February in Review & International Museum Day !

 

International Museum Day 2025

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As we know, every year, on 18 May, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) organises International Museum Day (IMD), a global event highlighting the transformative role of museums in society. 

In 2025, IMD will explore “The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities”, focusing on how museums can navigate and contribute to a world undergoing profound social, technological, and environmental shifts.

Finally. Museums understood their active role in a new word and new communities!

"The future is in continuous flux—a dynamic current of possibilities waiting to be imagined and shaped. It isn’t something that simply arrives; it’s something we create."

International Museum Day 2025

https://icom.museum/en/news/

The 2025 theme embraces this ever-shifting landscape with a campaign visual that evolves, adapts, and reinvents itself.

I do remember long time ago, I include the museums visits into my curricula at school and students loved very much.

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They began to see art in a different way. And the way they transmitted how they looked the objects they were admiring astonished the guide who was conduct the visit in classical way. So he began to talk to the students, asking them what they were seeing in their own interpretation.

Tomorrow the International Museum Day, explore the richness and diversity of the museums. Discover in school visit or with family fascinating collections, and enjoy the special programs designed for the whole families.

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The day draw attention to educational activities that are hosted by museums, such as school visits, guided tours and workshops. 

Together, let us embark on a journey to museums and learn in a new regard about modern communities or historic past.

After this important introduction about Museum Day, time to my review of the most read posts February 2025.

Here are the most popular posts of February 2025:

Schools : Science & Lunar Cycle ! The Rise of the Half Moon February : Let's continue to learn by gaming !

Schools ! Celebrate the Silver Jubilee of International Mother Language Day !

Education : Best of 2024, semester#1

Education : Best of 2024, semester#2

Oh! I'm to late about my round-up of posts. I'm so sorry!

My usual readers know that blogging is my free contribution to inspire new  and young teachers, with some activities no matter the subject, when I have the time between work.

Hope you enjoyed my pedagogical proposals published in February and included some in your lessons.

I hope that you will have a great and cultural weekend! 

G-Souto 

17.05.2025

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Schools & families : World Autism Awareness Day ! "Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals"

 

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April 2 is the World Autism Awareness Day. The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of those with autism so they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society.

"Throughout its history, the United Nations family has celebrated diversity and promoted the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities, including learning differences and developmental disabilities."

United Nations

• The World Autism Awareness Day April 2, 2025 theme:

The theme for World Autism Awareness Day 2025 is "Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."

The 2025 observance, under the theme "Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)", highlights the intersection between neurodiversity and global sustainability efforts, showcasing how inclusive policies and practices can drive positive change for autistic individuals worldwide and contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

This year’s discussion explores the role of neurodiversity in shaping policies that promote accessibility, equality, and innovation across multiple sectors. Discussions focus on inclusive healthcare, quality education, workplace accessibility, reducing inequalities, and designing autism-friendly cities and communities.

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Goals of World Autism Awareness Day :

• To educate people about autism and its impact on individuals and families
• To promote understanding and acceptance of people with autism
• To support individuals with autism in the community
• To encourage scientific research to develop effective treatments

The term Autism Spectrum refers to a range of characteristics. Appropriate support, accommodation and acceptance of this neurological variation allow those on the Spectrum to enjoy equal opportunity, and full and effective participation in society.

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Autism is mainly characterized by its unique social interactions, non-standard ways of learning, keen interests in specific subjects, inclination to routines, challenges in typical communications and particular ways of processing sensory information.

The rate of autism in all regions of the world is high and the lack of understanding has a tremendous impact on the individuals, their families and communities.

The stigmatization and discrimination associated with neurological differences remain substantial obstacles to diagnosis and therapies, an issue that must be addressed by both public policy-makers in developing nations, as well as donor countries.

Autism-friendly events and educational activities take place all month, aiming to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism, foster worldwide support and inspire a kinder, more inclusive world. 

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• Strategies For Parents To Help Children With Autism Thrive :

Autistic children may present with skills, talents and abilities that seem well developed in some areas but may have challenges in other areas of life. This may make it difficult for parents So, here some strategies for parents:

• Be patient and positive

• Seek support

• Establish a routine

• Encourage social skills

• Take your time

Note: These strategies provide generic information only. It is in no way a substitute for a qualified medical opinion. 

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• Teachers and parents:

Autism is mainly characterized by its unique social interactions, non-standard ways of learning, keen interests in specific subjects, inclination to routines, challenges in typical communications and particular ways of processing sensory information. Autism-friendly events and educational activities take place all month, aiming to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism, foster worldwide support and inspire a kinder, more inclusive world.  Memoirs if an imaginary friend Matthew Green https://www.amazon.co.uk/ My name is BUDO. I have been alive for 5 years. 5 years is a very long time for someone like me to be alive. MAX gave me my name. Max is 8 years old. He is the only human person who can see me. I know what Max knows, and some things he doesn't. I know that Max is in danger. And I know that I am the only one who can save him. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend was the 2014 Dolly Gray Award winner and a finalist for the 2017 Nutmeg Award. And Goodreads finalist 2012 as voted by over 1 million readers. Memoirs of an imaginary friend Matthew Green https://www.amazon.co.uk/ "Memoirs of an imaginary friend" by Matthew Dicks is told from the point of view of an imaginary friend who has been created in the mind of an eight year old autistic boy named Max.   The reader learns that imaginary friends can see one another and that who they will see is what their friend has imagined them to be. They are also limited by what their friend imagines that they can do.   Budo, Max's friend can walk through doors and is smart and imaginative himself.  Those qualities are important to the story, as they will allow Budo to save Max in the end.   "The readers learn about real love (a man lays down his life for another) and real evil (manipulate others until you get what you want) while reading this engaging and truly imaginative story." Matthew Green is a teacher so the school setting of most of this book feels natural and real (at least for this former teacher.  In the midst of chaos, reading to a child autist or not can create a small oasis of calm, for both kids and parents. If the one thing this awful crisis has given us, it’s time. Books and children respond well to that. "When we read, our minds grow wings. When we write, our fingers sing. (...) Words invite us to dance - rhythms, rhymes, heartbeats, hoofbeats, and wingbeats, old tales and new ones, fantasies and true ones." Margarita Engle, in The music of words G-Souto 02.04.2025 Copyright © 2025G-Souto'sBlog, gsouto-digitalteacher.blogspot.com® Schools & families : World Autism Awareness Day  !  "Advancing Neurodiversity and the UN Sustainable Development Goals" by G-Souto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Education : Traditions : Family & friends : Happy Thanksgiving !

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Beloved in the United States, Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated typically on the fourth Thursday of November. It’s a time to reflect on the year, be thankful, and celebrate with friends and family by enjoying a delicious meal together.

It's downright historic. Over the centuries, Thanksgiving evolved into a national holiday, officially recognized by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 as a day of national thanksgiving and praise. 

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the holiday to the fourth Thursday of November, where it remains today. Thanksgiving has become a time to contemplate the blessings in our lives, be thankful for the bounty of food and the love of family and friends.

In the US Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November while in Canada nearly one month and a half earlier. The second Monday of October. 

In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an Autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. 


For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.

In 1817, New York became the first of several states to officially adopt an annual Thanksgiving holiday.

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Thanksgiving or Turkey Day:

In many American households, the Thanksgiving celebration has lost much of its original religious significance; instead, it now centers on cooking and sharing a bountiful meal with family and friends.

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Turkey has become the traditional Thanksgiving fare because at one time it was a rare treat. During the 1830s, an eight- to ten-pound bird cost a day’s wages. Even though turkeys are affordable today, they still remain a celebratory symbol of bounty. 

Nearly 90 percent of Americans eat turke, whether roasted, baked or deep-fried. Poor turkeys! Thanks God! I'm a vegetarian.

Education:

Thanksgiving is a great time to be thankful and appreciate who you have and what you have. 

It's a time for families to meet, socialize and enjoy each other's company, sometimes the only opportunity in a year. 

Curricula:

Languages; History; Geography; Civics; Multimedia.


Resources:

• History: video

• Videos for kids:

Activities:

• Thanksgiving : Thanksgiving Vocabulary Quiz & other activities here

credits: English Portal 

Children's Thanksgiving Books

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• Children's books:

Kids love stories. So here some books to share with the youngest...

Thanksgiving Rules

Laurie Friedman

Teresa Murfin (illustration) 

Kindle

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Turkey Trouble

Wendi Silvano

Lee Harper (illustration)

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Whether you celebrate the #Thanksgiving holiday or not, it's always nice to say thank you.

• Thanksgiving Doodles 2023 & 2025

Google Doodle Thanksgiving 2025

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Google Doodle Thanksgiving 2025

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This Doodle was made with a very special collaborator, Tiny Chef! "Cheffy," the lovable herbivore chef who lives in a tree stump and makes the world's smallest (and cutest) dishes, is sharing his favorite holiday things with us this Thanksgiving.

Cheffy shows us that cooking isn't about size or perfection—it's about sharing with heart and making something to share with your friends and family.

Google Doodle Thanksgiving 2023

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Thanksgiving day is stuffed with activities. Across the US, people and families spend the day preparing and eating delicious dishes, watching parades, or participating in fun runs. Many people also lean into the spirit of giving through volunteering with local organizations to prepare and serve free dinners to their communities.

Thanksgiving is a great time to be thankful and appreciate who you are and what you have.

It's a time for families to meet, socialize and enjoy each other's company, sometimes the only opportunity in a year. We know.

Today, the 23 November 2023, Americans will recognize the spirit of the special holiday in other way: a time for everyone to reflect on their blessings, appreciate loved ones both near and far, and embrace new traditions. Wherever they are.

“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”

Maya Angelou

Be thankful ! Stay safe !

G-Souto

28.11.2019

update: 27.11.2025

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References:

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