FINISH STRONG: MAY READING AND WRITING IDEAS
by Cindy Blevins on 05/02/16
Have fun with the following as you are trying to survive the last few weeks of school. Summer is almost here! You can do it!
Do a Google search of any of the following special days to obtain more information. Use them with students as springboards for reading, writing, and research, or as an invitation for guest speakers.
May is also a great month to introduce/reinforce letter writing. Use this short commercial of Peyton Manning as an introduction to writing letters to special people: http://tinyurl.com/hkcsnru. You can also pair this with National Military Appreciation Month, Teacher Appreciation Week, National Nursing Home Week, National Babysitter’s Day, and Mother’s Day. Have fun, and let us hear about the wonderful things you did!
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month and Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Get Caught Reading Month
Latino Books Month
Go Fetch! National Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
National Bike Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Military Appreciation Month
SPECIAL WEEKS IN MAY
May 1-7—National Pet Week
May 2-6—PTA Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2-8—Children’s Book Week
May 8-14—National Nursing Home Week
SPECIAL DAYS IN MAY
May 5—Cinco De Mayo
May 7—Birth Anniversary of Johannes Brahms (1833)
May 7—Birth Anniversary of Robert Browning (1812)
May 7—Birth Anniversary of Peter Tchaikovsky (1840)
Nay 9—National Babysitter’s Day
May 8—Mother’s Day
May 21—Founding of American Red Cross (1881)
