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January Crafts, Lessons and Activities

JANUARY CALENDAR
Start the month off by printing a calendar page that can be decorated by you or your students and kids.

Artist/Photographer Alfred Steiglitz's Birthday, 1864

Betsy Ross's Birthday, 1752
Try this: ► Color the American Flag

Parade Day
Try this: ► Make a sparkler for a parade!

Astronomer Isaac Asimov's Birthday, 1920

Festival Of Sleep Day

Author J.R.R. Tolkien's Birthday, 1892

Mathmatician Isaac Newton's Birthday, 1643
Try this: ► Make beautiful numbers

Louis Braille's Birthday, 1809

Trivia Day

Bird Day
Try this: ► Make Bird Binoculars
Try this: ► Make an Edible Bird's Nest
Try this: ► Make Giant Stuffed Birds
Try this: ► Color some birds

Bean Day
Try this: ► Bursting Beans Activity

Old Rock Day
Try this: ► Rock and Wire Mobile
Try this: ► Make a garden rock
Try this: ► Dinosaur Eggs
Try this: ► Painted rocks

Elvis Presley's Birthday, 1935

Apricot Day

Static Electricity Day

Aviation Day

Milk Day
Try this: ► Milk Carton Pen Pot
Try this: ► Milk Carton Candles
Try this: ► Tasty Milk Paint

Morocco Independence Day

Nepal National Unity Day

Secret Pal Day

Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day
Try this: ► Milk Carton Pen Pot

Make Your Dreams Come True Day
Try this: ► Dreamcatchers #1
Try this: ►Dreamcatchers #2

Poetry Break Day
Try this: ► Magnetic Poetry
Try this: ► Poetry Pebbles
Try this: ► Haiku Straw Painting

Artist Berthe Morisot's Birthday, 1841

Full Color Comics Day

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, 1929
(see Martin Luther King Jr. Day, below)

Nothing Day

Benjamin Franklin's Birthday, 1706
Try this: ► Paper Bag Kites
Try this: ► Cool Kites
Try this: ► Japanese Windsock

Shari Lewis' Birthday, 1934

Hat Day
Try this: ► Yankee Doodle Dandee Hat
Try this: ► Bunny Hats
Try this: ► Easter Bonnet

Winnie the Pooh Day (Pooh's Creator A.A. Milne's Birthday, 1882)
Try this: ► Nourishing Nibbles

Artist Paul Cezanne's Birthday, 1839

Penguin Awareness Day
Try this: ► Make a Penguin
Try this: ► Penguin Quartet Book Review
Try this: ► Penguin Coloring Page

Popcorn Day
Try this: ► Make Popcorn Balls

First Traffic Rules Published, 1900
Try this: ► Traffic Lights Activity
Try this: ► Driving by example

Cheese Day
Try this: ► Find yummy treats in the KinderArt Kitchen

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US holiday, marking the birthdate of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday, January 15. ▼

A BOX OF CRAYONS ^K+
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., create a classroom box of crayons to celebrate our differences and discover our similarities. [read more]

Hugging Day

Squirrel Appreciation Day

Handwriting Day

Artist Edouard Manet's Birthday, 1832

Measure Your Feet Day
Try this: ► Feet Treat (preK)

John Marshall discovered gold in California, 1848
Try this: ► Hunt for the Gold!
Try this: ► Gold Rush! ^video

Egg Nog Day

Poet Robert Burns' Birthday, 1759

Opposite Day
Try this: ► Inside Outside Drawings

Australia Day (Austrailia first settled, 1788)
Try this: ► Make a Didgeridoo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Birthday, 1756

National Geographic Society founded, 1888

     

Artist Jackson Pollock's Birthday, 1912
Try this: ► Action Painting

Kazoo Day

Puzzle Day
Try this: ► Puzzle Prints
Try this: ► Puzzle Tree
Try this: ► Puzzle Piece Picture Frame
Try this: ► Picture Puzzle
Try this: ► Tissue Paper Puzzle
Try this: ► Personal Puzzles
Try this: ► Puzzle Wreath

School Nurse Day
Try this: ► Make a craft for your school nurse

Celebration of Life Month

Clean Up Your Computer Month

Creativity Month
Try this: ► Find creative ideas to make.

Eye Care Month

High-Tech Month

Hobby Month

Mentoring Month

Oatmeal Month
Try this: ► Make oatmeal clay dough

Soup Month

Staying Healthy Month

Thank You Month
Try this: ► Create a craft to say thank you to someone!

Recommended Books:

Kids Celebrate

Kids Holiday Fun

Find More Winter Book Recommendations in the KinderArt Store.

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January Daily Journal Writing Prompts Give young writers plenty of practice with Daily Journal Writing Prompts. These valuable resources include ready-to-use journal starters, along with special holiday topics for each month. Word banks are provided to help introduce seasonal vocabulary, and topical prompts give students plenty of writing practice throughout the month.

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Reading, Language & Math Activities: Winter
These quick and easy-to-implement seasonal activities provide students with fun-filled learning experiences. The activities are related to a variety of winter themes and holidays such as snow, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and the 100th day of school.