August

September

9/11 Anniversary (Sept. 11)

• Pflugerville Remembers 9/11
• Teaching Tools from 911day.org
• "Learning from the Challenges of Our Times" - K-12
• "Committing to Respect: Lesson for Students to Address Bias" from the ADL
• Lesson Plans from Pearson
• Lesson Plan from PBS Newshour
• Lesson Plans from A to Z Teacher Stuff
• "How to Help Your Students Observe the 9/11 Anniversary"
• Resources from Thinkfinity
• Resources from National Geographic
• American Institute for History - 9/11 Videos and Lesson Plans
• Scholastic Lesson Plans, Activities, news Stories, Videos and Book Lists
• Reading A-Z (Available to K-5)
  • Heroes of September 11 (Level J = DRA 18)
  • September 11: Always Remember (Level R = DRA 30)
  • 9/11: A Dark Day (Level Y = DRA 40

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

• Lesson plan from Education World
• Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage Month from FactMonster
• Hispanic Heritage Resources for Teachers from Teacher Vision
• Legislative History of Hispanic Heritage Month
• Hispanic Heritage Month from the Smithsonian
• National Hispanic Heritage Month from the Library of Congress
• 20 Most Frequently Asked Questions about Hispanics from National Council of La Raza
• Hispanic Biographies from Gale Group

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

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

• Region XIII resources
• Library of Congress resources
• Federal Resources for Education Excellence
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Bill of Rights Institute
• Constitution Center
• Constitution Day website
• Law-Related Education (go to Lesson Plans)

Celebrate Freedom Week (Week of Constitution Day)

October

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

• Overview and biographies
  

November

American Indian Heritage Month

• American Indian Heritage Month from the Smithsonian

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

Veteran's Day (Nov. 11)

Thanksgiving (Last Thursday in November)

December

January

Inauguration Day

• Library of Congress Inauguration Home
• U.S. Senate Inauguration Information
• PBS Kids Information and Lesson Plan
• PBS In-Depth Coverage
• Lesson Plans from Education World
• Smithsonian Inauguration 2009 Countdown Kit
• Inauguration Lesson Plans from Penn. Dept. of Ed.
• Additional Resources and Lesson Plans
• Extensive Lesson Plans from Univ. of Virginia (Create a free log in) Lessons are in Spanish, too.
• Lesson Plans from YLI (Univ. of VA)
• PowerPoint from Sylvia Jeffries, WES
• Agenda for Inauguration
• National Public Radio "Where does the oath come from?"
• Ben's Guide for gr. 3-5 "The Oath of Office"
• Texts of the Presidents' Inaugural Addresses from Yale's Avalon Project
• Bill of Rights Lesson Plan
• Questions and Teacher Info from Sara Lucas (Primary, Intermediate, Secondary)
• Extensive Information from Fact Monster

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

February

Black History Month

• Famous Black Americans
• Texas Black History Preservation Project
• FactMonster: Extensive information for Black History Month
• InfoPlease: History, timelines, today's issues, holidays, awards, quizzes, etc.
• History Channel
• Biography.com
• Wikipedia: Black History Month
• BBC.com Black History Month
• Black History Month from the Smithsonian
• African-American Read-In including book lists

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

• Women's History Month from the Smithsonian

April

Easter

Administrative Professionals Week

May

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month from the Smithsonian

Teacher Appreciation Week

Cinco de Mayo (May 5)

School Nurse Day

Mother's Day

June

July