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April 2026 Activity Calendar

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

🌍 Earth Month 📝 Words Have Rhythm ⚗️ Physics Fridays 🌱 Diversity & Community
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International Children's Book Day
Passover
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Good Friday
Many schools closed
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National Robotics Week begins
Artemis Moon Mission
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Int'l Day of Sport for Peace
National Public Health Week begins
Sport as Hope: The Olympic Refuge Foundation & the IOC Refugee Olympic Team
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World Health Day
Artemis Moon Mission
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National Empanada Day
Artemis Moon Mission
Empanada Math Game
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National Unicorn Day
Passover Ends
Unicorn Coloring & Pattern Activity
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Artemis Moon Mission
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Int'l Day of Human Space Flight
National For Twelves Day
Yuri's Night: First Human in Space 🌌
Word Problems: Space Math 🔢
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Songkran — Thai New Year
A Cultural Guide to Songkran: Thailand's Water Festival
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National Gardening Day
Earth Month
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National ASL Day
📝 Words Have Rhythm
ASL: History, Community & Expression
ASL Vocab Matching 🤟🏾
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Earth Month
Global Temperature Charts: Reading Real Climate Data
Earth Time Machine: Food, Land & Seasons Across Cultures
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National Haiku Poetry Day
📝 Words Have Rhythm — Peak
Haiku Around the World TEJ Reader + Wormly Poetry Edition
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World Heritage Day
📝 Words Have Rhythm
Black American Poets TEJ Reader
Suggest an activity! info@thence.us 📧
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Disability Book Week begins
National Library Week begins
'Find Your Joy' Book Recommender — Library Week Edition
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Chinese Language Day
Arab-American Heritage Month
Chinese Language Day Word Matching Game
Arab-American Heritage: Woven Bookmark Craft
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World Creativity & Innovation Day
Earth Month
Seed to Sprout: Plant Life Cycle Activity 🌿
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🌍 Earth Day
Storm Simulation + Instant Lesson Pack
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Spanish Language Day
World Shakespeare Day
Spanish Language Day Activity 🎯
William Shakespeare Sonnets TEJ Reader
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Library Week · 'Find Your Joy'
Disability Book Week
Book Review: A Love Letter to My Library 💌
Disability Book Week Book Review 📖
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⚗️ Physics Friday
Earth Science: Atmosphere, Weather & the Science of Storms
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CODA Day
CODA Day Book Review 📖
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National Tell a Story Day
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Deaf History Month
Deaf History Month Cultural Guide
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International Dance Day
Suggest an activity! info@thence.us 📧
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International Jazz Day
📝 Words Have Rhythm — Close
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Monthly Themes & Special Days

🌍Earth Month & Earth Day (Apr 22)
📝National Poetry Month — 'Words Have Rhythm' arc
⚗️Physics Fridays: Apr 11 & Apr 25
🕎Passover (Apr 1–9)
🐣Easter (Apr 5)
💦Songkran / Thai New Year (Apr 13)
🤟National ASL Day + Deaf History Month
📚National Library Week · 'Find Your Joy'
Disability Book Week (Apr 19–25)
🌙Arab-American Heritage Month
💙World Autism & Neurodiversity Month
🎷Jazz Appreciation Month
🌸National Haiku Poetry Day (Apr 17)
🚀Int'l Day of Human Space Flight (Apr 12)

April 2026 Activities & Resources

Apr 1: Artemis Moon Mission — Artemis II Mission Simulator, Guide & Background Info 🌕
Apr 2: International Children's Book Day + Passover — A Teacher's Guide to Passover + Book Reviews 📚
Apr 3: Good Friday — Good Friday & Easter: Traditions Around the World. Many schools closed.
Apr 4: National Robotics Week begins + Artemis Moon Mission — NASA Flyby Live Stream for Your Classroom 📡
Apr 6: Int'l Day of Sport for Peace — Sport as Hope: The Olympic Refuge Foundation & the IOC Refugee Olympic Team
Apr 7: World Health Day + Artemis Moon Mission — Breaking News: Moon Flyby Physics Explained 🌕
Apr 8: National Empanada Day + Artemis Moon Mission — Empanada Math Game + An Instant Guide to the Artemis II Moon Photos 🚀
Apr 9: National Unicorn Day + Passover Ends — Unicorn Coloring & Pattern Activity + Seder Plate Coloring Craft 🎨
Apr 10: Artemis Moon Mission — Orion Re-Entry & Splashdown: Instant Guide 🚀
Apr 12: Int'l Day of Human Space Flight — Yuri's Night: First Human in Space 🌌 + Word Problems: Space Math 🔢
Apr 13: Songkran — Thai New Year — A Cultural Guide to Songkran: Thailand's Water Festival
Apr 14: National Gardening Day — Nutritious Food Sorting Game 🍎 + Nutritious Food Coloring Pack 🖍️
Apr 15: National ASL Day — ASL: History, Community & Expression + ASL Vocab Matching 🤟🏾
Apr 16: Earth Month — Global Temperature Charts: Reading Real Climate Data + Earth Time Machine: Food, Land & Seasons Across Cultures
Apr 17: 🌸 National Haiku Poetry Day — Haiku Around the World TEJ Reader + Wormly Poetry Edition
Apr 18: World Heritage Day — 📝 Words Have Rhythm + Black American Poets TEJ Reader + Suggest an activity! info@thence.us 📧
Apr 19: Disability Book Week begins + National Library Week begins — Honoring Disability Book Week 📚 + 'Find Your Joy' Book Recommender — Library Week Edition
Apr 20: Chinese Language Day + Arab-American Heritage Month — Chinese Language Day Word Matching Game + Arab-American Heritage: Woven Bookmark Craft
Apr 21: World Creativity & Innovation Day — Seed to Sprout: Plant Life Cycle Activity 🌿
Apr 22: 🌍 Earth Day — Storm Simulation + Instant Lesson Pack + Instant Guide: Arctic vs. Antarctic 🧊
Apr 23: Spanish Language Day + World Shakespeare Day — Spanish Language Day Activity 🎯 + William Shakespeare Sonnets TEJ Reader
Apr 24: Library Week · 'Find Your Joy' + Disability Book Week — Book Review: A Love Letter to My Library 💌 + Disability Book Week Book Review 📖
Apr 25: ⚗️ Physics Friday — Earth Science: Atmosphere, Weather & the Science of Storms
Apr 26: CODA Day — CODA Day Book Review 📖
Apr 27: National Tell a Story Day — Book Review: A Day With No Words 📚
Apr 28: Deaf History Month — Sabar Books: Deaf History Month 📚 + Deaf History Month Cultural Guide
Apr 29: International Dance Day — Suggest an activity! info@thence.us 📧
Apr 30: International Jazz Day — Suggest an activity! info@thence.us 📧