Posts Tagged ‘democracy’

Election '08: 10 Ideas to Get Kids Involved

By The Schoolmarm • Mar 5th, 2008 • Category: activities for kids, educational

How to be creative in showing support for your presidential candidate of choice. Involve your kids and make it an election year to remember.



This Election Year: Wow! Teach Your Kids History in the Making

By The Schoolmarm • Feb 4th, 2008 • Category: educational

Even our youngest children can become familiar with the voting process. This year is gearing up to be one of the most exciting in many years. As you know, this is the first time in American history when we have an African-American , a woman, and a war hero vying for the hardest [...]



Dr.King Holiday: Lesson in Democracy

By The Schoolmarm • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: holidays

A wonderful lesson in democracy is the story of how students at an Oakland school brought about the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It should inspire us to focus on things of value, and to give our time to seeing our goals accomplished. These students lived what Dr. King encouraged in people of [...]