Holidays + Celebrations

Below are a few favorite resources to celebrate holidays + celebrations through the year. One of my favorite resources overall is The Children’s Forest. I also really enjoy 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. CandR has an excellent Nature Calendar which provides commemorative dates and important seasonal celebrations.

The 1st of the Month

• Around the Year
• A Year of Nature Poems
• The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

Full Moon Names

• Full Moon Nature Study

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
• A Peaceful Passover from The Peaceful Press

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
• Saint Francis Peg Doll
• 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:

• Native American Studies Blog Post

Winter Solstice

See this blog post for Winter Solstice Nature Study & Celebration

Advent + Christmas

See this blog post for Advent Resources:

• 2019 Plan For Advent + Favorite Christmas Books

See this blog post for my Favorite Christmas Books:

• 2019 Plan For Advent + Favorite Christmas Books