Early
January

Early-Mid
January

History: Calendars

Humanities: Time

Intergenerational: Card Games

STEM: Science Songs

Meteorology: Snowflakes & Frost

Agriculture: Hydroponics

Cultural Studies: Three King’s Day

 Winter Bird Watching

Ice Skating

Cross Country Skiing

Snowflakes & Frost

Family Dinner

Extinction

Hibernation

Early
December

Mid
December

Late
December

Christmas Trees

Wreaths

Generosity & Gratitude

Music Studies: Gamelan Music

Folk Art: Matryoshka Dolls

Language Arts: Emily Dickinson

Pastry Arts: Holiday Baking

Artisan Studies: Glass Blowing

Botany: Evergreens

Pastry Arts: Holiday Desserts

Architecture: Gingerbread Houses 

Cultural Heritage: Saint Lucy’s Day 

Gift Wrapping: Math & Production 

Physics: Static Electricity 

Literature in Translation 

Language Arts: Holiday Words

Astronomy: Winter Solstice

Botany: Mistletoe

Dance Studies: Ballet

Holiday: Hanukkah

Holiday: Christmas

Holiday: Kwanzaa

Geography: Polar Regions

National Card Playing Day

Food Studies: Citrus Season

Agriculture: Winter Farmers’ Markets

Early

November

Mid

November

Late

November

Manufacturing: Halloween Candy

Humanities: Thin Places

Halloween-Based Learning

Cultural Studies: Day of the Dead

STEM: Candy Chemistry

Food Studies: Apple & Pumpkin Butters

Art History: Cave Art

Peanut Butter

Cruciferous Plants

Apple Cider Donuts

Daylight Savings

Bread & Butter

Veterans Day

Nuts & Seeds

Native American Heritage Month

Cultural Heritage: Apple Cider

Humanities: Storytelling

Textile: Wool & Fiber Art

Integrated Learning: Games

History: Cutlery

Food Studies: Pies

Language Arts: Zines

STEM: 3D Printing

Math: Numerical Systems

Food Traditions

Generosity & Gratitude

MYO Gifts

Early
October

Mid
October

Late
October

Ornithology: Bluejays & Crows

Local Food: Honey

Agriculture: Apple Harvest

Ornithology: Hawk Migration Season

Botany: Autumn Foliage

Gardening: Seed Saving

Entomology: Caterpillars

Culture Studies: Harvest Seasons

Wheat & Corn Harvest Season

Weather Folklore

Heritage: Scarecrows

Mushroom Season

Botany: Seeds

Heritage: Cemeteries

Arachnology: Spider Season

Agriculture: Pumpkin & Winter Squash Harvest Season

Theater Studies: Costumes

STEM: Halloween

History: Haunted History

Humanities: Masks

Agriculture: Jack O’Lantern

Botany: Autumn Foliage

Humanities: Ghost Stories

Animal Studies: Cats

Early September

Mid September

Late September

Music Studies: Classical Music Month

Botany: Late Summer Wildflowers

Humanities: Labor Day

Agriculture: Seed Saving

Entomology: Caterpillars

Art Studies: En Plein Air Painting

Entomology: Monarch Butterflies

Cultural Studies: Mid-Autumn Festival

Humanities: Walking Tours

Ornithology: Hawk Migration Season

Agriculture: Apple Season

Agriculture: Harvest Seasons

Soundscapes: Bluejays & Crows

Botany: Autumn Foliage

Rosh Hashanah

Comic Books

Botany: Garden Season Clean-Up

Food History: Maize

Linguistics. International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Food Studies: Honey

Ornithology: Bird Migration

Astronomy: Autumn Equinox

Early August

Mid August

Late August

Outdoor Adventures: Campfires 

Agriculture: Stone Fruit 

Unseen World 

Canoes 

Fermentation 

Rewilding 

Outdoor Adventures: Camping

Sense of Place: Summer

Agriculture: Tomato Season

Storytelling: Shadows/Shade

Sweet Corn Season

Habitat: Sandy Shores

Astronomy: Shooting Stars

Spectroscopy: Rainbows

Card Games

Family Dinner

Placemaking: River Walks

Childhood Games

Bike Riding

World Fashion Day

Animal Studies: Beavers

Agriculture: Peaches

Early
July

Mid
July

Late
July

Ornithology: Birds Nests

Humanities: Summer Trails

U.S. History: Independence Day

Entomology: Summer Insects

Humanities: Picnics

Nutritional Anthropology: Summer Foods

Entomology: Lightening Bugs

Humanities: Theater Studies

Outdoor Adventures: Bike Riding

Food Studies: Cherry Season

Multicultural Celebrations in July

Art Studies: Animation

Entomology: Water Striders

Childhood Games

Meteorology: Thunderstorms

Blueberry Season

Summer Science

Mythology

National Moth Week

Entomology: Grasshoppers

Food Studies: National Ice Cream Month 

Habitat: Sandy Shores 

Astronomy: Shooting Stars 

Psychology: Jung & Freud 

Arts & Crafts: Summertime DIY 

Meteorology: Rainbows 

Plant Science: Kitchen Botany

Early
June

Mid
June

Late
June

Garden-Based Learning

Multidisciplinary: Dandelions

Agriculture: Asparagus

STEM: Kitchen Chemistry

Fishing

Homesteading: Backyard Chickens

Art Studies

Summer Camping

Biodiversity: Bioblitz

Entomology: Beetles

Citizen Science: Light Pollution

Sundials

Ethnobotany: Orchids

Local History: Bridges

Farmers’ Markets

International Sushi Day

Father’s Day

Juneteenth

Summer Solstice

Strawberry Season

Butterflies & Moths

Summer Sun

Jelly & Jam

Carnivorous Plants

Fireflies

Early
May

Mid
May

Late
May

May Day

Animal Studies: Porcupine

Fishing Derbies

Mental Health Awareness Month

Food Studies: Rhubarb

Botany: Spring Wildflowers 

History: Mother’s Day

Farmers’ Markets

Kitchen Scrap Gardening

National Astronomy Day

Plant Sales & Swaps

Agriculture: Asparagus

STEM: Kitchen Chemistry

Bobolink Migration

Botany: Flowers

Nutritional Anthropology: Cuban Food

Garden-Based Learning 

Foraging/Wild Edibles

Botany: Dandelions

Biomimicry

Pollinators

Nature-Based Learning: Mindfulness 

Food Studies: Scones 

Culinary Arts: Dandelions 

Geology 

Early
April

Mid
April

Late
April

April Fool’s Day

Spring Birds

Community Supported Agriculture

Pottery 

Libraries 

Kites 

River Otters 

Sheep-Shearing 

Pancakes 

Phenology

Colonial Cuisine 

Financial Literacy 

Peregrine Falcons 

Perspectives from Space 

Theater Studies 

American Sign Language

Hot Cross Buns

Earth Day

Poetry Month 

Salamanders Migration 

Spring Holidays 

Spring Flowers 

River Walks 

Backyard Chickens 

Language Arts: Shakespeare 

Shared Economy: Tool Libraries 

Agriculture: Organic Gardening 

Animal Studies: Turtles 

Art Studies: Impressionism 

Dance Studies: World Folk Dance

Early
March

Mid
March

Late
March

Land Acknowledgement 

Mud Season 

Mardi Gras 

Sports History 

Women’s History Month 

International Foods

National Nutrition Month

International Women’s Day

Women’s History Books

Kitchen Science 

Baby Farm Animals 

Symbiosis & Mutualism 

Tulips 

Saint Patrick’s Day 

 Harriet Tubman 

Purim 

Sugar Season 

Skunks 

Neuroscience 

Vegetarianism 

Quilts 

Spring Equinox 

Poetry 

Vernal Pools 

Impermanence 

Stoneflies 

Superstitions 

American Woodcock

Tulips 

Film Studies 

Early
February

Mid
February

Late
February

Winter Tracking 

Chocolate 

Soup 

National Kite Day 

Letter Writing 

Ice Fishing 

Owls

Valentine Candy 

Super Bowl 

Valentine’s Day 

Roosting Crows 

Science Books 

Random Acts of Kindness Day 

Great Backyard Bird Count

Coyotes & Bobcats 

World Languages 

Presidents’ Day 

Woodpeckers 

STEM: Math Books 

Sojourner Truth

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