Throughout the school years, students are taught how to write a persuasive essay. In NJ it is a very important component of the HSPT exams taken by 11th graders in the month of March. Even the shorter open-ended answers follow a compact version of the persuasive essay. Knowing how to analyze an issue, determine what side you support, and to back up your statements with facts and examples is a lesson that carries on throughout life – whether it is used for life occurrences such as convincing parents to extend …

Happy Grandparents Day! Our family actually celebrated National Grandparents Day the Sunday of Labor Day weekend instead of the designated first Sunday after Labor Day (US) or the first Sunday in October (Canada). Our family celebrated Grandparents Day with good old fashioned food and fun that Poppy and I enjoyed as young kids, too!
Celebrate Grandparents Day Together With Grandkids
Poppy and I enjoy being with our kids and grandkids, and that’s enough for us. No gift can replace the kisses, hugs, and laughter. These memories are the gifts that we can take with us everywhere and always.

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Grandparents Day has been celebrated by grandparents and grandchildren together on the first Sunday after Labor Day in September since 1978.   Are you looking for grandparent poems and fun things for grandparents and grandchildren to do on Grandparents Day? Do you need some last minute ideas for Grandparents Day such as handprint poems and handmade gifts? Since Grandparents Day is almost here, that doesn’t leave much time so I’ve searched through my website to put together a Grandparents Day Directory to help you find grandparent poems for grandma and granddad, grandparent and grandchildren activities …

We are sorry for your loss of a grandparent. It is understandable that you wish to find the best funeral poem to be read during your grandparent’s funeral service that reflects your relationship.  The following 6 memorial poems are appropriate to be read at a grandparent’s funeral, either grandmother or grandfather, as a tribute to their life.
Grandparent Funeral Poems
When searching for the best poem for a grandparent’s funeral, view them as “In Loving Memory” poems to be read to thank, praise, and commemorate the events of a grandparent’s life. When …

A Grandfather’s Funeral
When I was a young girl and had not yet attended any funerals, I pictured a funeral viewing or wake as one where the mourners would be together in a room all crying together. My parents had not taken me to my grandfathers’ funerals. The first funeral I attended was when I was in high school. The funeral was my best friend’s grandfather’s funeral. I was surprised to find some people smiling and even laughing at times.
At my friend’s grandfather’s funeral, I was horrified and felt bad for …

Choosing the best funeral poem is very personal. The best funeral poems are those that express personal feelings from the heart. When a poem relates to the emotions felt by a grieving family member and is believed to reflect the grandmother – grandchild relationship, then that poem is the best funeral poem to read at a funeral for Grandmother.
The reading of funeral poems during the funeral ceremony by grandchildren helps to address the emotional needs of the grieving. Poems for Grandmother read at a funeral help grieving grandchildren say good …

Teddy Bear Day
Teddy Bear Day is one of the September Holidays celebrated by both the young and the old(er). So many of us have had a Teddy Bear as a close childhood friend and confidant. Perhaps, some of us still do?
As parents and grandparents, a Teddy Bear is often one of the first gifts we give to our newborns to offer comfort, to cuddle up to in that big spacious crib…or as a friend a gift of celebration to a child, grandchild or loved one for a special occasion…or again, …

Every year, since 1978, the first Sunday after Labor Day has been known as  National Grandparents Day. September was chosen for the holiday, to signify the “autumn years” of life.
If I knew it was going to be this much fun, I would have become a grandparent first. ~ Willard Scott
National Grandparents Day originated first in West Virginia in 1970. With much time and effort on the part of  Marian McQuade, a housewife in Fayette County, her dream was realized when President Jimmy Carter honored her request by designating a special …