Lesson Plans on Special Topics

January

• Anniversary of Ellis Island: Immigrants and immigration
• Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday: Civil Rights

February

• Black History Month
• President's Day: Lincoln and his Presidency, Elections and the Presidency

March

• Read Across America: Books by Dr. Seuss and other authors with March birthdays
• Women's History Month: Books about famous women of science, aviation, and more!
• Listening Awareness Month: Listening, sounds, and music and POWER listening and note-taking strategy
• National Mirth Month: Humor and Laughter

April

• Earth Day: The environment, global warming, conservation, climates and habitats
• National Poetry Month

May

• Cinco de Mayo: Mexican history and culture
• Memorial Day: Patriotism, democracy, and major events in U.S. history

Summer Reading

• Challenges
• Journeys
• Award Winning Literature
• Sports and Health

September

• Grandparents' Day: Grandparents
• Library Card Sign-up Month: Libraries, librarians, and books
• Banned Books Week: Frequently challenged books and authors

October

• National Diversity Month: Diverse cultures and perspectives and differing abilities
• Halloween

November

• Election Day: Elections and the Presidency
• Daniel Boone's Birthday: Pioneer and frontier life

December

• Music and Sounds
• Spititual Literacy Month

Other Special Topics

• Accelerated Reader Titles
• One Book Projects
• Emotions and Feelings
• Model Lesson Plans using CAST's UDL Editions
• Most Requested Titles
• POWER Listening Lesson Plans
• Animals
• Folklore, Legends, and Magic
• Friendship
• Growing Up
• Nature