Holidays Around the World

January -

Martin Luther King Day

To Be a Drum by Evelyn Coleman
A movie by 4th grade students
Martin Luther King - Seattle Times
MLK - His Own Words
I Have a Dream speech

Martin Luther King Jr. - Legacy
Scholastic Magazine

Peacemakers: MLK
Peacemakers: Peace Children
What is Your Life's Blueprint?

King-Carter Freedom Peace Walk

Martin Luther King Quiz


From the Mountain Top Quiz

MLK Memorial in Washingotn, DC

MLK - Fact Monster


BEN FRANKLIN - Jan. 17, 1706
Benjamin Franklin - Franklin Institute
Ben the Inventor

The Electric Ben Franklin
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government

February
1. Groundhog Day - Punxsutawney Pa.
2. Stormfax Weather Almanac
3. Shadow Report
4. Legend of the Groundhog

5. Dr. Seuss

PRESIDENT'S DAY
1. President's Day
2. Lincoln's 200th Birthday

3. President's Quiz - Funbrain
4. Way Back - PBS kids
5. President's interactive games -apples4theteacher



  April
  EARTH2
EARTH DAY
  * EPA - Kids
* Time for Kids
* Glossopedia - Earth Day
* KIds Take Action on Earth Day - Scholastic
* NIEHS - Reduce, reuse, recycle
* World Wildlife Fund

YOUR FOOTPRINT

* Global Footprint Network
* How much your green habits really save -
* 5 ways to save 1000 gal. of water - CNN
* 5 Reasons not to drink bottled water - CNN
* Hackensack River Keepers
* HO2 House

PLANET
* Great Pacific Garbage Patch



GAMES
* Michael, Michael Go Recycle - game
* EcoKids - game
* Landfill Bill - game
* Ecological Footprint Quiz
* Eeko World

TEACHER RESOURCES
* Classroom Earth
* Earth 911
* Natural Resources Defense Council
* Earthday Challenge
* What you can do right now! -Earthday.net
* EARTHDAY.gov for Kids
* EPA - Reduce, reuse, recycle
   
 

June

Flag Day

Flag Day

October
Fire Prevention Week - Oct. 3rd

Halloween
Virtual jack-o-lantern

Math/science with pumpkins
Pumpkin Themes
Pumpkin Science
Pumpkin project


November

Thanksgiving

1. The First Thanksgiving - Scholastic Teacher Guide
2. Plimoth Plantation
Investigating the First Thanksgiving
3. First Thanksgiving Webcast - Plimoth Plantation
3. Mayflower History
4. Thanksgiving - You are the Historian-Plimoth
........Look in the Student Public Folder for this program
5. The First Thanksgiving Painting

6.The First Totem Pole
7. Totem Pole Maker