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No Shave Novemeber (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Nov 27, 2012
It’s the end of November, which mean you may be seeing more hair, facial hair that is, than usual! Have you ever heard of No Shave November or Movember (mustache + November = Movember) before? In the month of November many men grow their facial hair out to raise money and awareness for men’s health…
The history of Thanksgiving Posted by Gabriele on Nov 22, 2012
Today is the American holiday of Thanksgiving, which is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in November (in Canada a similar Thanksgiving Day holiday is celebrated on the second Monday in October). This American holiday traces back* to 1621, before the United States of America was even a country. The holiday was first…
A Thanksgiving Art Project (Video) Posted by Gabriele on Nov 20, 2012
To get ready for the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday (this Thursday) here is a video with step-by-step instruction on how to make an easy Thanksgiving Day turkey using one’s own hand. Turkey’s are associated with Thanksgiving because they are eaten on this day. Did you know turkey’s are an animal that is native of North…
‘Big’ and ‘small’ and much more! Posted by Gabriele on Nov 15, 2012
Adjectives that describe the sizes of different people, places, and things are very common. Among these adjectives are the very common words ‘big’ and ‘small.’ If you follow this blog regularly you likely already know what these words (big and small) mean, as they are very basic English words, and this blog is written…
Going apple picking and bobbing for apples Posted by Gabriele on Nov 13, 2012
A very common fall activity for families in the United States is apple picking. This is an activity that gets people who live in the suburbs or the city out to a farm or orchard enjoying the season of fall. Apple picking is a fairly easy activity. Apple orchards where people can go to pick…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Posted by Gabriele on Nov 8, 2012
In my a previous post this month I introduced the idea of pumpkins being symbolic with the fall season in America. Pumpkins are certainly associated with both Halloween and Thanksgiving, the two big fall holidays, but there are other foods associated with this season too. Today I am going to start a two-part serious…
It’s Election Day! Posted by Gabriele on Nov 6, 2012
After over a year of campaigning, the United States presidential election is finally here! As I’ve mentioned before all national (and most regional) elections in the United States are held on the first Tuesday in November, which is today. So, today people around the United States will be going to their polling places to cast…