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Happy Birthday to YouDay, Decide to Be Married Day, Helen Keller Day, Industrial Workers of the World Day, International Ragweed Day, National HIV Testing Day, National Indian Pudding Day, National Orange Blossom Day, National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, Sunglasses Day.
PLUS - interesting books to read and free printable crafts, activities and coloring pages.
-- a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Helen Keller. An observance by presidential proclamation in 1980, as well as international organizations, particularly those helping the blind and deaf. This day is generally known for the fashion show held annually for fundraising purposes. Source
Read: The Story of My Life, by Helen Keller, Candace Ward
-- When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880–1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps - with the help of her inspired teacher, Anne Sullivan-is one of the great stories of human courage and dedication. In this classic autobiography, first published in 1903, Miss Keller recounts the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment at the water pump when, recognizing the connection between the word
waterand the cold liquid flowing over her hand, she realized that objects had names.
Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Helen Keller Activity Book
• American Notable American Women ~ Helen Keller with Anne Sullivan
• Watch the movie - The Miracle Worker
• Annie and Helen: Helen Keller Activities
• Printable Braille Alphabet Charts in PDF
-- not only an observance but a reminder that our shades are a health necessity and it is important to wear sunglasses or other UV-protective eyewear every day to protect long-term eye health. Source
Read: Cool Shades: The History and Meaning of Sunglasses, by Vanessa Brown
-- Cool Shades provides the first in-depth exploration of the enduring appeal of sunglasses in visual culture, both historically and today. Accessible and highly engaging, this book offers an original history of how sunglasses became a fashion accessory in the early twentieth century, and addresses the complex variety of meanings they have the power to articulate, through associations with vision, light, glamour, darkness, fashion, speed and technology in the context of modernity.
Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• Print and craft a pair of cute paper eyeglasses
• Deal With It Glasses
• Make Your Own 3-D Glasses
• Wear your sunglasses
• Rainbow Dash's Sunglasses Papercraft
• Sunglasses coloring pages
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