YEARLY THEMATIC PLANNER Kelsey Kay ZehrBooks - Websites - Other Resources

AugustTheme: Back To School http://www.lessonplanspage.com/BeginSchool.htm#

Theme: Getting To Know Your Students http://www.lessonplanspage.com/BeginSchool.htm#

Theme: National Inventors Month http://inventors.about.com/od/eventsconventions/a/inventors_month.htm

SeptemberTheme: Constitution Day http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Constitution_Day/index.shtml

Theme: Patriot Day http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/September_11/index.shtml

Theme: Autumn/Fall (September 23) http://www.first-school.ws/THEME/seasons_autumn.htm

Theme: Classical Music Month http://www.first-school.ws/activities/nrhymes/twinkle.htm

OctoberTheme: Columbus Day http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Columbus_Day/index.shtml

Theme: Fire Safety http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Fire_Safety/index.shtml

Theme: Halloween http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Halloween/index.shtml

Theme: Farming/Harvesting http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Farm/index.shtml

NovemberTheme: Veteran's Day (November 11) http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/veterans-day/index.htm

Theme: Thanksgiving http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/thanksgiving/index.htm

Theme: National Author's Day (November 1) http://edhelper.com/DailyThemes_998.html

Theme: Great American Smokeout http://www.edhelper.com/tobacco.htm

DecemberTheme: Winter http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/winter.php

Theme: Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/

Theme: Christmas Around The World http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson041.shtml

Theme: Rosa Parks Day (December 1) http://www.e-portals.org/Parks/

Books - Websites - Other ResourcesJanuary

Theme: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Martin_Luther_King__Jr_/index.shtml

Theme: Chinese New Year http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Chinese_New_Year/index.shtml

Theme: Ellis Island Opened (January 1) http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/tour/index.htm

FebruaryTheme: Ground Hog Day http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/groundhog-day/index.htm

Theme: President's Day http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Presidents__Day/index.shtml

Theme: Abraham Lincoln (February 12) http://www.proteacher.com/090158.shtml

Theme: Mardi Gras http://www.dltk-kids.com/Crafts/mardigras/index.htm

MarchTheme: Dr. Seuss's Birthday (March 2) http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Dr__Seuss/

Theme: St. Patrick's Day http://www.lessonplanspage.com/StPatricksDay.htm

Theme: Spring http://www.theteachersguide.com/spring.htm

Theme: Pi Day (March 14) http://www.edhelper.com/pi_day.htm

AprilTheme: National Poetry Month http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/National_Poetry_Month/

Theme: Frog Month http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/Themes/Frogs/

Theme: Keep America Beautiful Month http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson308.shtml

Theme: Astronomy Week (3rd Week) http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Space/

MayTheme: Safe Kids Week (1st Week) http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Health/Safety/index.htm

Theme: Cinco De Mayo http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/cinco-de-mayo/

Theme: Memorial Day http://www.educationworld.com/holidays/archives/memorial_day.shtml

Theme: Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday) http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=armed+forces&rating=3