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Billy Bear's Holiday
Pages have lots of good information and activities for your students! New
Year's Day, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Pesach, Mother's Day,
Father's Day, Fourth of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah,
Kwanzaa, and Birthdays!
Holiday
Insights is a web site with a complete list of every holiday and special day
in the year.
January
All About January:
Did you know that January is Hot Tea Month? It is also
. . .
- National Oatmeal Month,
- National Blood Donor Month,
- National Hobby Month and
- National Soup Month! I can think of all kinds of units you could design
around these themes!
Special days in January include
. . .
- National Hat Day,
- Penguin Awareness Day,
- Squirrel Appreciation Day,
- School Nurse
Day,
- National Kazoo Day and more fun days listed for January!
More on
January here.
February:
In addition
to the more commonly known holidays such as Valentine's Day, Ground Hog Day,
President's Day, it also includes Tell a Fairy Tale Day, International Polar
Bear Day, National Weatherman's Day, Thi8nking Day, and more! February
also has other designations in addition to Black History Month.
According to Holiday Insights February is also:
- American Heart Month
- An Affair to Remember Month
- Black History Month
- Canned Food Month
- Creative Romance Month
- Great American Pie Month
- National Cherry Month
- National Grapefruit Month
- National Weddings Month
Valentine's Day
k-12 mixed:
For upper grades:
Also, see our web page on
Candy and the
Cooking
Show.
Black History Month
Unit Plan:
Also see our unit on the Civil Rights Movement in
the United States.
March
To many, March is a huge month. It officially
brings the arrival of spring.
Spring
and Saint
Patrick's Day brightens up month. We are sure ready for some
brightening up, after a long, cold winter.
Saint Patrick's Day recipes.
Easter recipes. See our
Candy Unit
Page for great lesson ideas, including the making of your
own cooking show DVD!
March Holidays and Events:
This month in History:
- March 12, 1912- The Girl Scouts were
founded.
- March 17, 1845 The rubber band was
invented. Can you imagine life without them!?!
- March 29, 1886- Coca Cola is invented.
- Find more at
More this Month
Among other things, March is:
- National Nutrition Month
- National Women's History Month
- Irish American Month
- Music in Our Schools Month
- National Craft Month
- National Frozen Food Month
- National Irish American Heritage Month-
designated by Congress in 1995.
- National Nutrition Month
- National Peanut Month
- National Women's History Month
- Poetry Month
- Red Cross Month
- Social Workers Month
Did you Know?
March was named for the Roman God "Mars"
Week Celebrations:
- 2nd Week National Bubble Week
- 2nd Week Crochet Week
Each Day in March:
March Notes:
Flower of the Month:
Daffodil, Jonquil
Birthstone of the Month:
Aquamarine, Bloodstone
Astrological Signs:
Pisces Feb. 19 - Mar. 20; Aries March 21 - April 19
The Moon this month is called the Crow
Moon, Lenten Moon, Sap Moon, Seed Moon.
April
September
Ramadan:
Sept. 24–Oct. 24
A month of prayer, fasting, and charity for Muslims
October
Halloween
Diwali
- the Hindu festival of lights
November
Thanksgiving Day - last Thursday in November
The
History of Thanksgiving
December
Advent
- begins Dec. 2, 2007
Hanukkah: Dec. 15–Dec. 22
The "festival of lights" celebrates Jewish triumphs
Christmas - Dec. 25
Kwanzaa: Dec. 26
Honoring the values of ancient African cultures
Winter Holiday Roundup by Infoplease
- New Year's Eve - Traditions, History,
Celebrations, and saying "Happy New Year" around the world.
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