Monthly Themes
September – National Guide Dog Month, National Preparedness Month & National Yoga Month
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Sunflowers, apples
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Evacuation plans from school and home
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Yoga
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Visit from a Guide Dog
October – National Book Month, National Bullying Prevention Month, Farm to School Month, Halloween Safety Month & Eat Better Month
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Human Body, inside and outside
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Oral Hygiene, Brushing Teeth, Flossing
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Real or Make Believe (Halloween, Dia de los Muertos)
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Bullying Prevention
November – National American Indian Month
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Fall/Autumn
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Johnny Apple Seed, Dehydrated Apples
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Thanksgiving
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Proper Nutrition
December – Safe Toys and Gifts Awareness Month
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Stories & Songs
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Holidays Around the World – Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Boxing Day, St. Nicholas Day, Mardi Gras, Lunar New Year, Japanese New Year, & New Years Day
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Sharing and Thinking of Others
January – National Mentoring Month
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Solar System
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Martin Luther King
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We Are All Special
February – Black History Month, American Heart Month & National Bird-Feeding Month
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Science Month – Rocks, Gems, and Crystals
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The Physical Earth – Magnetism, Land and Water, and Volcanoes
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Chinese New Year
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Valentine’s Day
March – Irish-American Heritage Month, National Celery Month, National Nutrition Month & National Women’s History Month
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The Seven Continents
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Spring
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Songs & Children Around the World
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St. Patrick’s Day
April – National Science Month, National Poetry Month, Mathematics Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, National School Library Month & National Arab-American History Month
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Plant A Garden – Study Seeds and Plants
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Composting
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Earth Day – Reduce, Recycle & Reuse
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Easter & Passover
May – ASL Awareness Month, National Bike Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asthma Awareness Month, National Pet Month, Jewish American Heritage Month & National Foster Care Month
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Butterfly Study
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Mother’s Appreciation Month/Mother’s Day
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Cinco de Mayo
June – Summer Time, National Safety Month
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Rainbows
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Summer/Memorial Day
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Graduation
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Father’s Appreciation Month/Father’s Day
July – Park & Recreation Month
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Fun in the Sun/
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water play
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sensory play
August – National Immunization Awareness Month & Family Meals Month
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Fun in the Sun
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Water Play
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What is a Nutrient? Nutritive Meals