February Lesson Ideas
February is...
American Heart Month

 

  The Heart:  An Online Exploration
  Virtual Body:  How the Heart Works
Black History Month
Library Lovers' Month
National Children's Dental Health Month  
  Healthy Teeth  

Events (Past and Present)...

February 1   National Freedom Day (Presidential Proclamation 2824, January 25, 1949)
February 1, 1949   First Use of Hale Telescope on Mt. Palomar
February 2   Ground Hog Day
February 5-9   National School Counseling Week
February 5, 63 A.D.   Earthquake/Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
    Vesuvius, Italy
    Volcanoes
February 5, 1603   Birthday of Roger Williams
February 6, 1899   End of Spanish-American War
February 6, 1933   20th Amendment Adopted
February 7, 1795   11th Amendment Ratified
February 7, 1812   Birthday of Charles Dickens
February 8, 1820   Birthday of William Tecumseh Sherman
February 8, 1971   Anniversary of the Los Angeles Earthquake
February 12, 1809   Birthday of Abraham Lincoln
February 14   Valentine's Day
    The Galileo Project from Rice University
February 15, 1820   Birthday of Susan B. Anthony
February 20-27   Eating Disorder Awareness Week
February 19   President's Day
February 20   Student Volunteer Day
February 20, 1986   MIR Space Station Launched
February 22, 1732   Birthday of George Washington
February 23, 1836   Battle of the Alamo Began
February 23, 1967   25th Amendment Passed
February 27, 1869   15th Amendment Passed
February 27, 1902   Birthday of John Steinbeck
     
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