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Special Days

Did you ever wonder where all those special celebration days of the year come from? Who decides we are going to have a Cephalopod Awareness Day (Octopus Day!) or a World Wetlands Day? We have compiled this list of "officially designated" special days from many different sources so that you can see all these days on one calendar. Links to the sources are shown and often interesting to explore. Our hope is that parents and teachers can use this calendar as a planning tool and make these special days fun "excuses" to learn.

January	July
February	August
March	September
April	October
May	November
June	December

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January

January	Hobby Month	Books: Julie the Rockhound (Rockhounding) Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter (Turtle Team) Christmas Eve Blizzard (Birding) The Best Nest (Birding) Free Activities: Become a Rockhound / Plant, Animal or Mineral Matching Activity / Sorting It All Out: Classifying Minerals / How Rocks are Made / Edible Rocks Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Shell Identification Project / Match the Turtle Team Items Create a Bird-Friendly Habitat / Simple Bird Feeder Crafts / What to do with an Injured Bird Bird Fun Facts / Bird Math / Is it Injured? / Match the Nest Activity

Jan. 3	Festival of Sleep Day	Books: Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Animals are Sleeping River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers Free Activities: Marine Mammal Fun Facts / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Craft Animal Sorting Cards / Sleeping Habit Matching Activity / Memory Card Game Adaptation Matching Activity / River Map Activity / Find the Animals and Their Rivers on the Map More Ideas: Host a "Pajama Day" at school, the library or a bookstore! Invite kids and their parents for a special sleepover event! Check to see if your local zoo or aquarium hosts any nighttime events!

Jan. 5	National Bird Day	Books: Christmas Eve Blizzard Loon Chase If You Were a Parrot The Best Nest Whistling Wings Henry the Impatient Heron Baby Owl's Rescue Free Activities: Create a Bird-Friendly Habitat / Simple Bird Feeder Crafts / What to do with an Injured Bird Loon Fun Facts / Loons in Native American Culture / Make a Loon Mask / Map It, Math It, Measure It Parrot Fun Facts / Make a Parrot Beak / Tips for Caring for a Pet Parrot Bird Fun Facts / Bird Math / Is it Injured? / Match the Nest Activity Tundra Swan Fun Facts / Tundra Swan Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / Migration Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Matching Activity Great Blue Heron Facts / How Did Henry Hunt? / Food for Thought: Wetlands / Heron Life Cycle Matching Activity Great Horned Owl Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Owl Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / What to do if you find an injured bird

Jan. 21	Squirrel Appreciation Day	Books: In My Backyard Activities: Animal Memory Game / Animal Signs All Around

Jan. 26	Australia Day	Books: Kersplatypus Free Activities: Platypus Fun Facts / Outback Animal Adaptations Matching Activity / Sorting by Carnivore, Herbivore or Omnivore / Animal Classification Activity / Bully or Friend?

Fourth Week in January	Celebrity Read a Book Week	Ideas: Invite local authors or illustrators to read their books at your store or in your classroom Start a letter campaign to invite a local or national celebrity to come read with local children

February

February	National Bird Feeding Month	Books: Christmas Eve Blizzard Loon Chase If You Were a Parrot The Best Nest Whistling Wings Henry the Impatient Heron Baby Owl's Rescue Free Activities: Create a Bird-Friendly Habitat / Simple Bird Feeder Crafts / What to do with an Injured Bird Loon Fun Facts / Loons in Native American Culture / Make a Loon Mask / Map It, Math It, Measure It Parrot Fun Facts / Make a Parrot Beak / Tips for Caring for a Pet Parrot Bird Fun Facts / Bird Math / Is it Injured? / Match the Nest Activity Tundra Swan Fun Facts / Tundra Swan Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / Migration Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Matching Activity Great Blue Heron Facts / How Did Henry Hunt? / Food for Thought: Wetlands / Heron Life Cycle Matching Activity Great Horned Owl Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Owl Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / What to do if you find an injured bird

February	Library Lovers Month	Ideas: Schedule a library visit for your class Check your local library's calendar of events and attend a children's event Give your library some love!

Feb. 2	Groundhog Day

Feb. 2	World Wetlands Day	Books: A Day in the Salt Marsh Henry the Impatient Heron Free Activities: Salt Marsh Animal Matching Activity / Tidal Animal Activity / What Causes Tides? / Why are Salt Marshes Important? / Spartina Grass Facts Great Blue Heron Facts / How Did Henry Hunt? / Food for Thought: Wetlands / Heron Life Cycle Matching Activity

Feb. 2	Duck-billed Platypus Day	Books: Kersplatypus Free Activities: Platypus Fun Facts / Outback Animal Adaptations Matching Activity / Sorting by Carnivore, Herbivore or Omnivore / Animal Classification Activity / Bully or Friend?

Feb 3	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: The first Space Weather Research Network mission in the Living With a Star (LWS) Program of NASA. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

Feb 4	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final connecting node, Node 3, and the Cupola, a robotic control station with six windows around its sides and another in the center that provides a 360-degree view around the International Space Station. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

Feb. 14	Read to Your Child Day	Ideas: Check out our "Reading & Literacy Tips" Make EVERYDAY "Read to Your Child Day!"

Feb. 27	Int'l Polar Bear Day	Books: In Arctic Waters Free Activities: Arctic Animal Adaptations / Arctic Fun Facts / Coloring Activity / "What and Where is the Arctic?"

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March

March	Int'l Listening Awareness Month	Books: The Best Nest

March	Dolphin Awareness Month	Books: If a Dolphin Were a Fish Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean A Day in the Salt Marsh Activities: Dolphin and Reef Friend Fun Facts / Mammal Characteristics / Dolphin Adaptation Craft Marine Mammal Fun Facts / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Craft Salt Marsh Animal Matching Activity / Tidal Animal Activity / What Causes Tides? / Why are Salt Marshes Important? / Spartina Grass Facts

March through to June	Saturn is visible before 9 PM	Books: Saturn for My Birthday Activities: Solar System Fun Facts / Saturn Fun Facts / Recipe for Edible Rings of Saturn

March 4	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: GOES-P is the latest in a series of meteorological satellites designed to watch for storm development and weather conditions on Earth. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

March 7-13	National Sleep Awareness Week	Books: Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Animals are Sleeping River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers Free Activities: Marine Mammal Fun Facts / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Craft Animal Sorting Cards / Sleeping Habit Matching Activity / Memory Card Game Adaptation Matching Activity / River Map Activity / Find the Animals and Their Rivers on the Map More Ideas: Host a "Pajama Day" at school, the library or a bookstore! Invite kids and their parents for a special sleepover event! Check to see if your local zoo or aquarium hosts any nighttime events!

March 9	National Napping Day	Books: Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Animals are Sleeping River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers Free Activities: Marine Mammal Fun Facts / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Craft Animal Sorting Cards / Sleeping Habit Matching Activity / Memory Card Game Adaptation Matching Activity / River Map Activity / Find the Animals and Their Rivers on the Map More Ideas: Host a "Pajama Day" at school, the library or a bookstore! Invite kids and their parents for a special sleepover event! Check to see if your local zoo or aquarium hosts any nighttime events!

March 14	National Children's Craft Day	Free Activities: Make Your Own Sea Turtle Simple Bird Feeder Crafts Design a Birth Announcement Dolphin Adaptation Craft Make a Parrot Beak Arctic Coloring Activity Make a Loon Mask Octopus Coloring Activity Make a "Hopping Tudley" Craft Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook Turtle Craft Make Your Own Marine Mammal

March 15-19	National Wildlife Week

March 18	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: Space shuttle Discovery will carry a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module filled with science racks that will be transferred to laboratories of the International Space Station. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

March 20/ March 15-21	National Agriculture Day/ National Agriculture Week	Books: Burro's Tortillas Free Activities: "Corn: From Plant to Table" / How do we eat corn? / Tortilla Recipe / Spanish & English Matching Activity

Mar 18	Space Shuttle Launch	Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

March 21	Save the Florida Panther Day	Books: Felina Finds a New Home - Coming Spring 2010!

Third Week in March	Nat'l Clutter Awareness Week	Books: Sort it Out! Free Activities: Hidden Picture / Sorting, Categorizing, and Classifying / Scientists Sort Things Into Groups Too / Packy's Sorting Cards / Writing Connection

March 28	Children's Picture Book Day	Books: ALL Sylvan Dell titles!

April

April	Mathematics Awareness Month	Books: One Odd Day My Even Day In My Backyard My Half Day Sort it Out! One Wolf Howls Free Activities Odd Fun Facts / Odd Coloring Chart / "How Odd?" Oddities Section / Counting Activity / Creative Sparks Counting by Twos / Square Numbers: Odd or Even? / Even Numbers & the Number Zero / Creative Sparks Animal Signs All Around You / Caring for Wildlife Around You / What to Do If You Find an Injured Animal Measuring and Fractions in Recipes / Match the Fraction to the Picture / A Pizza Party! Hidden Picture / Sorting, Categorizing, and Classifying / Scientists Sort Things Into Groups Too / Packy's Sorting Cards / Writing Connection Wolf Communications Matching Activity / Wolf Fun Facts / Wolf Life Cycle / Wolf Calendar Activity

April	World Habitat Awareness Month	Books: A Day in the Salt Marsh In Arctic Waters The Rainforest Grew All Around Ocean Hide and Seek Free Activities: Salt Marsh Animal Matching Activity / Tidal Animal Activity / What Causes Tides? / Why are Salt Marshes Important? / Spartina Grass Facts Arctic Animal Adaptations / Arctic Fun Facts / Coloring Activity / What and Where is the Arctic? Rainforest Animal Adaptations / Plant Adaptations / Seed Dispersal Matching Activity / What's from the Rainforest? / Rainforest Cookie Recipe Animal Hide and Seek / Animal Classification / Food for Thought

April 2	International Children's Book Day	Books: ALL Sylvan Dell titles!

April 4-10	National Week of the Ocean	Books: Ocean Hide and Seek Ocean Seasons Free Activities: Find out how marine animals hide in the ocean Ocean Food Web Facts/ Learn about the different seasons in the ocean Color drawings of marine life/ craft marine animal finger puppets

April 8	Zoo Lovers Day	Books: 'Twas the Day Before Zoo Day ABC Safari The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights Happy Birthday to Whooo? Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet What's New at the Zoo? Free Activities: Zoo Animal Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Information about Zoo Keepers / Creative Sparks: Imagine You Are a Zoo Keeper Animal Alphabet Cards / Memory Game / Fun Facts Giraffe and Friends Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Information / Match the Feet Game / Mix & Match Activity It's a Numbers Game / Animal Families Information / Design a Birth Announcement Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet Matching Activity / Hands and Feet: What Are They Good For? / Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet Adaptations How Many Animals Did You See at the Zoo? / Adding it All Up - Fact Families / Food for Thought

April 8	Draw a Picture of a Bird Day	Books: Christmas Eve Blizzard Loon Chase If You Were a Parrot The Best Nest Whistling Wings Henry the Impatient Heron Baby Owl's Rescue Free Activities: Create a Bird-Friendly Habitat / Simple Bird Feeder Crafts / What to do with an Injured Bird Loon Fun Facts / Loons in Native American Culture / Make a Loon Mask / Map It, Math It, Measure It Parrot Fun Facts / Make a Parrot Beak / Tips for Caring for a Pet Parrot Bird Fun Facts / Bird Math / Is it Injured? / Match the Nest Activity Tundra Swan Fun Facts / Tundra Swan Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / Migration Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Matching Activity Great Blue Heron Facts / How Did Henry Hunt? / Food for Thought: Wetlands / Heron Life Cycle Matching Activity Great Horned Owl Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Owl Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / What to do if you find an injured bird

April 12-18	National Environmental Education Week	Ideas: Incorporate environmentally-themed reading into classroom lessons and activities with the help of ALL the Sylvan Dell books!

April 12-18	National Library Week	Ideas: Visit the American Library Association Web site for ways to get involved!

April 22	Earth Day	What about our Earth do you want to study? Marine Animals: Carolina's Story Ocean Seasons Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud Turtles in My Sandbox Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter If a Dolphin Were a Fish Ocean Hide and Seek Wildlife: Animals are Sleeping Kersplatypus Little Skink's Tail In My Backyard Tudley Didn't Know One Wolf Howls Where Should Turtle Be? Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet Habitats: A Day in the Salt Marsh In Arctic Waters The Rainforest Grew All Around Rocks & Minerals: Julie the Rockhound Birds: Christmas Eve Blizzard Loon Chase If You Were a Parrot The Best Nest Whistling Wings Henry the Impatient Heron Baby Owl's Rescue Free Earth Day Activities: Make Your Own Sea Turtle Simple Bird Feeder Crafts Salt Marsh Animal Matching Activity Animal Signs All Around Make a Loon Mask Food Web Card Game Make Rainforest Cookies Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook

April 20-26	National TV-Turnoff Week	Ideas: Ditch your remote controls and reconnect with your kids! Try these Reading & Literacy Tips to make story time work!

April 24	Arbor Day	Ideas: Plant a tree in your backyard! Take a nature walk and try to identify different trees and plants

May

May	Get Caught Reading Month	Ideas: Reward students, customers or your own kids for getting caught reading!

May 6-12	National Be Kind to Animals Week	Books: In My Backyard Turtles in My Sandbox Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter Christmas Eve Blizzard Loon Chase Free Activities: What to do with an Injured Animal Terrapin Fun Facts Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook Create a Bird-Friendly Backyard Habitat Loon Fun Facts

May 5	National Teachers' Day	Thank you for all you do, educators!

May 10	Astronomy Day	Books: Saturn for My Birthday How the Moon Regained Her Shape Pieces of Another World Free Activities: Solar System Fun Facts / Saturn Fun Facts / Recipe for Edible Rings of Saturn Moon Observation Fun Facts / Native American Moon Names / Lunar Calendar / Moon Phases Graphics / How to Deal with Bullies Comet & Space Fun Facts / Meteor Math Game / Meteor Watching Party Checklist / Recipe for Comet Cookies

Second Saturday in May	Int'l Migratory Bird Day	Books: Loon Chase Whistling Wings Henry the Impatient Heron Free Activities: Loon Fun Facts / Loons in Native American Culture / Make a Loon Mask / Map It, Math It, Measure It Tundra Swan Fun Facts / Tundra Swan Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / Migration Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Matching Activity Great Blue Heron Facts / How Did Henry Hunt? / Food for Thought: Wetlands / Heron Life Cycle Matching Activity

May 11-17	Children's Book Week	Books: ALL Sylvan Dell titles! Free Activities: For Creative Minds Teaching Activities Related Websites Interactive Reading & Math Quizzes Crafts for Storytime Events

May 14	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: Space shuttle Atlantis mission will carry an integrated cargo carrier to deliver maintenance and assembly hardware, including spare parts for space station systems. In addition, the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia, a Mini Research Module, will be permanently attached to the bottom port of the Zarya module. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

May 21	Endangered Species Day	Books with Endangered Species: ABC Safari Animals are Sleeping Carolina's Story The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights Turtle Summer: A Journal for my Daughter Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Where Should Turtle Be? Free Activities: Animal Alphabet Cards / Memory Game / Fun Facts Animal Sorting Cards / Sleeping Habit Matching Activity / Memory Card Game Loggerhead Fun Facts / Conservation Issues / Make Your Own Sea Turtle Giraffe and Friends Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Information / Match the Feet Game / Mix & Match Activity Shell Identification Craft / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Math the Turtle Team Items Marine Mammal Adaptations / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Turtle Fun Facts / Match the Turtle Adaptations / Match the Turtle to Its Habitat

May 23	World Turtle Day	Books: Carolina's Story Turtles in My Sandbox Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter Tudley Didn't Know Where Should Turtle Be? Free Activities: Loggerhead Fun Facts / Conservation Issues / Make Your Own Sea Turtle Terrapin Fun Facts / Turtle Craft / Counting Activity Shell Identification Craft / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Math the Turtle Team Items Pond Animal Facts / "Hopping Tudley" Craft / Creative Sparks Turtle Fun Facts / Match the Turtle Adaptations / Match the Turtle to Its Habitat

May 31	World Parrot Day	Books: If You Were a Parrot Free Activities: Parrot Fun Facts / Make a Parrot Beak / Tips for Caring for a Pet Parrot

June

June	National Zoo & Aquarium Month	Books: 'Twas the Day Before Zoo Day ABC Safari The Giraffe Who Was Afraid of Heights Happy Birthday to Whooo? Carolina's Story Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter If a Dolphin Were a Fish Animals are Sleeping Kersplatypus Paws, Claws, Hands, and Feet Henry the Impatient Heron Ocean Hide and Seek What's New at the Zoo? Free Activities: Zoo Animal Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Information about Zoo Keepers / Creative Sparks: Imagine You Are a Zoo Keeper Animal Alphabet Cards / Memory Game / Fun Facts Giraffe and Friends Fun Facts / Animal Adaptation Information / Match the Feet Game / Mix & Match Activity It's a Numbers Game / Animal Families Information / Design a Birth Announcement Loggerhead Fun Facts / Conservation Issues / Make Your Own Sea Turtle Animal Camouflage Fun Facts / Octopus Fun Facts / Coloring Activity Marine Mammal Adaptations / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Shell Identification / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Match the Turtle Team Items Dolphin & Reef Friend Fun Facts / Mammal Characteristics / Dolphin Craft Animal Sorting Cards / Sleeping Habit Matching Activity / Memory Card Game Platypus Fun Facts / Outback Animal Adaptations Matching Activity / Sorting by Carnivore, Herbivore or Omnivore / Animal Classification Activity / Bully or Friend? Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet Matching Activity / Hands and Feet: What Are They Good For? / Paws, Claws, Hands and Feet Adaptations Great Blue Heron Facts / How Did Henry Hunt? / Food for Thought: Wetlands / Heron Life Cycle Matching Activity Animal Hide and Seek / Animal Classification / Food for Thought How Many Animals Did You See at the Zoo? / Adding it All Up - Fact Families / Food for Thought

June	Great Outdoors Month	Books: Little Skink's Tail In My Backyard Julie the Rockhound One Wolf Howls Free Activities: Why do Animals Have Tails? / Tail Matching Activity / Footprint Map Animal Memory Game / Animal Signs All Around Become a Rockhound / Edible Rocks / Plant, Animal or Mineral Matching Activity / How Rocks are Made Wolf Communications Matching Activity / Wolf Fun Facts / Wolf Life Cycle / Wolf Calendar Activity

June 5	World Environment Day	Books: A Day in the Salt Marsh In Arctic Waters The Rainforest Grew All Around Ocean Seasons Free Activities: Salt Marsh Animal Matching Activity / Tidal Animal Activity / What Causes Tides? / Why are Salt Marshes Important? / Spartina Grass Facts Arctic Animal Adaptations / Arctic Fun Facts / Coloring Activity / What and Where is the Arctic? Rainforest Animal Adaptations / Plant Adaptations / Seed Dispersal Matching Activity / What's from the Rainforest? / Rainforest Cookie Recipe Food Web Card Game / Ocean Fun Facts / Comparison of Ocean Seasons to Land Seasons

June 8	World Ocean Day	Books: Ocean Seasons Carolina's Story Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter If a Dolphin Were a Fish Ocean Hide and Seek Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls Free Activities: Food Web Card Game / Ocean Fun Facts / Comparison of Ocean Seasons to Land Seasons Loggerhead Fun Facts / Conservation Issues / Make Your Own Sea Turtle Animal Camouflage Fun Facts / Octopus Fun Facts / Coloring Activity Marine Mammal Adaptations / Design Your Own Marine Mammal Shell Identification / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Match the Turtle Team Items Dolphin & Reef Friend Fun Facts / Mammal Characteristics / Dolphin Craft Animal Hide and Seek / Animal Classification / Food for Thought Fun Facts! / Map Activity Questions / Poem-Related Questions / Food for Thought!

June 16	Sea Turtle Day	Books: Carolina's Story Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter Where Should Turtle Be? Free Activities: Loggerhead Fun Facts / Conservation Issues / Make Your Own Sea Turtle Shell Identification / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Match the Turtle Team Items Turtle Fun Facts / Match the Turtle Adaptations / Match the Turtle to Its Habitat

June 30	Meteor Day	Books: Pieces of Another World Free Activities: Comet & Space Fun Facts / Meteor Math Game / Meteor Watching Party Checklist / Recipe for Comet Cookies

July

July	Wild about Wildlife Month	Books: Animals are Sleeping Kersplatypus Little Skink's Tail In My Backyard Tudley Didn't Know The Best Nest Baby Owl's Rescue Free Activities: Animal Sorting Cards / Sleeping Habit Matching Activity / Memory Card Game Platypus Fun Facts / Outback Animal Adaptations Matching Activity / Sorting by Carnivore, Herbivore or Omnivore / Animal Classification Activity / Bully or Friend? Why do Animals Have Tails? / Tail Matching Activity / Footprint Map Animal Memory Game / Animal Signs All Around Pond Animal Facts / "Hopping Tudley" Craft / Creative Sparks Bird Fun Facts / Bird Math / Is it Injured? / Match the Nest Activity Great Horned Owl Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Owl Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / What to do if you find an injured bird

July	Blackberry Month	Books: Blackberry Banquet Free Activities: Blackberry Facts / Recipe for Blackberry Smoothie / How do animals help plants? / Are plants always good?

July 1	American Zoo Day	Books: 'Twas the Day Before Zoo Day What's New at the Zoo? Free Activities: Zoo Animal Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Information about Zoo Keepers / Creative Sparks: Imagine You Are a Zoo Keeper How Many Animals Did You See at the Zoo? / Adding it All Up - Fact Families / Food for Thought

Third week of July	Space Week	Books: Saturn for My Birthday How the Moon Regained Her Shape Pieces of Another World Free Activities: Solar System Fun Facts / Saturn Fun Facts / Recipe for Edible Rings of Saturn Moon Observation Fun Facts / Native American Moon Names / Lunar Calendar / Moon Phases Graphics / How to Deal with Bullies Comet & Space Fun Facts / Meteor Math Game / Meteor Watching Party Checklist / Recipe for Comet Cookies

July 20	Moon Day	Books: How the Moon Regained Her Shape Free Activities: Moon Observation Fun Facts / Native American Moon Names / Lunar Calendar / Moon Phases Graphics / How to Deal with Bullies

July 29	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver an EXPRESS Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) and an Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) to the International Space Station. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

August

August	National Napping Month	Books: Water Beds: Sleeping in the World's Oceans River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers Free Activities: What Makes an Animal a Mammal? / Make Your Own Marine Animal Adaptation Matching Activity / River Map Activity / Find the Animals and Their Rivers on the Map

Aug. 9	Book Lovers Day

Aug. 11	Play in the Sand Day	Books: Turtles in my Sandboxl Free Activities: Terrapin Fun Facts / Turtle Craft / Counting Activity / Shell Identification Craft / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Math the Turtle Team Items

Aug 11-Sep 9	Ramadan

Aug 13-14	Perseids Meteor Shower

Aug. 13	World Lizard Day	Books: Little Skink's Tail Free Activities: Why do Animals Have Tails? / Tail Matching Activity / Footprint Map

Aug. 24	Shooting Star Day	Books: Pieces of Another World Free Activities: Comet & Space Fun Facts / Meteor Math Game / Meteor Watching Party Checklist / Recipe for Comet Cookies

September

September	Library Card Sign-Up Month	Check out the American Library Association for more information!

September	National Literacy Month	Ideas: Try these Reading & Literacy Tips to make story time work!

September	Read-a-New-Book Month	Fall 2009 Releases: What's New at the Zoo? Count Down to Fall Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls Moose and Magpie Baby Owl's Rescue Free Activities: How Many Animals Did You See at the Zoo? / Adding it All Up - Fact Families / Food for Thought Leaves - The Shape of It All / Plant Parts / What Good Are Plants? / Match the Leaves and the Trees Fun Facts! / Map Activity Questions / Poem-Related Questions / Food for Thought! Is it for real? Moose and Birds / What do moose eat? / Match the moose body part to its adaptation / Moose antlers / Moose life cycle Great Horned Owl Fun Facts / Adaptation Matching Activity / Owl Life Cycle Sequencing Activity / What to do if you find an injured bird

September	Hispanic Heritage Month	Books: Burro's Tortillas Free Activities: "Corn: From Plant to Table" / How do we eat corn? / Tortilla Recipe / Spanish & English Matching Activity

September	National School Success Month

Sept 16	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: Space shuttle Discovery will deliver the Express Logistics Carrier 4 (ELC4), a Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MLPM) and critical spare components to the International Space Station. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

September 16	Collect Rocks Day	Books: Julie the Rockhound Free Activities: Plant, Animal or Mineral Matching Activity / Sorting It All Out: Classifying Minerals / How Rocks are Made / Edible Rocks Activity / Become a Rockhound

September 19	Talk Like a Pirate Day	Books: Mother Osprey: Nursery Rhymes for Buoys and Gulls Free Activities: Fun Facts! / Map Activity Questions / Poem-Related Questions / Food for Thought!

September 22	Autumnal Equinox	Books: Count Down to Fall Free Activities: Leaves - The Shape of It All / Plant Parts / What Good Are Plants? / Match the Leaves and the Trees

September 28	Read a Child a Book You Like Day	Ideas: What was your favorite book as a kid? Get it out of your local library and share it with your own child!

September 29	Blackberries Day	Books: Blackberry Banquet Free Activities: Blackberry Facts / Recipe for Blackberry Smoothie / How do animals help plants? / Are plants always good?

October

October	NEW IN 2009! National Information Literacy Awareness Month

October	National Book Month

October	National Collector's Month	Books: Sort it Out! Free Activities: Hidden Picture / Sorting, Categorizing, and Classifying / Scientists Sort Things Into Groups Too / Packy's Sorting Cards / Writing Connection

Oct 1	Space Shuttle Launch	Info: The Glory Mission will help increase our understanding of the Earth's energy balance by collecting data on the properties of aerosols and black carbon in the Earth's atmosphere and how the Sun's irradiance affects the Earth's climate. Books: Pieces of Another World, Saturn for my Birthday, How the Moon Regained Her Shape

Oct. 4-10	World Space Week	Books: How the Moon Regained Her Shape Pieces of Another World Saturn for My Birthday Free Activities: Moon Observation Fun Facts / Native American Moon Names / Lunar Calendar / Moon Phases Graphics / How to Deal with Bullies Comet & Space Fun Facts / Meteor Math Game / Meteor Watching Party Checklist / Recipe for Comet Cookies Solar System Fun Facts / Saturn Fun Facts / Recipe for Edible Rings of Saturn

Oct. 5-11	Get Organized Week	Books: Sort it Out! Activities: Hidden Picture / Sorting, Categorizing, and Classifying / Scientists Sort Things Into Groups Too / Packy's Sorting Cards / Writing Connection

Oct. 8	Jumpstart's Read for the Record	An international campaign to bring preschool children together with valued grownups in their lives to read the same book, on the same day, in communities all over the world!

Oct. 8	Cephalopod Awareness Day (Octopus Day!)	Books: Octavia and Her Purple Ink Cloud Free Activities: Animal Camouflage & Protection / Octopus Fun Facts / Coloring Activity

Oct. 11-17	Wolf Awareness Week	Books: One Wolf Howls Free Activities: Wolf Communications Matching Activity / Wolf Fun Facts / Wolf Life Cycle / Wolf Calendar Activity

Oct. 11-17	Earth Science Week

Oct. 11-17	National Wildlife Refuge Week

Oct. 12-18	World Rainforest Week	Books: The Rainforest Grew All Around Activities: Rainforest Animal Adaptations / Plant Adaptations / Seed Dispersal Matching Activity / What's from the Rainforest? / Rainforest Cookie Recipe

Oct. 21	Reptile Awareness Day	Books: Little Skink's Tail Carolina's Story Turtles in My Sandbox Turtle Summer: A Journal for My Daughter Tudley Didn't Know Where Should Turtle Be? Free Activities: Why do Animals Have Tails? / Tail Matching Activity / Footprint Map Loggerhead Fun Facts / Conservation Issues / Make Your Own Sea Turtle Terrapin Fun Facts / Turtle Craft / Counting Activity Shell Identification Craft / Make Your Own Nature Scrapbook / Math the Turtle Team Items Pond Animal Facts / "Hopping Tudley" Craft / Creative Sparks Turtle Fun Facts / Match the Turtle Adaptations / Match the Turtle to Its Habitat

Oct 21-22	Orionids Meteor Shower

Oct. 22	National Read-Aloud Day

Oct. 28	Plush Animal Lover's Day	Check out the STUFFED ANIMALS matched to our books!

Oct. 31	Halloween!

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November

November	National Family Literacy Month	Ideas: Have a family reading night! Take turns reading to your kids, and then, have them read to you. Check out activities at your local libraries and book stores!
November	National American Indian Heritage Month

Nov 1	National Authors Day	Ideas: Invite local authors to your classroom, library or bookstore for a reading and signing

Nov 3	US Election Day

Nov 4	Daylight Savings Time ends

Nov 7	National Bookstore Day	Ideas: Head to your local bookstore and buy a new book!

Nov 7	Book Lover's Day

Nov 9 - 13	National Young Readers Week

Nov 11	Veteran's Day

Nov 12	Elizabeth Cady Stanton Day

Nov 15-21	American Education Week

Nov 15	America Recycles Day

Nov 15	I Love to Write Day	Ideas: Invite local authors to talk about the writing process

Nov 17	Leonids Meteor Shower	Books: Pieces of Another World Free Activities: Comet & Space Fun Facts / Meteor Math Game / Meteor Watching Party Checklist / Recipe for Comet Cookies

Nov 19	Gettysburg Address

Nov 26	Thanksgiving Day

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December

Dec 1	Rosa Park's Day

Dec 3	Int'l Day of Persons with Disabilities

Dec 7	Pearl Harbor Day

Dec 11	Apollo 17 lands on the moon, 1972, the final lunar landing of the Apollo mission	Books: How the Moon Regained Her Shape Free Activities: Moon Observation Fun Facts / Native American Moon Names / Lunar Calendar / Moon Phases Graphics / How to Deal with Bullies

Dec 11-19	Chanukah

Dec 13-14	Geminids Meteor Shower	The most reliable meteor shower of the year, the Geminids are characterized by their multi-colored display--65% being white, 26% yellow, and the remaining 9% blue, red and green.

Dec 18	Bake Cookies Day	Books: The Rainforest Grew All Around Pieces of Another World Activities: Rainforest Cookie Recipe Comet Cookie Recipe

Dec 21	Winter Solstice	Shortest hours of daylight of the year!

Dec 24	Christmas Eve	Books: Christmas Eve Blizzard Activities: Spanish/English Glossary / Teaching Trivia / Making a Bird-Friendly Backyard / Bird Feeders Are Not Just for Winter / Cardinal Numbers and Math Games

Dec 25	Christmas Day

Dec 26	Kwanzaa

Dec 31	New Years Eve

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