General:
Education
World: Holiday Center Archives
Links to lesson plans, activities and resources
Multi-Cultural
Calendar Children from all over the world
have submitted descriptions of holiday celebrations in their countries
The
Earth Calendar Lists holidays from around
the world for every day of the year.
Yahooligans:
Holidays Around the World List of links to
worldwide celebrations
Holiday
Lesson Plans TeacherLink has compiled a
collection of holiday lesson plans for K-6th Grade students.
Holidays
Around the World This series of
articles from World Book includes information about a variety of holidays.
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Beginning
of School:
First
Day of School Activities
Ideas submitted by classroom teachers
It's
That Time: 25 Great Reasons to Start Thinking About Going Back to School
Education World has compiled "icebreaker activities, classroom management
tips, quick activity ideas when you have five minutes to spare, and much
more".
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Memorial
Day:
Memorial
Day
Education World has lesson plan ideas
and links to Internet resources.
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Mother's
Day:
Mother's
Day and Mother's
Day Magic: Today's Gift, Tomorrow's Treasure Education World has
lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
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Michigan
Week:
Michigan
Week Official site from the
State of Michigan
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Cinco
de Mayo:
Cinco
de Mayo Learn about the
history and traditions of this celebration.
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Easter:
Easter
Education World has lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
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Earth
Day:
Earth
Day Education World has
lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
Lorax
Save the Tree Game Play
this interactive game at Seussville.
Earth
Day Page Planet Pals has a
whole list of activities, lessons and resources for students and teachers.
Also see: Fourth
Grade Language Arts: Earth Patrol
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April
Fool's Day:
April
Fool's Day Background
information and classroom activity ideas.
April
Fool's Day Unit Background
and lessons for Grades 3-4
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St.
Patrick's Day:
St.
Patrick's Day. Education
World has lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
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Valentine's
Day:
Valentine's
Day Education World
has lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
In
a Heartbeat
Heart-related experiments from the Franklin Institute.
How
Your Heart Works? A
detailed explanation and fun facts from HowStuffWorks.
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Presidents'
Day:
Presidents'
Day Education World
has lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
POTUS:
Presidents of the United States
"Find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to
biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential
sites are also included to enrich this site."
Presidents
of the United States
This information comes from the official White House site.
National
Portrait Gallery: Hall of the Presidents
Official presidential portraits and brief biographical information.
United
States Presidents
Play a game of hangman and guess the hidden name.
Who
is That? This
FunBrain quiz has the player view a portrait of a President and 1-4 clues then
choose the correct name.
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Groundhog
Day:
Groundhog
Day Education World
has lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
Official
Site of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Includes a history of the holiday and activities.
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100th
Day of School:
100th
Day of School Homepage
Loogootee West Elementary School has a list of links to 100th Day web sites.
100th
Day of School web site
Joan Holub, illustrator of the book, The
100th Day of School, created this web site which contains 300 ideas for
activities.
Celebrate
the 100th Day in 100 Ways
100 activities from Education World.
Teachers.Net
100 Days Projects
This chat board has messages from teachers who have project and activity ideas
for the 100th day of school.
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Martin
Luther King, Jr.:
Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Houghton-Mifflin's Education Place has links to activities and Internet
resources.
Dr.
King Timeline A
student created timeline of the major events in Dr. King's life.
Martin
Luther King Day Education
World has lesson plan ideas and links to Internet resources.
Martin
Luther King, Jr. The
Seattle Times has biographical information, a history of the holiday and teacher
resources.
Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Education Planet has compiled a list of links to Internet resources including
audio files, video files, children's activities, biographical information and
lesson plans.
Also see Special
Themes: Black History Month
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New
Year Celebrations:
New
Year's Customs
Includes lesson plans and student activities related to New Year celebrations in
many cultures and religions.
Lunar
Celebration Ten easy
Chinese New Year celebration ideas from Asia for Kids.
Chinese
New Year Background
information and student activities. This site includes a list of K-5
activities to introduce Chinese
culture.
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December
Holidays :
Education
World: December : A Month of Multicultural Holidays
Articles, lesson ideas, site reviews, books, crafts, clipart and more
Colonial
Christmas Customs
Information from Colonial Williamsburg.
Christmas
Around the World
Yahooligans links to Christmas web sites
December
Holidays Theme Page
Links to lesson plans and holiday resources
Education
Planet Archives Click
on Ramadan, Kwaanza, Christmas or Hanukkah to see a list of links to Internet
resources including audio files, video files, children's activities,
biographical information and lesson plans.
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Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving
in American Memory A
Library of Congress exhibit
A
Feast of November Resources
Education World presents teaching resources for Thanksgiving, Native American
lessons, and Veteran's Day.
Education
Planet: Thanksgiving
Includes Internet resources, lesson plans and activities
Thanksgiving
Theme Page: A to Z Teacher Stuff
Lesson plans and units
American
Thanksgiving: Education World
Lesson plans, units, crafts, sounds, recipes, activities, etc.
The
First Thanksgiving
This Scholastic site lets you tour the Mayflower and learn about the Pilgrims'
first year in America
also
see 5th Grade Social Studies:
Colonization
also see 3rd
Grade Social Studies: Northeast Region
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Veterans
Day:
Veterans
Day This Department of
Veterans Affairs page includes a teacher resource guide.
A
Feast of November Resources
Education World presents teaching resources for Thanksgiving, Native American
lessons, and Veteran's Day.
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Halloween/Dia
de los Muertos:
Education
World: Halloween
Education
Planet: Halloween
Includes Internet resources, lesson plans and activities
Dia
de los Muertos
see also Special
Themes: Apples/Pumpkins/Harvest
see also Special Themes:
Bats/Spiders
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Columbus
Day/Discoverer's Day:
Surfing
the Net with Kids: Columbus
1492:
An Ongoing Voyage
Discoverer's
Day: Education World
see also Fifth
Grade Social Studies: Exploration
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Labor
Day:
Surfing
the Net with Kids: Labor Day
American
Labor Day Activities and
Internet resources from Education World.
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Summer:
Summer
Solstice Lesson plans,
links and activities for summer from Education World
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Character
Education:
Character
Education Resources This is
a list of character education sites available on the Internet.
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Spring:
First
Day of Spring and Spring
to Life! Education World has holiday ideas, clipart, crafts,
recipes, and lesson plans.
New
Science: The First Day of Spring
NASA Kids explains the science behind the changing seasons. This site
includes an animation and activities.
Journey
North: Spring 2001 This
Internet project tracks the signs of spring as they spread across North America
including migrations.
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March is
Reading Month/Dr. Seuss:
Dr.
Seuss' Seussville The
official site from Random House includes games, contests, and other activities
Read
Across America This NEA
project is in its fourth year. The site includes resources and ideas for
celebrations.
The
Read In! This event was an
an online interaction between K-12 students and children's authors and
illustrators. Click on "Support Materials for Class" to see an
extensive list of literacy activities for elementary students.
Reading
Activities
and 25
Ideas to Motivate Young Readers Ideas to celebrate reading
from Education World
also see Reading
Promotion Ideas
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Iditarod:
Iditarod.com
This is the official race web site.
Iditarod
Activities Across the Grades
and Iditarod:
The Last Great Race Lesson plans and links from Education World.
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Black
History Month:
Black History
Education World has lesson plan ideas
and links to Internet resources.
Black
History Activities This is
a list of six web sites that suggest ways to integrate the Internet and
videoconferencing into the study of African-American history.
Celebrating Black History Month
The Gale Group has created a biographical directory, a timeline of African
American history, a quiz and activities for students.
The
Encyclopedia Britannica Guide to Black History
An encyclopedia articles, Internet links, study guide and timeline are included
in this resource.
Black
History Web Sites for Teachers and Students
Links to Internet resources about Slavery, Civil Rights, Culture and General
Information.
Also see Holidays:
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Winter/Snow:
Snowtastic
Snow A student-developed
web site with activities, scientific information, books, etc.
A
Blizzard of Winter Lessons!
Over 50 cross-curricular activities from Education World.
Snow
Crystals The science
behind snowflakes including links to a photo gallery
Snow
School Includes Physical
Education activities and science experiments.
Winter
Lesson Plan Links
Links to Language Arts, Science, Math, and Art lessons
Winter
and Snow Theme Page
Links to lesson plans and resources mainly geared toward lower elementary
grades.
Winter
Weather Home Page USA
Today has compiled a guide to understanding winter weather including information
about wind chill, weather records, snow & ice, and the science behind winter
weather phenomena.
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Fall/Apples/Pumpkins/Harvest:
Autumnal
Equinox Lesson plans, links
and activities for fall from Education World
An
Apple for the Teacher: Education World
Cross-curricular Activities
Michigan
Apple Committee
Miracle
of Fall Links to lesson,
information, foliage cams, and activities from the University of Illinois
Extension.
Museums
in the Classroom Pumpkin Project
Pump
Up the Curriculum with Pumpkins: Education World
see also Special Themes: Halloween/Dia de los
Muertos
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Bats/Spiders:
Bats
in the Classroom: Education World
Cross-curricular activities
Bats
Curriculum Index
Cross-curricular activities at the bottom of the page
Bats
Theme Page: Gander Academy
Includes information about species and teacher resources
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Remembering
September 11th
America
Responds Lesson plans and resources from PBS
Remembering
September 11 Five lesson plans from Education World with links to
other resources
Remembering
September 11th Links to news accounts/web sites for children from
Surfing the Net with Kids.
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Safety:
Code
Red Rover Games and
activities that reinforce home safety. Sponsored by the Lowe's Home Safety
Council. Includes teacher resources.
Sparky
the Fire Dog
National
Fire Protection Agency
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Elections:
Elections
the American Way A Library
of Congress exhibit featuring information about the history of elections in our
country
Scholastic
NewsZone: Election 2004
Primaries,
Voting and Elections: Education World
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Olympics:
Salt
Lake City 2002 Official web
site of the Winter 2002 Olympics. Includes athlete biographies and
activities for students.
Winter
Olympics 2002 This
New York Times Learning Center site includes puzzles, web explorations, and
Olympic history.
2002
Olympics Education This
site was created by "Utah teachers, curriculum designers, and Olympic
organizers". You will find lesson plans/activities as well as
information about the participants, sports and venues.
2002
Winter Games Stories from
the Detroit Free Press Yak's Corner about the 2002 Olympics.
Lesson
Planning: Countdown to Salt Lake City
Lessons to teach history, vocabulary, decimals, sportsmanship, and more from
Education World.
Ancient
Greek Olympics for the Classroom: Simulation Unit
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Father's
Day:
Father's
Day Internet
resources from Education World.
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Flag
Day:
Flag
Day Internet resources from
Education World.
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End
of School:
Making
the Most of the Dreaded End-of-School Day
End-of-the-year activity ideas from
Education World.
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