November

Military Family Appreciation Month

• Community Support For Our Military
• Joining Forces
• Military Appreciation Month (2011)
• Military Homefront - For Troops and Families
  
  
• Holiday Mail for Heroes
• Send Letters and Messages to our Troops
• USO Holiday Boxes

National Native American Heritage Month

• Native American Heritage Month Teachers Page
• American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month - Indian Health Service (2011)
• National Museum of the American Indian - For Educators and Students
• Lakota Winter Counts - Smithsonian Institution
• Lesson Plan: Lakota Winter Counts Teachers Guide (PDF)
• Lesson Plans: Native Americans - Library of Congress

November 6: Election Day

• "How Do You Become President of the U.S.?" Poster
• The Democracy Project - PBS Kids
• Election 2012: Breaking News- Scholastic.com
• Electoral College
• Kids Pick the President - Nick.com
• Lesson Plan: Presidential Election Vocabulary
• Videos: One Vote 2012 - Channel One News

November 11: Veterans Day

• Veterans History Project
• Department of Veterans Affairs for Kids and Teachers
• Today in History: November 11
• Veterans Day (2011)
• Lesson Plan: Veteran's Day Teachers Guide (PDF)
• Lesson Plans: Veteran's Day - TeachingHistory.org

November 11-17: American Education Week

• Parent and Family Engagement
• Strengthening Teaching

November 15: America Recycles Day

• Composting and Recycling for Teachers
• Planet Protectors Club
• Students Page - Basic Facts About Waste
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Activities: Make a Difference (for Middle School Students)
• Activity: Designing Environmental Science Projects (Spanish Version) (PDF)
• Lesson Plan: The Quest for Less
• Poster: What Can You Do With a Jelly Jar? (PDF)

November 22: Thanksgiving

• Help Prepare Your Family's Thanksgiving Dinner (For Kids)
• Get Your Kids Involved with Thanksgiving Cooking (For Parents)
• Thanksgiving Facts from Census
• Peace Corps Volunteers Celebrate Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Timeline
• Congress Establishes Thanksgiving
• History of the Presidential Turkey Pardon
• Lesson Plan: Thanksgiving (Library of Congress)
• Lesson Plan: First Thanksgiving