Se7en’s November…

November is here, I can’t believe it. I was so determined to get our calendar out by the 1st of November and then I got a bit distracted by Fimby’s…

And because of that we have a new button on our blog with a gathering of all our Christmas Gift ideas…

Here you go… the days of November:

2 November 1734: Daniel Boone’s Birthday.
- A list of links from apples4theteacher.
- Short biography from Myhero.
- More about Daniel Boone from Daniel Boone’s Homestead.

3 November 1957: First Dog Orbited the Earth.
- Laika from StarChild.
3 November 2010: National Sandwich Day.
- The Father Person Makes Panini’s in Se7en Steps.

3 November 2010: Japan Culture Day.
- What is Culture Day, from Web-Japan?
- Brilliant site on Japan, from Web-Japan.
- You can’t beat Activity Village for Japan goodies.
- An Origami gift Box in Se7en Steps.

4 November 1922: King Tutankhamen’s Tomb discovered.
- Tutankhamen from Mr Donn’s Egypt page.
- More Tutankamen from Woodlands Junior.
- The opening of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb from SocialStudiesforKids.
5 November 2010: Guy Fawkes Day.
- Home Truth: Se7en and Fireworks.
- Bonfire Night from Activity Village.
- A heap of links from Activity Village.
- Guy Fawkes Night from Kaboose.
- Bonfire Night from Woodlands Junior.
- Se7en visit the Tower of London.

5 November 2010: Diwali.
- Crayola Crafts.
- Lots of Diwali Ideas at Activity Village.
- The Story of Diwali from Activity Village.
- BBC Schools Diwali Page.
- HEaps of Diwali Crafts from Artists Helping Children.

7 November 1867: Marie Curie’s Birthday (1867-1934).
- A biography, with worksheets and printables from Garden of Praise.
- A biography from World Almanac for Kids.
- Some great links from Women Scientist in History at Hypatiamaze.org.
- A Great Marie Curie Page for kids also from Hypatiamaze.org.
8 November 1951: Alleged Yeti Tracks Discovered.
- Shipton’s Yeti track from BigFootEncounters.com
- The Shipton Photograph from Anomolyinfo.com
- A biography of Shipton and some factoids from National Gepgraphic.

8 November 1895: X-Ray Day.
- The Early History of X Rays by A.Assmuss.
- A brief history of x rays from UMW.

9 November 1989: Berlin Wall Opened.
- Berlin Wall Exhibition from Microsoft.
- An interactive rise and fall from the Newseum.

10 November 1970: Great Wall of China opened to tourism.
- Don’t miss the History from Mr Donn.
- Fantastic China goodies from Activity Village.
- Great Wall of China from Activity Village.
10 November 1969: Sesame Street Premiered.
- The Official Site.
- Sesame fun from PBS.
- The Cookie Monster from Katherine Marie.
- You HAVE to look at Bakerealla’s pop party.

11 November 2010: Remembrance Day.
- Remembrance Day from Crayola.
- Remembrance Day from CBBC News.
- Heaps of links from Kidsturncircle.
- Activities, printables and crafts from DLTK
- Remembrance day from lvillage.education.vic.gov.au

12 November 1981: First Balloon Crossing the Pacific.
- Newspaper report from Google News.

13 November 1940: Fantasia released 1940.
- Fantasia from Wikipedia.
- Fantasia from Filmsite.org

14 November 2010: National Clean Out the Refrigerator Day (USA)!!!
- Se7en’s refrigerator.

14 November 1851: Moby Dick first published.
- Herman Melville Les Plans from the Web English Teacher.
- Lesson Plan from Discovery Education.
- Worksheet from Macmillan.

14 November 1840: Claude Monet’s Birthday (1840 – 1926).
- A brief bio from the Kids Window
- Lovely printable from nga.gov.
- Lesson Plan from KinderArt.
- The museum site in Giverny, France.
- Se7en DO Art School.
17 November 1869: Suez Canal Opened.
- History of the Suez Canal from History.com
- Easy to read history with lots of diagrams from touregypt.net.
17 November 2010 National HomeMade Bread Day.
- Homemade Bread Day from About.com.
- Basic Bread from Se7en.
- Banana bread from Se7en.
- Irish Soda Bread from Se7en.
- Traditional Jewish Festival Bread from Se7en.
- Justin Bonello’s Roosterkoek from Se7en.

18 November 1307: William Tell Shot the Apple.
- The history of William Tell from New World Encyclopedia.
- William Tell fun from Classics for kids.
18 November 1928: Mickey Mouse Debut.
- Mickey Mouse history from the Disney Archives.
- Mickey Mouse history and links galore from angelfire.com

19 November 1863: Gettysburg Address.
- The actual address from Apples for the Teacher.
- How the Gettysburg address worked from How Stuff Works.
- More Getty’sburg Address and Abraham Lincoln resources with lots of books to look at, from AmericanCivilWar.com
- Worksheets and Lesson Plan from ExplorePAhistory
20 November 2010: Universal Children’s Day.
- International Children’s Day from UNICEF.
20 November 1889: Edwin Hubbles Birthday (1889 – 1953).
- The Official Edwin Hubble Website.
- Quick facts from sciencekids.co.nz.
- Brief Bio from infoplease.com
- Another brief bio from amazing-space.stsci.edu.
21 November 1763: First Hot Air Balloon Flight.
- The History of Hot Air Balloons from eballoon.org.
- Love this: History of ballooning in stamps. (From Wydera.de)

22 November 1497: Vasco Da Gama sailed around the Cape.
- Brief Bio and facts galore from elizabethan-era.org
- Great list of links from SocialStudiesforkids.
- Read about great explorers at kidspast.com.

24 November 1859: Darwin’s Origin of the Species Published.
- Great links and lesson plans from Se7en.
- Great looking resource for kids from Christs.com
25 November 1940: Woody Woodpecker’s birthday.
- Who was Woody Woodpecker form wikipedia.
- Scroll down to the Woody coloring pages from coloring-kids.
25 November 1914: Jo DiMaggio’s Birthday (1914-1999).
- Who was Joe Di Maggio from wikipedia

26 November 1922: Charles Schultz’s Birthday.
- The Official Museum.
- The Shulz Museum timeline.
- The Schultz Biography.
- And there is an Official Site at Peanuts.com
26 November 2010: National Cake Day (U.S.A.)
- A Mother’s Almanac the Cake Collection.
- Se7en Bazillion Birthday Cake Ideas.
- Party Food and Especially Party Cakes.

25 November 2010: Thanksgiving.
- Everything you need from Family Fun.
- More of Everything Thanksgiving from Kaboose.
- A heap of crafts from One Pretty Thing.
- Millions of Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids at the Crafty Crow.
- The first Thanksgiving from National Geographic.
27 November 1701: Anders Celcius birthday (1701-1744).
- Biography from Wikipedia.

28 November 1835: Mark Twain’s Birthday (1835-1910).
- Mark Twain from PBS… brilliant!
- Mark Twain Museum, from MarkwainHouse.
- Mark Twain biography from Geocities.
- The Official Mark Twain Website.
- The complete works of Mark Twain at MTwain.com.
- More Mark Twain brilliance from PBS.

28 November 1520: Ferdinand Magellan passed through the Magellan Straights.
- Quick report from Kidspast.com
- Trip report from Social Studies for Kids.
- Fun unit study with or without the reading material, from Just mommies.

28 November 1832: Louis May Alcotts Birthday (1832-1888).
- Biography from Wikipedia,
- Brief Biography from lkwdpl.
- Lesson plans and activities.

If you are looking for other calendars of note then look no further:

That’s us!!! Have a fun month!!!

8 Replies to “Se7en’s November…”

Sofia's Ideas says:

4 November 2010 at 5:59 pm

An award for you… http://sofiasideas.com/2010/11/04/you-shouldnt-have/
se7en says:

5 November 2010 at 1:33 am

Hay Sofia!!! You are too kind… and I had to go and visit all the blogs on your list to see who was who and what was what!!! What can I say – an evening very well spent!!! Have a fun weekend!!!!
Joyul Mama says:

5 November 2010 at 7:48 am

Ahh the highlight of my month: Se7en’s Calendar!!! Oh, you always so inspire me! We will try to celebrate the following: Sesame STreet, Fantasia, Home made bread day (yummy!), Mickey Mouse, William Tell, Woody Woodpecker and Louisa May Alcott’s B’day! Wow, I had better get organizing, hey?! Thanks so much for this great resource – my children are still too young to appreciate most of it, but this mama always learns a LOT via the links on your calendar! Have a blessed weekend!
se7en says:

5 November 2010 at 8:44 am

Hay Joyful Mama… Thank you so much!!! It is one of the longest posts to create and I am so happy when someone enjoys it!!! There is indeed a lot more to November than meets the eye isn’t there!!! A whole lot of nice little celebrations!!! Hope you enjoy them!!! Have a fun weekend…
Cheryl says:

6 November 2010 at 1:58 am

I love your calendars, but you know that already. I had to leave a comment, before I disappeared down one of the links. Lots to look forward to this month.
KM says:

6 November 2010 at 5:31 am

I agree with JOYFUL MAMA! What an inspiration you are all to the WORLD!!! WE are blessed to have a resource like you… my question is how on EARTH do you keep track of all these? you are so incredibly organized!!!! I can’t remember what I did an hour let alone remember what someone else did a year ago. :):) HAPPY NOV to you ALL!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoox
se7en says:

6 November 2010 at 8:43 am

Hay Cheryl… You won’t believe what post I am working on!!! I can’t believe you went spinning – wowzers!!! Chat later, lots of love and have a fun weekend!!!
se7en says:

6 November 2010 at 8:47 am

Oh KM, As I tell my kids – I am a super-ninja with amazing powers!!! They totally believe me and so should you!!! How else would I keep track of anything!!! Happy November to you all, I hope you do something totally fun this weekend!!! Lots of love!!!

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