Kid’s Craic: The Twelve Days of Christmas
By Megan Lardie In most cultures, the Twelve Days of Christmas are celebrated from Christmas Day, December 25th, to January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany, (the day the three […]
Kid’s Craic: Election Day
By Megan Lardie November brings us Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving Day. It also brings Election Day in the United States. This year Election Day is on Tuesday, November 7th. I […]
Kid’s Craic: Life is a Highway! Part II
By Megan Lardie September’s column was about the interstate highway system in the United States. Dwight D. Eisenhower had the idea of an interstate system after his time in the […]
Kid’s Craic: Life is a Highway! Part I
By Megan Lardie Have you ever heard of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956? Would you be surprised to learn that it is responsible for the suburb you might […]
Kid’s Craic: Ahoy Matey!
By Megan Lardie August is International Pirate Month. An organization called the Rogues’ Armada started ARRR-Gust International Pirate Month several years ago. It is a small group with over 1500 […]
Kid’s Craic: – Neither Snow nor Rain nor Heat nor Gloom of Night!
By Megan Lardie Early BeginningsJuly 1st is National Postal Workers Day. The United States Postal Service and its workers have a bad reputation, despite the monumental task they are charged […]
Kid’s Craic: Burning River….Wait, What?
As I was teaching my students about Earth Day this past April, I was telling them about how polluted the lakes and rivers were when I was a kid. I […]
Kid’s Craic: The History Behind Memorial Day
Kid’s Craic: The History Behind Memorial DayBy Megan Lardie In the United States, Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer, but the day has a very somber history. It […]
Kid’s Craic: All Hail to St. Patrick
Kid’s Craic: All Hail to Saint Patrick! By Megan Lardie We all know that St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland, but what did he do that made him […]
Kid’s Craic: Love Is In the Air
Kid’s Craic: Love is in the Air By Megan Lardie Who was St. Valentine There is a great deal of debate over how Valentine’s Day started. Its beginnings did […]
