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September 2016

September is “Read-A-New-Book Month“
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage month

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Thu. Sep. 1
Asteroid 3, Juno, discovered, 1804

Read about asteroids, then take a quiz on them.

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Fri. Sep. 2
Queen Liliuokalani born (the last royal ruler of Hawaii), 1838

Label a map of Hawaii.

Kirkpatrick Macmillan (inventor of the first bicycle with pedals) born, 1812

Label a bicycle.

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Sat. Sep. 3
Unmanned US Viking 2 landed on Mars, for a mission of scientific experiments and photographs of the planet, 1976

Read about Mars, then take a quiz on it.

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Sun. Sep. 4
Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan, 1609

Take a quiz on the map of New York state.

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Mon. Sep. 5
Labor Day (US)
1st Monday in September

Make a Labor Day collage.

Voyager 1 launched on a grand tour of the Solar System, 1977

Label the Solar System or make a model of our Solar System.

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Tue. Sep. 6
Read a Book Day

Write a book report on a book that you enjoyed.

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Wed. Sep. 7
Brazil Independence Day

Brazil became independent from Portugal, 1822. Color, read about, and take a quiz on Brazil’s flag.

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Thu. Sep. 8
Magellan set sail for first voyage around world, 1519

Read about Magellan, color the map, and trace his route in red.

International Literacy Day

Read a book and write a report about it.

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Fri. Sep. 9
North Korea founded, 1948

Label a map of North Korea.

California became a state, 1850

Read a page on California, then take a quiz on it.

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Sat. Sep. 10
Elias Howe patented his sewing machine, 1846

Write about an invention you’d like to have or make.

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Sun. Sep. 11
Grandparents Day

Make a card for your grandparents

Four hijacked commercial jets crashed into the World Trade Center Buildings (NYC), the Pentagon (in Arlington, VA), and a field in western Pennsylvania, 2001

Label a map of the northeastern USA and Washington, D.C..

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Mon. Sep. 12
Mid-Autumn Festival, China

Make a leaf rubbing.

Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space, 1992

Do a cloze activity on Jemison.

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Tue. Sep. 13
Roald Dahl (author) born, 1916

Write a page on an adventure that you’d like to have.

National Peanut Day

Read about the peanut plant, then do a cloze activity on George Washington Carver.

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Wed. Sep. 14
Alexander von Humboldt born, 1769

Read about von Humboldt, then label a map of South America.

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Thu. Sep. 15
Make a Hat Day

Make a huge hat.

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Fri. Sep. 16
Mexican Independence Day

Do a cloze activity on Mexico’s fight for Independence.

The Mayflower departed from England, 1620

Take a quiz on the Mayflower.

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Sat. Sep. 17
Constitution Day (US)

Take a quiz on the Constitution.

Battle of Antietam, 1862

Label a map of Maryland.

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Sun. Sep. 18
First Edition of the New York Times, 1851

Make a newspaper.

Chile declared its independence from Spain, 1810

Color, read about, and take a quiz on Chile’s flag.

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Mon. Sep. 19
John Flamsteed (astronomer who catalogued stars) born, 1646

Take a quiz on stars.

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Tue. Sep. 20
International Student Day

Write a page on your favorite part of school.

International Day of Peace
3rd Tuesday in September

Make a dove, a symbol of peace.

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Wed. Sep. 21
World Gratitude Day

Write a page on what you are thankful for.

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Thu. Sep. 22
Mali's Independence Day

Take a quiz on Mali’s flag.

Elephant Appreciation Day

Take a quiz on elephants.

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Fri. Sep. 23
Japanese Artist Hokusai born, 1760

Do a work of art in the style of Hokusai.

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Sat. Sep. 24
Jim Henson (muppeteer) born, 1936

Make a puppet from a paper bag.

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Sun. Sep. 25
Shel Silverstein born, 1930

Write a silly poem about dinosaurs.

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Mon. Sep. 26
Johnny Appleseed born, 1774

Read about Johnny Appleseed, then take a quiz on him.

National Family Day
4th Monday in September

Write a page about your family.

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Tue. Sep. 27
Crush a Can Day

Make a litter bug from recycled materials.

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Wed. Sep. 28
Caravaggio (artist) born, 1573

Color a painting by Caravaggio.

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Thu. Sep. 29
William the Conqueror invaded England, 1066

Label a map of the British Isles.

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Fri. Sep. 30
Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain, 1966

Color, read about, and take a quiz on Botswana’s flag.

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