They may be small, but they are mighty—celebrate today's youth on International Youth Day! Learn all about the special holiday with a brief, informative video that details the origin of the holiday and how it is celebrated around the world. 

Concepts

the united nations, holiday celebrations, Holidays, world holidays, august

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• As a class, brainstorm ideas about how they can make a difference in the world
• Conduct a grand conversation about the issues that affect their generation on a global scale 
• Direct viewers' attention to the question asked at the end of the video, have them answer the question on a classroom blog 

Classroom Considerations

• International Youth Day is August 12

Pros

• Related resources can be found to the right side of the video player
• Other holiday videos are provided at the bottom of the webpage 
• LInks make downloading, sharing, and assigning quick and easy 

Cons

• None