Holidays & Homeschooling

Holidays

Black History/Holidays
www.juneteenth.com/ (Juneteenth)
www.theblackmarket.com/
www.distinguishedwomen.com/ (see links)
www.kinderart.com/multic/mlkjr_crayons.shtml
www.carnegiehall.org/honor/history/index.aspx (A History
of African American Music - Secular, Spiritual, Jazz)

Chinese New Year
www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/chinese_
new_year.html
www2.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplans.jsp?id
www.thinkfinity.org/chinese-new-year

Christmas - see winter holidays

Earth Day
www.bookadventure.com/te/bkt/te_bkt_tl_tt.asp(Earth Day)
www.earthday.net/
www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm (eco games and activities)
www.planetpals.com/(Earth Day)
www.earthcalendar.net/index.php

Groundhog's Day
www.groundhog.org/

Halloween and Thanksgiving
www.cubpack81.com/documents/carve_pumpkin.swf Halloween
www.primarygames.com/holidays/halloween/games/
typeghosts/index.htm

Hanukkah
www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/hanukkah.shtml

Hispanic Holidays
http://holidays.pppst.com/hispanic-heritage-month.html

Holiday Websites
www.educationalvoyage.com/holidays.html
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/32holidaysseasons.html
www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/index.html
www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/index.html
www.factmonster.com/life.html
http://awesomelibrary.org/(see Social Studies - Holidays)
www.squiglysplayhouse.com/ (see Seasons & Holidays)
www.activityvillage.co.uk/
www.crafts-for-all-seasons.com/
www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/
www.youthonline.ca/
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/holidays.htm
www.dltk-holidays.com/
www.holidayscalendar.com (Jason Cruce has put together a
website covering the holidays.  Take a look.  He's done a really
nice job with this subject, and we are often looking for
something special to do in our classrooms when the holidays
come around.)
http://us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?sysreq=ignore
(Spotlight on the Holidays)
http://holidays.kaboose.com/  (see list under "holidays")
http://www.holidays.net/   (arts/crafts, history, etc, even daily holidays.  not for kids per se: but a lot of info.  All cultures)
http://www.holidaysforeveryday.com/ (preschool--tells daily, weekly, monthly celebrations...no info or crafts..interesting...)
www.factmonster.com/spot/winterholidays1.html

Passover
http:people.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Uncle_Eli/Eli.html

Patriotic Holidays
www.costumediscounters.com/csc_inc/html/static/
articles/patrioticholidays.html
www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/38-music/376-
patriotic-music.html

Pirate's Day
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html (Sept. 19)

Saint Patrick's Day
www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/

Valentine's Day
www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/
seasonal-math/valentines-day

Winter Holidays and Christmas
www.factmonster.com/spot/winterholidays1.html
www.classbrain.com/artholiday/publish/christmas.shtml
www.aacton.gladbrook.iowapages.org/id27.html (Christmas
all around the world)
www.globalschoolnet.org/gsnsanta/
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/new/0422/
Do-a-rain-deer.swf
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com (See A Tudor Feast at
Christmas and Victorian Farm Christmas)
http://holidays.kaboose.com/xmas-around.html
http://snowflakebentley.com/  (story  of Wm. Bentley, no 2 snowflakes alike)
www.topdocumentaryfilms.com (a Tudor Feast at Christmas,
Victorian Farm Christmas, the worst Christmas jobs in history,
What would Jesus Buy?)



Women's History Month
www.womenshistorymonth.gov/
www.history.com/topics/womens-history-month/



Homeschooling
http://www.leapingfrom the box.com/hs/elists/georgia.html
(A email list for homeschoolers and unschoolers - support
groups, message boards, forums and newsletters)
http://www.outlookacademy.org/
http://clickschooling.com/(curriculum and websites)
http://www.thehomeschoolmom.com/ (many resources)
http://www.home-school.com/
http://about.home-school-inc.com/?page_id=40
www.thewelltrainedmind.com
www.startlocal.com.au/articles/educational_homeschooling.
html (A Guide to Homeschooling)
Be sure to check your local library for books on homeschooling.
Also, check if there are any local organizations that you can
join (see Yahoo Groups and Google Groups).  These groups have
a lot of people that are experienced homeschoolers, and they
are usually very helpful/willing to share their knowledge. 
Be sure to check the legal stuff that you will need to know with
whatever state you live in.  There is a lot of information online
for homeschoolers so do a search and see where it takes you.