Christie Burnett

Australia

Blogger at Childhood 101

Writer at Freelance

A passionate Early Childhood Teacher, writer, blogger and Mum. Two time winner of Best Parenting Blog, Asia Pacific.

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May Special Days Calendar: Holidays & Celebrations in May 2025

1 month ago | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

Use this printable Celebrations Around the World Calendar for May in your classroom to learn more about the holidays and celebrations of countries and cultures from all over the world. This collection of special celebration for May (download instructions included below) includes 35 diverse holidays including cultural festivals, religious festivals, international days that raise awareness of social and environmental issues, and even a few just-for-fun days.
April Special Days Calendar 2025

1 month ago | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

I developed this April Special Days Calendar for 2025 as a practical tool to support teachers to use special days such as cultural holidays and international days of awareness, to broaden their students’ worldview, promote global awareness and greater empathy for, and inclusion of, diverse perspectives.
March Special Days: Holidays & Celebrations in March 2025

2 months ago | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

March is packed with exciting, educational opportunities for engaging students with learning about cultural festivals and important days of awareness related to the environment, education and health, and this calendar of special days in March 2025 makes it super easy for teachers and homeschoolers to choose and organize their own classroom (or school wide) celebrations.
Inspiring Women Quotes Coloring Pages

2 months ago | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

These printable Inspiring Women Quotes Coloring Pages are a great way to engage upper elementary and middle school students with celebrating International Women’s Day. The coloring pages, feature inspiring quotes from influential women, are the perfect addition to your classroom activities as they can help spark meaningful discussions about women who have helped shape history.
Printable Fairy Tale Crossword Puzzles: Boost Vocabulary & Reading Skills

2 months ago | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

Looking for a fun and effective way to bring classic fairy tales to life as students apply important literacy skills? This printable fairy tale crossword puzzle is a great classroom resource for teachers of students in grades 3-6. And, as a bonus I’ve included an extra word puzzle challenge – a fairy tale fill-a-word puzzle.
Fairy Tale Spin-A-Story Story Starters

Jan 26, 2025 | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

Looking for a fun way to encourage your students’ story writing attempts? Look no further than our Fairy Tale Spin-a-Story Story Starters! Available as a fun, free printable this is a cool way for children to generate their own fairy tale inspired writing prompts. Great for students in grades 3-6, the story starters pack includes two Spin-a-Story pages. Each includes an opportunity for students to spin three narrative story elements – a main character, setting and problem.
Special Days in February 2025

Jan 25, 2025 | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

This calendar of Special Days in February is a great resource for finding a wide variety of February holidays from all around the world to use with your classroom, homeschool program or community group. The calendar includes over twenty February special days including festivals from a wide range of countries and cultures, as well as days to celebrate different elements of learning, health, food, the environment and social issues.
Research a Black Inventor Worksheets for Black History Month

Jan 21, 2025 | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

February is Black History Month in both the USA and Canada, making it the perfect opportunity to learn about important contributions that people of color have made to the world. And what better way to learn about a significant figure than with a research project!This set of Research a Black Inventor worksheets offers a perfect way to get started. Students can develop their research skills by choosing an African American inventor to learn more about.
January Special Days 2025: Perfect for Schools & Homeschooling

Jan 2, 2025 | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

This list of January Special Days for 2025 is a great resource for finding a wide variety of holidays and celebrations in January. The list includes festivals from countries and cultures from all over the world, days of awareness, and special days to celebrate learning, health, food, the environment, as well as some just-for-fun holidays, with a wide variety of celebrations to inspire learning with students in daycare or preschool all the way through elementary and middle school.
Teen Vision Board and Goal Setting Printable

Dec 30, 2024 | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

Inside: Encourage pre-teens and teens to work towards achieving personal goals with this printable vision board and goal setting worksheet.