February

Black History Month
* Langston Hughes, Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass were all born this month. Canned Food Month
Responsible Pet Owner Month

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  1. Freedom Day.
    What would it be like if we didn't have our freedom? Write about that.

  2. Ground Hog Day
    How long do you think winter will last?

  3. 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified. All men were given the right to vote 125 years ago.

  4. Charles Lindbergh, aviator, was born in 1902.
    He was the first man to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean.


  6. National Crive Prevention Week.
    Work in groups to think of ways to prevent crime in your community.

  7. Who do you consider an important African-American role-model?

  8. Organize a canned food drive to help the hungry people in your neighborhood.


  9. William Henry Harisooon's Birthday.
    How long was this President in office?

  10. Make a valentine for your mother, father or special friend.


  12. Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

  13. Anniversary of America's first public school.
    What is your favorite thing about school?

  14. Valentine's Day
    Begin with "Roses are red" and write a mushy poem.

  15. Susan B. Anthony's Birthday.
    Why was she arrested for voting in 1872?

  16. Name five things a respooonsible pet owner must do?

  17. How can you volunteer your time in your community?

  18. Presidents Day
    Whose birthdays do we celebrate today?



  21. International Friendship Week.
    How do you go about making a new friend?

  22. George Washington's Birthday.
    Why is he called the "father of our country"?

  23. W.E.B. Du Bois' Birthday.
    "The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."
    What does this mean?

  24. Where would you spend your weekend if you could go anywhere in the world?
    Why?

  25. World famous opera singer Enrico Caruso was born in 1873 in Naples, Italy.


  27. Hold a jump-rope contest.
    Who can jump the longest?

  28. Why does February sometimes have 29 days?


  29. Answers:
    9.32 days.
    15. It was illegal for women to vote.
    20. Washington and Lincoln.
    22. He was the first President.
    28. leap year.

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