Today's Classroom Activities :

Parents’ Day

Parents' Day - Observed the 4th Sunday of July

Many Americans are unaware that our nation has a new day of commemoration called Parents' Day. This is good news for America's parents and families.

In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed into law the resolution unanimously adopted by the U. S. Congress establishing the fourth Sunday of every July as Parents' Day, a perennial day of commemoration similar to Mother's Day and Father's Day. According to the Congressional Resolution, Parents’ Day is established for "recognizing, uplifting, and supporting the role of parents in the rearing of children."

Sandra Meagher who writes "Teaching With Your Librarian" shares some ideas on "Getting Parents Involved".

Here is a fun Parent's Day activity you can have your students work on while on vacation. Have them start a family writing project, get some great pointers at this site (a href="http://www.familywritingprojects.com/" target="_blank">www.familywritingprojects.com), then get the pencils, cameras and paper ready for a super family scrapbook.