May the Fourth Be With You

"May the Fourth be with you." is said every year on May 4th, the unofficial holiday celebrating the Star Wars Franchise.

“May the Fourth be with you.” was first used by Margaret Thatcher's political party to congratulate her on her election on May 4th, 1979, and the saying quickly caught on. However, the first celebration of May 4th took place much later, at the Toronto Underground Cinema in 2001. (daysoftheyear.com)

The first Star Wars Movie came out in 1977.  Have a little math fun today and determine how old people in your family were when the first Star Wars movie was released.  If no one was born yet, figure out how much older the movie is than the members of your family. I was 7 when the movie first came out.  Can you calculate what year I was born?  I have great memories of going to the theatre to see the first three Star Wars movies with my dad.  He was such a Star Wars geek.

For more Star Wars fun, click on  Star Wars Activities  for your choice of engaging tasks.

Thank you to Jess Longthorne, Teacher Librarian at Allison Union for the Star Wars Choice Board.