Every Day and Every Way

About the Book

Every Day and Every Way—For Teaching Holidays and Special Days is a quick-reference mini-unit resource and activity book. It is designed for use by classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators and principals. Each mini-unit can readily be converted into a workable lesson plan.

As a practicing educator you are well aware of the excitement and spirit that are usually generated in the classroom when holidays, festivals and special days are appropriately observed.

Now, more than ever, educators like yourself are beginning to realize that the celebration or remembrance of a special event, historical anniversary or birthday can readily become a catalyst for integrating positive citizenship themes into the instructional program.

You will find that your students will enjoy learning about the early origins of special holidays. They will be enriched by the tracing of their development, from past to present.

About the Author

Abraham Resnick is a noted author and educator specializing in social studies education. A retired professor at Jersey City State College he also served as Director of the Instructional Materials Center at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education. In 1975 he received that school's Alumni Award for Distinguished Service to Education.

The author enlisted in the armed forces during World War II and served as a weatherman in the United States Army Air Corps.