Name Stories

Hispanic Heritage Month! - September 15th - October 15th

Celebrate the history, culture and contributions of Hispanic-Americans

Notable Hispanic Americans ENGLISH.pdf

Notable Hispanic Americans in History!

Learn about one new person each day


Notable Hispanic Americans SPANISH.pdf

¡Hispanoamericanos notables en la historia!

Aprenda sobre una nueva persona cada día

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez

My Papi has a Motorcyle

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin

Abuela

Dreamers

Too Many Tamales (Spanish)

Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers

Alma and How She Got Her Name

Join us on October 16th at 3pm for a virtual movie night!

We will watch Coco together to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month!

There will be popcorn and candy to pick up at Chavez on October 16th.

Indigenous People's Day! - October 8th

Celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and their histories and cultures.

Fry Bread

Encounter

Young Water Protectors: A Story About Standing Rock

We are Water Protectors

Día de Muertos! October 31st - November 2nd

Celebrate this multi-day Mexican holiday where family and friends gather to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died.

Día de los Muertos con Elena of Avalor

What is The Day of the Dead?

¡una canción!

Native Heritage Month! - November

Celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native peoples.

Indigenous History

PBS: Native America

Read Aloud: The Legend of the Bluebonnet

Indigenous People Day Song

Election Day! - November 3rd


Why is Voting Important?

Read Aloud: Voting in Elections

Read Aloud: Granddaddy's Turn

Read Aloud: Equality's Call

International Day of Persons with Disabilities! - December 3rd

Promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all parts of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in all areas of life.





Human Rights Day! - December 10th

Celebrate the rights which everyone is entitled to as a human being regardless of race, color, religion, sex, language, political opinion, national origin, property, birth or other status.

The Story You've Never Heard

We Are All Born Free

I Have the Right to Be a Child

Human Rights Speech

Martin Luther King Jr. Day - January 18th


Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.

As Good As Anybody

Let the Children March

Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech History

Black History Month - February (National Freedom Day - February 1st)


National Freedom Day

Child of the Civil Rights Movement

Black Scientists & Inventors

Kids Explain Black History Month

Chinese New Year - February 12th


Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin

Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho

Chinese New Year National Geographic for Kids

Women's History Month - March


Copy of ReadAcrossAmerica - Women's History

World Autism Awareness Day - April 2nd


Sesame Street & Autism

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

Ada Twist, Scientist

A Friend like Simon

Equal Pay Day - April 13th


What is Equal Pay Day?

Kids Explore Equal Pay Day


Earth Day - April 22nd


8 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

Wangari's Trees of Peace

The Great Kapok Tree

Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug

Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Awareness Month - May

Jewish American Heritage Month - May

Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail

Jeremy's Dreidel

The Mitten String (A Jewish Folktale)

Shangai Sukkah (A Jewish Migration Story)

Mental Health Awareness Month - May

When Worry Takes Hold

One Wave at a Time

Pride Month - June

Julian is a Mermaid

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Papa, Daddy, and Riley

I am Jazz

Juneteenth - June 19th

What is Juneteenth and Why Do We Celebrate?

Juneteenth for Mazie

All Different Now

Juneteenth