Great Ideas for September!

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Month

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson023.shtml

 

Find printables, literature lessons, and reference articles to explore Hispanic

culture.

http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6629.html?s1

 

September 6

Labor Day 

A collection of ideas to use in the classroom or home schooling to celebrate Labor Day!! 

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
bb/business/september96/labor_day_9-2.html

 

US Dept. of Labor

Labor Day: How It Came About, What It Means

http://www.dol.gov/opa/aboutdol/laborday.htm 

 

September 12

Grandparent’s Day 

History of Grandparent’s Day

http://www.grandparents-day.com/

 

September 11, 2001

Patriot Day

President Bush has issued a formal proclamation designating September 11th as Patriot Day in honor of those who perished in the terrorist attacks. 

http://www.kedt.org/Ed/tragedy/patriot.htm

 

September 14, 1814

 Francis Scott Key wrote the Star- Spangled Banner

The history of our National Anthem and how Francis Scott Key was inspired to write this song.

http://www.bcpl.net/~etowner/anthem.html

 

 

September 16, 1810  

Mexico's Independence Day

Social Studies Lesson Plans for 3-5 graders on the history of Fr. Hidalgo and Mexico’s struggle for independence.

http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/mid.html

 

Inside Mexico- an online magazine

http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.html

 

September 16-22

Commemorate the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787

http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6623.html?wtlAC=gs080201

 

 

September 21

First Day of Fall-Autumnal Equinox 

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761586009/Autumnal_Equinox_beginning_of_fall.html

 

 

Stonehenge

Information, pictures, and a 360 degree view of Stonehenge

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761553375

 

Solar Events

Discover the effect of the Sun and its activities with the Solar Events web site. Get information on National Sun-Earth Day or up-coming solar events like eclipses. See the hottest new images and movies from NASA and ESA missions, learn how the Sun and its activities affect human lives.
http://www.solarevents.org

 

Sept. 23, 2006

Rosh Hashanah

Explanation of this Jewish Holiday

http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/holiday2.html

 

Jewish New Year 

Encarta article

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761563210

 

Sept. 24, 2006

Ramadan begins on , and continues for one month
Ramadan is a "month of blessing" marked by prayer, fasting, and charity.  Learn about Ramadan with these online resources for kids. 

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/ramadan1.html

 

 

Updated:  April 01, 2008

 


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