New Theme and International Holidays on Sunday — July 15, 2012 — Ocean Life!

For the next two weeks, my theme will be ocean life, on the beach and marine animals!

International holidays this week:

Sunday, July 15 — Bastille Day

Monday, July 16 — World Snake Day

Tuesday, July 17 — Constitution Day (South Korea)

Wednesday, July 18 — Nelson Mandela’s Birthday, Constitution Day (Uruguay)

Thursday, July 19 — Edgar Degas’ Birthday

Friday, July 20 — Lailat-Ul-Quadr (Islamic, Muslim), Independence Day (Columbia), Moon Day (USA)

Saturday, July 21 — Liberation Day (Guam), National Day (Belgium), Schoelcher Day (Guadeloupe, St. Martin)

This week is also Coral Reef Awareness Week.

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New Theme and International Holiday Sunday, July 1, 2012 — American Independence Day!

“Happy Fourth of July!” is what you’ll be hearing if you live in the US this week! I have planned an entire unit for Pre-K around celebrating America’s birthday.

Almost every day this week, it’s Independence Day somewhere!

International and National Holidays this week include:

Sunday, July 1 — Canada Day, Emancipation Day (St. Eustatius), Freedom Day (Suriname), Independence Day (Burundi and Southern Somalia), Republic Day (Ghana)

Monday, July 2 — Flag Day (Curacao), Salvation Army Founders Day USA)

Tuesday, July 3 — Danish West Indies Emancipation Day (US Virgin Islands), Day of the Child (Argentina), Independence Celebration Begins (Bahamas), Independence Day (Belarus)

Wednesday, July 4 — Commemoration of Jewish Genocide (Latvia), Independence Day (Guam, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, USA, US Virgin Islands)

Thursday, July 5 — Independence Day (Venezuela, Algeria, Cape Verde Islands), Peace and Unity Day (Rwanda), St. Cyril and Methodius Day (Czech Republic, Slovakia)

Friday, July 6 — Independence Day (Comoros), John Huss Day (Czech Republic), Republic Day (Malawi), Eino Leino Day (Finland)

Saturday, July 7 — Independence Day (Solomon Islands), Running of the Bulls (Spain), Unity and Victory Day (Yemen)

July is:

Fireworks Safety Month

Light the Night for Sight Month

Baked Bean Month

Hot Dog Month

National Ice Cream Month

Berry Month

Purposeful Parenting Month

Recreation and Parks Month

Tennis Month

Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month

The first two weeks of July are considered “the dog days of summer”.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for Math Ideas on Mad Math Monday.

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International Holidays and New Theme Sunday, June 24, 2012 — Summer

Sorry, I am a day late publishing this blog. My flight was delayed and by the time I got home my brain and body could only focus on three things — shower, eat, sleep.

The new theme for this week is — Summer!

International Holidays this week include:

Sunday, June 24 — St. Baptiste Day (Macau, Sweden), Constitution Day (Zaire), Discovery Day and Fete Nationale ( Canada), Midsummer Day (Estonia), Midsummer Festival (Latvia),

Monday, June 25 — Independence Day ( Mozambique), National Day ( Slovenia), Statehood Day (Croatia)

Tuesday, June 26 — Independence Day ( Madagascar, Somalia)

Wednesday, June 27 — Helen Keller’s birthday

Thursday, June 28 — Paul Bunyan Day and WW1 Day ( America), St. Peter and St. Paul Day (Chile), Constitution Day ( Ukraine)

Friday, June 29 — Independence Day (Seychelles)

Saturday, June 30 — Independence Day ( Congo, Zaire) Balance Day ( El Salvador)

International Holidays Sunday, June 17, 2012

International Holidays this week include:

Sunday, June 17- Father’s Day in U.S, Independence Day in Iceland

Tuesday, June 19- Independence Day in Kuwait, Juneteenth in U.S.

Wednesday, June 20- World Refugee Day

Thursday, June 21- National Day in Greenland, Summer Solstice in Northern Hemisphere, Winter Solstice in Southern Hemisphere

Saturday, June 23- Midsummer Party in Denmark, Midsummer’s Eve in Norway

This week, I will be away. I have a unit planned for when I return and I will begin posting again on Sunday, June 24th! Thanks for reading and I’ll see you soon!

Holidays and Theme Sunday — Pond Life

International Holidays this week:

Sunday, June 10 — National Day in Portugal

Monday, June 11 — National Day in Libya, King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii, U.S.

Tuesday, June 12 — Independence Day in Philippines, Dia dos Namorados (Valentine’s Day) in Brazil

Thursday, June 14 — Flag Day in U.S., World Sea Turtle Day, World Blood Donor Day

Friday, June 15 — National Flag Day in Denmark

Saturday, June 16 — Youth Day in South Africa

This week, I will continue with ideas for the theme, Pond Life!

New Theme and International Holidays Sunday — Pond Life

I have a surprise for everyone! This week our theme will be Pond Life. The surprise is that I have so many ideas. I will be doing this theme for 2 weeks. Each subject will be repeated twice!

We will learn about frogs and their life cycles. We will do projects for snakes, snails, turtles, and even a quick review of last week’s theme, insects.

We may even take a field trip and see what we find at the local pond!

So join me as we leap right in!

This week, there are many international holidays:

June 3 is the start of Reconciliation Week in Australia, Canadian Environment Week

June 5 is Father’s Day in Denmark and World Environment Day

June 6 is Child Health Day and the Anniversary of D-Day in America, Memorial Day in South Korea, National Day in Sweden, Clean Air Day in Canada

June 7 is Corpus Christi,  a Roman Catholic holiday

June 8 is World Ocean’s Day