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August 9 reading ideas
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Finding reading ideas for this dateâŠ
August 9 brings together the UNâs International Day of the Worldâs Indigenous Peoples, Jean Piagetâs birthday and Singaporeâs independence. Keep these distinct histories in view while comparing how language, learning and nationhood are described.
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International Day of the Worldâs Indigenous Peoples (UN)
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Jean Piaget birthday (1896)
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Singapore independence (1965)
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The United Nations observes the International Day of the Worldâs Indigenous Peoples on August 9. What Indigenous Languages Carry focuses on how languages carry place-based knowledge and how communities sustain them. Do not treat one Nation, language or person as representative of Indigenous peoples worldwide.
Jean Piaget was born on August 9, 1896. Piaget studied how children develop ideas. Ask learners to make a prediction about an object or experiment, then say what observation could change their first guess.
Singapore became independent on August 9, 1965. Singapore became independent after separating from Malaysia. Put the key events in order, then identify one political choice involved in building a new state.
