Feature Product:
September September

This convenient monthly book provides 80 reproducible pages of ideas and activities centered around the themes, special dates, and holidays of the month. literature-based units, clip art, patterns, cross-curricular activities, bulletin boards, stationery, and lots more!


Some suggestions for the month of September:
Children's Good Manners Month
Classical Music Month 
Third Week-  Constitution Week
Fourth Week-Deaf Awareness Week
September 1-Labor Day
Lessons1 Lessons 2
September
7-Grandparent's Day
September 9-Teddy Bear Day
crafts  lessons
September 14-Star-Spangled Banner written
September 16-Mexican Independence Day*, National Kids Day
September 21
-The Birth of the Ice Cream Cone
September 22-Elephant Appreciation Day
September 23-First Day of Fall, Good Neighbor Day

  September   September

 

Star-Spangled Banner-Written September 14

Star-Spangled Banner Lesson Plans/Star Spangled Banner Thematic Units
The Star-Spangled Banner
The students will: 1. interpret the figurative language of the first verse of "The Star-Spangled Banner" to create an illustration. 2. rewrite the first verse using their own words.
Source: http://www.nps.gov

Social Studies Field Trips-The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
Plans for a field trip in Baltimore, but activities before and after or good for anywhere.
Source: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/

The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
A fieldtrip destination, but also has lots of lesson plans you can do in your classroom.
Source: http://www.flaghouse.org

Star-Spangled Banner Internet Resources

Star-Spangled Banner Website

Star-Spangled Banner Printouts

Story of the Star-Spangled Banner
This is a great story that explains to your students how the popular song came to be the American Anthem and the official song of America.

Mexican Independence Day-September 16th

Mexican Independence Day Lesson Plans

Mexican Independence in California

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Mexican Holidays