January
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Mon. of Jan.)
February
Presidents Day (3rd Mon. of Feb.)
George Washington's Rules of Civility
March
Dr. Suess's birthday (March 2)
St. Patrick's Day (March 17)
Easter: (sometimes in March, sometimes in April)
Free 18 day Easter devotional with ornaments from Holy Experience
12 Voices of Easter free dramatic audio series by Back to the Bible
April
May
Memorial Day (last Mon. of May)
June
July
August
September
Labor Day (first Mon. in Sept.)
Johny Appleseed Day (Sept. 26) Johny Appleseed (An illustrated poem by Reeve Lindbergh, read on youtube)
October
Columbus Day (2nd Mon of Oct) Columbus (a poem by Joaquin Miller: 1837-1913)
November
Veteran's Day (Nov. 11, unless this date falls on a Sat.or Sun.)
Thanksgiving: (4th Thurs.of Nov.)
Squanto: A Thanksgiving Drama (Focus on the Family audio) part 1 and part 2 (30 min/each)
Free "Thanks" and "Giving" tree pdf's with cute leaves to paste on
Thankful for..links for paper chains, napkin rings, etc. (elegant in a kid friendly sort of way!)
December
Advent: Starting the Sun. closest to Nov. 30
12 Voices of Christmas free audio series from Back to the Bible
Christmas stories (Including This way to Christmas) from The Baldwin Project
Names of Jesus paper chain printable and studyguide (Really could be used as unit study anytime of yr.)
Reasons for the season A devotional for Dec. which looks at the origins of many common Christmas traditions. Def. worthwhile for the educational factor.
Advent Guide Family resource with many questions worthy of discussion (recommended by J. Piper)
Jesse Tree Journey A.Voskamp's advent devotional with activity ideas and full-color ornaments. Love!
Advent/Christmas:
Sheri Graham's post of holiday unit studies, craft and gift ideas, and more
