Each day in our Daily News Broadcasts we have a feature titled “This Day in History”. We find these events through a calendar at Thinkfinity.org and teachers and students alike have enjoyed learning about and remembering some very interesting times in our past.

One event our students have already heard about is Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated from September 15 – October 15 since 1968. There are many suggestions on the Thinkfinity site as to how you can celebrate this month with your child. One of my favorites is to listen to some Spanish music with written English lyrics sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3772/corridos.swf . Another great activity is to read some stories of Latino immigrants and look at photographs of some of the artifacts from their journeys. This collection is sponsored by the National Museum of American History and you can find it here: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/themes/story_51_2.html .

The historical event we highlight each morning has corresponding activities on Thinkfinity. If you would like to continue the conversation with your child, or if they mention historical trivia that interests you, you can access more information and exercises on the Today in History page at Thinkfinity.org. Please let us know if you find any activity particularly fun or engaging!