Se7en’s September and Your Printable Calendar…

Click on the calendar page, it will open in a new tab, print it out and then colour 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)
  • 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…

• 3 September: Labor Day (U.S.A.)
  • Labor Day from Wikipedia.
  • Labor Day explained to Kids from Wilstar.com
  • Labor Day Activities from Apples for the Teacher.

• 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!

• 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)
  • Brittania.com has lots of lovely detail.

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

  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).
  • 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.

• 9 September: National GrandParents Day (U.S.A.).
  • Grandparent’s Day, all the facts.

• 10 September: Elias Howe Patented the Sewing Machine (1846).
  • His Biography from Wikipedia.
  • A Biography from About.com.
  • 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

• 12 September: Chocolate Milkshake Day.
  • Chocolate Milkshake Day from holiday insights.
  • A milkshake quiz from YumSugar.

• 12 September 1940: Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovered.
  • Se7en’s Sandpaper Cave Art.
  • And this is interesting from JamesMDeem.
  • The Official Site is wonderful.
  • Mr Donn can’t be beaten for lesson plans.

• 13 September: International Chocolate Day.
  • Chocolate Brownies to Die For 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.

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

• 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 Favourite Colour Day.
  • Works For Me Wednesday – Organizing Tip: Color Code, Color Code, Color Code…
  • Colorful Glass Xylophone in Se7en Steps… Learning about the color wheel.

• 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.
  • Rock Collecting 101… Se7en Review a Box of Rocks.
  • Se7en Collect Rocks.
  • Rock Collecting at the Scratch Patch in Cape Town.

• 16 September: International Day of the Preservation of The Ozone Layer.
  • Can We Plug the Ozone Hole from How Stuff Works.

• 18 September: First Edition of the NY Times Published (1851).
  • The NY Times – Official Site.
  • The NY Times from Wikipedia.

• 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.

• 21 September: International Day of Peace.
  • Se7en’s Simple Spinning Pinwheels.
  • International Day of Peace.

• 22 September: Elephant Appreciation Day.
  • Woven Camouflage Beasts on Safari from Se7en.
  • Addo Elephant Park. So near and yet so very far – we should have been here!!!
  
• 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).
  • Se7en’s: What to Do in an Emergency…
  • History of the Band Aid from About.com
  • And Wikipedia.

• 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).
  • The Official Muppet Site.
  • 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.).
  • Pasta Punctuation…
  • The way they learned… punctuation.

• 24 September: Heritage Day South Africa/National Braai Day.
  • Se7en and the South African Braai.
  • Se7en + 1 Review Justin Bonello’s Ultimate Braai Book.
  • Se7en + 1 Review Fireworks by Jan Braai.
  • Yuppie Chef’s Jolly Cookathon, the Braai Version.

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

• 25 September: Native American Day.
  • Facts for kids organized by tribe from native-languages.
  • 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).
  • More Apple and Appleseed ideas from DLTK.
  • The Celebrity Chef Makes Apple Pie in Se7en Steps.

• 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 History from tomato-cages.com
  • Scroll Down for Roast Tomato Sauce from Se7en.

• 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.
  • More about William the Conqueror from kidspast.com
  • A timeline from History on the Net.

• 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.