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January
January
New Year
Chinese New Year
See February
Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King Resources Grades 1-6
Seattle Times Martin Luther King Resrouces Great source material upper grades
Stanford's King Institute Large variety of resources. Some videos in the "King Resources" tab.
February
February
Groundhog Day
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year Lots of information and a video at the bottom.
Activities Information and activities. Not interactive.
Safari Montage video on Chinese New Year (Will work for GSD employees only)
Liang & the Magic Paintbrush (GSD employees only) Chinese Culture includes Lion Dance.
Valentine's Day
Word Hearts Type words in to form a heart, change options such as color.
Heart Shaped Writing Type in a message or story and it puts the words in the shape of a heart in story/word form.
Counting Hearts Best for Kindergarten
100th Day
Youtube Video: 100 people ages 1-100 (This can also be found by clicking on "media" above.
100 Snowballs Build things with exactly 100 snowballs.
Balloon Pop Pop the numbers in order from least to greatest.
Find the Bone Click on the correct place on an empty 100 chart to find the dog's bones.
Splat Square An interactive 100 chart.
Number Grid Fireworks Click on the correct place on an empty 100 chart to gather fireworks for a display.
Winter Olympics
Edutopia This is for older kids.
President's Day
Arthur Meets the President ebook and activity
White House for kids White House web site for kids
Leap Year
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March
March
Spring
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St. Patrick's Day
Easter
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Passover
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April
April
Spring
See March
Testing
Testing Miss Malarkey ebook
April Fool's Day
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Earth Day
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Easter
See March
Passover
May
May
May Day
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Cinco de Mayo
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Mother's Day
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Memorial Day
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Summer/End of Year
Summer/End of Year
End of School Year
Student Activities/Resources
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Teacher Resource
http://yourdailydance.com/songs-for-end-of-the-year-slideshows/
Summer
Father's Day
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Flag Day
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Independence Day
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August/Back to School
August/Back to School
Beginning of the Year
iPad for Back to School Getting started with iPads
Tech on the First Day A post by a kindergarten teacher, but good for all grades.
25 Activities for the Beginning of the Year from Ditch That Textbook
September
September
Fall
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Labor Day
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September 11 (Patriot Day)
Lesson Plans and Resources (Please preview these to make sure they are appropriate for your students)
911 Memorial site This page has wonderful resources for teachers including lesson plans on all grade levels and suggestions on how to handle the subject with your class.
Videos for Students
Nick News Explains what happened including some footage (not gruesome). People who were children and involved on that day share their memories. Explains some about how 9/11 relates to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Definitely for older elementary. Preview and show the parts you want to your students. The entire video is about 22 minutes long.
Brain Pop Good for older elementary students. Movie with a quiz.
Links to Related Pictures
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center Includes: pre 9/11, burning tower, Freedom Tower
Google Earth 3-d Memorial Google Earth 3-d exploration of the WTC Memorial
October
October
Fall
(See September)
Columbus Day
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Halloween
Pumpkin Addition Concentration Grades K,1,2
Halloween, Halloween What Do You See? Grades K, 1
Create a Tale: The Witch's Stew Grades 1, 2 Reading, can lead to discussion of adjectives and nouns.
Halloween Math K-6 Practice with basic facts: + - x /
Pumpkin Carving Just for fun/mousing skills
Ghost Typing Grades 3+
November
November
Veteran's Day
VA Kids This site has information and games for all ages of kids.
USA for Kids This had resources listed that could be useful in research.
Election Day
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Addition (facts to 12)
Thanksgiving Addition tiles (facts to 10)
Thanksgiving Multiplication tiles
Thanksgiving Dinner Problem Solving
Scholastic's First Thanksgiving An excellent resource for teaching and learning about the first Thanksgiving
Plimouth Plantation Virtual Field Trip
Wilkins' Videos (I was able to visit the Mayflower 2 and Plimouth Plantation, these are videos I took.)
A tour of the Mayflower II belowdecks
A Pilgrim discussing their journey
Wompanoag Children Starts at :45
December
December
Winter
Make a Snowflake Good to go along with Snowflake Bentley, symmetry, mousing skills
Build a Snowman Good mousing skills practice.
Operation Snowman Word problems--student figures out the operation. Good for 4-6.
Hannukah
Interactive site Interactive and informative. Includes audio for non-readers.
Christmas
Christmas Tree Light Up Problem solving--build a circuit
Snow Line Problem solving--help Santa move his sled to the finish line.
Christmas Lights Math practice--choose + - X /
Reindeer Cafe Addition facts practice.
Add With Santa Levels can be set. K-6--set the highest and fastest level for older kids.
Elf Sorter Sort he elves: two categories, venn diagram, and 4 categories.
Presents in the Snow Customizable for grades K-6.
Snowflake Subtraction Subtraction from simple, to 2 digit regroup with settings for slower/faster speed. 20 levels. K-4
Present Stacker Spatial Awareness, problem solving. 1-4
Christmas Trees Very basic counting and ordering game. prek-1
The Reindeer Orchestra Music--play carols or other tuns by clicking on the reindeer noses.
Bauble Symmetry Symmetry--decorate a tree symmetrically.
Rudolph Rescue Subtraction on a numberline, many settings, including negative numbers.
Christmas Tree Maker A Complex art program to make a Christmas tree. You could have students make a tree, then write a description or story.
Kwanzaa
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