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February
 

February 2nd: Groundhog Day

if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter

History and traditions at the root of Groundhog Day
FAQ about Groundhog Day

Facts about groundhogs

Everything about groundhogs a.k. woodchucks
Groundhog Day in Canada
Listen to sounds groundhogs make.
Groundhog clipart
More clipart
Activities and crafts at EnchantedLearning
A groundhog Treasure Hunt at Infonews
Nice pictures on Yahoo News

 

 

 



 

Groundhog Day lesson planning
Groundhog Day
songs
More songs
A song sung to: Frère Jacques
Little Groundhog, little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
Popping up your head, Popping up your head,
Can you play? Don't run away.
Little Groundhog, Little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
Running all around, On the cold hard ground
Can you play? Please, please stay!
Little groundhog, little groundhog,
Can you play, can you play?
You can't see your shadow, You can't see your shadow,
Here comes spring, hip hurray!
Groundhog poems and rhymes
A Groundhog Day wordsearch
A Groundhog Day scavenger hunt
A Groundhog Day Quiz
Colouring activity for younger students
More Groundhog colouring pages

And a tongue twister: How much ground would a groundhog grind if a groundhog could grind ground?

 

 


 

 

February 14th : Chinese New Year

2010 the Year of the Tiger

2010 is the year of theTiger
How Chinese New Year is celebrated around the world
All about China at Enchantedlearning
Learn about the Chinese calendar
Read about taboos and superstitions of Chinese New Year
New year graphics
Find Chinese New Year clipart
Print a Chinese New Year activity book for younger students
Send Chinese New Year e-cards
Make Fortune cookies decorations
Recipes for Chinese New Year

The 15-Day Celebration of Chinese New Year : A podcast on Christmas and Chinese New year traditions.

The traditions are described by children

February 14th: Valentine Day

Facts about Valentine's Day on History Channel
Read three true love stories on History Channel
History of Valentine's Day for children
Some games to play on Valentine's Day
Read about Valentine's Games from the Past  
Valentine's Day on Howstuffworks

Valentine icons to download
More Valentine icons at Kids Domain
Valentine clipart at Kids Domain
More Valentine clipart 
Traditional English Valentine biscuits

Healthy Valentine recipes
Valentine recipes for kids
Print Valentine bookmarks for younger students
Have your younger students create a Flash Valentine card, connecting words
Have your younger students print, colour and send all kinds of paper Valentine cards
Have your students revise and learn love and friendship vocabulary
Everything your students want to learn about Valentine in simple English on the BBC site
Have your students read some Valentine short story mysteries
Dossier du Café pédagogique

Have your students print and send Valentine cards
More printable cards
Students can print, colour and write Valentine cards
A Valentine worksheet to colour for younger students
More colouring

Have your students send Valentine e-cards
Valentine tongue twisters
Valentine Songs, Poems and Fingerplays
More songs and poems
Teach your students How to Write a "Roses Are Red" Poem (Bruce Lansky)
Valentine scrambled words
Reading comprehension with questions
Revise and reinforce Valentine vocabulary
A matching game for young students 
A Valentine Treasure Hunt for collège students
For the fun of it Hearts by David Lumerman
And a logic game for 4èmes
A Valentine lesson plan from Developingteachers.com
Read Love Bytes in the Guardian and download Annie Gwynn's worksheet (lycée students) 
Have your students listen to the poem My love is like a red red rose (Robert Burns)

 

 

Presidents' Day : Third Monday of February, also called Washington's Birthday (this year, Feb. 15th)

History of Presidents' Day
Simple facts about Presidents' Day on Enchanted Learning
Listen to the National Anthem
On the White House site for kids : biographies, activities, quizzes and resources for teachers
Printables and activities for young pupils on the Enchanted Learning site
More printables and quizzes on this site : click here
Happy President's Day
On Wikipedia

Print Presidents' Day Stationary
Have your students play 'Name that president' online
A US presidents wordsearch puzzle
A George Washington's printout quiz, a reading with questions 
A George Washington cloze activity
Timeline/Quiz of Abraham Lincoln's Life
An Abraham Lincoln printout quiz
Links in "Le Café Pédagogique"

Leap Day: February 29th Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November.
All the rest have 31,
though February's underdone
With 28 -- hold the line!
Leap Day makes it 29
What is a Leap Year? in Wikipedia
Leap year explained in a scientific way
Why are Leap Years used?
History of Leap Year at Infoplease
Events that took place on Feb. 29th
Visit the Leap Year Museum
Fun facts, trivia and more
Leap Year Proposal : Irish weddings
Leap Year cards
Leap Day poems
Leap Day cartoons
Ideas for teachers
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