AUGUST
Friendship Day, the first Sunday of each AugustAugust 1
First U.S. census completed, 1790
- Educational websites regarding Census
August 2
First Lincoln penny issued, 1909
August 11
Don Freeman (author), born 1908
August 15
Panama Canal opened, 1914
August 17
Myra Cohn Livingston (author), born 1926 ("I learn by going where I have to go." -Myra Cohn Livingston)
August 19
National Aviation Day
August 26
Women given right to vote, 1920
SEPTEMBER
Labor Day, every first Monday of September
National Hispanic Heritage Month, begins the second week of September
Banned Book Week (begins the last week of September)
Autumn/Fall begins
Classical Music Month
Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play (the last Saturday of September)
- Past ideas from Nickelodeon can be found here.
September 2
Queen Liliuokalani (Queen and last Hawaiian monarch) born, 1838
Christa McAuliffe (American schoolteacher and first female astronaut) born, 1948
September 7
Grandma Moses (painter) born, 1860
September 8
International Literacy Day
- International Reading Association
September 11
Patriot Day (commemorating the lives lost during the 2001 terrorist attack in New York and the Pentagon)
- 9/11 Memorial
- 9/11 Memorial.org: Education
September 13
Roald Dahl (author) Day and born 1916
- OFFICIAL: Roald Dahl website
September 14
Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star Spangled Banner"
September 15
Tomie DePaola (author) born, 1934
Mexican Independence Day (2010 marked the 200th day of Mexican Independence): The Struggle for Mexican Independence Photos — History.com Picture Galleries
September 17
Citizenship Day
U.S. Constitution was signed, 1787
- Constitution Day
September 18
The death of Jimi Hendrix (guitarist)
- Believe it or not, there is an accompanying lesson plan to recognize this rock legend using personification: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Jimi Hendrix)
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
September 19
International Talk Like A Pirate Day (Argggh!) You can even consider having Pirates in the Classroom.
September 22
Elephant Appreciation Day
September 24
National Punctuation Day
September 25
The integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas begins with The Little Rock Nine.
September 26
Johnny Appleseed (also known as John Chapman) born, 1774
September 27
Native American Day/California Native American Day
September 30
The Flintstones' 50th Anniversary (2010)
