Recently, I was asked what resources to use for teaching from the Special Days posts. Every month has different topics, but I turn to the same tried and trusted web sites as I collect resources for our Special Days learning.  Below is a list of those I find to be the most helpful when preparing our “from the calendar” studies.  I hope that you will find them helpful, too.

Special Days and Biographies –  How to and resource list  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/07/21/special-days-and-biographies/

Resources for Presidents Birthdays  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2014/02/14/resources-for-presidents-day/

Special Days and Geography –  How to and resource list  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/07/29/special-days-and-geography/

Special Days and Science – How to with resource list  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/08/05/special-days-and-science/

A monthly calendar “resource of links and things to do, things to learn and things to explore”  http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-almanac

Wonderful resources, activities, crafts, recipes, and open ended ideas often related to seasons, holidays, and monthly themes for families and independent learners  http://www.franw.com/

Calendar of Books  http://childrensbooks.about.com/od/readingresources/tp/current-calendar.htm

“Food, Nutrition, and Health By the Month”  http://food.unl.edu/fnh/seasonal-ideas

Monthly themed bulletin boards, lesson plans, activities, and writing prompts https://www.theteacherscorner.net/monthly-resources/

Seasonal Themes with Resources     http://www.theteachersguide.com/

Daily Feature Video  https://www.brainpop.com/

Wonder of the Day  http://wonderopolis.org/

This Month in History  http://www.historyplace.com/specials/calendar/

Bible based object lessons, games, projects, and science experiments which will often correspond with themes and holidays  http://www.christianitycove.com/

Vocabulary lists to go with just about any seasonal or holiday topic  https://myvocabulary.com/

Seasonal and holiday themed math lessons and activities  http://www.yummymath.com/

Monthly Science Calendar with resources  http://thehomeschoolscientist.com/

Writing Prompt Calendar     https://writeshop.com/tag/calendar/

Calendar Related Writing and Literacy Activities and Lesson Plans http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/

Science Activities for Every Month of the Year  –  http://igamemom.com/science-activities-for-every-month-of-the-year/

Crafts for holidays and themes  http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/

Special Days art lessons, craft projects, and activities  http://kinderart.com/seasons/

Elementary level printables with monthly themes including holidays, statehood anniversaries, and president’s birthdays  http://www.apples4theteacher.com/

Seasonal and holiday interactive games and printables  http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/seasons.htm

I’m going to keep this handy resource list on the sidebar under the current Special Days icon link.  And, if you need some help developing a special day study, just let me know!

Happy Learning!

betty jo