Below are a few favorite resources to celebrate holidays + celebrations through the year. One of my favorite resources overall is All Year Round: A Calendar of Celebrations. There are other excellent month-by-month resources like Rooted Childhood available. I also rely heavily on the Read Aloud Revival monthly booklists which always include seasonally related books on relevant holidays.
The 1st of the Month
Full Moon Names
Candlemas (February 2nd)
- Exploring Nature With Children
- The Story of the Root Children
- All Year Round: A Calendar of Celebrations
Lent + Easter
- Crew + Co Easter Cards with The Jesus Storybook Bible
- Rich + Rooted Passover
- Wild Hope: Stories for Lent by Gayle Boss (releases January 2020)
Michaelmas (September 29th)
- Saint George and the Dragon
- Saint George and the Dragon (Raphael)
- The Land of Long Ago
- The Knight and the Dragon
- The Paper Bag Princess
- Simple Preparations for Michaelmas (Whole Family Rhythms)
- Celebrating Michaelmas (Moon Child Blog)
- All Year Round: A Calendar of Celebrations
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi (October 4th)
- The Peaceful Press Saints Cards
- All Creatures of our God and King (Hymn)
- Brother Sun, Sister Moon
- Lovely Beasts
- Many: The Diversity of Life on Earth
- Fur, Feathers, Fins
- The Animals’ Ark
Native American Heritage Month (November)
- Native American Studies Blog Post
- Lessons From Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms
- A Racial Justice Guide to Thanksgiving for Educators and Families
- Twenty #ownvoices children’s books about Native Americans and First Nations Canadians
Thanksgiving
See the end of this post:
Winter Solstice
See this blog post for Winter Solstice Nature Study & Celebration
Advent + Christmas
See this blog post for Advent Resources:
See this blog post for my Favorite Christmas Books:
