Important Dates for an English Teacher
January - National Hobby Month
February - National Library Lovers Month, Black History Month, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (for older grade levels)
March - National Irish-American Heritage Month, National Women's History Month
March 3 - National Read Across America Day
April - National Poetry Month, Confederate States (Southern States) History Month, School Library Month, Earth Awareness Month
May - South Asian Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asthma Awareness Month, National Pet Month, National Jewish American Heritage Month,
May 10-16 - National Children's Book Week
June - Caribbean Heritage Month
July - National Ice Cream Month
August - Art Appreciation Month, Family Heritage Month, National Guide Dog Month
September - National Picture Book Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness Month
September 6 - National Read a Book Day
September 15-October 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month
October - National Book Month, National Italian History Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Filipino American History Month, National Bullying Prevention Month (perfect time to read Wonder by R. J. Palacio), Polish American Heritage Month
November - National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) OR Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo), National American Indian Heritage Month, Picture Book Month
more awareness months: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nellis.af.mil%2Fshared%2Fmedia%2Fdocument%2FAFD-111213-022.pdf&ei=1MAsVJjxHajH8AHYvIDwBw&usg=AFQjCNFkRk5Obe_Qr0D7dslWI7lBfllyZA&sig2=tR11TZ-49wPEmSeqKAoS8Q
February - National Library Lovers Month, Black History Month, Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (for older grade levels)
March - National Irish-American Heritage Month, National Women's History Month
March 3 - National Read Across America Day
April - National Poetry Month, Confederate States (Southern States) History Month, School Library Month, Earth Awareness Month
May - South Asian Heritage Month, Haitian Heritage Month, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asthma Awareness Month, National Pet Month, National Jewish American Heritage Month,
May 10-16 - National Children's Book Week
June - Caribbean Heritage Month
July - National Ice Cream Month
August - Art Appreciation Month, Family Heritage Month, National Guide Dog Month
September - National Picture Book Month, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hodgkin's Lymphoma Awareness Month
September 6 - National Read a Book Day
September 15-October 15 - National Hispanic Heritage Month
October - National Book Month, National Italian History Month, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Filipino American History Month, National Bullying Prevention Month (perfect time to read Wonder by R. J. Palacio), Polish American Heritage Month
November - National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) OR Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo), National American Indian Heritage Month, Picture Book Month
more awareness months: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCUQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nellis.af.mil%2Fshared%2Fmedia%2Fdocument%2FAFD-111213-022.pdf&ei=1MAsVJjxHajH8AHYvIDwBw&usg=AFQjCNFkRk5Obe_Qr0D7dslWI7lBfllyZA&sig2=tR11TZ-49wPEmSeqKAoS8Q