The holidays listed below are on several
different pages. You may be directed to a different page when
you click on a particular holiday.
Back
to School
All back to school links are here
Labor Day
Crafts These are from enchantedlearning.com
Why Do We Celebrate
Labor Day? from howstuffworks.com
Labor Day Kids
Crossword from sunniebunniezz.com
Labor Day Kids
Word Search from sunniebunniezz.com
Labor Day Printables There are nine pages of activities from
homeschooling.about.com
Happy Grandparent's
Day Classroom Banner from Audrey Smith -
teacherhelp.org (3 pages)
Grandparents are Grand Banner
from Audrey Smith - teacherhelp.org (3 1/2 pages)
Happy Grandparent's
Day Poster to Color This poster has a place for the child to
draw a portrait of himself and they will color the words also. This is
from Audrey Smith - teacherhelp.org
Hand in Hand Activity Several neat suggestions for using the
grandparent's and child's handprint
Grandparent's
Day Activities A variety of crafts and activities here from DLTK
Printable
Grandparent's Day Book from Enchanted Learning
Print Grandparent's Bookmarks
This is from billybear4kids.com
National
Grandparent's Day Site
A
Grandparent's Day Assignment
Some great ideas here
Grandparent's
Day Crossword Puzzle from
sunniebunniezz.com
Grandparent's Day Theme This is from abcteach.com
Grandparent's Day Thumbprint Picture from billybear4kids.com
I Love You Banner from billybear4kids.com
Grandparent's Day Printables
from parenting.leehansen.com
More
Grandparent's Day Ideas You'll find projects, grandparent's
certificates, bookmarks, and postcards to e-mail at this site from
billybear4kids.com
Grandparent's
Day Crafts and Cards from Enchanted Learning
Forget-Me-Not
Nursing Home Visitation Project from grandparents-day.com
A Song for
Grandparent's Day from grandparents-day.com
Ten
Ways to Celebrate Grandparent's Day from educationworld.com
Bulletin Boards , Doors, and
Room Decoration
Fall
Bulletin Boards (8 pages of ideas with pictures)
Scarecrow Door
Idea This door idea is on boardsgalore.com. You can use my
scarecrow below for door decoration
Large Scarecrow Poster
to Print (9 sheets)
Instructions for assembling posters are here (from Audrey Smith - teacherhelp.org)

Fall Sticker Chart
Use leaves, pumpkins, or scarecrow stickers on these incentive charts
(two to a page) from Audrey Smith - teacherhelp.org
Fall Doors and Halls These are from boardsgalore.com
A Harvest of Blessing
A board by Arlynn Cornforth on boardsgalore.com. Scroll down to Fall
Fall Bulletin Board
"The Harvest is Plenteous." A board by Billie Gentry on boardsgalore.com. Scroll down to Fall
Fall
Bulletin Boards Ideas for fall bulletin boards from
teachnet.com - no photos
Awesome Autumn
Banner (3pages) Use this colorful banner as a bulletin board header
or on a door with fall pictures, leaves, or fall crafts. From Audrey
Smith - teacherhelp.org
Fall Fun Banner
(3 pages) Use as a bulletin board header or on door with leaves or
pictures. From Audrey Smith - teacherhelp.org
Autumn Banner A colorful Banner from Sparklebox
Fall
Music Bulletin Boards from musicbulletinboards.net
Crafts and Coloring
Leaf Stick Puppets These cute
leaf stick puppets are from freekidscrafts.com
Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft
from activityvillage.co.uk
Scarecrow
Coloring Page from alphabet-soup.net

Scarecrow Puppet Children can
color the scarecrow. From Audrey Smith - teacherhelp.org How to make the puppet
Squirrel
and Acorns Coloring Page from alphabet-soup.net

Make an Owl Puppet Amy Glassenberg says
" These
were easy to put together - construction paper triangles and circles for
the face, button eyes, furry felt bellies and pipe cleaner feet, and
fall leaves for wings." This puppet is from
Amy Glassenberg's blog
Dishcloth Scarecrow
from familycrafts.about.com
Fall Hat
This is an easy craft idea (If you can get the paper bags)If I
did this with kids, I would not paint the bag but would leave it the
natural color. If you don't have fall leaves, print out leaf
patterns and have the children paint or color them. This is
from freekidscrafts.com.
Leaf Pattern
Autumn
Woven Placemat from activityvillage.co.uk
Fall Nature Crafts Craft ideas from Family Fun. Cool crafts that
incorporate leaves, flowers, sticks, and more
A
Leaf in Time Craft If you live where the leaves change color,
this is a great craft for you. This is from craftsnactivities.com
Beautiful
Fall Leaves Craft I love these fall leaves from
kinderteacher.com They would brighten up any room. These are
on a kindergarten site, but these could be done by any age group
Fall
Coloring Pages Some nice fall pictures
from coloringbookfun.com
Fall Leaves
Color by Number
Why
Leaves Change Color Reading and Coloring Sheet
Fall Leaves Dot to Dot
Making
Friends.com Fall Crafts and Printables A variety of fall crafts at this site
Leaf Wreath Craft
This is a colorful wreath made from foam. You could use cardstock
die-cut leaves. This is from craftelf.com
Other Fall Activities
Journey
North Tick Tock: Biological Clock
Experiment Pumpkin Seed
Six activities with pumpkins and
pumpkin seeds involving tallying, weighing, graphing, and more (from
abcteach.com)
Fall Acrostic Poem Form(from
abcteach.com)
My
Pumpkin Patch Writing Worksheet from starfall.com (lower elementary)
Full Sized Graphic of Four Seasons
Right click and save. This can be enlarged on a copier or graphics
program
What Causes the Seasons?
Choose beginner, intermediate or
advanced. This is from windows2universe.org
The Seasons
From BBC
Fall Jigsaw Puzzle (54 pieces)
©teacherhelp.org
Fall Jigsaw Puzzle (150 pieces)
©teacherhelp.org
Autumn Leaves (72 pieces)
©teacherhelp.org
Apple
Theme/Unit Great apple ideas here from teachingheart.net
Apple Door Idea from boardsgalore.com. You could put the
children's names or photos on the seeds
Apple Calendar Numbers These are very nice and are from
thevirtualvine.com
Johnny Appleseed Paper Bag Puppet Use this boy puppet and
print, cut out, and add
this pan hat from teacherhelp.org
Johnny Appleseed Coloring This is from dltk
Story of
Johnny Appleseed from applejuice.org
Color
a Basket of Apples from alphabet-soup.net
Color Apples
A variety of apple pictures at Coloring Book Fun
Clay
Pot Apple Craft from familycrafts.about.com
Apple Awards
from Alenka's Printables. These could be printed on magnetic
sheets or cardstock
Apple
Book Cover from Alphabet Soup and
Apple
Shape Writing Paper
Good
Apple Award from Alphabet Soup
Homemade
Applesauce Cook in class in a crockpot on low for several
hours. It smells wonderful!
Apple
Activities from abcteach directory A large number of apple
activities here such as coloring, word search, shape books, etc.
A
is for Apple Apple ideas from kinderkorner
Apple
Activities and Links If you are doing an apple theme, this
page has all of the links you'll need
Harvest
Party Ideas
Apples and
Health Information about apples and why they are good for you
Custom Search
October
Three
Cheers for Pastor A puppet play from Christian Crafters. *We
had a group of young people do this as a skit at a pastor appreciation
dinner.
Ideas to Honor Your Pastor
Article
by Mark Creech An excellent article about honoring our pastors
Can the Sheep Save Their Shepherds?
Article by Lynn Cryderman
Be a Barnabas to Your Pastor
An article by Kathy Widenhouse
Top Ten Ideas for Clergy Appreciation Month by Diana Davis
Thank
You Pastor Poster (pdf)(One page 8.5X11 inches)
Open and print from a web page
Thank You
Pastor Greeting Card (pdf. file)Print this card and let you child or
Sunday School class write a special thank you to their pastor *You'll
need the free
Adobe
Reader to view and print the pdf. files
Thank You Pastor Banner
(pdf. file) (three sheets - trim right edge of first two sheets and
glue or tape together)Have the children color in the letters. You
could glue pictures the children make to each end to make a colorful
and longer banner (For a full color banner go
here)
*You'll need the free
Adobe
Reader to view and print the pdf. files
Thank You Pastor
Bulletin Board (header) Use this header or the larger one above.
Put a photo of your pastor and add the things you are thankful for such
as teach, preach, pray, visit,
encourage, and evangelize. Back each word with colorful
cardstock or paper.
Pastor Appreciation Gifts
Happy
Thanksgiving Canada Thanksgiving history from
kidsturncentral.com
Canadian Thanksgiving
Maple Leaves Turkey Craft
from first-school.ws
Paper Bag
Scarecrow from crafts.kaboose.com
Annie's
Canadian Thanksgiving Page
Bountiful Harvest Wall Hanging
From Crayola
Go here for more Thanksgiving links
Photos
of Autumn in Canada
Find turkey crafts, bulletin boards, banners, and coloring
here
Columbus
Shape Book or Coloring Page
from abcteach.com
Columbus
Word Search (15 words) From busyteacherscafe.com
Columbus Day
Word Search Puzzle from thepotters.com
Make Words from Christopher Columbus
from
abcteach.com
Columbus Day
Tag This sounds like an interesting
game. It requires some pre-game planning and preparation. This is from
pecentral.org
Columbus Day
and Fall Coloring Scroll to the bottom of the page for Columbus coloring
Columbus
Day Coloring from preschoolcoloringbook.com
Color
a Caravel (A ship like those used by Columbus) This is from
enchantedlearning.com
Columbus'
Voyage: Map and Ships Craft Ideas
This is from enchantedlearning.com
Columbus Day and
Other Fall Activities A variety of activities here. There is a
Columbus report form, reading comprehension, a Columbus shapebook,
a wordsearch, and crossword puzzle. This is from abcteach.com
Columbus Day
Lessons and Activities
Is
it Wrong for Christian Families to Celebrate Halloween? Dr.
James Dobson's perspective
Halloween for Christians? Read Gregory Koukl's opinion
about Christians and Halloween
Another
View About Halloween and Christians from christiananswers.net
Are Harvest Parties for Christians?
from christiananswers.net
Halloween
Ideas for Family Fun Many ideas for things to do. A Kidhelper
resource
Roasted
Pumpkin Seeds
Follow the Pumpkin Trail An object lesson from kidhelper.com
Temporary
Witnessing Tattoos They are the colors of the Wordless Book
Halloween books and tracts Buy tracts here to share with others on Halloween

Click on Halloween on the left!
Reformation Day
A history of Reformation Day
A
Mighty Fortress
Words to the first verse of "A Mighty Fortress
is Our God" and a picture of Martin Luther. Children can color the title
and the name Martin Luther. Click on the picture (pdf file)
Print and Color
a Picture of Martin Luther
Reformation Day Word Search
Find the Reformers in the puzzle. This is from lovetolearnplace.com
Reformation Games on Quia You'll find matching, flashcards, and
concentration here
Reformation
Day Activities A number of interesting ideas here for
celebrating Reformation Day
Reformation
Skit Best for older students
A Unit Study on the Reformation
This is from Core Knowledge and
is for grade 5
Questions
and Answers about Reformation Day
A
Mighty Fortress is Our God The words and music are here
Reformation
Day This is from sundayschoollessons.com
Luther's
95 Theses
The
Life of Martin Luther
John
Calvin
Reformation
Day October 31st or December 10? An interesting article
Search below for books, music, gifts and more!
November
Cyberbee
Election Lessons This site covers campaign advertising, candidates,
the election process and more. These lessons are geared to older
students. There is an elementary section for lower elementary
Who Elects the President?
A fill in the blank reading worksheet for older students about the
electoral college. The students will choose from words at the
bottom of the page. This is from rhlschool.com
Election Lessons
A variety of lessons for different levels here
Piggy
Tale Election This lesson is on the importance of voting. The
following sites contain teaching information on the two books to
compare. The
True Story of the Three Little Pigs or
Defendant Testifies
Three Little Pigs
Presidential
Election Campaign Speeches This lesson is for grades 6-8
Getting
Out The Vote A lesson on the importance of voting
Election
Results Map Students prepare a map and discuss the popular vote
for each candidate in each state
If I
Were President Students complete a writing assignment about what
they would do if they were president
PBS Kids
Democracy Project
Presidents of the
United States A government site with information about each
president
Presidents
of the United States From World Almanac
Origins
of Veteran's Day
Printable Veteran's Day Poster for 2009
from va.gov
Veteran's Day Posters from 1978 - 2009 to
download and print from va.gov
Veteran's Day Reading Comprehension (upper elementary) This is
from abcteach.com
VA Kids K-5
Facts
about veterans, and the flag. Also contains games and activities
from va.gov
VA Kids 6th-12th Grade
This site contains games, information about the flag, veterans, as well
as volunteer and scholarship information from va.gov
VA
Kids Teachers' Page from va.gov
Veteran's Day Vocabulary List (with definitions) from teach-nology.com
Veteran's Day Vocabulary Quiz (based on list above)
from teach-nology.com
Veteran's
Day Coloring Page A picture with a poppy wreath and a flag
from first-school.ws
Veteran's
Day Lined Paper with Picture of Flag at the Top (in color)(k-1)
(For
Grades 2-8 click here) This is from eduplace.com
Arts
and Crafts for Veteran's Day from theholidayzone.com
Patriotic
Stickersfrom stickersandcharts.com
Veteran's
Day Poster from Melissa Matusevich
Veteran's
Day Word Search from John's Word Search Puzzles
Free
E-cards to send for Veteran's Day
*See below for more patriotic activities
US Flag
to Color from coloringcastle.com
Betsy Ross A free script by Warren Saeger
A Red, White and
Blue Bracelet Craft from dltk-kids.com
I Am Proud to be
an American..,Writing Assignment
from abcteach.com
Patriotic
Crafts from Danielle"s Place of
Crafts
Patriotic
Songs Fill in the blank. This worksheet is from
familyeducation.com (pdf. file)
Star Template from a.familyfun.go.com
Also check links under
Memorial
Day and 4th of July
for other patriotic activities and crafts
Thanksgiving
Audrey's Thanksgiving Page
You will
find links to coloring, crafts, and more

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