National Family Literacy Day – November 1
“The home is the child’s first school; the parent is the child’s first teacher and reading is the child’s first subject.”
– Barbara Bush
“Reading aloud is a restorative that can replenish what technology leaches away. Where the screen tends to separate family members by sending each into his own private virtual reality, reading together draws people closer and unites them.”
– Meghan Cox Gurdon
Election Day – November 4
“Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.”
– Sydney J. Harris
“A man without a vote is a man without protection.”
– Lyndon B. Johnson
“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”
– Thomas Jefferson
American Education Week Second week in November
“Education is not about memorizing facts, but about understanding how to think.”
– Albert Einstein
“Think about every problem, every challenge, we face. The solution to each starts with education.”
– George H. W. Bush
Sesame Street debuted – November 10, 1969
“Sesame Street’s genius lies in finding gentle ways to talk about hard things – death, divorce, danger – in terms that children understand and accept.”
– Nancy Gibbs
“Sesame Street is awesome – not only because they teach, edify and entertain kids but because they savvily make it possible to do so with parental engagement, because the show is loaded with references for Mom and Dad.”
– Rachel Sklar
Veteran’s Day – November 11
“America’s veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world.”
– John Doolittle
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”
– Ronald Reagan
Vietnam Memorial dedicated – November 13, 1982
“The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America’s honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing. The Memorial is dedicated to honor the courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty and country of all who answered the call to serve during one of the most divisive wars in U.S. history.”
– vvmf.org
National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day – November 14
“My house is not dirty. I just have everything on display – like a museum.”
– Falcon embroidery
“Today is ‘Clean out your Refrigerator Day.’ Think I’ll start with the beer and cheese.”
– pinterest
America Recycles Day – November 15
“Plastic pollution is a global issue. Recycling is not just an option; it’s our responsibility.”
– National Geographic
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”
– New England proverb
Stop the Violence Day – November 22
“Force is all-conquering, but its victories are short-lived.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“Non-violence is a weapon of the strong.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Thanksgiving – November 27
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.”
– Frederick Keonig
Native American Heritage Month
“A single twig breaks, but the bundle of twigs is strong.”
– Tecumseh
“We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.”
– Dakota Tribe
National Veterans and Military Families Month
“The resilience of our families… and our children… is absolutely what has allowed us to do the things that we’ve asked our force to do. The strength of our U.S. Armed Forces, the strength of our nation is in… our military families”
– General Joseph Dunford
“Military families know service is an honor… You are the backbone of our military… You are the quiet, but steady fuel at home that keeps the fire burning.”
– Military.com