SEPTEMBER OBSERVANCES

LABOR DAY, September 4

• 7 Teaching Resources (PBS Classroom)

• Hands On Labor Day Activities (PreK-5th)

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY, September 8

• Read.Write.Think. (100s of lessons, Prek-12)

• Ways to Celebrate in Class (Waterford.org)

ROSH HASHANAH, September 15-17

• KidsKonnect (PreK-5, article & activities)

• Educator Awareness & Other Resources (Learn about students’ cultures.)

HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, September 15-October 15 *

• GOOGLE SLIDE LESSONS by Jenni Newton

  • Hispanic Heritage: Amazing Things! (Spanish & English)

  • Hispanic Heritage: 4 Stories Dialogue (Video)

  • Art & Hispanic Heritage 

  • Hispanic Heritage Virtual Research Lab (Lesson Ideas & Resources)

  • Hispanic Heritage Month: Head, Heart, Conscious Dialogue

• PBS LEARNING RESOURCES

  • Rosie’s Rules, PreK-K (English & Spanish)

  • Let’s Go Luna!, Graded K-2

  • Latino Americans: many lessons, Grades 3-12

  • Organizing the Farm Worker Movement, Grades 6-12

  • Bachata Music, Grades 6-12

  • Origin of Why We Say Latino, Grades 6-12

  • Flamenco Dance, PreK-Elementary

    • Video

    • Lesson Plan

    • Student Assessment

    • Activity (English & Spanish)

  • Hispanic Exploration in America, Grades 3-12

    • 21 Slides

    • Teacher Guide

  • Folk Music of New Mexico, Grades 6-12

    • Media Gallery (English & Spanish)

    • Documentary: The Musica Adventures of John Donald Robb

  • Rita Moreno as Activist, Grades 6-12

• MORE ABUNDANT RESOURCES, Grades PreK-12

  • NEA Hispanic Heritage Month Lessons (Lots of ‘em.)

  • Famous Hispanic Americans (coloring pages)

  • Library of Congress Resources (Tons!)

* Posters will be delivered to each school.

• Hispanic Heritage 2023

• Hispanic Heritage 1

• Hispanic Heritage 2

CONSTITUTION DAY, September 17

• Activities (iCivics.org)

• Resources, Lesson Plans, Information (Library of Congress)

AMERICAN INDIAN DAY, September 22

• Teaching & Learning About Native Americans (Smithsonian)

• Indigenous Peoples Lesson Plans and Resources (American Federation of Teachers) 

FALL EQUINOX & FIRST DAY OF AUTUMN, September 23

• Seasonal Changes & the Fall Equinox (Wilderness Classroom)

• Celebrate Fall Equinox with Kids (KidsKonnect)

YOM KIPPUR, September 25

• Judaism 101: Yom Kippur, staff awareness

• My Parents May Fast on Yom Kippur, 3-pages, elementary

• Making a Pomander (cloves & apple), elementary