Social Studies--A Collection of Dates and Websites to Support Special Days

August - Sept - October - November - December - January - February - March - April - May - June - July

August

 

September

9/11 Anniversary (Sept. 11)

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

Diez y Seis (Mexican Independence Day--Sept. 16, 1810)

Constitution Day (Constitution signed--Sept. 17, 1787)

Celebrate Freedom Week (Week of Constitution Day)

October

Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15)

November

American Indian Heritage Month

Election Day (1st Tuesday following the 1st Monday in November)

Lesson Plans

Resources for Kids

Misc. Resources for Teachers

Election Lesson Plans from HotChalk

Election FAQ from Scholastic

Children’s Books and Web Sites about the U.S. Gov’t from the U.S. Senate.gov

Planning a Political Campaign Lesson Plan (90 min.) grs. 5-8

Election Process from Ben’s guide to U.S. Gov’t for Kids

Order a Free “How to Become President of the U.S.” Poster from USA.gov

Mock Election
(Youth Leadership Initiative)

“Elections…the American Way” from the Library of Congress

Reading A-Z Election and Inauguration Resources

(Elementary only)

National Student Mock Election from Pearson

Electoral College Calculator from NARA

 

Elementary:
Party Time!
Your Vote Counts (K-2)
Vote (3-5)

U.S. Electoral College FAQ from NARA

Elementary Lesson Plans from PBS.org

Various Election Resources Links from USA.gov

Resources for Actual Voters

BrainPop: Election Spotlight

Election Resources from the National Writing Project

Texas Voting Resources and Information

Election games, lesson plans, and more from iCivics.org

Project Vote


Veteran's Day
(Nov. 11)

Thanksgiving (Last Thursday in November)

December

 

January

Inauguration Day


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
(3rd Monday of January)
Chinese New Year

February

Black History Month

Groundhog Day (Feb. 2)

School Counseling Week

Valentine's Day (Feb. 14)

President's Day (3rd Monday of February)

March

Texas Independence Day (March 2, 1836)

St. Patrick's Day (March 17)

Women's History Month

April

Easter

Administrative Professionals Week

May

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Teacher Appreciation Week

Cinco de Mayo (May 5)

School Nurse Day

Mother's Day

June

Juneteenth (June 19)

July

Independence Day/Fourth of July