Labor Day

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Powerful Picture Books About Work, Dreams, and Family

Labor Day honors the American worker and his effort to build the beautiful country that we enjoy now. I have gone through my library and selected a dozen or so picture books that are a beautiful testimony to the American worker. I tried to include a little bit of everything, from anonymous workers to better…

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Enjoy Labor Day Picture Books!

Did you know? The first Labor Day was observed on a Tuesday! Tuesday, September 5th, 1882 to be exact, in New York City. By June 28th, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a law making the first Monday of September an official federal holiday. What is it? What do we celebrate on Labor Day? Labor Day recognizes…

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A Daily Picture Book has helped me simplify (and look forward to) our morning time. In the past, I have tried to do too much during this part of our school day. I am grateful to be able to not have to put the brainwork into deciding what to do. I simply pick the book selections we can do and any manageable craft/recipe selections for that day. Sometimes it ends up just being the book and that works too as my boys have really enjoyed the selections! It brings me peace of mind that the books are factually sound so if we miss other history, geography, etc. for the day, at least they've gotten a gem of knowledge from our morning time.
Melissa