U.S. Holidays and Celebrations (Plus Easel Activity)

U.S. Holidays and Celebrations: The purpose of this unit is to help you teach your children about the history of twenty-four holidays and celebrations and have fun with simple, no-prep activities. The lessons can be shared in a number of ways. You can use the unit throughout the year to study each holiday as it comes about, or you can use it as part of your history and social studies curriculum. If you choose to use it as part of your regular studies, there are 20 daily lessons, broken into four groups of five days each. Each week has four days of holidays and activities and one day of review. Holidays studied are: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Inauguration Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter, Earth Day, Arbor Day, National Day of Prayer, Mother’s Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Faith based.

This book can stand alone or can be used in a series. U.S. History: Discovery and Early Colonies (9 weeks), U.S. History: Foundations and Freedom (9 weeks), U.S. History: Growth & Change (14 weeks), and U.S. History: Building America (4 weeks), fit together for a full 36-week kindergarten or lower elementary U.S. history curriculum. An optional 4-week social studies unit, U.S. Holidays and Celebrations, is also available.

*The Easel Activity version of this resource does not include the cover pages, table of contents, how to use information, or answer key for ease in assigning it to students for digital or distance learning.