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December
Teacher Resource Guide
December, the last month of the year, is also the month with the shortest days in the northern hemisphere - and the longest ones south of the equator. This is the season of snow and frost in the north, chickadees and cardinals coming to bird feeders, and all the color and merriment of the Christmas season. There are probably more major holidays in this month - many of them newly created - than in any other month of the year. Perhaps people feel the need to celebrate to cast off the winter gloom and turn the season into something magical and pleasant.
Some creatures, however, prefer to sleep through the winter rather than party through it. Black bears are snoring by December, with their hearts beating only eight times a minute and their furry backs pressed up against the den entrance to keep out the cold. However, if someone starts poking around in their den, a bear can wake up in anywhere from several minutes to a second or two. This is different from other hibernating animals, who take longer to wake up. Read More About The Month of December
Notable December Holidays, Events, and Celebrations
All December Holidays / Events | Worksheet | Lesson Plans
December Holiday Guide | All About December | December Ideas
- See All Events, Holidays, and Celebrations of December
- Hanukkah - Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Worksheets
- December 1st - United Nation's World AIDS Day
- December 6th - Harriet Tubman Escaped from Slavery - Resources, Worksheets
- December 10th - Human Rights Day
- December 14th - George Washington Died - Lesson Plans, Resources, Worksheets
- December 15th - Bill of Rights Day - Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Worksheets
- December 16th - The Boston Tea Party
- December 20th - The Louisiana Purchase
- December 22nd - Winter Official Begins - Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Worksheets, Full Series
- December 21st - The Pilgrims Come Ashore - Lesson Plans, Resources
- December 25th - Christmas - Lesson Plans, Teacher Resources, Worksheets
- December 26th to January 1st - Kwanzaa - Lesson Plans, Worksheets
- December 28th - The Endangered Species Act - Lesson Plans, Resources, Worksheets
