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Maria B. Forum All-Star
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Does anyone have a good link/resource for a calendar with events i.e. events in history; author's birthdays, etc.?
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SharonO Forum Rookie
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Maria-
I'm sure there is something out there with more for the authors, but Enchanted Learning has a nice monthly calendar with activities to do for the special day.
God Bless,
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Dawn Forum All-Star
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Maria, I use Literature for Lively Lessons which lists many special events for each week of the month (of the year!). For instance I learned this Tuesday, the 23rd, is National Handwriting Day (as it is the birthdate of John Hancock ).
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MaryM Board Moderator
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That looks like a very helpful resource, Dawn. I'll have to check that out. I usually bee -bop all over the internet. There are so many calendar websites and so much information - really it's too much to proccess .
Some of the sites that I have used include:
-Scope system - which is one that is almost overwhelming with the amount of info for each day.
-Library of Congress site has American Memory - Day in History section. The neat thing about this site is that there are tons of historic resources linked to each entry so it's very informative.
-Today in History
-The History Channel has a today in history feature which includes a video clip of some historic event (more recent).
The month at a glance calendars are easier to use and seem to highlight some main events so you can plan in advance more easily.
-The Everything Preschool site has a format I like and highlights a couple things per day - seems to hit the biggies geared to kids.
-The History Place
And there are very specific calendars as well:
Literary birthdays
Artist birthdays
Musician birthdays
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Maria B. Forum All-Star
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Thanks so much Dawn and Mary. This is exactly what i was looking for!
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Dawn, I just checked the Everything Preschool site. Did you know that today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Aren't you "NUTS" about squirrels?! Thanks for the site Mary.
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Wow there are some neat resources with these. Thanks for sharing the links.
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MaryM Board Moderator
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Marjorie wrote:
Did you know that today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Aren't you "NUTS" about squirrels?! |
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I saw that, too, and thought of Dawn. Sorry I won't be celebrating today - no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to appreciate those little bird feeder thieves.
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Dawn Forum All-Star
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MaryM wrote:
Marjorie wrote:
Did you know that today is Squirrel Appreciation Day. Aren't you "NUTS" about squirrels?! |
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I saw that, too, and thought of Dawn. Sorry I won't be celebrating today - no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to appreciate those little bird feeder thieves. |
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How could I have missed that!?!
Yes, I am *nuts* about squirrels, but see, ours are very well behaved. We'll be reading a few squirrel books today, then, and I may have to dig out the squirrel shaped cookie cutter ...
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Author & Illustrator birthday
Children and Young Adult author birthday
Holiday & Observances Calender
Birthday & Books by Month
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