Cultural Calendar

Considerations for Inclusive Holidays and Observances

Celebrating Holidays with Inclusivity: Navigating Cultural Sensitivity

How To Respectfully Celebrate Cultural Observances In The Workplace In 2024

K-2:

• Kindness Kit - Activities

• Understand Goal 1-No Poverty - Video

3-5:

• Kindness Kit - Activities

• Understand Goal 1-Poverty - Video

6-8: 

• Hunger and Houselessness - Slideshow

• Understand Goal 1-Poverty - Video

9-12:

• Hunger and Houselessness - Slideshow

• Speaking of Poverty, Differently - Video

K-2:

• Black History Month -  Lessons & Resources - NEA

• BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES

• How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education

3-5:

• Black History Month Lessons & Resources - NEA

• BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES

• Black Inventors and their Inventions 

• Classroom resources for Black History Month - PBS

6-8:

• Black History Month Lessons & Resources - NEA

• BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES

• Black History Month Resources for Educators and Parents - Smithsonian

• Classroom resources for Black History Month - PBS

• DISCUSS BLACK HISTORY ALL YEAR LONG
  
  

9-12:

• Black History Month Lessons & Resources - NEA

• BLACK HISTORY MONTH RESOURCE GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES

• Classroom resources for Black History Month - PBS

• DISCUSS BLACK HISTORY ALL YEAR LONG

• How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education

K-2:

• Mae Jemison Read Aloud

• Women are History Makers Song

3-5:

• All About Women's History Month for Kids-VIDEO

• Women's History Month-Slideshow Video

6-8:

• Editable Women's History Month Slideshow

• Women's History Month Slideshow

9-12:

• Editable Women's History Month Slideshow

• Women's History Month Slideshow

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month

• Resource List - MAEC (Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium)

• Honoring AAPI Month - Education Northwest

K-2:

• Resource List - Common Sense Media

3-5:

• Resource List - Common Sense Media

6-8:

• AAPI Video

• Resource List - Common Sense Media

9-12:

• Resource List - Common Sense Media

• The Smithsonian Learning Lab Collections- Asian Pacific American History

Jewish American Heritage Month

• Jewish American Heritage Month - (JAH)

• Resource List  - MAEC  (Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium)

K-2:

• Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month, Shabbat-Video

3-5:

• Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month, Shabbat-Video

6-8:

• Cultural Snapshot-Jewish American Heritage Month Video

• StandWithUs Celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month Video

9-12:

• Jewish American Heritage Month Video

Pride Month

K-2:

• Pride Month - Lesson Folder

• Different Types of Families

3-5:

• Pride Month - Lesson Folder

• Pronouns and Gender Identity

6-8:

• Pride Month - Lesson Folder

• Marsha P. Johnson

9-12:

• Prime Month Lesson Folder

• LGBT+ Pride Resources for Teachers: Activities & Powerpoint Downloads

• How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement

• The Gay Rights Movement

June 19th – Juneteenth

• Juneteenth: How and Why It Should Be Taught in K-12 Schools

• How to talk to children about Juneteenth

K-2:

• All Different Now: Juneteenth, The First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson illustrated E.B. Lewis - Book

• Juneteenth Jamboree by Carol Boston Weatherford illustrated by Yvonne Buchanan - Read Aloud

3-5:

• Community Mural / Poster Campaign - Lesson Plan

• NMAAHC Kids: Understanding & Celebrating Juneteenth - Lesson Plan

• Love Twelve Miles Long by Glenda Armand illustrated by Colin Bootman - Book

• Juneteenth by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and Drew Nelson - Read Aloud

• What Is Juneteenth? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS - Video

6-8:

• History of Juneteenth and why it became a national holiday - PBS -  Lesson Plan

• What is Juneteenth? - National Museum of African American History and Culture - Article

• What is Juneteenth, and why is it important? - Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio - TED-Ed - Video

9-12:

• History of Juneteenth and why it became a national holiday - PBS - Lesson Plan

• What is Juneteenth? - History  - Article

• What Is Juneteenth? - Video 

• What is Juneteenth, and why is it important? - Karlos K. Hill and Soraya Field Fiorio - TED-Ed - Video

K-2:

• Commonsense.org Hispanic Heritage Month Lesson Plans

• Pepe and the Parade Hispanic Heritage Month Read Aloud

3-5:

• Hispanic Heritage Month Slideshow

• Hispanic Heritage Month Video

6-8:

• Hispanic Heritage Month Slideshow

• Learning Resource List for Hispanic Heritage Month - Common Sense Media

9-12:

• Hispanic Heritage Lesson Plans and Printable-National Education Association

• Hispanic Heritage Month - National Museum of the American Latino 

Bullying Prevention

K-2:

• Bullying Prevention Month Lesson Plans

3-5:  

• Bullying Prevention Month Lesson Plans

• Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Month Video

6-8:

• Bullying Prevention Month Lesson Plans

• Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Month Video 

• Wayfinder Bullying Prevention/Responding to Bullying

9-12:  

• Bullying Prevention Month Lesson Plans

Filipino American History Month

K-2: 

• Filipino American History Month Books and Read Alouds

3-5: 

• Filipino American History Month Books and Read Alouds

6-8: 

• Filipino American Heritage Month Video

9-12:  

• Filipino American Heritage Month Video

Indigenous Peoples' Day

• Important Considerations

K-2: 

• Read Aloud and Lesson Plans

3-5: 

• Indigenous Peoples Day Song For Kids

6-8: 

• Indigenous Peoples Day celebrates a difficult history - VIDEO

9-12:  

• Library of Congress Indigenous Peoples Day - VIDEO

Halloween

K-5:  

• Respect During Halloween 

• Halloween Checklist: Is your costume offensive? 

6-12:  

• Respect During Halloween 

• Halloween Checklist: Is your costume offensive? 

Religious Diversity and the Holiday Season reflection tool (K-12)

7 Things Teachers Need to Know About Native American Heritage Month

38 Ways to Support—Not Appropriate From—Native People!

Native American Heritage Month

K-2:

• Common Sense Education- Native American Heritage Month - Lessons Plans

• ODE Tribal Curriculum - Lesson Plans 

• Oregon Historical Society - Lesson Plans 

• We Are Grateful - Teacher Read Aloud

3-5:

• Common Sense Education- Native American Heritage Month - Lessons Plans

• In Lak'ech Poem - Lesson Plan

• ODE Tribal Curriculum - Lesson Plans

• ODE Tribal History/Shared History - Lesson Plans

• Oregon Historical Society - Lesson Plans  

6-8: 

• Common Sense Education- Native American Heritage Month - Lessons Plans

• Native American Heritage Month Slideshow (6th, 7th, 8th)

• Native American Heritage Month Resources 2024

• ODE Tribal Curriculum - Lesson Plans

• ODE Tribal History/Shared History - Lesson Plans

• Oregon Historical Society - Lesson Plans   

• Teacher Lesson Plans 

• President Biden’s Formal Apology - Video

• CELEBRATING Native American Heritage Month - BBC My World - Video

• 6 Stories Celebrating Native American History and Culture- Video

9-12:

• Common Sense Education- Native American Heritage Month - Lessons Plans

• Native American Heritage Month Resources 2024

• ODE Tribal Curriculum - Lesson Plans

• ODE Tribal History/Shared History - Lesson Plans

• Oregon Historical Society - Lesson Plans   

• Teacher Lesson Plans 

• President Biden’s Formal Apology - Video

• CELEBRATING Native American Heritage Month - BBC My World - Video

• 6 Stories Celebrating Native American History and Culture- Video

• History vs. Christopher Columbus - Video

Thanksgiving

NEA- Native educators say Thanksgiving lessons can be accurate, respectful, and still fun-here’s how

K-2:

• Keepunumuk- K-3 Read Aloud,  K & 1 - Lesson Plans

• RETHINKING THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY GUIDE - Lesson Plans

• We are Grateful -Teacher Read Aloud - Lesson Plan

3-5:

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Lesson Plans

• Keepunumuk- K-3 Read Aloud,  K & 1 - Lesson Plans

• RETHINKING THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY GUIDE - Lesson Plans

6-8: 

• American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving - Lesson Plans

• Cultural Appropriation - Lesson Plan

• Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth, A Study Guide  - Lesson Plans

• Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving | Teen Vogue - VIDEO

• RETHINKING THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY GUIDE - Lesson Plans

• The Harsh Truth About Thanksgiving | NowThis - VIDEO

9-12:

• Native American Girls Describe the REAL History Behind Thanksgiving | Teen Vogue - VIDEO

• RETHINKING THANKSGIVING ACTIVITY GUIDE - Lesson Plans

• The Harsh Truth About Thanksgiving | NowThis - VIDEO

Religious Diversity and the Holiday Season Reflection Tool (K-12)

K-2: 

• Disability Equality in Education Read Alouds

• Disability Equality in Education Resources

3-5:

• Learning For Justice Lesson Plans

• Respectful Ways to Interact with People with Disabilities Video

6-8: 

• Be Cool, We Are - Indiana Disability Awareness Month Campaign 

• We need to talk about disability -  The Social Model Video

9-12:

• Be Cool, We Are - Indiana Disability Awareness Month Campaign 

• We need to talk about disability -  The Social Model