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February Holidays

Join us as we celebrate
Groundhog Day
Valentine's Day
Presidents' Day
with practical activities, resources, and ideas.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day: (Punxsutawney) Phil Your Day With Fun
On February 2, the world will be watching to see if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow. Will there be six more weeks of winter? Whether Phil's shadow appears or not, fill your day with Phil connections to math, science, geography, and more.

Come to the Groundhog Day Party
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a bunch of activities, some Internet exploration, and a variety of groundhog games. Fun for all ages. Included: Two Internet teaching masters.

Internet Scavenger Hunt: Groundhog Day
Do your students have questions about Groundhog Day? Treat them to an Internet Scavenger Hunt that will lead them to answers.

Great Sites for Teaching About...Groundhog Day
In recognition of Groundhog Day, we've selected the best of the Web for teaching about Groundhog Day.

Student Work Sheets

Valentine's Day

The Heart of Mathematical Thinking This Valentine Hearts Investigation engages students in collecting data, making predictions, and graphing.

Celebrate Valentine's Day Across the Curriculum
On Valentine's Day, as on most other in-school holidays, excited students can create a classroom atmosphere that wreaks havoc with the learning process. Don't fight it! Join in the spirit -- with activities that celebrate the day without sacrificing instruction.

Straight from the Heart
Valentine's Day means cinnamon hearts, conversation hearts, and paper hearts -- and a "hearty" collection of activities for children. If you haven't prepared, don't be brokenhearted… These lessons will put you in the loving spirit of the holiday.

Web Sites to See: The Heart
What better time is there than St.Valentine's Day to teach your students about how the human heart really works? Whether your students are preschoolers or high-schoolers, you're sure to find a site here that will unlock the mysteries of the heart. Included: A dozen great sites for Valentine's Day.

Have a Heart
An Internet scavenger hunt for students in grades 2-6.

Teacher Feature
Valentine Battleship allows kids to combine math practice with holiday fun.

The Human Heart
These are among the best on the Web for teaching about the human heart.

Presidents' Day

Additional Education World Resources Best Books for Teaching About... Presidents' Day, Abraham Lincoln, George Washingon, Elections, more... Reader's Theater Scripts Ask the Presidents A Field Trip to Remember Every-Day Edits Bulletin Boards That Teach Coloring Calendars Month of Fun Word Search Puzzles

Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
Use a popular children’s book about Abe Lincoln to teach the five parts of a letter. (Grades K-5)

"Meet Our Presidents" Bulletin Board
Students research and create a "Meet Our Presidents" bulletin board display. (Grades K-12)

How Well Do You Know Our Presidents?
Students research and create president flip-up fact cards. Another nice bulletin board display. (Grades K-12)

Secrets of the Presidents
Learn little-known facts with this printable activity. (Grades 3-8)

Presidents' Day Activities
Super lessons for teaching about the presidents of the United States.

Hail to the Chief -- Lessons for Presidents' Day
Tour the White House, design a presidential monument, more lesson ideas.

Hail to the Chief(s): Lessons from Presidential Libraries
Use online resources from presidential libraries to teach students about U.S. presidents.

U.S. Presidents on the Internet
Biographical, historical, and political resources abound.

Happy Birthday, Abe
Send your classroom sleuths on an Internet Scavenger Hunt for information about the 16th president. Or try another scavenger hunt, Know Your Presidents.

Celebrate Abe Lincoln: A Primary Timeline Activity
Students create simple timelines based on the life of Abe Lincoln. Other projects include painting Lincoln portraits. (Grades K-2)

Exploring Height With Abe Lincoln
Students determine how they “measure up” to Abe Lincoln.

Interviewing Famous Leaders in History
Research a president and create a realistic interview based on that research. (Grades 5-12)

Abraham Lincoln: An Internet Buddy Activity
In this “Internet buddy” lesson, younger and older students team up to learn about Abe Lincoln. (Grades K-8)

Links to Lincoln on the Web
Not surprisingly, there's a wealth of information about Abraham Lincoln on the Web.

George Washington Lives -- On the Internet
Students can learn all about him on the Internet -- by George.

"Yo, Millard Fillmore"
Want a fast, fun, and easy way to learn about the U.S. presidents?

Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
Details surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.