Se7en’s September and your Free 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.

• 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…

• 5 September: National Cheese Pizza Day.
  • How Se7en Make Pizza in Se7en Steps.

• 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)
  • The life and reign of Queen Elizabeth I from National Geographic
  • The Schoolrun.com on Queen Elizabeth 1
  • And DK Findout is Fantastic!!!

• 7 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.

• 8 September: International Literacy Day
  • International Literacy Day from Wikipedia.
  • So We Started a Book Club for Kids… and We Love it…

  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).
  • How to make a Paper Chrysanthemum…
  • Colourful Chrysanthemums.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 21 September: International Beach Cleanup Day.
  • Se7en + 1 Steps to a Beach Clean-Up…
  • Se7en Turn A Beach Clean Up into Eco-Brick Construction…
  • Se7en Goes Looking for Micro-Plastics…
  

• 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
  • Nice printables and project pages from Activity Village.
  • More about William the Conqueror from kidspast.com

• 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.