This Month™ January 2026 Activity Calendar

Daily Learning Activities, Games & Printables for K-5th Grade Educators & Homeschool Families

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New Year's Day
Schools closed
Happy New Year!
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Shopping Cart Math Returns: Post-Holiday Sales! Calculate Discounts 💰
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Create Your Own Monthly Calendar Craft 🗓️
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Rock Detective: Color & Identify Different Types of Rocks 🖍️
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5
100th Day of School Countdown Begins! Math Activities 🔢
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Epiphany / Three Kings' Day
A Cultural Guide to Three Kings' Day 🌟
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7
Eastern Orthodox Christmas
Around the World: Orthodox Christmas Traditions 🎄
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8
Time Machine Game: Learn to Tell Time on a Clock! 🕐
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9
Physics Friday: States of Matter & Freezing Point 🧊
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10
The Science and Art of Winter Light & Shadows Lesson Plan 💭
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January Night Sky: Moon, Constellation & Star Maps 🌌
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12
Stay Active, Fly South, or Hibernate? Animals Surviving the Winter Months 🐻
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13
Full Wolf Moon
Korean American Day
Exploring the Korean Cultural Wave (Hallyu) 🎨
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14
Wormly Returns: Winter Spelling Words, Blended Vowels & SoR Lesson Plan 📚
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15
Book Review: "Snowflake Bentley" 📚

Snowflake Art Project & Pattern Recognition Challenge 🧩
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16
Maker Day Challenge: Design Your Own Invention! 🔧
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17
Kid Inventors' Day
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18
Winnie the Pooh Day
Winnie the Pooh E-Reader: Vocabulary, Rhymes & Reading Comprehension 📚
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19
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed)
Many schools closed
A Guide to Dr. King's Legacy: Community & Kindness Activities 💙
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20
Civics Quiz: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights 🏛️
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21
What did Dr. MLK like to read? Guide and Lesson Plan 📖
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22
Arctic & Antarctic Animals: Adaptation & Staying Warm 🏔️
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23
Game of Measurement: January Temperature Charts 📊
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24
Preview February Calendar: Black History Month & More! ✊🏾
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25
Opposite Day
Opposite Day Language Lab: Antonyms, Context & Story Challenge 📝
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26
Returned Holiday Gifts: Shape Sorting Game! 🔺🔴⚪
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27
Follow up to Opposite Day Language Lab: Antonyms, Context & Story Challenge 📝
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28
What's the Cryosphere? Geography Challenge 🧊
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29
Book Review: Winter Stories & Poetry 📖
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January Games Review: Best Educational Games of the Month 🎲
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January Review: Celebrate Learning Accomplishments! 🌟
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Monthly Themes & Special Days

🎊 New Year's Day (Jan 1)
👑 Epiphany / Three Kings' Day (Jan 6)
🎄 Eastern Orthodox Christmas (Jan 7)
🌕 Full Wolf Moon (Jan 13)
🇰🇷 Korean American Day (Jan 13)
💡 Kid Inventors' Day (Jan 17)
🐻 Winnie the Pooh Day (Jan 18)
💙 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 19)
🔄 Opposite Day (Jan 25)
❄️ Winter Science & STEM
🔢 100th Day of School Countdown
📚 Winter Reading Challenge
🐧 Arctic & Antarctic Studies
🎯 Goal Setting & New Beginnings

January 2026 Activities & Resources

Jan 1: Happy New Year! Want to suggest something? Email us at info@thence.us (Schools closed)
Jan 2: Shopping Cart Math Returns: Post-Holiday Sales! Calculate Discounts
Jan 3: Create Your Own Monthly Calendar Craft
Jan 4: Rock Detective: Color & Identify Different Types of Rocks
Jan 5: 100th Day of School Countdown Begins! Math Activities
Jan 6: A Cultural Guide to Three Kings' Day (Epiphany / Three Kings' Day)
Jan 7: Around the World: Orthodox Christmas Traditions (Eastern Orthodox Christmas)
Jan 8: Time Machine Game: Learn to Tell Time on a Clock!
Jan 9: Physics Friday: States of Matter & Freezing Point
Jan 10: The Science and Art of Winter Light & Shadows Lesson Plan
Jan 11: January Night Sky: Moon, Constellation & Star Maps
Jan 12: Stay Active, Fly South, or Hibernate? Animals Surviving the Winter Months
Jan 13: Exploring the Korean Cultural Wave (Hallyu) (Full Wolf Moon + Korean American Day)
Jan 14: Wormly Returns: Winter Spelling Words, Blended Vowels & SoR Lesson Plan
Jan 15: Book Review: "Snowflake Bentley" + Snowflake Art Project & Pattern Recognition Challenge
Jan 16: Maker Day Challenge: Design Your Own Invention!
Jan 17: Kid Inventors' Day - Want to suggest something? Email us at info@thence.us
Jan 18: Winnie the Pooh E-Reader: Vocabulary, Rhymes & Reading Comprehension (Winnie the Pooh Day)
Jan 19: A Guide to Dr. King's Legacy: Community & Kindness Activities (Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Many schools closed)
Jan 20: Civics Quiz: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights
Jan 21: What did Dr. MLK like to read? Guide and Lesson Plan
Jan 22: Arctic & Antarctic Animals: Adaptation & Staying Warm
Jan 23: Game of Measurement: January Temperature Charts
Jan 24: Preview February Calendar: Black History Month & More!
Jan 25: Opposite Day Language Lab: Antonyms, Context & Story Challenge (Opposite Day)
Jan 26: Returned Holiday Gifts: Shape Sorting Game!
Jan 27: Follow up to Opposite Day Language Lab: Antonyms, Context & Story Challenge
Jan 28: What's the Cryosphere? Geography Challenge
Jan 29: Book Review: Winter Stories & Poetry
Jan 30: January Games Review: Best Educational Games of the Month
Jan 31: January Review: Celebrate Learning Accomplishments!

Have a suggestion? Email us at info@thence.us