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For more than 15 years, I have been providing online learning activities, printables, and fun play ideas. My goal has always been to foster the social and emotional growth of children while designing engaging educational materials for kids of all ages.

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June Special Days: Holidays & Celebrations in June

1 month ago | childhood101.com | Christie Burnett

June is packed with wonderful educational opportunities for engaging students with learning about cultural holidays from around the world and days of awareness related to health, the environment and education, and this calendar of special days in June 2025 makes it super easy for teachers and homeschoolers to choose and organize their own classroom (or school wide) celebrations.
May Special Days Calendar: Holidays & Celebrations in May 2025

2 months 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

Mar 27, 2025 | 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

Feb 18, 2025 | 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

Feb 18, 2025 | 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

Feb 16, 2025 | 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.