Se7en’s September… And Your Free Printable Calendar…

Welcome to “Back to School” for us and lots of our friends around the world…

Click on the calendar page, it will open in a new tab, print it out and then color it and fill in the days that you want to celebrate… pop it on the fridge and you are good to go. You can still find all the calendar pages down the right hand side of our website and they are all gathered together in our Almanac page for easy searching… If you have holidays or ideas that you would like to add then please go ahead and comment, I would love to have our calendars packed to the brim!!!

• 1 September:
  • Spring has sprung for some!
  • Se7en Create Bead and Wire Flowers.
  • Spring Streamers… Little Flower Bunting.
  • Saturday Spot:The West Coast Flowers.

• 2 September: Great Fire of London (1666)
  • The Great Fire of London Monument.
  • A Brief History of London from Activity Village.
  • Great worksheets from SchoolHistory.co.uk

• 3 September: Sky Scraper Day.
  • Se7en City Crafts – The Complete Book of Art Ideas – A Review…

• 5 September: National Cheese Pizza Day.
  • How Se7en Make Pizza in Se7en Steps.
  • We have done this craft with card stock before but Katherine Marie takes it to a new level with felt!

• 5 September: Labor Day (U.S.A.)
  • Labor Day from Wikipedia.
  • The History of Labor Day from History.com.
  • Labor Day explained to Kids from Wilstar.com
  • Labor Day Activities from Apples for the Teacher.
  • Labor Day Fun from About.com

• 6 September: Read a Book Day.
  • Se7en Sneaky Tactics to Encourage the Almost Reader.
  • Se7en of the Best Bazillion Chapter Books – A Book Bonanza!!!
  • Se7en + 1 Ways to Make a Book More Memorable.
  • Se7en Tips for Family Reading Time…
  • So You Have Raised a Reader… Now What?
  • Se7en Learning to Read Resources…
  • Se7en of the Best Book Sites for Kids…
  • Se7en Start a Book Nook…
  • The Book Nook Revisited in Se7en Steps…
  • Roald Dahl Day… Party Ideas.
  • Articulated Beasts and Where the Wild Things Are Round-Up.
  • Se7en Make Poetry Notebooks…
  • Tubby and the Lantern and a Se7en Lamp Extravaganza…
  • Alpaca Hats in Se7en Steps…
  • Mrs Armitage and Her Se7en Hundred Surfboards.
  • Eric Carle’s Radical Rockets…
  • Go Dog Go – Do you like my Hat? – in Se7en Steps…

• 7 September 1533: Queen Elizabeth 1 (1533 – 1603)
  • Woodlands Junior has a great link.
  • Folger Shakespeare Library has a great Elizabeth 1 page…
  • Brittania.com has lots of lovely detail.

• 8 September: International Literacy Day
  • International Literacy Day from Wikipedia.
  • International Literacy Day from Unesco.

  Book Parties From Se7en:

  • A Dr. Seuss Party.
  • Where the Wild things Are Party.
  • Roald Dahl Party Ideas.

  Book Crafts from Se7en:

  • Se7en of the Best Book Sites for Kids…
  • Se7en Start a Book Nook…
  • The Book Nook Revisited in Se7en Steps…
  • Roald Dahl Day… Party Ideas.
  • Articulated Beasts and Where the Wild Things Are Round-Up.
  • Se7en Make Poetry Notebooks…
  • Tubby and the Lantern and a Se7en Lamp Extravaganza…
  • Alpaca Hats in Se7en Steps…
  • Mrs Armitage and Her Se7en Hundred Surfboards.
  • Eric Carle’s Radical Rockets…
  • Go Dog Go – Do you like my Hat? – in Se7en Steps…
  • We Are Going on a Bear Hunt craft from Se7en.

• 8 September: Magellan Set Sail For First Voyage Round the World (1519).
  • Brief Biography from Kidspast.com
  • Great info for projects from Social Studies for Kids.
  • Fun Activities, with or without the book resource, from Just Mommies.com
  • Worksheets from SchoolHistory.co.uk

• 9 September: Chrysanthemum Day (Japan).
  • What is Chrysanthemum day from Chinatownconnection.com
  • Crafty Ideas from Crayola.
  • Chrysanthemum Corsage Craft from Crayola.

• 9 September: Teddy Bear Day.
  • Teddy Bear Day Fun from AKidsHeart.com
  • More Teddy Bear goodies from Holiday Insights.
  • We Are Going on a Bear Hunt craft from Se7en.

• 10 September: Elias Howe Patented the Sewing Machine (1846).
  • His Biography from Wikipedia.
  • A Biography from About.com.
  • Great kids Biography from cesa10.k12.wi.us
  • Great story of his life for kids from mainlesson.com.

• 11 September: Patriot Day (U.S.A.)
  • The story of Patriots’ Day from TimeandDate.com
  • Patriotic Activities from TeacherVision.

• 12 September: Chocolate Milkshake Day.
  • Chocolate Milkshake Day from holiday insights.
  • A milkshake quiz from YumSugar.
  • A couple of recipes from BlissTree.
  • Recipe from Holiday Insights.

• 12 September 1940: Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovered.
  • Se7en’s Sandpaper Cave Art.
  • Great Art Lesson Ideas from Incredible Art Department.
  • And this is just fabulous from JamesMDeem.
  • And take yourself on a fabulous virtual tour…
  • The Official Site is wonderful.
  • Mr Donn can’t be beaten for lesson plans.

• 13 September: National GrandParents Day (U.S.A.).
  • The Official Site with lots of Resources.
  • Grandparents Day Fun from Kaboose.
  • Heaps of Grand Parent fun from Family Fun.

• 13 September: International Chocolate Day.
  • International Chocolate Day – from WordPress.
  • Chocolate Brownies to Die Fro in Se7en Steps.
  • Chocolate Fridge Cake in Se7en Steps.
  • Melted Chocolate Centered Cookies in Se7en Steps.
  • Bruce Bogtrotter Cake in Se7en Steps.
  • Chocolate Eclairs in se7en Steps.

• 13 September: Roald Dahl’s Birthday (1916-1990).
  • Roald Dahl Day Page with lots of downloadable goodies.
  • Roald Dahl Day Party Ideas from Se7en.
  • The Official Website, brilliant site!
  • Bruce Bogtrotter Cake in Se7en Steps.

• 14 September: Star Spangled Banner Composed (1814).
  • The Star Spangled Banner from Wikipedia.
  • Quick history for kids from Ben’s Guide.
  • Historical Facts from the Smithsonian Institute.
  • Great site for kids also from the Smithsonian.
  • Save our Flag from History.com, search around for activities.

• 15 September: Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin (1928).
  • A biography from MyHero.
  • Another biography from PBS.
  • Related Lesson Plans from Lesson Planet.

• 15 September: Agatha Christies Birthday (1890).
  • The Official Agatha Christie Website.

• 15 September: Make a Hat Day.
  Hat Crafts from Se7en:
  • Alpaca Hats in Se7en Steps…
  • Go Dog Go – Do you like my Hat? – in Se7en Steps…
  • Ndebele Huts to Hats in Se7en Steps…
  • 2010 World Cup Hats – Cardboard Makarapas.

• 15 September: Choose Your Favorite Color Day.
  • Works For Me Wednesday – Organizing Tip: Color Code, Color Code, Color Code…
  • Colorful Glass Xylophone in Se7en Steps… Learning about the color wheel.
  • Colorful Crafts from Crayola.

• 16 September: National Play Do Day (U.S.A.).
  • Quick and Easy Play-Do in Se7en Steps. I have to make a fresh batch!

• 16 September: Collect Rocks Day.
  • Se7en Collect Rocks.
  • Rocks for Kids – Fun Site.
  • Heaps of Cool Links at My Teacher Pages.
  • Rock collecting Article From Suite 101.
  • Lots of Links and Ideas from A-Z’s Home’s Cool For Homeschooling.
  • Rock Collecting at the Scratch Patch in Cape Town.

• 16 September: International Day of the Preservation of The Ozone Layer.
  • The Ozone Hole explained to kids from Atmosphere, Climate and Environment (U.K).
  • the Ozone Layer Issues Explained Really Well from NOAA.
  • Can We Plug the Ozone Hole from How Stuff Works.

• 8 September 2010: Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown.
  • Rosh Hashanna traditions, crafts and links for kids from Aklah.com
  • Fun Rosh Hashana pages from Torah Tots.
  • This site is fun, with customs, traditions and things to do from BJE.org.
  • Heaps of Rosh Hashanah Crafty Ideas from artists helping children.

• 18 September: First Edition of the NY Times Published (1851).
  • The NY Times – Official Site.
  • The NY Times from Wikipedia.
  • The NY Times for Kids – Lesson Plans and News Resources.

• 18 September: Lance Armstrong’s Birthday (1971).
  • Biography from My Hero
  • The Official Lance Armstrong Site.
  • The Tour De France Website.
  • A Triathlon Party from Se7en.

• 19 September: Talk Like a Pirate Day.
  • Talk Like A Pirate – British Headquarters.
  • The Official Talk Like A Pirate Day Website.
  • A Plethora of Pirate Puppets from Se7en.
  • Cool Mom Picks for Talk Like a Pirate Day…

• 21 September: International Day of Peace.
  • Pinwheels for Peace. We are Definitely making pinwheels today.
  • Se7en’s Simple Spinning Pinwheels.
  • Peace One Day.
  • International Day of Peace.
  • Peace Day Crafts and Activities from Crayola.

• 22 September: Elephant Appreciation Day.
  • Woven Camouflage Beasts on Safari from Se7en.
  • Elephant Crafts from Crayola.
  • Family Fun has so many elephantine things that I am just sending you the list of links!
  • Addo Elephant Park. So near and yet so very far – we should have been here!!!

  Fun Elephant Facts and heaps of links from Kidsconnect.

  • National Geographic – of course!!!
  
• 22 September 2010: World Car Free Day.
  • The Official Site… I don’t think this one will be a problem for us!!!

• 22 September: Band Aid Invented (1920).
  • History of the Band Aid from About.com
  • And Wikipedia.
  • Where have I been!!! Check these out at ThisNext.

• 23 September: Hokusai, Japanese Artist (1760 – 1849.)
  • Coloring Pages and Art Activities from Enchanted Learning.
  • Brief facts from Ibiblio.
  • Fabulous site: Kids Web Japan.

• 24 September: Jim Henson’s Birthday (1936 – 1990).
  • Fun info from Wiki-entertainment.
  • The Official Muppet Site.
  • Puppet Crafts from About.com
  • Wild Thing Shadow Puppets from Se7en.
  • A Plethora of Pirate Puppets from Se7en.
  • Se7en’s Teeny Tiny Toothpick Puppet Show.
  • Se7en Make a Field of Fabric Friends.
  • Se7en Million Fairy Tale Puppets.
  • Se7en Fast Fun Felt Finger Puppets.

• 24 September: National Punctuation Day (U.S.A.).
  • Here is a look at wonderful punctuation books by Lynn Truss.
  • Punctuation goodies from KidsConnect.
  • Woodlands Junior is always packed with good stuff!

• 24 September: Christopher Reeves Birthday (1952 – 2004).
  • Christopher Reeve Biography.

• 25 September: Native American Day.
  • From Edtech this site has everything: crafts, links, lesson plans, everything!!!
  • Facts for kids organized by tribe from native-languages.
  • You have to look at these wooden toys that were featured in LMNOP.
  • Se7en Make Totem Poles Again and Again.

• 25 September: Shel Silverstein born (1930).
  • The Official Site with totally brilliant printables!
  • Who he is from Wikipedia!

• 26 September: Johnny Appleseed’s Birthday (1774 – 1845).
  • Heaps of links from KinderArt.
  • More Apple and Appleseed ideas from DLTK.
  • The Celebrity Chef Makes Apple Pie in Se7en Steps.
  • Brilliant page full of links from Vicki Blackwell.

• 27 September: Crush a Can Day.
  • Quick and Easy Tin Can Wind-Chimes from Se7en.
  • How to crush a can in 30 milliseconds from instructables.

• 27 September 1822: Rosetta Stone Deciphered.
  • All you need to know about the Rosetta Stone.
  • Mr. Donn has lots of great links as usual.
  • The British Museum houses the Rosetta Stone and has lots of fun goodies.

• 28 September 2009: Tomato Proven Safe 1820.
  • Tomato History from About.com
  • Tomato Lore and Legend from About.com
  • Tomato History from tomato-cages.com
  • Scroll Down for Roast Tomato Sauce from Se7en.
  • Topsy-Turvey Tomatoes from Family Fun.
  • Mr Tomato Head from Family Fun.

• 28 September 2009: Caravaggio born (1573 – 1610)
  • Coloring page from Enchanted Learning.
  • A brief biography from ibiblio.

• 29 September 2009: William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066.
  • William the Conqueror Biography from kidsnet.au
  • William the Conqueror biography from the BBC.
  • Nice printables and project pages from Activity Village.
  • The Norman Conquest from history for kids.
  • More about William the Conqueror from kidspast.com
  • A timeline from History on the Net.
  • Great Kids Website from Onyourmarks.
  • School Links and worksheets from schoolhistory.co.uk

• 29 September 2009: Scotland Yard formed (1829).
  • Stories from Scotland Yard from History of the Yard.
  • A short history of Scotland Yard, from Knowledge of London.

• 30 September 2009: International Translation Day.
  • What is International Translation Day? from Wikipedia.
  • Sunday Snippet: Ten Steps to Bible Translation.
  • Sunday Snippet: The Sonlight OneVerse Project.