National Family Week. Celebrate this week by spending time as a family. Here are some ideas to get you started..........
Eat dinner as a family.
Pop some popcorn and have a family movie night.
Have an evening read-a-loud.
Go on a walk together.
Plan a family outing. (Museum, park, zoo)
Plan a family game night.
Call or visit the grandparents and ask what life was like when they were children.
Discuss a news worthy event.
Family time can be educational as well as fun. As you plan your family time, think about ways to support what the kids are learning in their classes - language arts, math, science, history, art, etc.
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Nov 15 | Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his memorable Gettysburg Address. Considered one of the most famous in history, this 2 minute speech was given at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Nov 08 | Leonid Shower
The first meteor shower on record occurred November 12, 1799. This became known as the Leonid shower and occurs annually. The next Leonids will occur on November 17, 2010. Fun way to study science!
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Oct 19 | Vocabulary
It is impossible to accurately count, but there are somewhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000 words in the English language. Noah Webster, who was born on October 16, 1758, compiled and wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language. This endeavor took Mr. Webster 27 years to complete and helped to Americanize the English language.
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Oct 18 | The Pony Express
The Pony Expressed captured the hearts and imagination of people all over the world both then and now. It improved communication between east and west sides of a growing United States and maintained open communication with California at the beginning of the Civil War.
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Oct 14 | Cotton Candy
Sweet, sweet, sweet! On October 12, 1900, Thomas Patton was granted a patent for the cotton candy machine. Cotton candy is made by melting sugar into a liquid which is then spun into a thread like solid as it is forced through tiny holes.
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Sep 24 | Olympic History
On September 4, 1872, a USA Olympic swimmer, Mark Spitz, made Olympic history when his team won the 400 meter relay. This win gave Spitz his 7th gold medal and his 7th world record in 7 events.
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Sep 10 | Hawaiian alphabet
On August 21, 1959, Hawaii was admitted into the USA as the 50th state. Hawaii has 8 main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters - A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W. Aloha!
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Aug 23 | Ocean Descent
On Aug 15, 1934, Otis Barton and William Beebe made a world record descent to a depth of 3,028 feet (923 m), which is more than half a mile below the surface of the ocean in a bathysphere. Their record remained unbroken for 15 years.
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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner
Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.
Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain