February dates to celebrate

[AmyMCGS]

Here are the links I've found while planning the calendar for my nursing home residents.  I thought some of you might like them for your homeschooling lessons.


GENERAL FEBRUARY LINKS:
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~g...feb/febhol.htm

This site is my favorite-- I use it every month!
http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~g...feb/febhol.htm
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FEBRUARY IS.....

BIRD FEEDING MONTH:
http://www.birdfeeding.org/

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/aframer/
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GROUNDHOG DAY  Wednesday, February 2, 2005
The official site of the Puxatawny Groundhog Club:
http://www.groundhog.org/

wordsearch:
http://www.groundhog.org/celebrate/wordsearch.shtml

more printables:
http://www.geocities.com/annannmarie...undhog_day.htm
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NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY   Friday, February 4, 2005
American Heart Association campaign for women's heart disease awareness
Both staff and residents will be participating in this event.
http://www.americanheart.org/present...tifier=3017091
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SUPER BOWL Sunday, February 6, 2005
Patriots vs. Eagles
www.superbowl.com

lots of Super Bowl trivia here:
http://football.about.com/od/superbo...bowltrivia.htm

An old super bowl wordsearch-- maybe we could white out the team names? 
http://freebies.about.com/cs/onlinegames/l/blws016.htm
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FAT TUESDAY  February 8, 2005
(Mardi Gras)
several good printable activities here:
http://members.aol.com/funology1/mardi.htm

King Cake is a popular Mardi Gras treat.  Every year, my local Kroger store has King Cakes in the deli section-- and we're in Ohio!  The residents enjoy this treat as an afternoon snack.
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Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 13-20, 2005)
www.actsofkindness.org
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Daytona 500 Race   Sunday, February 20, 2005 
www.daytona500.com
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ACADEMY AWARDS: Sunday, February 27, 2005
8pm on ABC

Here's this year's printable Oscar ballot-- pick your favorites!
http://www.oscar.com/nominees/index.html

Oscars crossword puzzle
http://print.infoplease.com/xwords/oscar.html?

classic movies wordsearch
http://www.classicmovies.org/articles/nWS1Print.htm
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FLORAL DESIGN DAY   Monday, February 28, 2005
http://www.floralschool.com/Proclamation.html

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