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Honey Bees
September 8, 2015 By Barbara Feldman
Honey bees are hardworking, useful insects that pollinate nearly one-third of all the food we eat and make our life sweeter with the honey they produce. In a single day, a single hive can pollinate four million flowers and make …[Continue]
Test-Taking Tips
September 1, 2015 By Barbara Feldman
Test taking is a skill that can be learned, and test-taking anxiety can be overcome. Here are some tips from high school and college counselors that can help students of all ages….[Continue]
Study Skills
August 25, 2015 By Barbara Feldman
Achieving success in school isn’t always easy, but it is doable if you put your mind to it. Step one is improving your study skills. Although many of this week’s study-skill sites are written by university counselors, their sound advice …[Continue]
Surfing the Calendar
- National Honey MonthSeptember
- National School Success MonthSeptember
- National Piano MonthSeptember
- National Save A Tiger MonthSeptember
- National DNA, Geonomics & Stem Cell Education MonthSeptember
- Library Card Signup MonthSeptember
- National 5-A-Day MonthSeptember
- Save the Koala MonthSeptember
- Terrorists Attack World Trade Center and PentagonSep 11, 2001
- Patriot DaySep 11, 2015
- Star-Spangled Banner InspiredSep 13, 1814
- Roald Dahl’s BirthdaySep 13, 1916
- Bella Swan’s BirthdaySep 13, 1987
- Rosh HashanahSep 14-15, 2015
- Whooping Crane Fall MigrationSep 15-Nov 15, 2015
- Pilgrims left Plymouth England on the MayflowerSep 16, 1620
- National Play-Doh DaySep 16, 2015
- U.S. Constitution Approved at Constitutional ConventionSep 17, 1787
- Constitution DaySep 17, 2015
- U.S. Air Force EstablishedSep 18, 1947
- Typographic Smiley Face InventedSep 19, 1982
- Talk Like a Pirate DaySep 19, 2015
- Orville Wright Made First Complete Circle in an AirplaneSep 20, 1904
- More Surfing the Calendar