New Year's Day: A True Book

Give your children a fascinating history and account of New Years traditions with this full-color book. From the early Egyptian celebrations (when the New Year wasn't January 1st) to the parties in Times Square and Paris, this book will fascinate readers ages 9-12. Photographs accompany each page of text and help bring concrete examples of New Years events and traditions old and new. 47 pages, softcover.

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New Year's Day

This book introduces young readers to the sights, sounds, and celebrations of New Year's Day. Colorful photos and simple text encourage children to read on their own--as they join in the fun.

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New Year's Day

You'll have fun looking through this fascinating history of New Years celebrations; from the earliest celebrations in Egypt when the Nile flooded to our modern Times Square party, you'll learn in photographs and in text what New Years was and is like around the globe. 32 pages with index. Ages 4-8.

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52 Ideas for Special Days

Easy-to-do activities for special days throughout the year will help teach God's Word and bibical concepts to children. Ideas for New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, as well as Birthdays, and other seasonal specials days. Reproducible. Ages 3-12.

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January, Grades 2-3

Add some seasonal flair to your curriculum with this collection of fun reproducible activities and ideas. This January themed book focuses on polar animals, letter writing, New Year's Day, and more. 64 pages, softcover. Grades 2-3.

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January, Grades 4-5

Hundreds of never-before-published ideas. Includes games and learning centers; projects for individual students, pairs, or cooperative groups; creative activities for special days; a reproducible classroom newsletters, and more. Topics for January include New Year's Day, fairy tales, Martin Luther King Jr., Revolutionary War, space, Super Bowl and football, puzzles and brainteasers, and more! 96 pages.

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Challenge your Mind Grades 4-5

Expand knowledge of the holidays with these challenging math activities. Traditional and unique holidays are included to engage your students. There are 100 reproducible activities that include math applications such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and money management. Some of the holidays included are: New Year's Day National Clean Your Desk Day President's Day Be Kind to Porcupines Day No Socks Off Day Flag Day Father's Day Sandwich Day International Tuba Day Try a Cup of Tea Day Christmas plus many, many more! Answer key is included in the back of the book.

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Winter Puzzlers Grade 4-6

If a winter flurry has your students staring out the window during class, grab their attention with exciting Winter Puzzlers. Ideal for those spare classroom moments, more than 50 reproducible puzzles and eight whimsical mice friends provide so much fun that your students will forget they're learning! The puzzles include challenges related to events in January and February, such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday, Presidents' Day, Groundhog Day, and Valentine's Day, to help give the flavor of the winter season to your classroom.

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Daily Discoveries for January: Thematic Learning Activities for Every Day

There's a reason to celebrate something every day! New Years...Tolkien's Birthday...Popcorn Day...Mad Hatter Day and more are all in January! Each day is laid out with a way to "set the stage" whether with costumes, decorations or discussion; literary works on the subject; writing, critical thinking, math, social studies, music, sensory and art exercises and activities. There are also extensions and values discussion starters. Each chapter is illustrated and filledwith reproducibles to use with your class or children. 192 pages, softcover, Ages 4-8.

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The Book of the Year: A Brief History of Our Seasonal Holidays

What is the connection between May Day and the Statue of Liberty? Between ancient solstice fires and Fourth of July fireworks? Between St. Valentine, the Groundhog, and the Virgin Mary? How has the significance and celebration of Christmas changed over the centuries? In The Book of the Year, Anthony Aveni offers fascinating answers to these questions and explains the many ways humans throughout time have tried to order and give meaning to time's passing. Aveni traces the origins of modern customs tied to seasonal holidays, exploring what we eat (the egg at Easter, chocolate on St. Valentine's Day), the games we play (bobbing for apples on Halloween, football on Thanksgiving), the rituals we perform (dancing around the Maypole, making New Year's resolutions), and the colorful cast of characters we invent to dramatize holidays (Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the witches and goblins of Halloween). Vividly written, filled with facts both curious and astonishing, this engrossing book allows us to hear that beat more clearly and to understand more fully the rhythms we all dance to throughout the year.

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