Educators Calendar 2008, Donnette E Davis, St Aiden's Homeschool

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I have tried to include as many international holidays,educational events and celebrations as possible in thiscalendar. Information has been gleaned from official

educational sources, and from my own research. Not allactivities have live links these will be added to the website

and to these pages as they become researched andavailable.

Every care has been taken to ensure that the informationprovided herein is accurate. However it would be prudent toobtain confirmation of dates/events if you are unsure of the

date provided in this book. Donnette E Davis and/or StAidens Homeschool cannot be held responsible for anyinaccuracies. Please bear in mind that there can be as

many as 18 hours time difference on either side (before orafter) of our time here in the southern hemisphere and

inaccuracies can occur.

In as far as is possible I have or will be providing links,resources, educational activities and printables on

www.staidenshomeschool.com for as many of the events aspossible. Where I am unable to, I will attempt to source

reliable and fun educational links for you.

I wish you and your family a very safe, blessed and

prosperous 2008. May your educational journey with yourbeloved children continue to be a source of fun, inspirationand achievement. If you have any comments, additions

you feel should be included herein, recommendations,suggestions and/or criticisms please contact me at

[email protected] I welcome input andinteraction.

With very best wishes to one and all

Donnette E DavisSt Aidens Homeschool, South Africa (c) 2007/2008


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1 New Year's Day Ellis Island Opened (1892) Betsy Ross's Birthday (1752)

2 Georgia Ratification Day National Science Fiction Day

3 Alaska Admission Day J.R.R Tolkien's Birthday (1892)

Full "Wolf" Moon

4 Utah Admission Day National Trivia Day- Louis Brailles Birthday (1809)

5 National Bird Day George Washington Carver's Birthday (1864)

6 New Mexico Ratification

Apple Tree Day

6-12 Universal Letter Writing Week7 Galileo discovers Jupiter's moons (1610)

8 Elvis Presley's Birthday (1935)

9 Connecticut Ratification Day National Static Electricity Day

10 Volunteer Fireman's Day Oil Discovered in Texas (1901)

11 Amelia Earhart Day John Hancock's Birthday (1737)

12 Secret Pal Day

13 Stephen Foster Memorial Day First Radio Broadcast (1910)

Frisbee Introduced (1957)


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14 Revolutionary War Ended (1784)- Clean Off Your Desk Day15 Martin Luther King's Birthday (1929)

Hat Day

16 World Religions Day

17 Ben Franklin's Birthday (1706)

18 Robert Scott Reaches South Pole (1912) A.A. Milne's Birthday (1882)

19 International Sing-Out Day

Robert E. Lee's Birthday National Penguin Awareness Day Archery Day Edgar Allan Poe's Birthday (1809)

20 Inauguration Day Basketball Day

21 First Atomic Submarine Launched (1954) Squirrel Appreciation Day

- Martin Luther King Day

22 National Popcorn Day

23 National Handwriting Day

24 California Gold Rush (1848) Just Do It Day

25 First Winter Olympics (1924)

26 Australia Day Michigan Admission Day

27 Mozart's Birthday (1756)28 Challenger Shuttle Explosion (1986)

29 National Puzzle Day Kansas Admission Day Seeing Eye, Inc. founded (1929)


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1 Robinson Crusoe Day (1708)

National Freedom Day

2 Groundhog Day

Mexican War Ended

3 Signing of the 15th Amendment(1868) Super Bowl Sunday

4 Rosa Parks' Birthday (1913) First U.S. Presidential Election (1789)

4-8 National School Counselling Week

5 National Weatherperson's Day

Constitution Day (Mexico)- Mardi Gras6 New Zealand's Independence Day 100 Billionth Crayola Crayon Produced (1996) Babe Ruth's Birthday (1895)

7 Tattooing Machine Introduced (1875) Love Your Robot Day Charles Dickens's Birthday (1812)

- Chinese New Year National Girls and Women in Sports Day

8 Boy Scouts of America Day Jules Verne's Birthday (1828)

9 Toothache Day

10 Treaty of Paris signed, ending the French and Indian War (1763)

Umbrella Day


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11 Thomas Edison's Birthday (1847) First Weekly Weather Report (1878) National Lost Penny Day

11-17 Random Acts of Kindness Week

12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday (1809) National Lost Penny Day

14 Valentine's Day Arizona + Oregon Admission Day Ferris Wheel Day (1859)- Read to Your Child Day

15 Susan B. Anthony Day

Muhammad Ali Loses Boxing Title (1978)

16 Nylon Patented Who Shall I Be? Day

17 National PTA Founders Day Last VW Beetle (1972)

18 Presidents Day Pluto Discovery (1930)

19 Nicolaus Copernicus Birthday (1473)

20 Family Day "Batman & Robin" Debuted (1944)

21 National Sticky Bun Day First U.S. Brain Operation (1902)

22 George Washington's Birthday (1789)

23 First Animal Cloning (1997)

24 Wilhelm Grimm's Birthday (1786) First Uranus "Flyby" (1986)- Flag Day in Mexico

25 Quiet Day

26 Grand Canyon National Park Established (1919) Levi Strauss' Birthday (1829)

- Tell a Fairy Tale Day


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27 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Birthday (1807) 15th Passage of Halley's Comet (837)- Polar Bear Day

28 Congress Authorized Lewis and Clark's Trip (1803) International Floral Design Day Computer Core Memory Patented (1956)- DNA Discovered

29 Leap Year Day

Black History Month

Library Lovers' Month American Heart Month Children's Dental Care Month National Bird Feeding Month

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1 - Salem Witch Hysteria Begins 1692

- Yellowstone National Park Established 1872

- World Book Day

2 - Dr. Seuss' Birthday (Celebrated as Read Across America 1904)

3 - Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday (1847)

- National Anthem Day

5 - Boston Massacre 1770

- Stop The Clocks Day

6 - Michelangelo's Birthday 1475

- Fall of the Alamo1836

7 - U.S. Patent Issued for Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone (1876)

8 -International Womens Day

9-15 Girl Scouts Week

9 - Barbie Doll Debuts (1959)

- Daylight Saving Time Begins


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10 - Harriet Tubman Day (the Anniversary of Her Death in 1913)

- US Paper Money Issued: Anniversary 1862

11 - Death of John Chapman, celebrated as Johnny Appleseed Day 1845

- First Flu Case in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Reported at Fort Riley, KS

13 - Deaf History Month Begins

14 - Albert Einstein's Birthday 1879

- Pi Day

14-22 Poison Prevention Week

17 - Ireland National Day

- St. Patrick's Day

20 - Spring Begins (NH)

- International Earth Day

- Spring Equinox

21 - Pocahontas' Death Anniversary 1617

- Human Rights Day, South Africa

22 - World Water Day

23 Easter - Share Easter(April 8) traditions with your children/class by

creating bunny-themed art projects and dyeing eggs.


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24 Harry Houdini's Birthday 1874 Harry Houdini was one of the biggest sceptics of

mediums. So as you probably already know, he and

his wife had a secret code. So whoever died first would try to communicate with the

survivor. So for years Harry's wife had mediums try. Did she ever get the secretmessage? Find out here! Harry Houdini Performs Since Harry Houdini was born

this week, here is a collection of his performances that

you can actually watch and hear!

26 - Robert Frost's Birthday 1874

30 - Vincent van Gogh Birthday 1853

30 - U.S. Agrees to Purchase Alaska From Russia for $7.2 Million Dollars 1867

- International Doctors Day

31 - Eiffel Tower Opened 1889

Irish American Heritage Month

National Craft Month

National Nutrition Month

Music in Our Schools Month

Women's History Month


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April is Mathematics Education Month, a great time tofocus on this important subject. Enhance your primarystudents' basic skills with our resources on everythingfrom addition and subtraction to measurement andtime. If your middle or high school students aresceptical about math's importance, show them howmath functions in real life and across the curriculum.For exceptional resources for your high school student,visit The Family Education Network!

April also hosts Alcohol and Drug Awareness Month,National Library Week, and Earth Day which makesit a great time to explore the issues around globalwarming.

1- King George III Reacts to the Boston Tea Party by Closing the Boston

Port 1774

April Fool's Day

National Week of the Ocean

2 - Ponce de Len Discovers Florida 1513

Hans Christian Andersen's Birthday

Death of Pope John Paul II

Passover

3 - SAT Registration Deadline

5 - Booker T. Washington's Birthday 18567 - World Health Day

9 - Jumbo the Elephant Arrives in US 1882

- Civil War Ended 1865

10 Encourage a Young Writer Day

11 - Dandelion Day


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12 - First Space Shuttle Launch 1981

- Civil War Begins with Confederate Attack on Fort Sumter 1861

13 Alfred Butts' (Inventor of Scrabble) Birthday 1899

- Thomas Jefferson's Birthday 1743

15 - Leonardo da Vinci's Birthday 1452

15 - Titanic Disaster 1912

13-19 - National Library Week

13-19 National Volunteer Week

15 - Holocaust Remembreance Day - Holocaust Remembrance Day

(April 15) Take the time this April 15 forHolocaust Remembrance Day.

Your students cab learn about various events and significant dates of

the Holocaust. You might also read about Anne Frank, a tragic victim

of that genocide. On April 15 Holocaust Remembrance Day

- take some time to review a horrific period in world

history. Some resources have it as 04 May

16-22 National Park Week16-22 Astronomy Week

18 Paul Revere's Midnight Ride 1775

- San Francisco Earthquake 1906

19 Passover

21-27 Playground Safety Week

21-27 National TV Turn Off Week

22 Earth Day

- Ecology Games for Earth Day

- Endangered Species for Earth Day

23 Shakespeare's Birthday 1564

- World Book & Copyright Day

23-27 National Playground Safety Week

25 World Penguin Day


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- Hubble Space Telescope Launched by Space Shuttle Discovery 1990

- Italy Liberation Day 1945

26 - Whydah Pirate Ship Sank Off the New England Coast 1717

- Richter Scale Day

27 Ulysses S. Grant's Birthday 1822

27 - Freedom Day, South Africa

- SAT Registration Deadline

- Arbour Day (some resources have it as 25th April)

30 - Vietnam Liberation Day1975

- National Honesty Day (USA)

National Kite Month

California Earthquake Preparedness Month

National Humour Month

National Mathematics Education Month

National Poetry Month

Zoos: Zoo and Aquarium Month

Aquariums: Zoo and Aquarium Month

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National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

1 - Sudoku First Published as Number Place in Dell Puzzle Magazine 1979

1 7 National Postcard Week

- May Day

- Workers Day, South Africa

- Mother Goose Day

- Space Day

3 - Whale Awareness Day (in Massachusetts)

- National Scrapbooking Day (USA)

-World Press Freedom Day

4-10 Music Week

4-10 Computer Education Week

4-10 Teacher Appreciation Week

4 - Fire-fighters Day

5 - Elizabeth Jane Cochran's, Known

as Nellie Bly, Birthday 1864

- Cinco de Mayo

- Cartoonist Day

7 - Beethoven's Ninth Symphony Premiere 1824

6 - World Asthma Day

8 - World Red Cross Day

10 - Central and Union Pacific Railroads Meet 1869

11 - Richard Feynman's Birthday 1918

11-17 National Police Week (USA)

11-17 National Transportation Week (USA)


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12 - Edward Lear's Birthday (Celebrated as Limerick Day) 1812

12-18 Childrens Books Week

12 - Start of California Gold Rush 1848

- International Migratory Bird Day

- National Windmill Day (Holland)

13 - Mother's Day (postcard)

- Mother's Day

14- First permanent British colony Established in Jamestown, Virginia

1607

- Lewis & Clark Leave St. Louis 1804

15 - L. Frank Baum's Birthday 1856 Download the Scarecrow of oz

- Discovery of Largest Prime Number Known to Man

- International Day of Families

16 - Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp, CA

- Jerusalem Day

17-23 Deaf Awareness Week

17 - Sue Debuts at Field Museum

18 - Karol Wojtyla Birthday (Pope John Paul II) 1920

18-24 Buckle Up Week

Backyard Games Week

19 - Circus Day, Anniversary of First Ringling

Brothers Performance 1884

- Frog Jump Day

20-21 Charles Lindbergh Flies Historic Solo

Nonstop Transatlantic Flight 1927

20 - Weights and Measures Day

- Amelia Earhart's Atlantic Crossing 1932

- Good Neighbour Day


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20-27 Hurricane Awareness Week

22 - Most Powerful Earthquake of the 20th Century Struck Chile 1960

21-28 National Backyard Games Week

23 - World Turtle Day

25 Africa Day

28 - Memorial Day (USA)

- Amnesty International Day

27 - Cellophane Tape Patented 1930

- Golden Gate Bridge Opened 1937

29 - John F. Kennedy's Birthday 1917

30 - First Daily American Newspaper Published 1783

31 - Walt Whitman's Birthday 1819

Spelling Bee Week

31 - Mark Felt Reveals Himself as Watergate's Deep Throat 2005

31 - World No Tobacco Day

Asian-Pacific_American Heritage MonthBetter Hearing and Speech MonthClean Air MonthGet Caught Reading MonthAsthma and Allergy Awareness MonthMental Health MonthNational Physical Fitness and Sports Month (USA)

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

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1 Stand for Children Day

Kentucky and Tennessee Admission Day

Helen Keller Died (1968)

- Doughnut Day

2 Radio Patented (1896)

National Trails Day- National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day

3 First U.S. Space Walk (1965)

- Repeat Day

4 Cheese Day

First Supermarket Carts (1937) Aesop's Day- Hug your cat day

5 U.N. World Environment Day First Hot-Air Balloon Flight (1783)

6 National Hunger Awareness Day First Drive-In Movie Theatre (1933)- National Yo-Yo Day - Birthday of yo-yo manufacturer Donald F.

Duncan.

7 VCR Introduced (1975)

8 World Oceans Day- Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday

9 Donald Duck's Birthday (1934) London Symphony Gives First Performance (1904)

10-16 National Flag Week USA10 Ballpoint Pen Patented (1943)


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11-16 Little League Baseball Week11 Jacques Cousteau's Birthday (1910) Kamehameha Day (Hawaii)

12 Anne Frank's Birthday (1929) Diary Day- Red Rose Day- Magic Day

13 National Juggling Day

14 Flag DayArmy Day- Pop Goes the Weasel Day

15 Arkansas Admission Day Celluloid Discovered (1869)- Power of a Smile Day- Fly a Kite Day

16 Valentina Tereshkova Becomes First Woman in Space- Youth Day (South Africa)- National Fudge Day

17 Father's Day - Father's Day commemorates and celebrates Dad. Aday to not only honour your father, but all men whohave acted as father figures in your life - whether asStepfather, Uncle, Grandfather, or "Big Brother

M.C. Escher's Birthday (1898)- Eat Your Veggies Day

18 Sally Ride Becomes First Woman on Space Shuttle- Go Fishing Day

- International Picnic Day

19 First Official Game of Baseball (1846) Juneteenth (Liberation of Slaves) (1865)

20 West Virginia Admission Day- Bald Eagle Day- Ice Cream Soda Day

21 Summer Begins (Solstice) (N Hemisphere)

Winter (S Hemisphere)


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22 Pledge of Allegiance Recognised by Congress (1942)

23 First Typewriter Patented (1868) United Nations Public Service Day- National Pink Day

24 U.F.O. Day (1947)

25 First Colour TV Broadcast (1951) Eric Carle's Birthday (1929)- Log Cabin Day

26 The Signing of the United Nations Charter (1945) Inventor of the Thermometer Born (1824)- National Chocolate Pudding Day

27 Happy Birthday to "Happy Birthday to You" (1859) Helen Keller's Birthday (1880)

28 Paul Bunyan Day

29 Remote Control Introduced (1964) Shakespeare's Theatre Destroyed by Fire (1613)- Camera Day

30 Meteor Day Full "Strawberry" Moon- Superman's Birthday

National Fishing Week (1st Week)National Safe Boating Week (1st Week)Teacher Thank You Week (1st Week)

National Clay Week (2nd Week)National Little League Baseball Week (2nd Week)National Camping Week (4th Week)

Black Music MonthNational Adopt-a-Cat MonthDrive Safe MonthFresh Fruit and Vegetable MonthNational Iced Tea MonthNational Tennis MonthTurkey Lovers MonthZoo and Aquarium Month


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- Child Vision Awareness Month- Fireworks Safety Month (to 7/04)- National Rivers Month- National Rose Month- National Safety Month

- National Dairy Month

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1 Canada Day ~ Canada Day (French: Fte du Canada) is Canada's

national holiday, marking the formation of the country on July 1, 1867. It

is a federal holiday celebrated on July 1, annually, by all provincial

governments and most businesses across the country.

First U.S. Zoo Opened (1874)

- Build A Scarecrow Day

2 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Halfway Point of the Year

3 Idaho Admission Day Stay Out of the Sun Day Compliment Your Mirror Day- Fry An Egg on a Sidewalk Day!Did you ever hear the expression, "It's so hot outside you could fry anegg on the sidewalk." Is that really true? Use these directions and see ifit works.

4 USA Independence Day ~ Activities

5 Bikini First Worn (1883)

6 Republican Day (Republican Party Formed - 1854)

7 Pinocchio First Printed (1883)~ Activities~ TheAdventures of Pinocchio (Italian: Le avventure di Pinocchio) is anovel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi.

- Cherry Pit Spitting Day ~ Activities

8 First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence (1776)

9 Argentina's Independence Day Don't Step on a Bee Day

10 Wyoming Admission Day- Teddy Bear Picnic Day

11 World Population Day ~ World Population Day is observed on July


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11, honouring of world population statistics and aspects. During this daymost of the major population statistics are released to the public, whenduring other days of the year, this information would have beenhard to obtain. Patricia Polacco's Birthday (1944)

12 Etch-a-Sketch Introduced (1960) Battle of the Boyne Day (Ireland)

13 Puzzle Day- Cow Appreciation Day

14 Bastille Day (France) ~ Bastille Day is the French nationalholiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it's called"Fte Nationale" ("National Holiday"), in official parlance, or more

commonly "quatorze juillet" ("14th of July"). It commemoratesthe 1790 Fte de la Fdration, held on the first anniversary ofthe storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the storming of theBastille was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modernFrench "nation", and of the reconciliation of all the French insidethe constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic,during the French Revolution.

15 Howard Hughes Set New Speed Record (1938)

16 District of Columbia Established (1790) Russian Czar Executed (1918) Umi No Hi (Marine Day, Japan)- National Farm Safety Week, Australia

17 Disneyland Opened (1955) Our Disney Activities

18 National Ice Cream Day- Nelson Mandelas Birthday 1918

19 First East to West Rowing of the Atlantic (1969)

20 First Moon Landing (1969) Moon Day First Special Olympics (1968)

21 Monkey Day New Hampshire Admission Day

22 Parents Day

Pied Piper Arrived in Hamelin (1264)


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23 Pneumatic Tyre Invented (1888) ~ Pneumatic tires ortyres (see spelling differences) are used on all types of vehicles,from cars to earthmovers to aeroplanes. Tyres enable vehicleperformance by providing for traction, braking, steering, andload support. Tires are inflated with air, which provides a flexible

cushion between the vehicle and the road that smoothes outshock and provides for a comfortable ride quality. Pneumatictires are made of a flexible elastomer material such as rubberwith reinforcing materials such as fabric and wire. Tyrecompanies were first started in the early 20th century, and grewin tandem with the auto industry. Today over 1 billion tyres areproduced annually, in over 400 tyre factories, with the three toptyre makers commanding a 60% global market share.- National Hot Dog Day (USA)

24 Amelia Earhart's Birthday (1897) ~Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 missing 2 July 1937, declareddeceased 5 January 1939) was a noted American aviationpioneer and women's rights advocate. Earhart was the firstwoman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, which she wasawarded as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Sheset many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flyingexperiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, a women's pilots' organisation. Earhart disappeared over thecentral Pacific Ocean during an attempt to make a circum-

navigational flight in 1937. Intense public fascination with her life,career and disappearance continues to this day.

25 Puerto Rico Constitution Day- Thread the Needle Day

26 New York Admission Day

27 Korean War Veterans' Armistice Day- Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny

28 Beatrix Potter's Birthday (1866) ~ (Helen) Beatrix Potter(28 July 1866 22 December 1943) was an English children's bookauthor and illustrator, renowned for creating "Peter Rabbit" andother animal characters. Later in life, she was also a notedconservationist

29 NASA Established (1958) ~ The National Aeronautics andSpace Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United Statesfederal government, responsible for the nation's public space

program. Established on July 29, 1958, by the NationalAeronautics and Space Act, its annual funding for fiscal year


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2007 (FY2007) amounts to US$16.8 billion. Its motto is per aspera adastra, Latin for "through hardships to the stars."

Full "Buck" Moon- Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer

30 Emily Bronte's Birthday (1818)

31 J.K. Rowling's Birthday (1965) (Harry Potter Activities)

- Blueberries Month

- National Hot Dog Month- National Recreation and Parks Month- Ice Cream Month- National Tennis Month (USA)

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3-9 National Smile Week

1 World Wide Web Anniversary

Photo Flashbulb Invented (1930)

- National Raspberry Cream Pie Day

2 Signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776)

- National Ice Cream Sandwich Day (USA)

3 Christopher Colombus Set Sail (1492)

-Watermelon Day

-National Kids Day

4 Gestapo Arrest Anne Frank (1944)- Chocolate Chip Day

5 Neil Armstrong's Birthday (1930) Friendship Day- Mustard Day - This special day was created by the Mount HorebMustard Museum in Wisconsin. The festival began in 1991, and is usuallycelebrated on the first weekend in August (so the actual day of thecelebration varies from year to year).

6 Hiroshima Day National Kids Day- Wiggle Your Toes Day

7 First Pictures of Earth Taken from Space (1959)- Lighthouse Day

8 National Waffle Day First Canadian Turtle Derby (1972)

9 International Art Appreciation Day President Richard Nixon Resigned (1974)- National Women's Day (S Africa)


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10 Missouri Admission Day Smithsonian Institution Founded (1846)-10-16 National Friendship Week- 10-12 Kool Aid Days - A refreshing beverage that is this popularworldwide deserves more than one day of celebration. Check the

official Kool Aid Days website to find out about events that are takingplace.

11 Martian Moon Phobos Discovered (1677)

12 International Youth Day Tyrannosaurus Sue Discovered (1990)

13 International Left-Hander's Day - visit the official Left Handers' Daywebsite that provides fascinating facts and good research info.

First Two-Way Satellite Conversation (1948)

14 V-J Day Widescale Power Outage in the U.S. (2003)

15 Panama Canal Opened (1914)- Independence Day India

16 Bathysphere Reached Record Depth (1934)

17 Davy Crockett's Birthday (1786) Woodstock Festival Ended (1969)

18 King Kong Premiered (1933)

19 National Aviation Day-Potato Day

20 National Rodeo Day- Lemonade Day

21 Hawaii Statehood Day- Aloha Day Mona Lisa Stolen (1911)

22 National Tooth Fairy Day

23 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and ItsAbolition

24 National Peach Pie Day First Swimmer Crossed the English Channel (1875)


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25 Earth Photographed from the Moon (1966)

26 Women's Equality Day- National Dog Day (USA)

27 Lyndon B. Johnson's Birthday (1908)

28 Dream DayMartin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" Speech Full "Sturgeon" Moon

29 Hurricane Katrina (2005)

30 Thurgood Marshall Confirmed

31 International Blog Day- National Trail Mix Day (USA)-Princess Diana Died (1987)

- Back to School Month (USA)- Women's Month (South Africa)- Family Fun Month

- Happiness Happens Month- Inventor's Month- Kid's Vision and Learning Month

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1 Great Kanto Earthquake, Japan (1923)

Spring Day - South Africa

-Labour Day (USA)- Ramadan Begins

2 Great Fire of London (1666)

3 Labour Day USA Wizard of Oz Published (1900)

- Skyscraper Day!Celebrate these feats of architectural engineering. Head to the cityand show your child some real skyscrapers. Compare how tall they areto the other buildings around them. If you can, go up to the top of askyscraper in an elevator to see a view of the city. The tallest building inthe world is 1,671 feet tall and is in Taipei, Taiwan. (Show your childwhere Taiwan is on a globe.) Build Your Own Skyscraper! If you can'tgo to the city, then build your own skyscrapers with blocks. See howhigh you can stack the blocks before they all fall down!

4 Henry Hudson Discovers Manhattan (1609)

5 National Be Late for Something Day

6 Star Trek Debuted on TV (1966)

7 Babe Ruth Hits First Home Run (1915)Buddy Holly's Birthday (1936)

8 International Literacy Day

9 Grandparents Day California Admission Day Chrysanthemum Day (Japan)

10 Rickshaw Invented (1869)- Sewing Day

11 Patriot Day

12 Mae Jemison Becomes First African-American Woman in Space(1992)


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Rosh Hashanah

13 International Chocolate DayRoald Dahl's Birthday (1916) Ramadan Begins

14 Star Spangled Banner Written by Francis Scott Key (1814)

15 Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin (1928)

16-22 Constitution Week

16 Mexican Independence DayStepfamily DayInternational Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

17-23 Farm Animals Safety Week17-23 Constitution Week (USA)

17 Constitution Day

18 National Play-Doh Day Tsunami in Hong Kong (1906)

19 Mickey Mouse Cartoon Debuted (1928)

20 International Student Day Chester A. Arthur Inaugurated (1881)

21 Yom Kippur International Day of Peace

22 Elephant Appreciation Day22-28 Banned Books Week

23 First Day of Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) Native American Day

24 Jim Henson's Birthday (1936)- Heritage Day (S Africa)

25 Shel Silverstein's Birthday (1930)Pacific Ocean Discovered (1513)

26 Johnny Appleseed's Birthday (1774)

Full "Harvest" Moon


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27 First Skyscraper Opened in NYC Ancestor Appreciation Day

28 Tomato Proven Safe (1820)

29 US Army Established (1789)-Rosh Hashanah

30 International Translation Day

Baby Safety MonthBetter Breakfast Month

Hispanic Heritage Month(9/15 - 10/15)Kid's Eye Health and Safety MonthKid's Good Manners MonthLibrary Card Sign-Up MonthNational Literacy MonthNational Piano MonthNational School Success MonthOrganic Harvest- International Day of the Tiger

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1-7 Get Organized Week

Squirrel Appreciation Week

1 World Habitat Day

World Vegetarian Day

Chinese National Day

Disney World Opened (1971)

2 Peanuts Comic Strip Debuted (1950)3 Mickey Mouse Club Debuted (1955)

4-10 World Space Week

4 Buster Keaton's Birthday

5 World Teachers Day

6 National Storytelling Festival

-Child Health Day

5-11 National Fire Prevention Week National Metric Week

7 World Smile Day Carbon Paper Patented (1806)

8 Columbus Day John Hancock Died (1793)

9 Leif Erikson Day

10 King Tut's Treasures Photographed (1924)

11 Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday

12 Farmers Day-National Childrens Day (USA)12-18 national School Lunch Week (USA)

13 Milton Hershey Died (1945)

Navy Day


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-Columbus Day (USA)

14 Peace Corps Birthday

14-20 National School Lunch Week

Teen Read WeekNational Rainforest WeekSchool Bus Safety Week

15 White Cane Safety Day

16 Dictionary Day World Food Day

17 Black Poetry Day

18 Alaska Day Black Olympians Suspended (1968)

19 Largest Mass of Gold Discovered (1872)19-25 Chemistry Week

20 National Fruit Day Sweetest Day20-24 National School Bus Safety Week

21 Light Bulb Invented (1879)-Apple Day

22 Make A Difference Day-Yom Kippur-Nut Day

23 Women's Suffrage March, NYC (1915)23-31 Red Ribbon Day

24 United Nations Day International School Library Day

25 Microwave Oven Debuted (1955)

26 Two Gray Whales Freed from Ice (1966)Full "Hunter's" Moon

27 James Cook's Birthday (Explorer)

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28 Statue of Liberty Dedicated (1886)-National Chocolate Day - USA

29 Internet Created (1969)

First Oscar Night (1929)

30 War of the Worlds Broadcast (1938) John Adams's Birthday (1735)

31 HalloweenNevada Day

Computer Learning Month Diversity Awareness Month Family Health Month Fire Prevention Month Hunger Awareness Month Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 - 10/15) International Dinosaur Month Learning Disabilities Month Youth Against Tobacco Month Pet Wellness Month

School Safety Month

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1 Family Literacy Day

Day of the Dead (Mexico)

- National Authors Day2 North Dakota and South Dakota Admission Day Harry Truman Elected President (1948)- Marie Antoinettes Birthday- Daniel Boones Birthday

Daylight Savings Time Ends

2-8 World Kindness Week

3 National Sandwich Day First Dog Orbited Earth (1957)

4 King Tut's Tomb Discovered (1922)

- Italy Victory Day5 Young Reader's Day

6-10 Kids' Goal Setting Week

6 Reagan Re-Elected by a Landslide (1984)

7 Canadian Pacific Railway Completed (1885)

8 Montana Admission Day Yeti Tracks Discovered (1951)

9 Berlin Wall Opened (1989) Kristallnacht Began (1938)

9-15 American Education Week- Geography Week

10 Great Wall of China Opens for World Tourism Marine Corps Birthday

11 Veterans Day Washington Admission Day


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Supernova Discovered (1572)

12 Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Birthday (1815)

13-19 National Children's Book Week

13 International Day of Kindness Robert Louis Stevenson's Birthday (1850)

14 American Teddy Bear Day

15 America Recycles DayGreat American Smokeout

16 Oklahoma Statehood Day Oodaaq Island Discovered (1978) International Day of Tolerance

16-22 Games & Puzzles Week

17 Suez Canal Opened in Egypt (1869)Homemade Bread Day

18 Mickey Mouse's Birthday (1928)

William Tell Shot the Apple (1307)

19 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

20 North Carolina Statehood Day Edwin Hubble's Birthday (1889)

21 First Hot-Air Balloon Flight (1763)

22 JFK's Assassination

23 Zoom Lens Patented (1948)

24 Origin of the Species Published (1859) Full "Beaver" Moon

25 Wind-Up Car Patented (1881)

26 FDR Signs Thanksgiving Bill

27 Anders Celsius' Birthday (1701)- Thanksgiving (USA) - Thanksgiving Day in America is a timeto offer


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thanks, of family gatherings and holiday meals. A time of turkeys,stuffing, and pumpkin pie. A time for Indian corn, holiday parades andgiant balloons. Celebrated the 4th Thursday of November

28 Ka Lahui (Independence Day, Hawaii)

29 Louisa May Alcott's Birthday (1832) Electronic Greetings Day

30 Mark Twain's Birthday (1835)

American Indian Heritage Month

Aviation History MonthChild Safety and Prevention MonthDiabetes MonthEpilepsy Awareness Month Healthy Skin MonthInternational Drum MonthPeanut Butter Lovers' MonthStamp Collecting Month

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1-16 16 Days of Activism again Woman/Child Abuse

1 AIDS Awareness Day- Eat a Red Apple Day! Apples are delicious. Apples are nutritious. Theyare grown all over the world and can be found in thousands ofvarieties. Have some Fun with Apples! with your preschooler.

2 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Razor Blade Patented (1901)

3 Illinois Admission Day International Day of Disabled Persons- National Fritters Day!

Increase your child's vocabulary by defining a "fritter." Not sure whatit is yourself? Well, a fritter is a piece of food that is coated in batteror crumbs and fried. There are apple fritters, banana fritters, fishfritters, and vegetable fritters. Ask the whole family to help make abatch. Yum!

4 National Cookie Day Game of "Monopoly" Debuted (1935)- Santa's List Day! Print out a wish list, help your child write down thename of a gift or toy they would like, and send the list to Santa. Orsimply write a letter to Santa

5 International Volunteer DayWalt Disney's Birthday (1901)

6 First Taxicabs in London (1897)

- St. Nicholas Day! In Denmark, children receive gifts from St. Nicholasin their stockings on this day. Learn more about this celebration andtry some of the activities for some holiday fun.

7 Delaware Day Pearl Harbour Day7-13 Hand Washing Week8 Eli Whitney's Birthday (1765)

9 Computer Mouse Invented (1968) Roller Skates Patented (1884)


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- Christmas Card Day!

The first commercial Christmas card was created by Sir Henry Cole of

England in 1843. Christmas Cards are fun and easy to make with paper

and crayons. Even in their simplest form they will help your child

develop a foundation for reading and writing skills.

10 Human Rights Day

Mississippi Admission Day

Emily Dickinson's Birthday (1830)

Nobel Prize Day

11 Indiana Admission Day

National Noodle-Ring Day

12 Pennsylvania Admission Day Poinsettia Day - Did you know that an ambassador to Mexico, Dr. Joel

Robert Poinsett, brought the first Poinsettia to the USA from Mexico in

1828? There is also a legend that a Mexican boy had no gift for the

Christ child. As he knelt to pray near Christ's manger, a beautiful flower

grew next to him. He gave it to Jesus. That flowering plant later

became known as a Poinsettia.

13 South Pole Discovered (1911)

Alabama Admission Day

First Susan B. Anthony Dollar (1979)

- New Zealand Day Dutch explorer Abel Tasman first reported sighting

New Zealand in 1646. Show your child a world globe and point out

New Zealand. Learn about New Zealand's famous bird - the Kiwi.

14 First Miniature Golf Course (1929)

15 Bill of Rights Day Basketball Created (1891)Sitting Bull Died (1890)

16 Boston Tea Party Day- Day of Reconciliation (South Africa)- Beethovens Birthday

17 Wright Brothers' Day Pan American Aviation Day- National Maple Syrup Day!North America is the only place where Maple Syrup is produced. It was


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originally made by Native Americans. You can read "The Legend ofMaple Syrup" online.

18 New Jersey Admission DayInternational Migrants' Day

- Slavery Abolished by the 13th Amendment, 1865

19 Saturnalia Festival

- Look For An Evergreen Day!

Christmas trees are evergreen plants! Evergreens are plants that retain

their green leaves or needles all year round, in contrast to deciduous

trees that lose all of their leaves leaving the branches bare for part of

the year. Read The Legend of Why Evergreen Trees Never Lose Their

Leaves online. Enjoy the book, Christmas Tree Farm by Ann Purmell. It's

the story of a boy and his family's Christmas Tree Farm. Go On An

Evergreen Hunt! Take a walk through the neighbourhood and ask your

child to help you find the evergreen trees and plants.

20 Louisiana Purchase (1803)

- Go Caroling Day!

Caroling can be a magical experience for young children. Organize a

caroling party. Bundle up and head out with your family and friends ona dark winter's eve to bring a little joy and song into the lives of others

by singing Christmas carols. Here are some ideas:

o Print out lyrics to familiar carols for free, assemble them in abooklet (with a cover decorated by your child), and give a

copy to each caroler.

o Practice the songs with young children by listening to andsinging carols in advance.

o Don't forget the Christmas cookies and gingerbread! Or askeach guest to bring a dozen cookies to share.

21 Pilgrims Landed (1620) Crossword Puzzle Created (1913)- Northern Hemisphere: Winter Solstice and National Flashlight Day!

The first day of winter arrives on December 21st. It is the shortest day of

the year in the northern hemisphere because there are the fewest

hours of sunlight. Because it is the darkest day of the year, it's the

perfect occasion forNational Flashlight Day! Children love to use

flashlights, and thankfully, they are easy to find and inexpensive. Show


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your child how to turn the flashlight on and off. Show your child how to

take the flashlight apart and put it back together. Describe all of the

parts of the flashlight as you do this. Try this activity: Fun with Shadows!

Turn off the lights in the room. Shine a flashlight on a bare wall. Ask your

child to stand in front of the bright l ight and experiment with making

shadows of all shapes and sizes on the wall. Show them how to make

Hand Shadows. Experiment with casting different kinds of shadows by

holding different objects up in front of the flashlight. Try a stuffed

animal, scissors, a pencil, a toothbrush, small toys like cars and action

figures or dollhouse dishes and cups. Puzzle pieces cast interesting

shadows too. I'm sure your child will think of many more to try.21-27 International Language Week

22 Winter Begins (NH) First Cloned Pet Born (2001)

23 First Nonstop Flight Around the World (1986) Full Cold Moon

24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas

26 Kwanzaa Begins- Boxing Day/Family Day- Day of Goodwill (S Africa)- Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, Dec 26, 2004

27 Visit the Zoo Day

- Snowflake Day!

If it's snowing where you live, bundle up and go outside to try and

catch some snowflakes today. Here are some other ways to celebrate

snowflakes whether you live where it snows or not. Make a PaperSnowflake - While these simple instructions are designed for younger

children, your child may still need some help folding and cutting the

paper. You may enjoy trying these designs too.

28 Iowa Admission Day National Chocolate Day- Endangered Species Act Enacted Dec 28, 1973- Card Playing Day!

Playing card games is a great pastime for children of all ages

starting from about 4 and up. Preschoolers may enjoy just playingwith a deck of cards - matching the numbers, or face cards, or


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patterns such as clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades. Even veryyoung children may enjoy sorting the cards by colour - black andred.

29 Texas Admission Day

Andrew Johnson's Birthday (1808)

30 Rudyard Kipling's Birthday (1865) - The author of beloved children'sbooks such as The Jungle Book, and Just So Stories, was born in 1865.Listen to free audio recordings of Kipling's Just So Stories.

31 New Year's Eve - New Year's Eve Slumber Party! Gather the familytogether in one room on New Year's Eve for a giant slumber party. Putthe aero-beds and sleeping bags on the floor in front of the TV.Everyone can stay up to welcome in the New Year. (If the beds are

there, little ones can fall asleep as they get tired, but they still feel likethey were part of the fun.)

Break out the party hats, horns, and confetti - make some joyful noise!Before anyone gets too tired, have each person make an out-loud wishfor the New Year. Tear up the 2007 Calendar and throw the pieces intothe air. Put up the new 2008 Calendar. Sing "Auld Lang Syne." Toast inthe New Year with some sparkling cider. Eat some favourite snacks.Watch a family-friendly movie such as It's A Wonderful Life. Those thatstay awake can watch the New Year's countdown on TV. Share a New

Year's hug and kiss! Have fun with your wonderful family!

Make Up Your Mind Day

Stress-Free Family Holiday MonthSafe Toys and Gifts MonthUniversal Human Rights Month-World Aids Month

-Write to a Friend Month

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To Do Sheet

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