Educators are always searching for ways to make lessons fresh and exciting. Embedding seasonal activities provides creative learning opportunities while integrating required curriculum. Students love engaging holiday- and season-related themes!
Here is a list of season-themed lessons and activities blog posts on Paths to Technology; these posts are organized by months and/or seasons. Make this post a “Favorite” so that you can refer back to it!
Help expand this summary page with your favorite seasonal activities. We are missing many important national holidays as well as seasonal activities. We are actively recruiting posts on holidays celebrated in various countries and cultures – please consider sharing your favorite activities. Stay tuned, as future seasonal posts are added regularly!
Beginning of Year
Beginning of Year Resources for Gen Ed Teachers
National Play-Doh Day: September 16
White Cane Day: October 15
Halloween/Fall Festival
Veteran’s Day
Thanksgiving
Hour of Code (coding related posts – too many posts to list separately. See the Coding Posts Summary for links to all the coding posts!)
New Year’s (Resolutions)
World Braille Day (January 4, 2021)
Martin Luther King Day (3rd Monday of January)
Valentine’s Day: Feb 14
St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)
National Chip and Dip Day: March 23
Easter
Spring
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (Third Thursday of May)
Mother’s Day
Memorial Day
Transition
College Transition
Father’s Day
Summer vacation (includes ocean themed posts)
By Diane Brauner