Here’s a better version than the one I had. It’s found at NewsChannel8.
Here’s another.

Taken from Heartlight.org
“There is within every soul a thirst for happiness and meaning.”
— Thomas Aquinas

As Christians God wants us to give. What is giving in America today? Jesus gave an example of old woman who put 2 mites into the offering plate. Even though her amount was small Jesus said she gave more than others who provided much more. She made a sacrifice. She did without to give to God.
In America a churchgoer can give 10% (tithe according to the Bible) and then go out and by a big Sunday lunch, spending more than they gave and putting it on a credit card that has a growing balance every month. Did they really give to God or did they do something to make themselves feel good and then go spend and waste money unnecessarily?
In the eyes of God, what is true giving? It is not based on the American dollar. It is not based on a monetary amount. It is based on how the giver had to deny themselves. (Jesus said if you are a true follower of Him you must deny yourself take up your cross (hardships) and follow Him every day!) If you want to truly give in the name of Jesus Christ you must honestly ask yourself, am I personally doing without or going “an extra mile” to give and am I giving with an attitude to NOT receive recognition.
You must also seek out people and organizations that are frugal then give time or money in a way in which you personally realize you sacrificed.

When I was in elementary school in the fourth grade in 1976 our school went to see the Freedom train as it made a stop in Tulsa. It travelled all across America. As much info that I could find, it stopped in Tulsa in March 1976. It started it’s tour across the U.S. in 1975.
What I remember most is waiting in a long line with my friend and her big brother who was in the 6th grade. I also remember my big brothers visiting the train. They put pennies on the track (this was allowed) and the train would slowly roll over them making them flat. My mom probably still has these. I also remember seeing the dress that Dorothy wore in the Wizard of Oz. And I vaguely remember an important document (the Preamble to the Constitution possibly).

Here’s the official site, FreedomTrain.org.
Here’s a list of the schedule of it’s tour across America.

Here’s a New York Times site which tells of American history that happened 100 years ago on this day.

You can play the “oldie” game PacMan here!

EducationWorld.com
http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~wardsboro/day100.htmIt comes around this time of year. It’s the 100th day of school. There are many activities on the internet that kids can do to celebrate.
ABCTeach.com
WebTech.Kenesaw.edu
TheVirtualVine.com
Scholastic.com
GlobalClassroom.org
A Few Good Activities
~ Make a quilt with a 100 squares, have the students fill each square with an animal joke.
~Put a 100 sticky notes all over the room. Write a message or joke (animal joke) on the sticky notes letter by letter. Number the backs and have the students gather them and piece it all together.
~Have the class list a hundred flavors of ice cream and then vote on the best and then show the results on a chart
~Have small groups of students flip a coin 100 times and record the results in a table or graph.
~Make a trail mix with low cost snacks (raisins, M&M’s, pretzel sticks, peanuts, toasted oat cereal)
~Students stand near desk each day and do 100 movements:
Nod head up and down 10X,
Nod head side to side 10X,
shrug shoulders 10X,
shake hands out at side 10X
Clap hands 10X
bend knees 10X,
jump up and down 10X
March in place 10X
Do 10 jumping jacks
Touch floor in front of feet 10X
~What happened this day in history 100 years ago
~Brainstorm with your class and list 100 U.S. cities
~Help students learn a game that children played 100 years ago (Example: Make Jacob’s Ladder with a string)
~More Fun 100X Exercises
Stay “In One Spot” Exercise Activities
sit-ups
touching the toes, then the shoulders, the waist etc.
jumping on both feet
jumping jacks
wiggles all over
hops on one foot, then on the other
bounces of a ball
claps
shrugs

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Here’s a site where a kid can make a story and then have it bound. It’s called TikATok.com.
Here’s another site that shows how to make simple books in creative styles. It is called MakingBooks.com.
UBuildABook.com is another site where you can build as many books as you like.

Martin Luther King’s speech is written out at the website, American Rhetoric.com.
Here is a site that gives a quick bio of MLK, Jr. @ Apples4TheTeacher.com
Here it is from YouTube

Here are some sites where you can find free printables for student record keeping.
TeacherVision.fen.com
ChartJungle.com