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Special Days Archive – Direct links to the most recent Special Days and Resource lists for every month.

I make my monthly special days calendars by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online special days and calendar resources.

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-june

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/june

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/june.html

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/calendar-at-a-glance/

http://chartsbin.com/view/2295

http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/

Happy June!

betty jo

Special Days in May, 2020

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May’s calendar is full of holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days, historic figures, artists and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you are looking for something special to learn about, celebrate, observe, or a food to add to the menu, this Special Days in May 2020 list gives you an awesome variety of choices!

Resources for teaching throughout the month, including a PDF of Special Days in May, can be found at the end of this list.

May’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Better Hearing and Speech
Better Sleep
Bikes
Civility Awareness
Clean Air
Creative Beginnings
Date Your Mate
Eco Driving
Electrical Safety
Family
Foster Care
Get Caught Reading
Gifts From the Garden
Good Car Keeping
Haitian Heritage
Heal the Children
Healthy Vision
Homeschool Awareness
Inventors
Jewish-American Heritage
Military Appreciation
Older Americans
Photograph
Physical Fitness and Sports
Preservation
Recommitment
Revise Your Work Schedule
Smile
Teen CEO
Tennis
Ultra-violet Awareness
Victorious Woman
Wetlands
Youth Traffic Safety

Mays Food Themes

Asparagus
Barbecue
Beef
Cauliflower
Carrots
Celiac Awareness
Egg
Grapefruit
Hamburger
Kiwi
Mediterranean Diet
Salad
Salsa
Strawberry
Vidalia Onions
Vinegar

Daily Specials For May 2020 (the * means that the date may not be the same each year)

May 1

Batman Day
Beltane
Cartoon Appreciation Week begins
Cheerios Cereal introduced 1941
Chocolate Parfait Day
Choose Privacy Week begins
Empire State Building dedicated 1931
Activist Mary Harris Jones born 1830
Hawaiian Lei Day
Herb Week begins
Law Day
Loyalty Day
May Day
Mother Goose Day
No Pants Day * (1st Fri.)
Pen-Friends Week begins
Save the Rhino Day
Smithsonian Institute dedicated 1847
Space Day * (1st Fri.)
Tuba Day * (1st Fri.)

May 2

Baby Day
Brothers and Sisters Days
Magician Doug Henning born 1947
Loch Ness Monster Day
Louisiana Purchase 1803
Join Hands Day * (1st Sat.)
Kentucky Derby * (1st Sat.)
Inventor Elijah McCoy (“the real McCoy”) born 1844
Play Your Ukulele Day
Scrapbooking Day * (1st Sat.)
Truffle Day

May 3

Be Kind to Animals week begins * (1st full week)
1st Comic Book (Famous Funnies) published 1934
Garden Meditation Day
Infertility Survival Day * (1st Sun.)
Lemonade Day * (1st Sun.)
Lumpy Rug Day
Paranormal Day
Postcard Week begins * (1st full week)
Textiles Day
Two Different Colored Shoes Day
Update Your References Week begins * (1st full week)
World Press Freedom Day

May 4

Bird Day
Children’s Book Week begins * (1st Mon.)
1st Colony (Rhode Island) to declare independence from Great Britain 1776
Columbus reached Jamaica 1494
Green Peace launched 1971
Intergalactic Star Wars Day (May the Fourth Be With You)
Kent State University Vietnam War Protest 1970
Kids Win Week * (Mon. of 1st full week)
Educator Horace Mann born 1796
Orange Juice Day
Principal’s Day *
Public Service Recognition Week * (1st Mon.)
Renewal Day
Respect for Chickens Day
Sears Tower Completion 1973
Teacher Appreciation Week begins * (Mon. of 1st full week)
Walking Week begins * (1st Mon.)
Weather Observers Day
Wildflower Week begins * (Mon. of 1st full week)
World Laughter Day * (1st Mon.)
World Password Day

May 5

Asthma Day * (1st Tues.)
Astronaut Day
Cartoonist Day
Children’s Day (Japan)
Cinco de Mayo
Hoagie Day
International Midwives’ Day
Netherlands Independence 1945
Office Fax introduced 1964
Oyster Day
Teacher Appreciation Day *
Totally Chipotle Day

May 6

Beverage Day
English Channel Tunnel opened 1994
Fire Escape patented 1878
Psychiatrist Sigmund Freud born 1856
Great American Grump Out * (1st Wed.)
Hindenburg exploded 1937
No Diet Day
No Homework Day
Nurses Day
School Nurse Day *
Tourist Appreciation Day

May 7

Composer Johannes Brahms born 1833
Lusitania anniversary 1915
National Day of Prayer * (1st Thurs.)
Composer Tchaikovsky born 1840
Tourism Day

May 8

Child Care Provider Day * (Fri. before Mother’s Day)
Coconut Cream Pie Day
Have a Coke Day
Iris Day
Military Spouses Day * (Fri. before Mother’s Day)
No Socks Day
President Harry Truman born 1884
VE Day 1945
World Red Cross Day

May 9

Archery Day * (2nd Sat.)
Babysitter’s Day * (Sat. before Mother’s Day)
Belly Dance Day * (2nd Sat.)
Birth Mother’s Day * (Sat. before Mother’s Day)
Author Eleanor Estes born 1906
Fair Trade Day * (2nd Sat.)
Lost Sock Memorial Day
Lemuria
Migratory Bird Day * (2nd Sat)
Miniature Golf Day * (2nd Sat.)
Missionary Andrew Murray born 1828
Romania Independence (from Ottoman Empire) 1877
Windmill Day * (2nd Sat.)

May 10

Clean Up Your Room Day
Food Allergy Week *
Lipid Day
London Blitz 1941
Lupus Day
Mother’s Day (US) * (2nd Sun.)
Reading is Fun Week begins * (2nd full week)
Salute to Moms 35+ Week * (on Mother’s Day)
Shrimp Day
Transportation Week begins * (week with 3rd Fri.)

May 11

Song Writer Irving Berlin born 1888
Missionary Andy van der Bijl born 1928
Bike to Work Week begins
Artist Salvador Dali born 1909
Eat What You Want Day
Etiquette Week begins * (2nd Mon.)
Poet Edward Lear born 1812
Minnesota Statehood 1858
Twilight Zone Day

May 12

Limerick Day
Florence Nightingale born 1820
International Nurses Day
Nutty Fudge Day
Odometer Day

May 13

Apple Pie Day
Donate A Day’s Wages to Charity * (2nd Wed.)
1st Settlers arrived at Jamestown 1607
Frog Jumping Day
Leprechaun Day

May 14

Buttermilk Biscuit Day
Chicken Dance Day
Scientist Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit born 1686
Artist Thomas Gainsborough born 1727
Israel became an independent state 1948
Lewis and Clarke’s Expedition began 1804
Skylab Space Station launched 1973
Underground America Day
1st Webster’s Dictionary Published 1847

May 15

Bike to Work Day * (3rd Fri.)
Author L.F. Baum born 1856
Chocolate Chip Day
Day of Families
Defense Transportation Day * (3rd Fri.)
Endangered Species Day * (3rd Fri.)
Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
Mercuralia
NASCAR Day * (3rd Fri.)
Paraguay Independence 1811
Peace Officer Memorial Day
Pizza Party Day * (3rd Fri.)
Straw Hat Day

May 16

1st Academy Awards 1929
Armed Forces Day * (3rd Sat..)
Biographer’s Day
Doo Dah Day * (3rd Sat.)
Drawing Day
Learn to Swim Day * (3rd Sat.)
Love a Tree Day
Pencil Day
Sea Monkey Day
Wear Purple for Peace Day

May 17

Backyard Games Week begins * (3rd week)
Bike Week begins * (3rd week)
Cherry Cobbler Day
Hypertension Day
International Pickle Week begins * (3rd week)
Physician Edward Jenner born 1749
New Friends, Old Friends Week begins * (3rd week)
New York Stock Exchange begins 1792
Pack Rat Day
Stepmother’s Day * (Sun. after Mother’s Day)
Take Your Parents to the Playground Day * (3rd. Sun.)
Walnut Day
World Telecommunications Day
World Trade Week begins * (3rd full week)

May 18

Mt. St. Helen Eruption Anniversary 1980
Museum Day
No Dirty Dishes Day
Notebook Day
Victoria Day * (Mon. before May 25)
Visit Your Relatives Day

May 19

Queen Anne beheaded 1536
Boy’s Club Day
Devil’s Food Cake Day
Activist Malcolm X born 1925
May Ray Day

May 20

Be a Millionaire Day
Cuba Independence 1902
Eliza Doolittle Day
Dolly Madison born 1768
Pick Strawberries Day
Quiche Lorraine Day
Timor-Leste Independence 2002
Weights and Measures Day

May 21

Fossil Hunter Mary Anning born 1799
American Red Cross Founders Day
Ascension Day * (40 days after Easter)
End of the World/Rapture Party Day
Linbergh Flight 1927
Montenegro Independence 2006
Artist, Henri Rousseau born 1844
Strawberries and Cream Day
Missionary James Hudson Taylor born 1832
Vejovis
Waiters and Waitresses Day
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

May 22

1st Atlas published 1570
Biological Diversity Day
Buy a Musical Instrument Day
Artist Mary Cassatt born 1844
Don’t Fry Day * (Friday before Memorial Day)
Maritime Day
Sherlock Holmes Day
Toothpaste Tube invented 1892
Vanilla Pudding Day
Wig Out Day * (Fri. before Memorial Day)

May 23

Crohn’s and Colitis day
Feminist Margaret Fuller born 1810
Lucky Penny Day
Ramadan Ends *
Rosalia
Shavuot
South Carolina Statehood 1788
Taffy Day
World Turtle Day

May 24

Brother’s Day
Brooklyn Bridge opened 1883
Ecuador Independence 1822
Empire Day/Commonwealth Day (UK)
Eritrea Independence 1993
Home Rule Act (Ireland) 1914
Hurricane Preparedness Week begins
Indianapolis 500
1st Morse Code Message Sent 1844
Puppeteer Frank Oz born 1944
Scavenger Hunt Day
Tiara Day

May 25

Brown Bag It Day
Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson born 1803
Jordan Independence 1946
Memorial Day * (last Mon.)
Missing Children’s Day
Nerd Pride Day or Geek Pride Day
Dancer Bill “Bojangles” Robinson born 1878
Star Wars premiered 1977
Tap Dance Day
Towel Day

May 26

Blueberry Cheesecake Day
Georgia Independence 1918
Guyana Independence 1966
Indian Removal Act signed into law 1830
Astronaut Sally Ride born 1951
Tiananmen Square Protest 1989
Actor John Wayne born 1907

May 27

Activist Amelia Jenks Bloomer born 1818
Conservationist Rachel Carson born 1907
Cellophane Tape introduced 1930
Golden Gate Bridge opened 1964
Grape Popsicle Day
Sunscreen Day

May 28

Amnesty International Day
Big Ben arrived in Westminster 1859
Brisket Day
Author Ian Flemming born 1908
Hamburger Day
Poet May Swenson born 1913
Whooping Crane Day

May 29

Heat Awareness Day * (last Fri.)
Patriot Patrick Henry born 1736
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
President John Kennedy born 1917
Learn About Composting Day
Oak Apple Day (Pinch-Bum Day)
Paperclip patented 1867
Pink Flamingo Day
Rhode Island Statehood 1790
Shavuot *
Wisconsin Statehood 1848

May 30

Compact Disc introduced 1981
Hole in My Bucket Day
Hug Your Cat Day
International Jazz Day
Joan of Arc died 1431
Lincoln Memorial dedicated 1922
Civil Rights Leader Clara Luper born 1923
Mariner launched 1971
Queen of England Jane Seymour born 1508
Water a Flower Day
Wireless Telegraph patented 1872

May 31

Autonomous Vehicle Day
Macaroon Day
Pentecost *
Save Your Hearing Day
Speak in Sentences Day
Poet Walt Whitman born 1819
What You Think Upon Grows Day
World No Tobacco Day

PDF Special Days in May

May Resources (currently being updated for 2020)

Here’s my favorite resources for help with teaching special days each month https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/

How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

Special Days Archive – Direct links to the most recent Special Days and Resource lists for each month.

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars, holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in. Below are the links to my favorite online calendars.

http://www.holidayinsights.com/

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/

http://www.se7en.org.za/

http://chartsbin.com/view/2295

https://food.unl.edu/food-calendar

http://projectbritain.com/calendars/index.htm

http://www.holidayscalendar.com/

Happy May!

betty jo

Special Days in March, 2020

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For the Birds! Ornithology Resource List

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Adding ornithology to our homeschooling science started years ago when my daughter set up a “Bird Mart” outside out biggest window. She offered different foods and nesting supplies. She checked out a bird field guide from the library. She made graphs and charts. Everyone in the family got interested in her project. Looking out that window at the variety of birds was better than looking at the tv! She took her project to that year’s science fair and brought home a blue ribbon.

Here’s a collection of free resources for your family’s bird studies and budding ornithologists. I’ve also added some resources for bird related language arts and electives, too.

Bird Watching Activities and Resources https://franw.com/2014/03/27/bird-watching-activities/

Bird Lesson Plans and Activities by the Month https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/feathered-friends/

More Bird Lesson Plans https://www.birds.cornell.edu/k12/get-started/

Migratory Birds Math and Science Lessons https://hubbardbrook.org/lessons_birds

Hummingbird Math Activities http://www.rubythroat.org/ActivitiesMathMain.html

A-Z List of Bird Sounds https://www.bird-sounds.net/alphabetical/

Identification Guide https://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/learn/identification.php

Nest Cams https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/

Bible Verses about Birds https://www.openbible.info/topics/birds

Bird Facts https://www.factretriever.com/bird-facts

A- Z Birds Taxon Information https://animaldiversity.org/search/?q=birds&feature=INFORMATION

Track Migrations https://journeynorth.org/

Outdoor Biology Activities http://www.outdoorbiology.com/

Pet Birds Guide https://www.allpetbirds.com/

Backyard Birds Note Pack and Lapbook Printables https://www.homeschoolshare.com/backyard_birds_lap_n_note.php

Birds of Prey Lapbook Printables https://www.homeschoolshare.com/birds_of_prey.php

Great Backyard Bird Count https://www.audubon.org/conservation/about-great-backyard-bird-count

Bird Feeder Crafts https://happyhooligans.ca/32-homemade-bird-feeders/

Materials to Help Birds Build Their Nests https://www.thespruce.com/attract-birds-with-nesting-material-386423

Birds Vocabulary https://myvocabulary.com/word-list/birds-vocabulary/

Bird Idioms https://www.thespruce.com/bird-idioms-explained-386739

Bird Jokes and Riddles (kid friendly) https://www.enchantedlearning.com/jokes/animals/bird.shtml

Birds in the News https://www.audubon.org/news/birds-news?page=1

Top 40 Songs About Birds http://www.top2040.com/2014/07/top-40-songs-about-birds.html

John James Audubon’s Birds of America Digital Library https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america

Realistic Bird Coloring Pages https://www.birdwatching-bliss.com/bird-coloring-pages.html

How to Draw Birds – Step by Step Instruction http://www.yedraw.com/how-to-draw-birds.html#.Xj-BE2hKiM8

And Another How to Draw Birds – Step-by-Step Instruction https://easydrawingguides.com/search/birds

Chalk Pastel Video Tutorial – Hummingbird https://www.hodgepodge.me/hummingbird-video-chalk-art-tutorial/

Chalk Pastel Video Tutorial – Cardinals in Snow https://www.hodgepodge.me/cardinals-snow-chalk-art-tutorial/

Bird Origami https://en.origami-club.com/animal/bird/index.html

Special Days in January, 2020

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Special Days in December, 2019

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December is packed with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, celebrate, or add to the menu, this list of special days for December, 2019 gives you plenty to choose from.

Resources for teaching through December, including a PDF of December’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.

December Themes, Observances, and Awareness Days:

Art and Architecture
Basketball (1st played Dec. 1891)
Bingo
Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention
Learn a Foreign Language
Operation Santa Paws
Read a New Book
Safe Toys and Gifts
Spiritual Literacy
Tie
Universal Human Rights
World AIDS
Write A Business Plan
Write a Friend

December’s Food Themes

Egg Nog
Exotic Fruit
Food Safety
Fruit Cake
Pear
Quince
Root Vegetables
Tomato
Winter Squash

December, 2019 Daily Specials
(the * means that the special day does not necessarily fall on the same date every year)

Dec. 1

Aardvark Week begins
Advent begins * (4 Sundays leading to Christmas)
Christmas Tree Week begins
Civil Air Patrol Day
Cookie Cutter Week begins
Day With(out) Art Day
Deaf Heritage Week begins
Eat a Red Apple Day
First Passenger Balloon Flight 1783
Handwashing Awareness Week begins * (1st full Week)
Recipe Greetings for the Holidays Week * (1st full week)
Rosa Parks Day
Pie Day
Tolerance Week begins
Draft Reinstated 1969
World Aids Awareness Day

Dec. 2

Abolition of Slavery Day
Fritters Day
Mutt Day
Saint Paul’s Cathedral opened 1697
Missionary Mary Slessor born 1848
Missionary CT Studd born 1860
Special Education Day

Dec. 3

Disabled Persons Day
First Human Heart Transplant 1967
Illinois Statehood 1818
Make a Gift Day
Roof Over Your Head Day
Galileo invented the Telescope 1621

Dec. 4

Cookie Day
Dice Day
Feast of St. Barbara
International Cheetah Day
Monopoly Game Debut 1935
Phonograph invented 1877
Santa’s List Day
Wear Brown Shoes Day
World Wildlife Conservation Day

Dec. 5

Bathtub Party Day
Bubble Gum Day
Walt Disney born 1901
Gold discovered at Sutter’s Mill 1848
International Ninja Day
Prohibition Ends (21st Amendment) 1933
Thailand National Day
President Martin Van Buren born 1782
Volunteer Day (UN)

Dec. 6

Everglades National Park established 1947
Finland Independence Day 1917
Give a Secret Gift Day
Microwave patented 1945
Miners Day
Mitten Tree Day
Pawnbrokers Day
Put On Your Own Shoes Day
St. Nicholas Day
13th Amendment ratified 1865

Dec. 7

Civil Aviation Day
Cotton Candy Day
Delaware Statehood 1787
Ear Muff Day * (1st Sat.)
Letter Writing Day
Sculptor/Artist Marie Grosholtz Tussand born 1761
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 1941

Dec. 8

Brownie Day
First Greeting Card printed 1843
Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day
Take it in the Ear Day
US declared War on Japan 1941
USSR Dissolved 1991
Inventor/Scientist Eli Whitney born 1765
Winter Flowers Day
World Choral Day * (2nd Sun.)
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day * (2nd Sun.)

Dec. 9

A Charlie Brown Christmas Debut 1965
Christmas Card Day
Computer Science Education Week begins *
International Anti-Corruption day
Pastry Day
Petrified Forest National Park established 1962
Roller Skates Patented 1884
Tanzania Independence Day 1961
Weary Willie Day (circus clown)

Dec. 10

Day of Animal Rights
Dewey Decimal System Day
Poet Emily Dickinson born 1830
Human Rights Day
Mississippi Statehood 1817
Nobel Prize Day

Dec. 11

Apollo 17 Moon Landing 1972
Germany declared war on US 1941
Indiana Statehood 1816
International Mountain Day
Northern Lights Recorded for First Time 1719
Noodle Ring Day
Republic of Upper Volta Independence 1958
UNICEF founded 1947

Dec. 12

Ding-a-Ling Day
Ginger Bread House Day
Golf Tee Patented 1899
Hot Cocoa Day
Hovercraft Patented 1955
Founding Father John Jay born 1745
Kenya Independence Day 1963
Pennsylvania Statehood 1787
Poinsettia Day

Dec. 13

Day of the Horse
Francis Drake Begins Voyage Around the World 1577
Ice Cream Day
Santa Lucia Day
Violin Day

Dec. 14

Alabama Statehood 1819
Bouillabaisse Day
Scientist Tycho Brahe born 1546
Children’s Day
Christmas Bird Count Week begins
Deck the Halls Day
Monkey Day
Nostradamus born 1503
Raggedy Ann Doll Debut 1914
Roast Chestnuts Day
South Pole First Reached 1911
Wreaths Across America Day * (2nd Sat.)

Dec. 15

Bill of Rights Day 1791
Cat Herders Day
Gluten-Free Baking Week begins * (week before Christmas week)
Architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel born 1832
Lemon Cupcake Day
Nero born 37 AD

Dec. 16

Author Jane Austen born 1775
Composer Ludwig Von Beethoven born 1770
Boston Tea Party 1773
Missionary Amy Carmichael born 1867
Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
Los Posadas
Vending Machine patented 1884
Zionism Day

Dec. 17

Aztec Calendar Stone excavated 1790
A Christmas Carol first published 1843
Missionary Isobel Kuhn born 1901
Maple Syrup Day
Patriot Deborah Sampson born 1760
Saturnalia begins
Wright Brother’s 1st successful flight 1903

Dec. 18

Bake Cookies Day
Coral Reef National Park Established
Migrants Day
New Jersey Statehood 1787
The Nutcracker Premier 1892
Roast a Suckling Pig Day

Dec. 19

Build a Snowman Day
Look For An Evergreen Day
Oatmeal Muffin Day
Explorer Sir William Parry born 1790
Poor Richards Almanac first published 1732
Regifting Day * (3rd Thurs.)
Suspenders patented 1871 (Mark Twain)

Dec. 20

Games Day
Go Caroling Day
Louisiana Purchase Day 1803
South Carolina seceded from the Union 1860 (1st state to secede)
Underdog Day * (3rd Fri.)

Dec. 21

Apollo 8 Blast Off 1968
Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered 1937
Flashlight Day
Forefathers Day
Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
Humbug Day
Look on the Bright Side Day
Nepal Independence Day 1923
Pilgrims Arrival at Plymouth 1620
Winter Solstice / First Day of Winter *
Yule *

Dec. 22

Date Nut Bread Day
Dinofish discovered 1938
First Electric Christmas Lights 1882
Haiku Poetry Day
Lincoln Tunnel completed 1937
Thermometer Invented 1714

Dec. 23

Federal Reserve System established 1913
Festivus
Hanukkah (Chanukah) *
Pfeffernusse Day
Roots Day (genealogy not turnips)
Metric Conversion Act passed 1975
Mormon prophet Joseph Smith born 1805
A Visit From St. Nicholas First Released 1823

Dec. 24

Chocolate Day
Christmas Eve
Egg Nog Day
Great Fire of San Francisco 1849
Libya Independence Day 1951
Phonograph Patented 1877
Founding Father Benjamin Rush born 1704

Dec. 25

Red Cross founder Clara Barton born 1821
Christmas
Scientist Isaac Newton born 1643
Pumpkin Pie Day
Washington crossed the Delaware River 1776

Dec. 26

Boxing Day (Canada & UK)
Candy Cane Day
Coffee Percolator invented 1865
Kwanzaa begins
Saint Stephen’s Day
Thank You Note Day
Whiner’s Day

Dec. 27

Fruit Cake Day
Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
Scientist Johannes Kepler born 1571
Scientist Louis Pasteur born 1822
Radio City Music Hall opened 1932
Visit the Zoo Day

Dec. 28

Card Playing Day
Chewing Gum Patented 1869
Childermass/Holy Innocents Day
Chocolate Day
Iowa Statehood 1846
Pledge of Allegiance recognized by Congress 1945
Westminster Abbey Consecrated 1065
President Woodrow Wilson born 1856

Dec. 29

President Andrew Johnson born 1808
Pepper Pot Day
Battle of Wounded Knee 1890
Texas Statehood 1845
Tick Tock Day

Dec. 30

Bacon Day
Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Author Rudyard Kipling born 1865
Author Mercer Mayer born 1943
Take a Walk Day

Dec. 31

Hogmanay
Leap Second Time Adjustment Day
Make Up Your Mind Day
Artist Henri Matisse born 1869
New Years Eve
No Interruptions Day
Universal Hour of Peace Day
Unlucky Day
Watch Night

Free Printable – Special Days in December

A resource list for Special Days in December !

Here’ is the collection of my favorite “go to” resources for special days studies https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/

How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-december

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/december.html

http://food.unl.edu/december-food-calendar

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/december.htm

http://www.projectbritain.com/calendar/

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php

Happy December!

betty jo

Special Days in November, 2019

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Special Days in September, 2019

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September is loaded with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! So, if you are looking for a reason to celebrate, a classroom theme, a special topic to study, this day in history trivia, club meeting ideas, or a food to add to the menu, this list of Special Days in September, 2019 has lots to choose from!

Resources for teaching through September, including a PDF of September’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.

September Themes

ADHD Awareness
Alopecia Areatas Awareness
Animal Remembrance
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Baby Safety
Back to School
Backpack Safety America
Be Kind to Editors and Writers
Blackpool Illuminations
Campus Safety
Chicken
Child Awareness
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Obesity Awareness
Children’s Eye Health and Safety
Children’s Good Manners
Church Clipping
Classical Music
College Savings
Conkers
Coupon
Courtesy
Disaster Preparedness
DNA, Genomics, and Stem Cell Education
Fall Hat
Guide Dogs
Gynecology Cancer Awareness
Happy Cat
Hat Month
Head Lice Prevention
Healthy Aging
Hispanic Heritage
Home Furnishings
Hunger Action
Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness
Library Card Sign-Up
Literacy
Little League
Million Minute Family Challenge (Sept. – Dec.)
Mold Awareness
One-On-One
People Skills
Piano
Preparedness
Prosper Where You Are Planted
Prostate Cancer Awareness
Read a New Book
Responsible Dog Ownership
Save a Koala
Save a Tiger
Sea Cadet
School Success
Self Improvement
Self-Awareness Month
Sewing
Shameless Promotion
Skin Care Awareness
Square Dancing
Strategic Thinking
Subliminal Communications
Update Your Resume
Women of Achievement
Women’s Friendship
World Animal Remembrance Month

September Food Themes

All American Breakfast
Apple
Better Breakfast
Blueberry Popsicle
Chicken
Childhood Obesity Awareness
Cholesterol Education
Food Safety Education
Fruit and Veggies — More Matters
Honey
Ice Cream Shake
Mushroom
Organic Harvest
Papaya
Potato
Rice
Wild Rice
Whole Grains

September 2019 Daily Specials (the * behind the special day means that the day falls on a different date from year to year)

Sept. 1

Buffalo Chicken Wings Days * (Sat. and Sun. before Labor Day)
Calendar Adjustment Day
Cherry Popover Day
Chicken Boy’s Day
Emma M. Nutt Day
Enthusiasm Week begins
Father’s Day (Australia and New Zealand) * (1st Sun.)
No Rhyme Nor Reason Day
Nutrition Week begins
Self-University Week begins
Waffle Week Begins * (1st full week)

Sept. 2

Bison-ten Yell Day
Blueberry Popsicle Day
Great Fire of London – 1666
Labor Day * (1st Mon.)
US Treasury Dept. established 1789
VJ Day 1945
Vietnam Independence 1945

Sept. 3

Afternoon Tea Day
American Flag 1st Flown in Battle 1777
Another Look Unlimited Day * (Tues. after Labor Day)
National Wilderness system established 1964
Penicillin Discovered 1928 (some sources say Sept. 15 and others Sept. 30)
Qatar Independence 1971
San Marino Independence 301 AD
Skyscraper Day
Treaty of Paris signed 1783
National Welsh Rarebit Day
WWII – Great Britain, France, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany Sept. 3-15,1939

Sept. 4

Inventor Lewis Howard Latimer born 1848
Macadamia Nut Day
Newspaper Carrier Day
Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week begins
Missionary Marcus Whitman born 1802
Wildlife Day

Sept. 5

Bacon Day
Be Late For Something Day
Cheese Pizza Day
International Day of Charity
Cowboy/Outlaw Jesse James born 1847
Suicide Prevention Week begins
Voyager 1 launched 1977

Sept. 6

Jane Addams born 1860
Coffee Ice Cream Day
Fight Procrastination Day
Horn Dance Day
Lazy Mom’s Day * (1st Fri.)
Magellan Completed 1st Circumnavigation of the World 1527
1620 – Pilgrims Set Sail to the New World
Read a Book Day
Swaziland Independence 1968

Sept. 7

Acorn Squash Day
Brazil Independence 1822
Clean Out Your Garage Day * (Sat. after Labor Day)
Queen Elizabeth 1 born 1533
Grace Darling Day
Feel the Love Day
Google founded 1996
Hummingbird Day * (1st Sat.)
Artist, Grandma Moses born 1860
Neither Rain Nor Snow Day
Raggedy Ann patented 1915
Salami Day
Superhuman Day
Threatened Species Day
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day * (weekend after Labor Day)
Writing Day * (1st Sat.)

Sept. 8

Date Nut Bread
Grandparents Day * (Sun. after Labor Day)
Hug Your Hound Day * (2nd Sun.)
Iguana Awareness Day
Inca Ice Maiden Day
International Literacy Day
1519 – Magellan Set Sail for the 1st Around the World Voyage
Pet Memorial Day * (2nd Sun.)
Vegetarian Awareness Week * (2nd full week)
Virgin Mary born 20 BC
Pardon Day
Physical Therapy Day
Popcorn Festival begins
1st Star Trek TV broadcast 1966

Sept. 9

Ashura begins *
Boss/Employee Exchange Day * (2nd Mon.)
California Statehood 1850
Chrysanthemum Day
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day
Horn Dance * (Mon. after the 4th)
Line Dance Week begins * (2nd Mon.)
Teddy Bear Day
Wienerschnitzel Day
Wonderful Weirdos Day

Sept. 10

Ants on a Log Day * (2nd Tues.)
Sewing Machine Patented 1846
Suicide Prevention Day
Swap Ideas Day
TV Dinner Day

Sept. 11

Assisted Living Week begins
Day of Service and Remembrance
Emergency Number Day
Hot Cross Bun Day
I Want to Start My Own Business Day
Last Night of the Proms
Libraries Remember Day
Make Your Bed Day
No News Is Good News Day
Odd Day
9-11-2001 Remembrance Day / Patriot Day

Sept. 12

Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning married 1846
Chocolate Milkshake Day
Cleopatra’s Needle erected 1878
Day of Encouragement
Lascaux Cave Painting Discovery 1940
UN Day for South – South Cooperation
Video Game Day

Sept. 13

Bald is Beautiful Day
Celiac Awareness Day
Chocolate Day
Author, Roald Dahl born 1916
Defy Superstition Day
Fortune Cookie Day
Milton Snavely Hershey (founder of Hershey’s Chocolate) born 1857
Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
Peanut Day
Positive Thinking Day
Programmers’ Day (256th day of the year)
Snack a Pickle Time
Stand Up to Cancer Day * (2nd Fri.)
Uncle Sam Day

Sept. 14

Creme Filled Donut Day
Drive Your Studebaker Day * (2nd Sat.)
Eat a Hoagie Day
Farmer’s Consumer Awareness Day * (2nd Sat.)
Handel’s ‘Messiah’ composed 1741
Holly Rood Day
Margaret Sanger born 1879
1814 – Star Spangled Banner Composed by Francis Scott Key

Sept. 15

Battle of Britain Day 1940
Author Agatha Christie born 1890
Clean Hands Week begins * (3rd full week)
Costa Rica Independence 1821
El Salvador Independence 1821
Farm Animals Awareness Week * (3rd week)
Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Week begins * (3rd full week)
Guatemala Independence 1821
Honduras Independence 1821
Horseman’s Sunday * (3rd Sun.)
Nicaragua Independence 1821
Felt Hat Day
Greenpeace founded 1971
International Day of Democracy
Dot Day
LGBT Awareness Day
Linguine Day
Make a Hat Day
Neonatal Nurses Day
Penicillin Discovered 1928 (some sources say Sept. 3 and others Sept. 30)
Pollution Prevention Week * (3rd full week)
Software Freedom Day
President William B. Taft born 1857

Sept. 16

Anna Bradstreet Day
Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
Collect Rocks Day
Illusionist David Copperfield born 1956
Gedaliah
Guacamole Day
Mayflower Day
Mexican Independence Day 1810
Play-Doh introduced 1955
Ozone Preservation Day
Papua New Guinea Independence 1975
Author, H.A. Rey born 1898
Stay Away from Seattle Day
Step Family Day
Woman Road Warrior Day * (3rd Mon.)
Working Parents Day
Wrinkled Raincoat Day

Sept. 17

Apple Dumpling Day
Citizenship Day
Constitution Day
Constitution Week begins
School Backpack Awareness Day * (3rd Wed.)
Time’s Up Day
Singer/Songwriter Hank Williams born 1923

Sept. 18

Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created 1947
Cheeseburger Day
Chile Independence 1975
1851 – 1st Edition of the New York Times Published
Global Be Responsible Day
Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day
Prostate Cancer Awareness Week begins
Respect Day
Roadrunner Cartoon debut 1949
Singles Week
US Air Force Founded 1947
World Gurning Championships
World Water Monitoring Day
Yom Kipper *

Sept. 19

Balance Awareness Week begins
Butterscotch Pudding Day
George Cadbury (founder of Cadbury’s Cocoa and Chocolate Co.) born 1839
Mickey Mouse 1st appearance 1928
Talk Like A Pirate Day

Sept. 20

Artist Dale Chihuly born 1941
POW/MIA Recognition Day * (3rd Fri.)
Punch Day
Tradesmen Day * (3rd Fri.)
Women’s Friendship Day

Sept. 21

Alzheimer’s Day
Banana Festival
Belize Independence 1981
Big Whopper Liar Day * (3rd Sat.)
Coastal Cleanup Day * (3rd Sat.)
Eat an Apple Day * (3rd Sat.)
International Day of Peace
Malta Independence 1964
Miniature Golf Day
Peace One Day
Pecan Cookie Day
Red Panda Day * (3rd Sat.)
Responsible Dog Ownership Day * (3rd Sat.)
Author H.G. Wells born 1866
Wife Appreciation Day * (3rd Sat.)
World Gratitude Day

Sept. 22

American Business Women’s Day
Band Aid Invented 1922
Bulgaria Independence 1908
Car Free Day
Centenarian’s Day
Dear Diary Day
Elephant Appreciation Day
Scientist Michael Faraday born 1791
Gold Star Mother’s Day * (last Sun.)
Hobbit Day
Ice Cream Cone Day
International Day of Radiant Peace
Keep Kids Creative Week * (last week)
Mali Independence 1960
Peace Corps established 1961
Sea Otter Awareness Week * (last week)
Stonehenge Day
White Chocolate Day
World Rhino Day

Sept. 23

Autumn Equinox/1st Day of Fall *
Autumn Stroll Day
Checkers Day
Family Dinner Day * (4th Mon.)
Harvest Festival (UK)
Missionary John Hyde born 1858
International Homeschool Spirit Week * (4th Mon.)
Author William Holmes McGuffey born 1800
Mabon *
Neptune discovered 1846
Pot Pie Day
Saudi Arabia Independence 1932
Activist Victoria Woodhull born 1838

Sept. 24

Bluebird of Happiness Day
The Bullwinkle Show 1st aired 1961
Cherries Jubilee Day
George Cross instituted 1940
Jim Henson born 1936
Innergize Day * (day after equinox)
Monopoly (board game) introduced
Punctuation Day
Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving
Teach Ag Day

Sept. 25

Ataxia Awareness Day
Bill of Rights ratified 1789
Comic Book Day
Dog Week begins
Greenwich Meantime (GMT) began 1676
Mars Observer launched 1992
Math Story Telling Day
One-Hit Wonder Day
See You at the Pole * (4th Wed.)
Poet, Author, Song writer Shel Silverstein born 1930
World School Milk Day

Sept. 26

Johnny Appleseed born 1774
Better Breakfast Day
Poet T. S. Eliot born 1888
European Day of Languages
Composer George Gershwin born 1898
The Muppet Show 1st aired 1976
Pancake Day
Shamu (the whale) Day
World Maritime Day *

Sept. 27

US Revolutionary /Patriot Samuel Adams born 1722
Ancestor Appreciation Day
Chimney Safety Week begins
Chocolate Milk Day
Corned Beef Hash Day
Crush a Can Day
Hug a Vegetarian Day * (last Fri.)
Love Note Day * (4th Fri.)
Evangelist / Philanthropist George Mueller born 1805
Native American Day * (4th Fri.)
Rosetta Stone Deciphered 1822
Save the Koala Day * (last Fri.)
Stockton & Darlington Railway opened 1825
World Tourism Day

Sept. 28

Artist Caravaggio born 1573
Fish Amnesty Day * (4th Sat.)
Fish Tank Floorshow Night
Good Neighbor Day
Family Health and Fitness Day * (last Sat.)
Hunting and Fishing Day * (4th Sat.)
International Right to Know Day
Kids’ Day * (4th Sat.)
Neighborhood Day * (4th Sat.)
Public Lands Day * (last Sat.)
Rabbit Day * (4th Sat.)
Strawberry Cream Pie Day
Saint Wenceslas Day
World Rabies Day

Sept. 29

Author Stanley Berenstain born 1923
Coffee Day
Confucius born 551 BC
Physicist Enrico Fermi born 1901
Happy Goose Day
Heart Day
Inventors Day
Michaelmas Day/ Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel
Rosh Hashanah *
Scotland Yard Formed 1829
VFW Day
William the Conqueror invaded England 1066

Sept. 30

Ask a Stupid Question Day * (last school day)
Botswana Independence 1966
Hot Mulled Cider Day
International Translation Day
Mud Pack Day
Nelson’s Column Construction began 1840
Penicillin Discovered 1928 (some sources say Sept. 3 and others Sept. 15)
Stapler patented 1841

RESOURCES:

Free Printable Download – Special Days in September

My (growing) list of September Resources *currently being updated for 2019) https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/09/01/special-days-resources-for-september/

And here’s the list of my favorite resources for help with any month’s Special Days lesson planning https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/

How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time