May+2014

Al-Qaeda founder, Osama bin Laden, killed. 2011, 20:00 UTC/GMT Hawaiian Lei Day May Day Worthy Wage Day For child care providers. 1 || Space Day Dr. Benjamin Spock Born in 1903 2 || Kentucky Derby takes place today National Sun Day Constitution Memorial Day in Japan 3 || Susan's Birthday (from Sesame Street) 4 || Leo Lionni born, 1910 Cinco de Mayo Children's Day In Japan 5 || National Teacher Day Eiffel Tower opens to the public in 1889 6 || National School Nurse Day Nonny Hogrogian born, 1932 1st Stamp Collection Started Pulitzer Prize Established (1917) 7 || No Socks Day 8 || Eleanor Estes born, 1906 First Newspaper Cartoon In the USA in 1754. 9 || Clean Up Your Room Day Christopher Paul Curtis born, 1953 10 || Twilight Zone Day Peter Sis born, 1949 Mark Lupica (BDay) 11 || International Nurses Day Kite Day Limerick Day 12 || Tulip Day 13 || Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition In 1804. National Dance Like a Chicken Day Eoin Colfer born, 1965 14 || Norma Fox Mazer born, 1931 Frank L. Baum Author of The Wizard of Oz - born in 1856. National Chocolate Chip Day Paul Zindel born, 1936 15 || First US Nickel Minted In 1866, called the 'Shield Nickel'. 16 || Armed Forces Day First Kentucky Derby In 1875 Gary Paulson born, 1939 17 || International Museum Day Mount St. Helens Erupted In 1980. Visit Your Relatives Day 18 || Victoria Day Celebrated in Canada on the Monday before May 25. Circus Day The Ringling Brother's Circus opened in 1884. 19 || Lindbergh Flight Day in 1927 Mary Pope Osborne born, 1949 20 || American Red Cross Founded Founded by Clara Barton in 1881. 21 || Arnold Lobel born, 1933 Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day 22 || Margaret Wise Brown born, 1910 Scott O' Dell born, 1898 Peter Parnall born, 1936 Penny Day 23 || Miniature Golf Day (Some celebrate on Sept 21st) Mary Had A Little Lamb Published in 1830. First Morse Code Message Sent Sent from Washington DC to Baltimore in 1844. 24 || National Missing Children's Day National Tap Dance Day 25 || Memorial Day Blueberry Cheesecake Day 26 || Golden Gate Bridge Opens in 1937 Masking Tape Patented in 1930 27 || Jim Thorpe Born in 1888 28 || John F. Kennedy Born in 1917 Andrew Clements born, 1949 29 || Ice Cream Freezer Patented In 1848 by William Young. 30 || Jay Williams born, 1981 World No Tobacco Day 31 ||  **//Also see our other [|May Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities] //** **__Special Goings-On__**
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 * ||  ||   ||   || [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]] Mother Goose Day
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 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Lillian Hoban born, 1925
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif caption="spacer"]]Martha Alexander born, 1920

 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week (1st Week)

 Be Kind to Animals Week (1st Week)

National Postcard Week (1st Week)

Teacher Appreciation Week (1st Week)

 National Children's Book Week (Early Week in May)

 National Pet Week (1st Week)

 National Police Week (3rd Week)

 National Transportation Week (3rd Week)

 National Backyard Games Week (Last full week before Memorial Day.)  American Bike Month

 Asparagus Month

Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month

Better Hearing and Speech Month

 Better Sleep Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Correct Posture Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Healthy Vision Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> National Bar-B-Que Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">National Duckling Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> National Egg Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Flower Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> National Hamburger Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">National Mental Health Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">National Physical Fitness & Sports Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> National Photo Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Older Americans Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> National Salad Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> National Strawberry Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> Transportation Month

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222; font-family: helvetica,arial,'lucida grande',verdana,メイリオ,'ＭＳ Ｐゴシック',sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Get Caught Reading Month