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Throughout the school year there are some common and not so common days to celebrate in your classroom with your students. This page is a work in progress.

Our goal is to list and provide resources for special days that teachers can celebrate in the classroom. If you know of any days we are missing, please comment below and we will be sure to add the day. We also welcome guest blogs about days and lessons.

We will list the special days by month. Some days like the 100th day of school will be celebrated on different days depending on the start of the school year. These days are for the year 2013.

We hope you enjoy!

382 Great Jokes for Families and Teachers

Different Dates: 100th Day of School

December

December 7th Pearl Harbor

December 25th: Christmas

Top 15 Christmas Books for Kids

Test Your Christmas Trivia

Christmas Trivia: The Answers

Christmas Trivia: 10 Great Quizzes

Christmas Jokes

Caldecott Books are Great Christmas Presents!

January

January 21, 2013: Martin Luther King Day

February

Presidents’ Day – 2 great ideas – The Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents, Duck for President is a Great Children’s Book

March

March 6th: World Read Aloud Day: Ready. Set. Read Aloud! World Read Aloud Day!

World Read Aloud Day: 3 Great Blogs

March 14, 2013: Pi Day

Pi Day: Events, Activities, and History

Pi Day: 22 Great Websites for Math Teachers

Pi Day Resources for Math Teachers

5 Amazing Math Websites to Prepare for the Pi Day Challenge

The Pi Day Challenge is a Slice of Heaven for Math Teachers!

March 17th: St. Patrick’s Day

Massachusetts St. Patrick’s Day Parade Schedule

St. Patrick’s Day Jokes

March 31: Easter 70 Easter Jokes for Families and Teachers!

April

Autism Awareness Month

National Poetry Month

April 2 – World Autism Day

World Autism Awareness Day

The Importance of Peer Social Relationships for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

World Autism Day: How Do YOU Show Your Support for #Autism?

April 15, 2013: Patriot’s Day – Battle of Lexington and Concord.

April 18, 2013: Poem in Your Pocket Day

April 19, 2013: National Day of Silence

April 22, 2013: Earth Day

April 23, 2013: World Book Night

April 30, 2013: Deadline for Poetry Contest Grades 3 – 12

May

May 1st, 2013 – May Day

May 4th – May the 4th Be With You

May The 4th Be With You: The 10 Best ‘Star Wars’ Comics

May 5th, 2013 – National Space Day

May 5th – Cinco De Mayo

May 7th: National Teacher Day

May 11th: Mother’s Day:

50 Quotes for Moms

Dwayne Wade & His Mom: A Great Story for Mother’s Day

May 27th: Memorial Day

NEA Memorial Day Lesson Ideas

50 Memorable Memorial Day Quotes

Concordia University Memorial Day Lessons

June 2013

June 5th: World Environment Day

June 14th: Flag Day

June 16th: Father’s Day

Top 5 Father’s Day Movies: Family Edition

Father’s Day Jokes

Father’s Day Quotes

Team Hoyt: A Father & Son Love Story (by Don Yaegar)

June 18th: Nelson Mandela Day

Celebrate Nelson Mandela Day: 45 Inspiring Quotes!

67 Ways

June 21st: Summer Solstice

June 22nd: Great American Backyard Campout

The Great American Backyard Campout: June 22, 2013

July 2013

July 4th:

Top 10 Twitter Accounts for the 4th of July

Top 35 Patriot Quotes

4th of July Songs: Top 20 Songs

Founding Fathers: 56 Ben Franklin Quotes

Founding Fathers: 55 George Washington Quotes

Founding Fathers: 26 Thomas Jefferson Quotes

School House Rocks: No More Kings, Fireworks, The Shot Heard ‘Round the World, The Preamble

Summer Learning Activities

Kindergarten Summer Math Journal: 35 Great Summer Activities

How to Fit Early Learning Into Summer

Write On! Great Summer Learning Ideas for Moms & Dads

#1 Summer School Movie of All-Time: Dolphin Tale

Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge is Super

YMCA’s Top 5 Family Tips to Battle the Summer Slide

Summer Reading List for Kids of Fun Books with Science and Math Concepts (via @PragmaticMom)

Summer Tutoring: Beneficial or Harmful?

August

August 24, 2103: Dream Day

August 28th: MLK March on Washington

September

First Day of School:

10 Fabulous Websites with Lessons for the 1st Day of School

75 Quick Tips for Motivating Students

37 Classroom Tips From a Teacher Turning 37

Freshmen 1st Day Lesson: Make Your Lives Extraordinary!

High School Homeroom Ideas:

Teachers: A Great Time Saving Homeroom Tip

Homeroom Tips: High School Homeroom Day #1

September 8: Grandparents Day

Psychology Lesson: Grandparent Appreciation Day

Grandparents Day: 101 Quotes for Grandparents

Grandparents Day: A Little Something is a Wonderful Book!

Grandparents Day Lesson: Grandparent Memories

Grandparents’ Day Lesson: Memories and a Letter

National Grandparents Day High School Lessons

Grandparents Day Lesson Gets Amazing Feedback!

September 11th: 9/11

9/11 lesson plans

9/11 Tribute Concert Performances

September 15: International Dot Day

Let’s All Connect For Dot Day and Make Our Mark On The World!

Celebrate International Dot Day with Peter H. Reynolds!

September 17: Constitution Day

Take an INS Citizenship Test

Which Founder Are You?

Articles of Confederation Quiz

Declaration of Independence Quiz

US Constitution Quiz

7 Spectacular Websites for Constitution Day

September 21: World Gratitude Day

Write a Letter of Appreciation

Write a Letter to a Grandparent

Write a Thank You Letter to a Coach

Write a Thank You Letter to a Teacher

October

Celebrate UN-declared World Space Week October 4 – 10 annually! Space science events in over 60 nations educate the public and inspire youth. #STEM Global · http://www.worldspaceweek.org/

October 5, 2013: World Teacher Day

Write a Thank You Letter to a Teacher

October 20th – 26th, 2013: National Chemistry Week

October 23, 2013: What is Mole Day?

October 24, 2013: Food Day - Food Day is a Great Resource for Educators

October 29, 2013: Teaching Tolerance: Mix it Up Day

October 31, 2013: 101 Halloween Jokes

5 Great Websites for Halloween Lesson Ideas

Great Halloween Math Lesson: The Count & Vampires

Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin Trivia Quiz and Answers

NEA Lessons for grades K – 5, 6 – 8, 9 – 12

Halloween Quotes

November

November 11, 2013: Veteran’s Day: Veteran’s Day Quotes

NEA: Veteran’s Day Activities

Education World: Veterans’s Day Lessons and Activities

Geography Awareness Week: November 17th – 23rd 2013

National Geographic: Take Today’s Geo Bee Quiz

Geography Awareness Week: Take the GeoNet Quiz

Geography Awareness Week: GeoGames National Geographic

“I Will NEVER FORGET the 5 Themes of Geography or Mario!”

Teaching Geography: 5 Themes of Geography Rap

40 Geography Jokes

Geography Quotes

American Education Week: November 18-22, 2013

November 22 (1963): JFK’s Assassination

JFK Library: JFK 50th Anniversary Celebration

President Kennedy 1961 Inaugural Address

Thanksgiving November 28, 2013:

Thanksgiving Jokes for Teachers and Families

Thanksgiving Spelling List: 2nd Grade Spelling List

50 Thanksgiving Day Quotes

November 29, 2013: National Day of Listening by StoryCorps.

StoryCorps: Listening is an Act of Love

Celebrating learning is great any day, but the 100th day of the school year is a great event to embrace. With the internet there are so many great resources to help a teacher plan for this wonderful day.

Here is a great activity from a 1st grade teaching team to celebrate the 1ooth day of the school year.

We also have found some great links for many different grade levels to help teachers plan to make the 100th day of school one to enjoy and remember. Hopefully you find them useful!

Enjoy!

Images of 100 Day Celebrations

MathWire: 100 Ways to Represent the Number 100

100th Day of School

We celebrate our 100th day of school on Wednesday, February 6, (unless we have a snow day). We will be celebrating this day with many activities involving concepts if zero, tens and of course 100.

Each child should do one or both of the following:

Each child should bring in a collection of 100 things. (I will have 100 pennies.)

Bring in something about 100 years old.

We hope you all have fun with these activities.

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