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Do you have your Earth Day activities planned for the classroom yet? You've probably heard the saying "Earth Day is every day" at some point, but let's face it: If we are ever going to make that true, it takes getting the youngest generation involved!

With the official Earth Day slated for April 22, there are plenty of ways to get your classroom full of kids excited about being good stewards of our planet. We've pulled together some of the Teach Starter teacher team's favorite Earth Day activities for kids and ways to carry through on the Earth Day theme, plus some of the best ways to help kids connect to the earth and be more sustainable!

What Is the History of Earth Day?

Whether you're incorporating Earth Day into science, social studies, or ELA this year, talking about the history of Earth Day is ripe for discussion in the classroom. First celebrated on April 22 in 1970, the first Earth Day was founded by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson and organized by an activist named Denis Hayes who chose the date because it would fall between most colleges' spring breaks and students' final exams. The goal was to get youth involved, and it succeeded with protests about the environment at thousands of universities and an estimated 10 percent of Americans taking part in Earth Day activities. The message was clear: Young people care about our planet.

That same year - 1970 - the United States Environmental Protection Agency was created, and environmental laws began being passed in America, including:

National Environmental Education Act

Occupational Safety and Health Act

Clean Air Act

Endangered Species Act

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Of course, the Earth Day movement didn't stop there. By the 1990s, it had gone global, and now more than 190 countries participate - from governments to private citizens, adults to kids. It's estimated that as much as 95 percent of schools in the US now participate, along with schools worldwide.

Short on time? Head straight for the Earth Day printables!

Earth Day Activities for Kids

Join the Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge

Earth Day is an excellent day to talk about pollinators with your class. After all, one out of every three bites of food we eat exists thanks to an animal or insect that carries pollen from one part of the flower to another!

Bees, hummingbirds, bats and more play a crucial role in our ecosystem and food production, pollinating more than 75 percent of the world's flowering plants and around 35 percent of global food crops. Without pollinators, our food supply and the biodiversity of our planet would be severely impacted, and our students are going to play a crucial role in shaping a world where these creatures are protected.

Explore these important animals and insects through the lens of habitats this Earth Day by joining the Great Pollinator Habitat Challenge, part of the Great Sunflower Project run by scientists at San Francisco State University. The non-profit venture encourages Americans to Take a Habitat assessment and make a plan to improve their pollinator habitat.

Plant Seedlings in Decomposable Materials

Planting seedlings is a classic Earth Day activity and a great way to teach students about trees' vital role in our environment.

Kick things off by looking at the life cycle of a tree - Go through each piece of the life cycle with the students and explain what happens. For example, a seed is planted, the seed sprouts, etc.

This will feed right into a chance to start seedlings in newspaper cups or empty cardboard egg cartons - using items made from trees! Show the students the seedlings, and explain the process of planting a seedling. Demonstrate how to dig a hole, place the seedling in it, and cover it with soil. Explain the importance of watering a seedling regularly and providing it with enough sunlight.

You'll get a chance to teach your students about decomposition and reusing materials simultaneously with this activity. The tree seedlings can be kept in the classroom for charting growth, then planted in a school garden or taken home for students to plant on their own.

Use our free plant growth chart to help students track progress and a "producer, consumer, decomposer" poster (it's free too!) to explain the process of how the food chain works and how plants and animals depend on one another!

Get Free Seeds for Your Classroom

Setting up a butterfly garden at your school? Get free pollinator seeds from the Save Our Monarch non-profit, which focuses on helping the butterfly population.

Teaching third grade? The Bonnie Cabbage Program will send third-grade classrooms free cabbage seeds for the project, and students can win a $1,000 scholarship for their record-keeping!

Apply for free seed packs from Rob Greenfield, a non-profit that focuses on reducing food insecurity in the US.

Teach your students about heirloom variety plants with free seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - email [email protected] to apply.

Write Letters to Your Local Congressperson

Give your students a chance to see government in action this Earth Day! Direct older students to write persuasive letters to your local Congressperson asking them to make investing in our planet an anchor of their Congressional activities. Students can choose from some of the topics they've learned about in science class, be it renewable resources or the effects of greenhouse gases on our ozone layer.

Collect the letters and mail them in one envelope to your local politician, and see if they respond. Many will, opening up discussions about the impact individual citizens can have - even kids - by being proactive and talking to their politicians.

Connect Your Class Clean-Up to Our Oceans

Planning a clean-up activity at or near your school to celebrate Earth Day? Picking up trash on the playground or at a local park teaches kids about responsibility and being good neighbors. But why not take the opportunity to discuss the impacts of trash on our planet's oceans?

Teach a lesson on ocean pollution that touches on the impact of trash on the ocean ecosystem and the sources of trash in our oceans. For example, it's estimated that more than three-quarters of the world's ocean plastics enter the ocean via rivers and coastlines. Your students may be surprised to learn that no matter where they live - even in land-locked states - their trash could end up as marine debris if not disposed of properly!

Before you head out for a clean-up, show students imagery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located between Hawaii and California, and explain how more than 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic ended up in the patch.

Challenge students to think about solutions to reduce ocean pollution. Have them work in groups to create posters depicting ways to keep the ocean clean, such as recycling, reducing plastic use and participating in beach cleanups. Encourage kids to use creativity in their posters!

You can register your clean-up with the official Earthday.org Clean-up list to access resources for your students and help them feel connected to the global movement, or register the pieces of trash collected with Clean Swell®, a non-profit that works to keep oceans clean!

Set Up Classroom Recycling

Did you know that as much as 78 percent of school waste could be diverted from landfills if schools had recycling and composting plans? Put plans into action with a classroom recycling center this Earth Day!

This makes for a great student-led project. Have students research about recycling centers, what materials can be recycled and what items should not be put in the recycling bin. They can also research the benefits of recycling and how it can help the environment.

Students come up with a design for your class recycling center, or perhaps they can talk to the administration about setting one up for schoolwide use. They can create a sketch or a blueprint that shows what materials they will need and where everything will be placed. Depending on the available resources, the recycling center can be as simple or elaborate as the students want.

Teach Starter Teacher Tip: Set up posters on your bins to remind students where to put recycling and where to put actual trash.

Dive Into Biodiversity

Biodiversity is a hugely important topic, but it's also pretty complicated (especially for little minds who find the world a pretty big place!).We get it! To give your students a brief introduction, print a Biodiversity Poster to post in the classroom.

Once you've taken a look at exactly what biodiversity is, your students will be ready to zoom in on some of the big issues. Add on the Critically Endangered Species Map and some Endangered Species Facts Cards to help your students explore endangered animals.

Animals that have been driven to extinction show just how delicate our world is. Use this resource to discuss how society has negatively impacted animals and their habitats. This is a great place to start a discussion on what action can be taken to stop harming the world's ecosystems.

Pledge to Become Wildlife Heroes

Have your students take the pledge to become a wildlife hero this Earth Day! Discuss the myriad threats to wildlife that can be addressed in small ways, and encourage your class to come up with their own ideas to be better neighbors to our wildlife.

Once your students have been spurred to action, encourage them to commit to being a part of the solution. The printable Wildlife Hero Pledge is a great way for your students to come up with a tangible action that they can take, and they can be taken home to share with family members to spur the entire family into action.

"My pledge is to take care of the plants and animals in my environment by not littering and leaving insects in peace!"

Design a Garden

A Garden Design Project is perfectly suited for older elementary students and brings in math and design skills, as well as creative thinking. For more advanced learners, take a look at the Develop a Habitat Project.

This ties into your other lessons as an opportunity to contribute to the biodiversity of the school grounds by creating a brand-new habitat for plants and animals. And, of course, one of those designs could be used for a real garden if there's funding available. The folks at Seed Your Future have a full list of organizations offering grants for educators to add gardens right on campus.

Go to Earth School

Of course, you can always go to Earth School! A collaboration between TEDEd and the United Nations, Earth School invites your students to embark on a whole month of daily quests.

These adventures take you through real-world concepts, from the t-shirt-making process to how food reaches our plates. Help your students develop empathy and connect with nature with interactive resources, videos, quests, and activities.

Combine With National Poetry Month

Doing a poetry unit for April? It is National Poetry Month, after all! So combine the two celebrations for a meaningful writing activity in the class by writing Earth Day acrostics or poems about how to be more kind to Mother Earth!

Share What They Have Learned

Encourage students to demonstrate their new knowledge of different habitats and endangered animals by making a diorama of different habitats, featuring a variety of animals and plants. Students can then present their dioramas to the class, along with information about the unique ecosystems they've chosen!

How will you explore Earth Day with your students?

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Less than a century ago, women in the United States were not guaranteed the right to vote. Many courageous groups worked hard at state and local levels throughout the end of the 19th century, making some small gains toward women's suffrage. In 1913, the first major national efforts were undertaken, beginning with a massive parade in Washington, D.C., on March 3-one day before the inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson. Organized by Alice Paul for the National American Woman Suffrage Association, the parade, calling for a constitutional amendment, featured 8,000 marchers, including nine bands, four mounted brigades, 20 floats, and an allegorical performance near the Treasury Building. Though the parade began late, it appeared to be off to a good start until the route along Pennsylvania Avenue became choked with tens of thousands of spectators-mostly men in town for the inauguration. Marchers were jostled and ridiculed by many in the crowd. Some were tripped, others assaulted. Policemen appeared to be either indifferent to the struggling paraders, or sympathetic to the mob. Before the day was out, one hundred marchers had been hospitalized. The mistreatment of the marchers amplified the event-and the cause-into a major news story and led to congressional hearings, where the D.C. superintendent of police lost his job. What began in 1913 took another seven years to make it through Congress. In 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment secured the vote for women.

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October 6th-10th

Show students this video to introduce voting and election day (good warm up for lesson): https://youtu.be/pLLdOYybKkw?si=aLTHMqzX3SXa0hPb

Throughout the week, complete lessons from this curriculum: https://www.ccsoh.us/cms/lib/OH01913306/Centricity/Domain/202/3-5%20Kids%20Voting%20Activities.pdf

You could continue this into future weeks by having kids run for classroom jobs and need to be elected for those jobs.

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June 14th

LFJ What is Your American Flag?- https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/what-is-your-american-flag

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Stars and Stripes Forever: Flag Facts for Flag Day

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Students will learn what a symbol is, and how this particular symbol-the American flag-is an important part of our everyday lives.

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The first of September

Mini lesson on why we have Labor Day. Work on a KWL throughout the lesson

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September 15th-October 15th

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Women's Equality Day is a great chance to teach kids about gender equality and the amazing achievements of women throughout history. Whether you're a teacher or a parent, adding fun activities can inspire young minds and help them understand the importance of equality. We've put together a list of ten Women's Equality Day Activities from Twinkl's resources that are perfect for kids of all ages. These activities are not only fun but also show how women have shaped the world. Let's dive in and see how you can make Women's Equality Day special for the kids in your life!

What Is Women's Equality Day for Kids?

Women's Equality Day, celebrated on August 26th, marks the anniversary of the 19th Amendment's passage in 1920, which gave women the right to vote. This day honors the hard work of the suffragettes who fought for women's rights and reminds us that the fight for gender equality continues. It's a moment to look back on the progress we've made and recognize that there's still more to do to achieve true equality for women everywhere.

For kids, Women's Equality Day is a chance to learn about the amazing women who fought for the right to vote and to understand why their victory was so important. Through fun activities, stories, and discussions, kids can explore what fairness and justice mean. It's a great way to teach them that everyone deserves equal rights and opportunities and that standing up for what's right can make a big difference.

Celebrating Women's Equality Day also encourages kids to think about how they can help make the world a fairer place. Whether it's by speaking out against unfairness, supporting equal opportunities for all, or just learning to appreciate everyone's contributions, there's always something they can do. This day is a great reminder that while we've come a long way, there's always more work to be done, and everyone can play a part in that journey.

What Are Five Facts About Women's Equality for Kids?

1. Right to Vote: In 1920, women in the U.S. won the right to vote with the 19th Amendment. This was a huge victory led by suffragettes like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

2. Title IX: Passed in 1972, Title IX is a law that bans gender discrimination in schools. It ensures that girls and boys have equal opportunities in school activities, including sports.

3. First Female Vice President: Kamala Harris made history in 2021 by becoming the first female Vice President of the United States. She's also the first woman of color to hold this position.

4. Equal Pay Act: Signed in 1963, the Equal Pay Act requires that men and women receive equal pay for the same job. This law aims to close the wage gap between genders.

5. STEM Fields: More women are entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Programs and initiatives are encouraging girls to explore these fields and break traditional gender roles.

Who Are Some Influential Women in American History?
1. Susan B. Anthony
Susan B. Anthony was a key leader in the women's suffrage movement. She played a crucial role in securing women the right to vote and co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association. Her relentless efforts helped pave the way for the 19th Amendment, which granted women voting rights in 1920. Beyond that, Susan also fought for equal pay and women's property rights, leaving a lasting impact on gender equality.
2. Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an incredible abolitionist and political activist. She escaped slavery and went on to lead numerous missions to free other enslaved people through the Underground Railroad. Her bravery earned her the nickname "Moses," and she didn't stop there. Harriet also worked as a scout and spy for the Union Army during the Civil War, showing her dedication to justice and freedom.
3. Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is often called the "mother of the civil rights movement." Her simple act of refusing to give up her bus seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became a powerful symbol against racial segregation. Rosa's courage inspired many and played a significant role in the fight for civil rights, showing that standing up for what's right can lead to big changes.
4. Eleanor Roosevelt
As First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt was a champion for human rights and social justice. She later took on a major role at the United Nations, helping to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eleanor used her influence to advocate for marginalized groups and pushed for progress in areas like women's rights, civil rights, and labor rights. Her efforts have had a lasting global impact.
5. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, known as "The Notorious RBG," was a Supreme Court Justice who championed gender equality and women's rights. Her strong opinions and dedication to justice left a huge mark on the legal field. Ruth's work to dismantle gender discrimination through strategic litigation and her influential rulings continue to inspire those fighting for equality.

Teaching Video: Notable Women for Kids

Check out this awesome video from our Twinkl YouTube Channel to learn more about remarkable women in history that will surely inspire kids!

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If you enjoyed the video above, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay updated with all our content. Ready to explore our curated list of Women's Equality Day Activities? Let's dive right in:

Ten Women's Equality Day Activities From Twinkl

Looking for a fun math activity to celebrate Women's Equality Day? Try Twinkl's Women's Equality Exponents worksheet! Kids can simplify 20 expressions to reveal the empowering message, "Granting Women the Right to Vote!" It's a great way to mix math with a bit of history, making learning both fun and meaningful.

Kick off a thoughtful discussion on women's equality with our Second Grade Women's Equality Day Reading Passage Comprehension Activity. This resource dives into the significance of the 19th Amendment, which ensured women could vote, sparking conversations about this pivotal moment in history.

Want to add some inspiration to your bulletin board for Women's Equality Day? Twinkl's Women's Equality Day Banner is perfect! Available in vibrant color or black and white (ideal for an art project), it features historical suffragettes, Rosie the Riveter, and women in various professions, highlighting the ongoing journey towards equality.

Brighten up your classroom with our Women's Equality Day Inspirational Quotes Posters! Featuring powerful quotes and beautiful illustrations, these posters are a fantastic way to celebrate equal rights and inspire your students every day.

Create a stunning piece of collaborative art with the Women's Equality Day Collaborative Art Pack! Each student contributes to a beautiful display that celebrates the 19th Amendment and the right to vote. This project not only decorates your classroom but also promotes teamwork and creativity.

Celebrate women's rights in your classroom with our Women's Equality Day Exit Tickets. These tickets are a fun way to wrap up your lesson, featuring three questions about the day that serve as a memorable keepsake for your students. Available in color or black and white, they're a perfect end to a meaningful lesson.

Test your students' knowledge and spelling skills with Twinkl's Women's Rights Crossword. Featuring 10 clues about the 19th Amendment and key terms like suffrage and convention, this crossword is a fun and educational way to review the importance of equal rights.

Get your students writing with Twinkl's Women's Equality Day Postcards! These cards, available in color and black and white, can be used for various activities, like writing to a woman they admire, penning a letter from a suffragette's perspective, or explaining today's world to a historical figure. It's a great way to inspire thoughtful and concise writing.

Use the Women's Equality Day Crossword to engage your students in discussions about women's rights. This fun puzzle includes key vocabulary and serves as both a review and an assessment tool to ensure your students grasp the essential terms and concepts.

Help your sixth graders dive deeper into the significance of Women's Equality Day with our Reading Passage Comprehension Activity. This resource covers the women's suffrage movement, the 19th Amendment, and the day's historical context. Students will answer multiple-choice questions and cite evidence to understand and compare key points.

More Empowering Content From Twinkl!

With these Women's Equality Day Activities, you can make learning about equality exciting and meaningful for your students. They'll get to know the incredible women who have shaped history and feel inspired to follow in their footsteps. From interesting discussions to fun projects, these activities will help make Women's Equality Day memorable.

Want to bring these great resources to your classroom? Sign up for a Twinkl account today and discover a treasure trove of activities and materials that will make every lesson awesome.

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November 4th (April 1-Nov 4)

Big Packet of worksheets and Resources

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https://www.weareteachers.com/election-videos-for-kids/

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Make a plan for the polls before Election Day

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November 11th

Linked is a resource with videos, books, and activities to engage students with Veterans Day

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8 Free Veterans Day Activities for Elementary Students

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Find free Veterans Day activities and lesson plans for elementary students to honor and celebrate those who have served.

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September 16

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LFJ Lesson Plans- https://www.learningforjustice.org/projects/voting-and-voices/classroom-resources

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This curated collection features our best resources for civics education with a focus on elections and voting. The collection includes posters for students of all ages, along with videos, lessons, texts and student tasks for middle school and elementary classrooms.

For Grades 6 and Up

Prepare your students to bust five common voting myths with this free classroom poster!

"Change happens one step at a time. Keep picking them up and putting them down."

A series of videos from NBC News, ranging from 90 seconds to 13 minutes long. Titles include: "The Right to Vote," "Signing of the Civil Rights Act," "Fannie Lou Hamer's Testimony at the 1964 Democratic Convention," "Suffragists Change Tactics in Fight for Equal Suffrage," "The Freedom Riders" and more.

This 40-minute documentary tells the story of how students and teachers in Selma, Alabama, fought for their voting rights. Order a film kit from TT, and we'll send you a DVD, along with a viewer's guide, absolutely free.

This lesson looks at an important question students will face as citizens: What responsibilities accompany our basic rights?

In this lesson, students watch an episode of the PBS documentary series America by the Numbers with Maria Hinojosa, which examines the influence of voters from four demographic groups. Students will strategize about ways to encourage voter participation in their communities and plan an action project based on their learning.

We've partnered with Rock the Vote to launch a new version of their popular Democracy Class, a series of lessons about the history and power of voting rights in the United States.

In this short article, TT Award Winner Henry Cody Miller explains how he brought the 2016 election into his 9th-grade English classroom and encouraged critical literacy by asking students to hypothesize how literary characters would vote.

It's a common misconception that the only thing stopping people from voting is laziness. But voter suppression is real, and your students need to understand how it happens.

You can teach students about gerrymandering and still remain nonpartisan. Here's how.

In this primary text, Theresa Burroughs speaks with her daughter, Toni Love, about the obstacles she faced trying to vote under Jim Crow laws in Alabama.

Rebecca Newland, former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress, offers recommendations for primary source texts that will help students better understand the fight for black suffrage in the early 1900s.

This 2012 article explains some of the arguments behind-and some of the consequences of-voter ID laws.

Students create a voter's guide including information about voters' rights, important voting dates and deadlines, and an overview of what to expect at the polls. Students share the guide and ask friends and family to sign Teaching Tolerance's Voting and Voices pledges, committing to use their voice or vote in the upcoming elections.

In this Do Something student performance task, students use online resources to analyze local voter registration and turnout rates and to explore potential roadblocks to the voting process.

For Grades K-5

Prepare your students to bust five common voting myths with this free classroom poster!

"Change happens one step at a time. Keep picking them up and putting them down."

Fifth grade just started, and already Jeremiah has an assignment he's worried about: talking to his family about voting.

Harry Burn casts the deciding vote in his state's House of Representatives, and women's suffrage becomes law in Tennessee. This story is accompanied by a toolkit with recommendations for teachers.

This lesson looks at an important question students will face as citizens: What responsibilities accompany our basic rights?

Students create a voter's guide including information about voters' rights, important voting dates and deadlines, and an overview of what to expect at the polls. Students share the guide and ask friends and family to sign Teaching Tolerance's Voting and Voices pledges, committing to use their voice or vote in the upcoming elections.
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My Circle of Control Poster for 3rd-5th Grade

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Use this My Circle of Control Poster for 3rd-5th Grade to help students realize what is in their control and what isn’t in order to support healthy emotions, expectations, and communication. Print and display or distribute this poster for reference for students. If you enjoyed this resource, check out our fantastic Affirmations Coloring Pages! Transform negative thoughts into positive ones with this Changing Negative Thoughts to Positive Worksheet!

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September 17

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We the People: 8 Constitution Day Activities for Students

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June 19

Resources for teaching- https://www.portdiscovery.org/teaching-your-kids-about-juneteenth-the-reponsibility-the-importance-and-the-meaning/

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Resources https://nationaltoday.com/caribbean-american-heritage-month/#how-to

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Twinkl Teaching Resources - United States

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Third Monday

Lesson Plans on America's Civil Rights Movement- chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/kits/A_Time_for_Justice_Teachers_Guide.pdf

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Martin Luther King Day 2026 - Calendar Date

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Monday, October 13th, 2025

This holiday honors indigenous peoples who are from the United States. It honors those who originally lived on our land.

Students will first watch this video about what Indigenous Peoples Day is: https://youtu.be/fp34B81yMos?si=S25cRlLSN-q_rnx4

Then, we will talk about what a land acknowledgement is and why they are important. Students will use this website to find out which native lands we are located on: https://native-land.ca/

Finally, students will engage in a research project to research one of the tribes from our land. Students will do a jigsaw to learn about the other tribes they did not research.

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What is Indigenous Peoples Day? | All About Holidays for Kids

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Starts October 20th

Start with this song that overviews Diwali: https://www.nancymusic.com/SOM/2011/diwali.htm

Use the lesson plan on Symbols from WeTeachNYC (starts on page 10 of the PDF): https://www.weteachnyc.org/media2016/filer_public/d5/53/d553b149-5276-40d5-bbcb-20b0b30ae706/learning_about_diwali.pdf

If time, have students create their own Rangolis to hang around the classroom or in the hallway.

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International Women's Day: March 8th

Women's History Month: all month long

Students will spend the first few weeks of the month learning about different women who had significant impacts. See lesson plan ideas here: https://www.womenshistory.org/students-educators/digital-classroom-resources

The last full week of March, students will work in groups to create their own Women's History Museum. See instructions here: https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/lesson-plan/create-your-own-womens-history-museum

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March 3rd

Students will watch this video about National Anthem Day: https://youtu.be/c6WfZYRy8Mo?si=MarFkGxDRbZExo5C

Then, students will talk about what they know about the national anthem and what they want to know.

Students will receive a copy of the lyrics to the national anthem and will follow along as they listen to it. https://youtu.be/uAYKTMQl7MQ?si=cBUosYZjCsqXZ5Ok&t=43

We will then go through each of the lyrics and talk about what they mean. We will connect to state standards relating to taking pride in your country and talk about what it means to take pride in your country.

Students will end with a writing exercise about what the national anthem means to them. If students are not from the US but connect to a different country, they can still answer this question but in relation to their own country.

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National Anthem Day   March 3rd   National Day Calendar

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Celebrated annually on May 5th, this is a holiday celebrated by Latin peoples in honor of Mexico's victory over the French empire in 1862.

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March 19th-20th, 2026

This is a holiday that celebrates the end of Ramadan in the Islamic faith. During Ramadan, people fast all day, so people break their fast during this celebration!

To start, use the video and other lesson ideas from PBS regarding Ramadan (to give students background knowledge): https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c242a960-8ebc-43c3-a155-b985b78a719d/ramadan/

Then, use the video and other lesson ideas from PBS regarding Eid al Fitr: https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/6360eb6f-1c86-4452-8b52-2d60cb00d269/eid-al-fitr-all-about-the-holidays/

If there's time, students could compare and contrast a celebration from their religion or a tradition they have at home with Ramadan and Eih al Fitr. Students can then share their observations with other students.

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Eid al Fitr | All About the Holidays | PBS LearningMedia

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Eid al Fitr is a three day holiday that ends the Islamic month of Ramadan. Known as the “Festival of breaking fast,” Muslims will celebrate with family and food after the end of a long fast, joining with one another for prayer and other traditions.

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Lesson Plan- chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://constitutioncenter.org/media/files/Bill_of_Rights_%283-5%29.pdf

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Bill of Rights Day (1791): December 15, 2023

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Third Monday of February

Activities for students- https://www.weareteachers.com/presidents-day-activities/

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President’s Day Activities for Preschool, Pre-K - PreKinders

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Learn about how the bees are an important part of our everyday lives! We will learn about how bees pollinate our food we consume, along with various wild plants in our ecosystems.

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Collect flowers/plants outside as a class

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Collect flowers/plants outside as a class

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Go on an outdoor adventure and observe various plants and flowers that appear in the springtime! We can record our findings in our scientific journals

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Discover what happened on October 6 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and…

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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250778185/friendsarefriendsforever/

Younger reading level (older kids still can enjoy picture books), but I like this book because it also mentions families celebrating this tradition in the U.S. It can open up conversation about how many different cultures we have here, and how we can support others in their holidays and traditions.