February 2012 Holidays and Activities

February:

February—Black History Month (began in 1926) Historical Printable Activity Gr1-2

February 2—Groundhog Day—Groundhog Day Crafts

February 6 (in New Zealand)–Waitangi Day–http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitangi_Day

Waitangi Day crafts and activities–http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/waitangi_day.htm

February 14—Valentine’s Day– The Heart: An Online Exploration (6^th grade and up); Internet Scavenger Hunt–Heart (Gr 2-6)

Printable Coloring Pages and Puzzles (on their first page, scroll down to see all the options); The Greatest Gift (John 3:16);

February 15 (in Canada) National Flag of Canada Day — http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada.aspx

February 19—President’s Day— Abe Lincoln Project

Also check out this interesting blog post on forefather festivities…

http://wordnymph.com/2011/02/21/forefather-festivities/

February 20–in Canada–Heritage Day--http://www.calendar-updates.com/info/holidays/canada.aspx

February 23 — in Russia–Defender of the Fatherland day–http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defender_of_the_Fatherland_Day

February 28 — in China–Peace Memorial Day – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Republic_of_China