Seasonal Events & Special Topics:

• Spring


• Winter


• Elections
• Olympics
  • Winter Olympics – February 12-28, 2010 – Vancouver, Canada
  • Summer Olympics – July 27 - August 12, 2012 – London, United Kingdom
  
• Coping with Terrorism
• Cultural Heritage & Diversity
• Family
• Science Experiments
• Inspirational Teacher Stories

January:

• New Year Lesson Plans – January 1
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Third Monday in January
  • January 18, 2010
  • January 17, 2011

February:

• Black History Month – February
• Groundhog Day – February 2
• Valentine's Day – February 14
• Chinese Lunar New Year – First fifteen days in first month of the Chinese Calendar
  • February 14, 2010 – Year of the Tiger
  • February 3, 2011 – Year of the Rabbit
  • January 23, 2012 – Year of the Dragon
• Presidents Day (Washington's Birthday) – Third Monday in February
  • February 15, 2010
  • February 21, 2011
• Mardi Gras Day / Fat Tuesday / Pancake Day – Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
  • February 16, 2010
  • March 8, 2011
  • February 21, 2012

March:

• Women's History Month – March
• Irish Heritage Month – March
• Pi Day – March 12
• International Women's Day – March 8
• St. Patrick's Day – March 17
• First Day of Spring – March 20, 2010

April:

• Easter Sunday – Date falls between March 22 and May 8
• April 4, 2010
• April 24, 2011
• Earth Day – April 22
• National Arbor Day – Last Friday in April
  • April 30, 2010
  • April 29, 2011

May:

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – May
• Mother's Day – Second Sunday in May
• May 9, 2010
• May 8, 2011
• Memorial Day – Last Monday in May
• May 31, 2010
• May 30, 2011

June:

• End Of School – Falls in late May - early June
• Flag Day – June 14
• Juneteenth – June 19
• Father's Day – Third Sunday in June
• June 20, 2010
• June 19, 2011

July:

• Independence Day – 4th of July

August:

• Beginning Of School – Starts in late August - early September

September:

• Labor Day – First Monday in September
• September 6, 2010
• September 5, 2011

October:

• Columbus Day – Second Monday in October
• October 11, 2010
• October 10, 2011
• Halloween – October 31

• American Indian Heritage Month – November
• Veterans Day – November 11
• Thanksgiving Lesson Plans – Fourth Thursday in November
• November 25, 2010
• November 24, 2011

December:

• Hanukkah / Chanukah – Starts on 25th day of the Hebrew Calendar
  
• Sunset, December 1 - Sunset, December 9, 2010
• Sunset, December 20 - Sunset, December 28, 2011
• Sunset, December 8 - Sunset, December 16, 2012
• Sunset, November 27 - Sunset, December 5, 2013
• Christmas Day – December 25
  
• Kwanzaa – December 26 - January 1
  
• New Year's Eve – December 31

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