Holiday Lessons
Holiday lessons provide a fun and easy way for students to learn about our government and its history.
Each holiday honors a person or event that had a lasting influence on our nation.
Federal holidays like the Fourth of July are patriotic.
Some holidays originated outside the United States but are enjoyed by Americans of all origins.
The holiday material on this civics website includes: photo lessons, worksheets, crossword puzzles, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and more.
January
New Year's Day - January 1
Inauguration Day - January 20 every fourth year - Next one is in 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - third Monday in January
Inauguration Day - January 20 every fourth year - Next one is in 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - third Monday in January
February
Black History Month - Month of February
Groundhog Day - February 2
Super Bowl Sunday - February 1, 2015
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
Valentine's Day - February 14 Lesson on Flowers
Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday - day before Ash Wednesday - Tuesday, Feburary 15, 2015
Presidents Day - third Monday in February
Chinese New Year - February 19, 2015
Washington's Birthday - February 22
Groundhog Day - February 2
Super Bowl Sunday - February 1, 2015
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12
Valentine's Day - February 14 Lesson on Flowers
Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday - day before Ash Wednesday - Tuesday, Feburary 15, 2015
Presidents Day - third Monday in February
Chinese New Year - February 19, 2015
Washington's Birthday - February 22
March
National Women's History Month - March
National Grammar Day - March 4
Daylight Savings Time - March 8, 2015 - Sunday at 2:00 AM
Saint Patrick's Day - March 17
Spring - March 20, 2015
Cesar Chavez Day - March 31 (States Vary)
National Grammar Day - March 4
Daylight Savings Time - March 8, 2015 - Sunday at 2:00 AM
Saint Patrick's Day - March 17
Spring - March 20, 2015
Cesar Chavez Day - March 31 (States Vary)
April
April Fool's Day - Lesson about tricks students can play on April 1.
Easter - April 5, 2015 - Sunday between March 22 and April 25
Easter Lesson 2 - Beginning level ESL Easter Lesson
Library Week - April 12-18, 2015
Earth Day - April 22
Administrative Professionals Day - April 22, 2015
Arbor Day - last Friday in April (States Vary)
Easter - April 5, 2015 - Sunday between March 22 and April 25
Easter Lesson 2 - Beginning level ESL Easter Lesson
Library Week - April 12-18, 2015
Earth Day - April 22
Administrative Professionals Day - April 22, 2015
Arbor Day - last Friday in April (States Vary)
May
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month - Month of May
Teacher Appreciation Day - Tuesday of the first full week of May
Cinco de Mayo - May 5
Cinco de Mayo Lesson 2 - May 5, 2015
Mother's Day Lesson 1 - second Sunday in May
Mother's Day Lesson 2 - May 10, 2015
Armed Forces Day - third Saturday in May
Memorial Day - last Monday in May
Teacher Appreciation Day - Tuesday of the first full week of May
Cinco de Mayo - May 5
Cinco de Mayo Lesson 2 - May 5, 2015
Mother's Day Lesson 1 - second Sunday in May
Mother's Day Lesson 2 - May 10, 2015
Armed Forces Day - third Saturday in May
Memorial Day - last Monday in May
June
Graduation - Months of May and June
Flag Day - June 14
Father's Day - third Sunday of June
Father's Day Lesson 2 - third Sunday in June
First Day of Summer - June 21, 2015
Summer - June 21, 2015
ESL Lessons for Summer School - Summer school starts in June or July.
Flag Day - June 14
Father's Day - third Sunday of June
Father's Day Lesson 2 - third Sunday in June
First Day of Summer - June 21, 2015
Summer - June 21, 2015
ESL Lessons for Summer School - Summer school starts in June or July.
July
September
Labor Day - September 7, 2015
Patriot Day - September 11
First Week of ESL Class - September
Autumn or Fall - September 23, 2015
Fall or Autumn, Lesson 2 - September 23, 2015
Patriot Day - September 11
First Week of ESL Class - September
Autumn or Fall - September 23, 2015
Fall or Autumn, Lesson 2 - September 23, 2015
October
Columbus Day - October 12 or Second Monday in October
United Nations Day - October 24
Halloween - October 31
United Nations Day - October 24
Halloween - October 31
November
Daylight Savings Time Ends - November 1, 2015 - Sunday 2:00 AM
Election Day - Tuesday following the first Monday of November
Veterans Day - weekday closest to November 11 - Nov. 11, 2015
Thanksgiving - fourth Thursday in November - November 26, 2015
Election Day - Tuesday following the first Monday of November
Veterans Day - weekday closest to November 11 - Nov. 11, 2015
Thanksgiving - fourth Thursday in November - November 26, 2015
December
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7
Hanukkah - Starts Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at sunset
Winter - December 22, 2015
Christmas - December 25
Kwanzaa - December 26 to January 1
New Years Eve - December 31
Hanukkah - Starts Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at sunset
Winter - December 22, 2015
Christmas - December 25
Kwanzaa - December 26 to January 1
New Years Eve - December 31