May
Holidays and Events
Preschool Activities and Crafts

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Holidays, Events and Observances

Suggested themes, activities and crafts

Flower Month

Flowers theme

National Egg Month

Eggs theme

Graduation Months
May and June

Graduation theme hearts owl craft

May Day - May 1st

May Day lesson plan

Mother Goose Day - May 1st

Nursery Rhymes theme

Pet Week [info.]
1st full week > May 2nd - 8th

Pets theme
Pet Care Section 

Teacher's Appreciation Week
1st full week of May - instituted by the National PTA
National Teacher's Day (May 4th - [info.]
The Tuesday of the 1st full week of May

Community helper:  Teacher theme

Bird Day - May 4th

Birds theme

Cinco de Mayo - May the 5th

Cinco de Mayo lesson plan

Child Care Provider's Appreciation Day - May 7th [info.]
The Friday before Mother's Day

Space Day - May 7th - [info.]
1st Friday in May

Outer Space theme

International Migratory Bird Day - May 8th
2nd Saturday of May

Birds theme  

Mother's Day - May 9th
2nd Sunday of May

Mother's Day theme

Police Week - May 9-15 [info.]
The week of May 15th

* Police Officer Community Helper Theme
* Crime Prevention activities

National Transportation Week - May 9th - 14th [info.]
Week that contains the 3rd Friday

Transportation theme

National Children's Book Week [info.]
2010: May 10 - 16 | 2011: May 2 - 8 | 2012: May 7 - 13

Books | Fables | Fairy Tales | Nursery Rhymes
Community Helper:  The Librarian
Printable Bookmarks to Make

Kite Day - May 12th

Kite theme

International Nurse Day - May 12th

Community helper:  Nurse theme

National Safe Boating Week
May 22-28 [info.]
7-day period ending on the last Friday before Memorial Day

Water transportation theme

World Turtle Day - May 23rd

Turtle theme

Memorial Day, U.S.A.
Observed last Monday > May 31st

United States patriotic holidays theme