Teaching December 2022
Is it just us or did November fly by? With just one more month in 2022, we want to help you finish the year on a high note. While visions of a much deserved Winter Holiday are dancing in your student’s heads, here are 7 Topics throughout the month of December to keep your students discovering!
December 5 – Beginning of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)
On this day in 1955, Montgomery Bus Boycott officially began in Alabama. It all stemmed from one woman’s small act that would change the course of our country’s history. Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give her seat to a white man. In our Rosa Parks Unit and Civil Rights Unit, you will be able to learn more about the events leading up to the boycott and the aftermath.
December 5 – Flight 19 Disappears in the Bermuda Triangle (1945)
Who doesn’t love a good mystery? On this day in 1945, Flight 19 departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and never returned. What exactly happened to them? Although it’s never been officially answered, the myth of the Bermuda Triangle was born. It spans about 1,500,000 square miles and is thought to be responsible for the mysterious disappearances of at least 50 ships and 20 aircraft. In reality, nothing unusual has ever been found here, but humanity has a long history of ocean legends. Your students can learn more from our Ocean Myths and Legends Topic in the Oceans Unit.
December 7 – Anniversary of Pearl Harbor (1941)
President Franklin Roosevelt called the bombing of Pearl Harbor “a day which will live in infamy.” It was also the pivotal event that brought the United States into World War II. In our Pearl Harbor Topic, your students will learn more about the short-term and long-term events December 7th, 1941 had on the nation and the world. For even more details, be sure to visit our World War II Unit.
December 11 – International Mountain Day
Ready for a peak experience? Our Mountains Unit will help your students find out everything they ever wanted to know about these majestic formations to celebrate International Mountain Day. This covers how they take shape when the Earth’s crust buckles or a volcano explodes, to what happens to them as water and weather wear them away.
December 14 – First Explorer to Reach the South Pole
Over 100 years ago, the first team of explorers ventured for one of the farthest corners of the world by reaching the South Pole. Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundson and his team may have been the first, but it has been a destination for research ever since. Learn more about Amuldson in our Racing to the South Pole Topic, one of seven that your future adventurers will love in our Antarctica Unit.
December 16 – The Boston Tea Party
When your students hear the phrase Tea Party, they may have a very different image than what happened on December 16th, 1773. 60 American colonists threw 342 chests of tea from the British East India Company into Boston Harbor to protest against taxation without representation. In our Boston Tea Party Unit, your students will learn about what led up to this historical event and the consequences afterward. This may have been the first significant act of defiance in American history, but your students will also learn that it wasn’t the last when they read our Protest in America Unit.
December 25 & 26 – George Washington Crossed the Delaware River
Under a cloak of darkness on Christmas night, General George Washington silently led his men across the Delaware River. In need of a win during the American Revolution, he took the British by surprise and bolstered confidence among the American troops. In our American Revolution Unit, you will learn all about the victories and defeats that ultimately lead to our new nation. Our Revolutionary Women Unit also shows your students unsung heroes from the home front.
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