Holidays & Special Events

1. Johnny Appleseed Theme Ideas
   Johnny Appleseed Story
   Johnny Appleseed from America's Library Can you spot his orchard in the 1868 photo?
   Johnny Appleseed Online Crossword
   Apple Hangman Click letters to spell the word. Guess the word before the apples fall on Petey's head. Click "Teachers & Education" at the bottom of the page for apple info.
   Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Facts About Apples
   1st Grade Apple Math
   Apple shape book pattern
   Johnny Appleseed Hidden Picture
   Johnny Appleseed Printables
   Apple Resources including Parts of the Apple Flower
   
   
2. Haunted Alphabet
   Scroll through the 1st Grade list to find the title. Find the letters hidden in the picture and click once on each one.  They will float up to the correct place in the alphabet.
   
   
3. Monster Numbers
   Scroll through the 1st Grade list to find the title. Find the numbers hidden in the picture and click once on each one.  Numbers 0-21.  A bolt of electricity will light up the correct spot above.
   
   
4. One False Move
   Click the numbers in order to find your way out of the haunted house.
   
   
5. Sparky the Dog  (October is Fire Prevention Month)
   Read about fire safety. Printable escape pages. Online games.
   
   
6. FEMA Fire Safety for Kids (October is Fire Prevention Month)
   Read about fire safety. Play online games.
   
   
7. Smokey the Bear  (October is Fire Prevention Month)
   
   
8. Apple Corps 
   Virtual Mr. Potato Head or pumpkin decorating type activity. Click the radio button beside the item you select. Then click in the CENTER of the spot where you want it to appear on your vegetable. Scroll to the bottom of the page to click a button to choose another vegetable.
   
   
9. Horrifido's Do-It-Yourself Maze from Up to 10
   Create a maze using the bricks, and fido will give it a try.
   
   
10. Virtual Jack-O-Lantern by Ben & Jerry
    Click on Online Games in the left frame, then on Virtual Jack-o-Lantern. Drag and drop items onto your pumpkin. Each pumpkin in the patch is different.
    
    
11. Columbus' Voyage Maps & Ships
    Make a map and ships to trace Columbus' journey.
    We suggest learning to save a world outline map, open it in Paint, and draw Columbus's journey while on the computer.
    
    
12. Just Where Was Columbus by Info Please
    
    
13. Columbus Navigation Page and Columbus' Ships
    Interesting information for advanced readers.
    
    
14. Maps & Navigation
    
    
    
15. Thanksgiving Hunt
    Scavenger hunt with links to find the answers.
    
    
16. Smarty Marty’s Guide on How to Cook a Turkey
    
    
17. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
    Find out more about those spectacular balloons.
    
    
18. A Virtual Tour of Plimoth Plantation Several broken links when checked.
    
    
19. Thanksgiving Timeline
    
    
20. Online Thanksgiving Games
    
    
21. Autumn Wallpaper choices by Black Dog
    Autumn Wallpaper choices by Billy Bear 4 Kids
    
    
22. Veteran's Day
    
    
    
23. Listen to Christmas music online
    
    
24. Animated Advent Calendar from Boowa & Kwala
25. Decorate a Christmas Tree
    Option:  Fun Ranch Virtual Christmas Tree Flip the switch and listen.
    Option #2: Virtual Christmas Tree
    
    
26. Santa's Naughty or Nice List
    Which list are you on? Click the building at the top that says "Naughty or Nice".
    
    
27. How the Grinch Stole Christmas - listen as it's read to you. Found on the Fun Stuff 2 page.
    
    
28. Virtual Snowman from Ben & Jerry's
    Click the snowman to begin. Drag & drop the decorations onto the snowman. Double clicking decorations will change them.
    
    
29. South Florida Virtual Snowman
    Build one of the 5 special themed snowmen and it will come to life.
    
    
30. Snowball Fight
    
    
31. It's Snow Fun
    Comprehension worksheet
    
    
32. Holiday Crossword Puzzles
33. Scavenger Hunts on Christmas Traditions Around the World
    
    
    
34. 100th Day of School Activity Ideas - not online activities, but fun ideas for the classroom
    
    
35. 100 Math Problems
    
    
36. Flashcards for Kids - work 100 math problems
    
    
    
37. The Official Punxsutawney Phil Site
    
    
38. The Official Groundhog Site
    
    
39. Little Explorers Picture Dictionary - Groundhog Day worksheet
    Print the worksheet. Then click here to get to the Picture Dictionary to research.
    
    
    
40. Valentine Cinquain Poem
    Lesson plan. Instructions for writing a cinquain poem.
    
    
41. Abraham Lincoln
    We like the online quiz, picture gallery, and treasure hunt.
    
    
42. The White House for Kids
    Official White House site for kids.
    
    
43. Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have A Dream speech
    
    
44. Rosa Parks by Time Magazine
    
    
    
    
45. St. Patrick's Day Fun & Games from Black Dog
    
    
    
46. Earth Day   (Earth Day is in April)
    Find it in the 5th & 6th Grade list of games. Click on the source of the pollution in the picture.  You hear applause when you find them all.  Then click the forward pointing blue arrow below the picture to continue.
    Clean Up Your World and Free The Beach can be found in the 3rd & 4th Grade list of games. Tip: learn to search for the activities by keyword.
    
    
47. Sharon Finds the Environment
    A cute story about the environment.
    
    
48. The Lorax Saves the Trees for Earth Day
    
    
49. Gummi Bunnies Egg Hunt
    
    
50. Black Dog's Easter page
    
    
    
51. Mothers Day Screen Saver
    "Cleans Mom's computer screen." ;-)
    
    
52. Mother's Day Fun & Games from Black Dog
    
    
53. Mother's Day worksheet - Baby Animals
    Use the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary to look them up.
    
    
54. Tank Turmoil
    Drag the square over the babies to find the one that matches the mother shown in the big tank. Click the magnified baby in the circle to see if you're correct and read information.
    
    
    
    
55. The Meaning of Memorial Day
    from the Veterans of Foreign Wars
    
    
56. U.S. Flag
    
    
57. The Betsy Ross Home Page
    
    
58. Happy Birthday America
    
    
59. Sparky's Fireworks Safety
    
    
60. Fourth of July Fun
    
    
61. The Declaration of Independence-July 4, 1776
    
    
62. Independence Day for Kids