2012 Calendar of Holidays and Events - Holidays by Day, Week and Month

January 2012 Calendar
You will find integrated teaching units associated with the following January holidays and events:

• The 100th Day of School (This day floats depending on individual school calendars.)
• New Year's Day
• Epiphany or Three Kings Day
• Statehood Anniversaries of Connecticut, Georgia, Alaska, Utah, New Mexico, Michigan and Kansas
• National Bird Day
• Birthdays of President Richard Nixon, President Millard Fillmore and President Franklin Roosevelt, John Hancock
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day
• Chinese New Year
• New Year's Resolution Week

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The January 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days.

February 2012 Calendar
Teaching ideas associated with the following holidays and events appear on the February 2012 calendar:

• The One Hundredth Day of School (This day floats depending on individual school calendars.)
• Groundhog Day
• Super Bowl XLIVI
• Presidents Day
• Leap Year
• President Birthdays - President Ronald Reagan, President William H. Harrison, President Abraham Lincoln and President George Washington
• Statehood Anniversaries of Arizona and Oregon

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The February 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like International Friendship Week, National Black History Month and National Dental Health Month.

March 2012 Calendar
Educational teaching resources are available for several multicultural units. Some of the holidays and events associated with the March 2012 calendar are:

• Dr. Seuss' Birthday
• NEA Read Across America
• Statehood Anniversaries for Ohio, Nebraska, Florida, Vermont and Maine
• President Birthdays - President Andrew Jackson, President James Madison, President Grover Cleveland and President John Tyler.
• Mardi Gras
• St. Patrick's Day

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The March 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days.

April 2012 Calendar
You will find integrated teaching units associated with the following April holidays and events:

• April Fools Day
• Mothering Sunday (UK)
• Passover
• Earth Day
• Easter Fun
• Easter - Religious
• Nat’l Arbor Day
• Statehood Anniversaries for Maryland and Louisiana
• President Birthdays - President Thomas Jefferson, President James Buchanan, President Ulysses S. Grant and President James Monroe

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The April 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like Pesach.

May 2012 Calendar
Teaching ideas associated with the following holidays and events appear on the May 2012 calendar:

• May Day
• Mother Goose Day
• National Teacher Appreciation Day
• cinco de mayo
• Mother's Day
• Armed Forces Day
• Memorial Day
• Statehood Anniversaries - Minnesota, South Carolina, Rhode Island and Wisconsin
• President Birthdays - President Harry Truman and President John F. Kennedy

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The May 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like Teacher Appreciation Week and Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month.

June 2012 Calendar
Educational teaching resources are available for several multicultural units. Some of the holidays and events associated with the June 2012 calendar are:

• Flag Day
• Father's Day
• Summer Solstice
• Daniel Boone Day
• Statehood Anniversaries - Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Hampshire and Virginia
• President Birthdays - President George H. W. Bush

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The June 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like National Flag Week and Universal Father's Week.

July 2012 Calendar
You will find integrated teaching units associated with the following July holidays and events:

• Independence Day - U.S. 4th of July
• Statehood Anniversaries - Idaho, Wyoming and New York
• President Birthdays - President Calvin Coolidge, President George W. Bush, President John Quincy Adams, President Gerald Ford

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The July 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days.

August 2012 Calendar
Teaching ideas associated with the following holidays and events appear on the August 2012:

• Back to School
• Statehood Anniversaries - Colorado, Missouri and Hawaii.
• President Birthdays - President Barack Obama, President Herbert Hoover, President Benjamin Harrison and President Lyndon B. Johnson

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The August 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days.

September 2012 Calendar
Educational teaching resources are available for several multicultural units. Some of the holidays and events associated with the September 2012 calendar are:

• Labor Day
• Back to School
• Father's Day (Australia and New Zealand)
• Patriot Day
• Grandparent's Day
• Star Spangled Banner
• Autumn Equinox
• Sam Adams' Birthday
• Constitution Day | Citizenship Day
• Statehood Anniversary - California
• President Birthdays - William H. Taft
• First American Flag Flown in Battle

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The September 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like National Hispanic Heritage Month and Constitution Week.

October 2012 Calendar
You will find integrated teaching units associated with the following October holidays and events:

• Fire Prevention Day
• Columbus Day
• Canadian Thanksgiving
• Anniversary of MLK Jr Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize
• Halloween
• Statehood Anniversaries - Nevada
• President Birthdays - President Jimmy Carter, President Dwight Eisenhower, President Theodore Roosevelt
• John Adams Birthday

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The October 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like Fire Prevention Week.

November 2012 Calendar

• Election Day
• Veterans Day
• Anniversary of J.F. Kennedy's Assassination
• Thanksgiving
• Statehood Anniversaries - North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Oklahoma, North Carolina and South Dakota
• President Birthdays - President James Polk, President Warren Harding, President James Garfield, President Franklin Pierce and President Zachary Taylor
• Anniversary of Gettysburg Address

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The November 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days like American Indian Heritage Month.

December 2012 Calendar
Educational teaching resources are available for several multicultural units. Some of the holidays and events associated with the December 2012 calendar are:

• Hanukkah
• Christmas
• Winter Solstice
• Kwanzaa
• New Years Eve
• Statehood Anniversaries - Illinois, Delaware, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Alabama, New Jersey, Iowa and Texas.
• President Birthdays - President Martin Van Buren, President Woodrow Wilson and President Andrew Johnson.

and other national and international holidays or events of interest. The December 2012 event calendar includes weekly observances as well as monthly observances of multicultural events and awareness days.