These resources are posted for teachers to use in conjunction with K-5 curriculum units or topics in The Grosse Pointe Public School System. As World War II is not studied in elementary school, the December 7 links have been added only because of their historical value.

   
December Events and Celebrations


 

Dates

Events

Links

1-31

December Themes

 

  1. December Calendar to color (PDF printable)

  2. December Stickers (Publisher 2002 printable)

  3. Gingerbread Baby Coloring Page - Jan Brett

  4. Make a Gingerbread Baby House - Jan Brett

  5. Multicultural Holidays

  6. Ornament Poetry Template

  7. Ornament Shape Book

  8. The Polar Express (read online)

 1

Jan Brett's Birthday
(children's author)
 

  1. Hedgie's Holiday Workbench

  2. Jan Brett's Activities

 

 4-12

Hanukkah

 

Chanukah Activities at Kids Domain

Chanukah at Aish.com

FactMonster

Hanukkah Crafts at Enchanted Learning

Hanukkah Printables at ABC Teach

 5

 Martin Van Buren's Birthday
 (8th U.S. President)

 

  1. White House for Kids
7
Pearl Harbor
 Remembered



Click the thumbnail to see
the USS Arizona Memorial
 

A Day that Will Live in Infamy

The Library of Congress

 16

Boston Tea Party
 1773


 

  1. Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

  2. Eyewitness Account

  3. Men of the Boston Tea Party

  4. The Boston Tea Party (ThinkQuest)

  5. The Tea Party Gazette

 

 17

Anniversary
of Flight
(Wright Brothers)

  1. America's Story

  2. Centennial of Flight

  3. Flights of Inspiration

  4. Grosse Pointe's "100 Years of Flight" (printable bookmarks)

  5. Meet the Wright Brothers (2nd grade class)

  6. Naval Aviation Museum

  7. Re-living the Wright Way

  8. Scholastic: Meet the Wright Brothers

  9. The Wright Brothers
      (The Henry Ford)

  10. The Wright Brothers Timeline

  11. The Wright Stuff (Library of Congress)

 21

Pilgrims Land at Plymouth
 1620

  1. Journey into History:Voyage of the Mayflower

  2. Mayflower History (printable children's book)

  3. Packing the Pilgrim’s Trunk: Personalizing History in the Elementary Classroom

  4. Tour the Mayflower Online

  5. The Pilgrim Story

 

 22


 

First Day of Winter

1:08 AM EST

 

FactMonster

The Earth's Tilt on Its Axis and the Sun's Rays (When the movie starts, double-click its screen to enlarge)

The Seasons

The Seasons and Axis Tilt
23 Avi's Birthday
(children's author)		  
  1. Avi's website
25-26
Gen. Washington's Army
prepares for battle and
defeats the British at the
Battle of Trenton
1776



 

  1. George Washington - Amazing American!

  2. George Washington ... before the Battle of Trenton

  3. Washington's Next Move

 25

Christmas

 

 

Bookmarks for Christmas by Jan Brett

Christmas Around the World

Christmas Around the World Scavenger Hunts

Christmas at Colonial Williamsburg

Christmas Crafts at Enchanted Learning

Christmas Crafts at Kids Domain

Christmas Origami on Tammy Yee's page

Christmas Printables at ABC Teach

 

 26

 

Harry S. Truman's  Birthday
 (33rd U.S. President)

 

  1. Truman for Kids (K-3)

  2. Truman Whistle Stop Tour

  3. White House for Kids

 

 26-Jan. 1

Kwanzaa

 

A Kwanzaa Workbook

Kwanzaa Clip Art

Kwanzaa Crafts at DLTK

Kwanzaa Crafts at Enchanted Learning

Kwanzaa Crafts at Kids Domain

 28

Woodrow Wilson's  Birthday
 ( 28th U.S. President)

 

  1. America's Story

  2. White House for Kids

 
28 Carol Ryrie Brink's  Birthday
 (children's author)

  1. Activities for Caddie Woodlawn

  2. Biography

  3. Caddie Woodlawn Historical Park

 29

 

 Andrew Johnson's Birthday
 (17th U.S. President)

 

  1. America's Story

  2. White House for Kids

 

31

New Year's Eve

 

  1. Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns

  2. New Year's Crafts for Kids at DLTK

  3. New Year's Crafts at Kids Domain

  4. New Year's Crafts for Kids at Enchanted Learning

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