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| 1 April Fool's Day Write a page about a joke you'd like to play on someone. |
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| 2 Daylight Saving Time Starts Label a map of the US time zones First Photograph of the Sun Taken, 1845 Peanut Butter and Jelly Day |
3 Jane Goodall (biologist) born, 1934 Read about chimpanzees, then take a quiz on them. |
4 School Librarian's Day Write a book report on your favorite book. |
5 Read a Road Map Day Take a map-reading quiz. Booker T. Washington (educator) born, 1856 |
6 Rob't. E. Peary, M. Henson, and four Eskimos were first people to reach North Pole, 1909 Read about Peary's expedition, then take a quiz. |
7 World Health Day Label parts of the human body. |
8 Astronomy Day Take a Solar System tutorial. |
| 9 NASA announced its first seven astronauts, 1959 Write a page on a space adventure that you would enjoy. |
10 Encourage a Young Writer Day Write your autobiography. |
11 Scientists measure the distance between the Earth and moon to within one inch, 1985 Color and read about the Earth and moon. Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major-league baseball (an exhibition game), 1947 |
12 1st Night of Passover Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, 1961 First Space Shuttle (STS-1 Columbia), launched from Florida |
13 Full Moon Read about the phases of the moon. Nepalese New Year Thomas Jefferson born, 1743 |
14 Titanic hits iceberg, 1912 Do a cloze activity on the Titanic. |
15 Leonardo da Vinci born, 1452 Color a painting by da Vinci. Abraham Lincoln died, 1865 |
| 16 Easter Do an Easter craft. Wilbur Wright (aviator) born, 1867 |
17 Canada's Constitution Adopted, 1982 Read about, color, and take a quiz on Canadal's flag. Gerry Mock became first woman to fly solo around world, 1964 |
18 Independence Day, Zimbabwe Label a map of Zimbabwe. Paul Revere Day San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 |
19 U.S. Revolutionary War Began, 1775 Take a quiz on the 13 Colonies. |
20 Joan Miro (artist) born, 1893 Read about this Spanish artist, then draw a picture in his style. |
21 Elizabeth II, Queen of England, born, 1926 Color and take a quiz on the flag of the U.K. |
22 Earth Day Make an Earth pendant from glue. |
| 23 Cesar Chavez (labor leader) died, 1993 Do a worksheet on Chavez. Slay a Dragon Day |
24 Hubble Space Telescope launched into Earth orbit, 1990 Color a page on the Earth. Library of Congress Founded, 1800 |
25 First seeing eye dog used, 1928 Label the eye Cuckoo Day |
26 John James Audubon born, 1785 Make a bird coloring book. |
27 Take Your Daughter to Work Day (4th Thur. in April) Write about what you want to do when you grow up. New Moon Johannes Kepler born, 1571 Playground Safety Day |
28 Arbor Day (last Fri. in April) Make a paper evergreen tree. Thor Heyerdahl began Pacific Ocean crossing on the raft, Kon-Tiki, 1947 Label the world map and trace his journey from Peru to Polynesia. Maryland became a state, 1788 |
29 April Greenery Day, Japan Make a tiny Japanese garden. Electric arc lights were used for the first time (in Cleveland, Ohio, USA), 1879 |
| 30 George Washington took office as first US President, 1789 Take a quiz on G. W. King Carl Gustav of Sweden born, 1946 Louisiana became a state, 1812 |
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