Se7en’s November…

And suddenly it is November again… wishing you all the best month ahead full of lots of exciting plans and adventures…

You are welcome to 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!!!

• 2 November 1734: Daniel Boone’s Birthday.
  • A list of links from apples4theteacher.
  • Short biography from Myhero.

• 3 November 1957: First Dog Orbited the Earth.
  • Laika from StarChild.
  • From the BBC, First Dog in Space.

• 3 November: National Sandwich Day.
  • The Father Person Makes Panini’s in Se7en Steps.
  • Celebrate Sandwich Day with HolidayInsights…
  • Take a look at the 101 Best Sandwiches in New York!!!

• 3 November: Japan Culture Day.
  • 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.
  • The opening of King Tutankhamen’s Tomb from SocialStudiesforKids.

• 5 November: Guy Fawkes Day.
  • Home Truth: Se7en and Fireworks.
  • Bonfire Night from Activity Village.
  • Se7en visit the Tower of London.

• 7 November 1867: Marie Curie’s Birthday (1867-1934).
  • A biography, with worksheets and printables from Garden of Praise.
  • Some great links from Women Scientist in History at Hypatiamaze.org.

• 8 November 1951: Alleged Yeti Tracks Discovered.
  • Shipton’s Yeti track from BigFootEncounters.com
  • A biography of Shipton and some factoids from National Geographic.

• 8 November 1895: X-Ray Day.
  • A short history of X-rays from kids.net.au
  • X-rays at Encyclopaedia.com
  • 47 Radioactive Facts… on Random History.com

• 9 November 1989: Berlin Wall Opened.
  • What was the Berlin Wall? A Guide on CBBC.
  • Ten Facts About the Berlin Wall.
  • The Berlin Wall on BBC Bitesize.

• 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: Remembrance Day.
  • Sunday Snippet: Remembering Remembrance Day.
  • Sunday Snippet: Remembrance Day and Se7en Ways to Remember Christmas.
  • Remembrance Day from CBBC News.
  • Activities, printables and crafts from DLTK

• 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: 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.

• 14 November 1840: Claude Monet’s Birthday (1840 – 1926).
  • Se7en + 1 Celebrate Claude Monet’s Birthday.
  • Lovely printable from nga.gov.
  • The museum site in Giverny, France.
  • Se7en DO Art School.

• 17 November 1869: Suez Canal Opened.
  • Easy to read history with lots of diagrams from touregypt.net.

• 17 November National HomeMade Bread Day.
  • Se7en + 1 Steps to Our Hiking Bread.
  • Panettone in Se7en + 1 Steps.
  • Justin Bonello’s Roesterkoek in Se7en Steps.
  • Challah, Traditional Jewish Festival Bread in Se7en Steps.
  • Calzone in Se7en Steps.
  • Greek Easter Bread in Se7en Steps.
  • Hot Cross Buns in Se7en Steps.
  • Irish Soda Bread in Se7en Steps.
  • Basic Bread in Se7en Steps.
  • How Se7en Make Pizza in Se7en Steps.
  • Brilliant Bread Sticks in Se7en Steps.
  • Brilliant Banana Bread to die for in Se7en Steps.

• 18 November 1307: William Tell Shot the Apple.
  • The history of William Tell from New World Encyclopedia.

• 18 November 1928: Mickey Mouse Debut.
  • A Brief History of Mickey Mouse in Time Magazine.
  • Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse on Bio.com
  • The Birth of a Mouse at the Walt Disney Museum.

• 19 November 1863: Gettysburg Address.
  • The actual address from Apples for the Teacher.
  • More Gettysburg Address and Abraham Lincoln resources with lots of books to look at, from AmericanCivilWar.com

• 20 November: Universal Children’s Day.
  • International Children’s Day from UNICEF.

• 20 November 1889: Edwin Hubbles Birthday (1889 – 1953).
  • 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.

• 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.
  • And there is an Official Site at Peanuts.com

• 25 November: Thanksgiving.
  • Millions of Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids at the Crafty Crow.
  • The Pilgrim’s Voyage to Freedom from Social Studies for Kids.
  • Everything Gobble Gobble from Katherine Marie Photography.

• 26 November: National Cake Day (U.S.A.)
  • Se7en + 1 Alien Cake Pops for Yuppie Chef…
  • Se7en’s Virtual Voyage: A Trip to Australia and Lamington’s.
  • Cool Carrot Cake in Se7en Steps.
  • A Mother’s Almanac – The Cake Collection.
  • Se7en Bake Alaska in Se7en Steps.
  • The Celebrity Chef Tries Jamie Oliver’s Mega Chocolate Fudge Cake in Se7en Steps… Pass It On.
  • Yummy Lemon Filled Sponge Roll Cake in Se7en Steps.
  • A Mother’s Almanac from Se7en – Best Baking.
  • Chocolate Fridge Cake in Se7en Steps.
  • 7-Up Cake in Se7en Steps.
  • The Quickest Easiest Cake in The World in Se7en Steps.
  • Super Quick Jam Tart in Se7en Steps.
  • Bruce Bogtrotter Cake To Die For in Se7en Steps…
  • Rocky Road Cake in Se7en Steps.

• 27 November 1701: Anders Celsius birthday (1701-1744).
  • Se7en Build a Weather Station for Weather Watching.
  • Biography from Wikipedia.

• 28 November 1835: Mark Twain’s Birthday (1835-1910).
  • Mark Twain from PBS… brilliant!
  • Mark Twain Museum, from MarkTwainHouse.
  • The Official Mark Twain Website.

• 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.

• 29 November 1832: Louis May Alcott’s Birthday (1832-1888).
  • Biography from Wikipedia,
  • Lesson plans and activities.
  

• 30 November 1874: Winston Churchill’s Birthday (1874-1965).
  • Visit the Churchill Centre in London, for lots of links.