April Events Calendar for Educators

April Events 2014

This page includes Birthdays and Special Goings-On!
(Don't forget...the blue indicates a link to the WEB!!)
Printable Version of April Events

Use this calendar in conjunction with our April Writing Prompts!

Also see our other April Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities

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April 2014
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		Jan Wahl born, 1933 April Fool's Day One Cent Day MP3 audio format first patented in Germany (1989), by Fraunhofer-Gesellshaft 1	Author Hans Christian Andersen born, 1805 International Children's Book Day 2	First Documented Ice Cream Sundae Made in 1892 Find-A-Rainbow Day Pony Express established (1860) First iPad sold in the U.S. in 2010 3	First U.S. flag approved (1818) 4	National Read a Road Map Day Educator Booker T. Washington born, 1856 Richard Peck born, 1934 5
North Pole Discovered In 1898. U.S. entered World War I (1917) 6	No Housework Day World Health Day, established 1948 7	Trina Schart Hyman born, 1939 8	Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (1865) Margaret Peterson Haddix born, 1964 9	Encourage a Young Writer Day National Sibling Day David A. Adler born, 1947 U.S. Patent System established (1790) 10	President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, 1964 (1964) 11	Author Beverly Cleary born, 1916 Space Shuttle Columbia First Launched Crewed by John Young and Robert Crippen - 1981 12
Palm Sunday 3rd President Thomas Jefferson born, 1743 Lee Bennett Hopkins born, 1938 13	Passover Begins at Sundown Webster's Dictionary Published, 1828 Titanic Struck an iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14 causing it to sink at 2:20 AM on April 15. 14	Income Tax Day Artist/Inventor Leonardo Da Vinci born, 1452 15	Garth Williams born, 1912 Aviator Wilbur Wright born, 1867 16	Sherlock Hemlock's Birthday (Sesame Street character) Richard the Lion-Hearted returned to England (1194) 17	Paul Revere's Famous Ride (1775) First Laundromat Opens In Fort Worth Texas (1934) Great San Francisco Earthquake In 1906. Pet Owner's Day 18	Humorous Day Revolutionary War began (1775) 19
Easter Scientists Marie & Pierre Curie isolate radium (1902) 20	Kindergarten Day Barbara Park born, 1947 21	Kurt Wiese born, 1887 Earth Day established 1970 Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day National Jelly Bean Day Eileen Christelow born, 1943 22	Administrative Professionals/ Secretaries Day Home Run Day Hank Aaron hits his first home run in 1954. William Shakespeare born, 1564 23	Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Take your Daughter to Work Day Evaline Ness born, 1911 Library of Congress established (1800) Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day 24	Arbor Day Walter de la Mare born, 1873 Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand) Hubble Telescope launched, 1990 World Penguin Day 25	Hug a Friend Day National Pretzel Day Seismologist Charles Richter born, 1900 26
Tell a Story Day Walter Lantz born, 1899 (The creator of Woody Woodpecker) 27	James Monroe born, 1758 (5th President) 28	Zipper Day (patented by Gideon Sundback in 1913) 29	National Honesty Day Anniversary Louisiana Purchase completed (1803) 30

Also see our other April Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities

Special Goings-On
Astronomy Week (1st week)
Week of the Young Child (1st week)
National Library Week (2nd week)
National Wildlife Week (3rd week)

Autism Awareness Month
International Guitar Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Math Education Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Garden Month
National Poetry Month (Also visit TTC Poetry Unit)
Stress Awareness Month
National Turn Off the TV and Read Month
National School Library Media Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month

Additional Earth Day & Arbor Day Sites
Browse through our Earth Day activities, lesson plans & resources. You will find a complete thematic unit!
The Teacher's Corner Earth Day Resources page.

The National Arbor Day Foundation Tree planting and environmental stewardship non-profit membership organization, programs include Tree City USA, Conservation Trees, conferences, youth education, and Arbor Day Farm.

Arbor Day We are a non-profit organization poised to distribute millions of trees nationally. Check us out!


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