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Memorial Day Worksheets

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Memorial Day is one of our most important national holidays. Most countries have something similar, a day to honor our fallen soldiers. This seems like an amazing opportunity to teach our young minds to respect the sacrifices others have made to give them the opportunities they now have. In addition to social studies lessons or writing letters of thanks to our soldiers or to local branches of our armed forces, it might be good to take a look at some of the patriotic-themed activities have fun teaching offers.

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May Day Worksheets

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May Day is another holiday we don’t hear much about here in the U.S.A., but in other countries, especially Europe, there is a long tradition behind the holiday. Explore the cultural roots, the political meanings, and the fun aspects of the festival as well. As I’ve been saying often lately, these holidays are a teaching tool for social studies and cultural awareness. Don’t forget there are a lot of weird or unknown little holidays out there, too. Have students look up calendars of them or design their own holiday! Or, stick to some ready-made goodies from have fun teaching.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Worksheets

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It’s nice to hit all the holidays and remind kids that there is a reason behind some of these days off they get during the year. Celebrate our country’s history, African-American history, civil rights, and our government with MLK Jr. Day. Do a short social studies lesson, talk about what it means to have equal rights, and then wrap up with some great freebies from have fun teaching!

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Mardi Gras Worksheets

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Continuing our holiday themed posts here, we’re talking this time about one of the most celebrated festivals in all of America, a very important cultural event for New Orleans and the southern half of the U.S.: Mardi Gras. More than just tossing bead necklaces around the classroom, you can delve into the social and cultural meanings behind the festival, and have a lot of fun coloring pages or doing activities with your students.

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Labor Day Worksheets

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Labor Day, a day we mostly get off from school. So, what to do? How about on the Friday before, or the Tuesday after, starting off with some morning work or dismissal work about the holiday? Isn’t it only fair they do a little work about Labor Day? I don’t know if they’ll appreciate that sentiment, but a few short sentences or an essay about what they will do or what they did for Labor Day on the back of one of these activities would be a great way to tie in writing, too.

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Hanukkah Worksheets

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Need to know a bit more about Hanukkah? Admittedly, most of what I know comes from South Park, Adam Sandler, and other TV Shows. Sad, I know, but why not honor the holiday, especially as a social studies lesson or as a cultural awareness lesson? Or, when other students are doing their Christmas or Kwanzaa stuff, Jewish students could still participate in the holiday season with Hanukkah activities. I know I’m missing a few more winter religious holidays, and all together you could have quite holiday season of fun!

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Free Thanksgiving Worksheets

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Alright. Thaw out that turkey carcass and boil it for soup stock. Pull out the frozen leftover cranberries, and get a fresh box of stovetop. It’s almost Thanksgiving, and it’s always a great time for turkey dinner – or turkey day activities. Relive the wonders of those tryptophan comas with some coloring sheets and activities from our friends over at have fun teaching today!

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Flag Day Worksheets

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How about another patriotic holiday? This one has social studies written all over it. I can imagine some great creative activities to go along with it. Grab some for free from have fun teaching, and then have students design their own flags for our country! Talk about the meaning of the stars, the stripes, and the red, white, and blue. Then have them figure out the meanings for their own flag designs. Hey, I wasn’t the only one who made up my own country with its own currency and flag when I was a kid, was I?

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Father’s Day Worksheets

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As teachers and parents of young students, let’s all take a moment to remember our fathers who are involved in educating young minds. Along with mothers, they form a cornerstone of our school-home connection. And, I don’t think dads like much more than getting nice colored pictures or activities handed to them by their little sons or daughters. Remember one of the most important family members we all have with some activities honoring fathers.

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Easter Worksheets

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Easter can be a fun holiday, whether you use the religious version (in parochial schools or homeschool settings most likely) or the commercialized version. I drag out the christmas tree and hang tons of plastic easter eggs on it, each with special quiz questions or vocabulary words for the week in them. You can do all sorts of cool stuff like that. For more ideas, try looking at have fun teaching’s easter section.

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