Do your shopping from home.  Avoid the crowds.
    
 Shop at:  Christianbook.com

Bibles     Books     Gifts     Music     Toys     Church/School Supplies
 
    

Home Disclaimer Sitemap Daily Scripture God's Gift

 

More Holiday Links 
December - April

 

 

Translate this page using Google® language tools

Français     Deutsch     Italiano     Portuguese     Español 

Quick Menu

Christmas

Valentine's Day

Winter

New Years Day

100th Day of School

MLK Day & Black History

Easter

St. Patrick's Day

Spring

Arbor Day

Earth Day

 Teacher Appreciation

Anzac Day

Australia Day

Pan American Day

Holidays Aug.- Nov.

Holidays May - July

Presidents' Day

 

December   

Christmas     

My Christmas Page You willl find inspirational
links, coloring, crafts, skits, and more

 

Kwanzaa

The Truth About Kwanzaa Should Christians celebrate it - Should anyone celebrate it?

Another Viewpoint

Syncretistic Services: Kwanzaa and the Church An article by Chuck Colson

 

Boxing Day (Is celebrated in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, on December 26th)

What Are the Origins of Boxing Day?

Encyclopedia: Boxing Day

Boxing Day History

Elaines's Boxing Day Page

 

Winter

A Winter Banner  (4 pages)

Winter Activities and Worksheets These great winter activities are from kidsoup.com

Dave's Snowflake Page Some neat snowflake patterns here to get you started

Snowflakes to Color

Snowman Bookmark

Snowman Games There is an easy snowman match game here as well as a mitten matching circle game

Full Sized Graphic of Four Seasons

What Causes the Seasons?

The Seasons From BBC

Clay Pot Winter Friends My class made a variation of these using 3 inch pots and styrofoam balls for the heads. We used old socks for the hat (use cuff part) and scarf

DLTK's Winter Crafts

Billy Bear's Winter Activities

Snow and Ice

Make a 3D Paper Snowflake

Make a Large Snowflake Paper Chain (pattern from first-school)

Winter Crafts and activities from the Holiday Zone

Winter Art/Activity Ideas from Songs 4 Teachers

Ten Little Snowmen An online book for young readers

 

January

New Years Day

New Years Bulletin Board Idea (Updated for 2008)Forgetting those things which are behind.... Use pictures that illustrate your purpose for the board. Here are three files you can print to help you make your board.  file1   file2  file3   Click on the small photo above to view a larger photo

Happy New Year Banner (color)

Happy New Year Banner   Children can color in the letters

New Years Day Crossword Puzzle

New Years Word Challenge

New Year Activity Book from Enchanted Learning

New Years Activities from Billy Bear A variety of online and printable activities here

Telling Time: The Calendar Calendar activities including a calendar template and day and month word hunts

New Years Crafts from Danielles Place Several craft suggestions here. One is a scripture calendar. The children can color the picture that goes along with the scripture for each month

Free 2008 Printable Calendars Print monthly or year calendars. The monthly calendars have a space at the top to draw or paste a picture

Free Printable Custom Calendars from DLTK

Some Calendar Songs I've Used

There are Seven Days 
(to the tune of "Oh My Darling Clementine")

There are seven days
There are seven days
There are seven days in a week
Sunday, Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
©Audrey Smith2007

The Months Song
(to the tune of "Ten Little Indians")

January, February, March, and April,
May and June, July, and August,
September, October, November, and December,
There are 12 months in all.
©Audrey Smith2007

 

Google
 

 

100th Day of School

It's the 100th Day of School Banner (pdf)

100th Day Jigsaw Puzzle (48 pieces - play on your computer)Click "run" twice to play

Happy 100th Day Songs and Poems

Happy 100th Day Coloring Page from Jan Brett

100th Day Dot to Dot 

I Can Write 100 Words from A to Z teacher stuff

100th Day Printable Worksheets

100th Day Printable Worksheets from Enchanted Learning

100th Day of School Printable Book Children draw or write about 100. This is from Enchanted Learning

Fill in the Missing Numbers to 100 Also includes writing the number and the word 100

Fill in the Blank 100 Charts from A to Z Teacher Stuff (also includes a chart with numbers filled in)

100th Day Writing Worksheet Students answer a question and then make a prediction

100 Acts of Kindness This lesson goes along with the 100th day of school and Martin Luther King Day

100th Day Activities

100 Days Activities

300 Celebration Ideas

100 Counting Mat from K2 printables

100 Animals Poem and Coloring (7 pages - Cut and make a book)

100th Day Activities from the Virtual Vine There is a cute pattern here for a 100th day crown

100th Day Coordinate Geometry Activity from Scholastic

100th Day Tallying and Graphing (group work) Use jellybeans, M & M's, or colored cereal for this group activity from abcteach

Perfect Attendance Certificate for the first 100 Days

Make 100th Day Glasses This is a cute idea. If I used this idea I would add tabs on the side of the glasses, fold them, and then glue or tape the sides on it. Print on cardstock

Writing Prompts for the 100th Day

 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History

Lesson Plans fro Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month

George Washington Carver Coloring and Activity Book The first seven pages make a nice book about George Washington Carver. There are 23 more activity pages about the peanut to print such as dot-to-dot, crossword puzzles, and more

The Legacy of George Washington Carver An information page about George Washington Carver

Color a Picture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Coloring and Craft Ideas from Crayola

Biography of Rosa Parks This is from the Museum of Living History 

Living the Dream: 100 Acts of Kindness

The Underground Railroad Themes and Literature

Black History Month Banner (4 sheets)

Black History Word Search (10 words) from EdHelper.com

Black History Word Search (20 words) from EdHelper.com

Black History Word Search (all words) from EdHelper.com

Black History Internet Treasure Hunt (for grades 3+)

Famous Black Americans ABC Book Students create an ABC book after doing research about Black Americans

Color a Picture of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month

Martin Luther King Day, Jr. Resources and Activities Links to a variety of activities to use in your classroom

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Crossword Puzzle

Make a Teeny Tiny Book about Dr. King

Black History Related Postage Stamps
 

Arbor Day

Dates for Arbor Day by State Although nationally Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, state celebrations take place from November (Hawaii) and January (Florida and Louisiana) - April

Trees....A Joy Forever A play to perform for Arbor Day, suitable for performance by school-aged children (available in English or Spanish)

The National Arbor Day Foundation Join and get 10 free trees

Free Arbor Day Guidebook

Arbor Day Poster Contest This is for 5th grade students

The Value of Trees in a Community Interesting facts about the importance of trees

Treevial Pursuit An online game for one or two players. Choose beginner or advanced. There are other online games here as well as downloadable games about trees

ConcenTREEtion An online matching memory game

Arbor Day Crafts from Enchanted Learning

Arbor Day and Trees Activities from First School

Arbor Day Pictures to Color

Arbor Day Printables from Kids Domain

Arbor Day Lesson Plans

Free Educational Items for Arbor Day including a Poster

The Life of the Forest See what rings tell us about a tree, how a pinecone becomes a tree, and learn about the anatomy of a tree

 

Google
 

Australia Day

Celebrate What's Great This site has information about Australia Day, school resources, national symbols, fun and games, and more

Australia Day Banner *suggestion - print on green paper or cardstock

The Big Australia Day Book This is for lower primary and is available by email request

Sydney Opera House Jigsaw Puzzle (100 pieces) Play this puzzle on your computer. Click "run" twice to play

Kangaroos Jigsaw Puzzle (20 pieces)Play this puzzle on your computer. Click "run" twice to play

Being Australian - Resources for Upper Primary

Australia Day from the Wikipedia Encyclopedia

Australia's National Flag

Australia's National Anthem

Australian Songs Words and music to several Australian songs for the classroom

Pictures for Coloring The Council grants permission to schools/teachers to reproduce these images for educational purposes.

Fun & Free Stuff Colouring sheets, flag activities, cut and paste, poster, and more

Australia Themed Coloring Pages

Australia Day Scavenger Hunt

Australia Day Worksheet

K is for Kaola and Kangaroo Posters and Coloring Pages from DLTK (in colour or black and white)

Ideas for Children and Families to Celebrate Australia Day

 

February

Groundhog Day

The Official Groundhog Day Site

Groundhog Day Origins

Information and Labeled Diagram of a Groundhog  from Enchanted Learning

Groundhog Pictures to Color from Preschool Coloring Book

30 piece Groundhog Jigsaw Puzzle   56 Pieces

Presidents' Day

U.S. Presidents to download, print, and color

Abraham Lincoln Unit for Primary Children

An Overview of Abraham Lincoln's Life

Abraham Lincoln Research Site

A Brief Biography of Lincoln

A Brief Biography of George Washington

A Timeline of George Washington's Life

President's Day Online Quiz

President's Day Word Search  Answer Key

Presidents' Day Links A nice variety of links having to do with presidents and Presidents' Day

Presidents' Day Coloring A picture of Washington and Lincoln and a birthday cake with the words "Happy Birthday"

President's Day Information and Activities from Alphabet Soup

Presidents' Day Activities from Enchanted Learning All types of printable activities here including books, coloring, puzzles, and crafts

Color the Lincoln Statue

Mount Rushmore Jigsaw Puzzle (96 pieces) 

Emancipation Proclamation Jigsaw Puzzle      (88 pieces)

George Washington Jigsaw Puzzle(88 pieces)Click run twice

Presidents' Day Stationery Write a story about the presidents using this lined stationery

Online Presidents' Day true or false quiz

 

Presidents' Day on CD-ROM
By Software / Wisdom Tree

Presidents' Day honors the birthdays of two great U.S. presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Learn why these presidents were so important and how they affected U.S. history. Crossword and wordsearch puzzles, dot-to-dots, matching games, coloring book pages, picture jumbles and a presentation assist learning about Presidents' Day. Windows/Mac Ages 5-10

 

Valentine's Day Links All valentine links are on this page

 

  Valentine's Day - Cards, Books, and More

 

March and April                  

Easter

A Glorious Easter  My Easter page with links to crafts, coloring, music, and more

St. Patrick's Day

The Life of St. Patrick

Shamrock Hat

The History of St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day Crafts and Activities There are a variety of activities at this site from Enchanted Learning

Pan American Day

Simón Bolivar el Libertador OAS children's page (Dia de las Américas)

Pan American Day Coloring Page

Students Pledge on Pan American Day

Proclamation by the President (2007)

Exploring our Festivities and Fiestas Scroll about 2/3 of the way down the page. There are suggestions here for books, music, and games

Piñata Coloring Page

How to Make a Piñata An easy piñata for first time piñata makers

Spring

Signals of Spring A project from NASA for grades
6-8 

Make a Flower-covered Basket Click on Flowered Basket

Spring Magnets These could also be printed out as stickers

Clay Pot Bumble Bee

Butterfly Mobile

Clothespin Butterfly This cute butterfly is from kideas.com

Spring Pinwheels Print out these colorful pinwheels or make your own from squares of colored paper (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Fun Hawaiian Lei This is from kideas.com

Things That Fly Links to kites, pinwheels, windsocks, and more

Winged Wonders These butterflies are made from colorful magazine photos

Cute Critters Memory Game This is from familyfun.go.com

Collect the Flowers Game Print the gameboard, tokens, and instructions, and play the game

Frog Versus Beaver Checkers from familyfun.go.com

Bird Wordfind Easy wordfind for young students

Journey North Students can take part in a project that has to do with wildlife migration and other signs of spring. My class on Saipan took part in this in 1999. Click here to read about it 

Spring Surprise Concentration Print on or glue to cardstock. Children will match upper and lower case letters

Spring Coloring Pages from DLTK

Spring Pictures to Color

More Spring Coloring Pictures

Flower Coloring Pictures to Color

Swallowtail Butterfly Stained Glass Pattern This makes a nice coloring picture

Blue Morpho Butterfly Stained Glass Pattern This makes a nice coloring picture or use watercolor paint on parchment paper and hang in a window so the light comes through

More Insect Lessons and Links Look under the animal science links here

Flower Crafts from DLTK

Don't Bug Me Door Hanger

March Lion and Lamb Crafts from DLTK

Flower Crown This is a cute craft from Enchanted Learning

Free Seasonal Worksheets and Clipart from the Mailbox

 

Earth Day

Earth Day Banner  (four sheets)

Earth Day Activities and Crafts from Ear Twiggles

How Can You Help on Earth Day Writing Worksheet (lower elementary)

Creative Recycling A cooperative game that requires students to come up with creative ideas for recycling

Earth Day Lessons for 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades

Earth Day Activities from the Wilderness Society

Earth Day Grocery Bag Outfit

Earth Day activities from Scholastic

Earth Day Reading Comprehension (K-2)(pdf file)

Earth Day Reading Comprehension (3-6)(pdf file)

Earth Day Crossword Puzzle

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Coloring Books

Happy Earth Day Coloring and Activity Book

Anzac Day  (Australia and New Zealand)

Anzac Day Banner Three pages (pdf file)

The Anzac Day Tradition Information about Anzac Day and why it is so special to Australians

Anzac Day More about Anzac Day and why it is important to Australians and New Zealanders

Anzac Day Quiz

Anzac Day Scavenger Hunt

Anzac Day Activities for Early Childhood

Suggestions for Anzac Day Activities

Anzac Day Classroom Activities

A Guide to Anzac Day for New Zealanders

ANZAC - A Day To Remember ANZAC – a day to remember is a Memorial booklet written to help young Australians develop and present their own Anzac Day ceremonies and to encourage them to participate in activities associated with Anzac Day. Click the link above for download instructions

Gallipoli Guide

Arbor Day

All Arbor Day links are here

 

          

  SurfintheSpirit.com Christian Web Site    

 

About Us
Student Awards
Back to School
Bulletin Boards
Christian Resources
Classroom Mgnt.
Animal Coloring Pages
Bible Coloring
More Coloring
Crafts for Kids
Flashcards
General Ed. Links
Grants and Fundraising
Holidays Aug. - Nov.
Holidays Dec. - April
Holidays May - July
Home School & Parents
Jigsaw Puzzles
Bible Lessons & Ideas
Other Subject Lessons
Puppets
Puzzles&Games
Teacher Timesavers
Technology Links


Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4 - 10)

Mother's Day
(May 11th)

Buy Mother's Day Gifts Here

Craft Supplies

Wall Letters


 Bookmark this site!

Send to a Friend

Teacherhelp.org does
not necessarily endorse all ads that may appear on this website



  Top Christian Web Sites

  JCSM's Top 1000

  CFS Top Christian Sites

   Christian Website Rankings 

 

  A Christian Net Top 1000  


 Graphics Credits

Disclaimer

Privacy Policy

Statement of Faith

This site created and Maintained by
Audrey Smith, M.Ed.

 

 

© 1997-2008 Audrey Smith. All rights reserved.