The Winter Olympic Games will begin on February 12, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.  Follow the games, learn about world cultures and geography, and make applications to all curricular areas.  Visit the Winter Olympic Games, a collections of resources, activities, and lesson plans.  Vancouver 2010 is an official site of Olympic information and you can follow the closing days of the Olympic Torch Relay.

Also visit a collection of resources and activities related to Snow, Snowflakes, and Ice.

February is the shortest month but it is filled with special days and events that provided many educational opportunities.  Events and celebrations include:  Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Black History Month, American Heart Month and Library Lover's Month.       

Celebrate Black History during the month February. 

Additional Black History Month Activities:

• Be sure to view the spotlight on Black History from BrainPop.
• African American World for for Kids and Grownups at PBS
• Black History Interactive Treasure Hunt
• The Great Migration
• The Black History Challenge
• The African American Odyssey
• African American Digital Collections
• African American Icons
• Celebrate Black History
• Black History Month:  Celebrate Diversity
• Blues Journey  is a virtual tour that traces the blues from its early beginnings in southern American fields to its global impact on music today.
• Drop Me Off in Harlem is a rich multimedia exploration of the sights and sounds of this time period, designed for 9-12 audiences.

More Events in February:

• February 2 is Groundhog Day
• February 16, 2009 Presidents' Day is observed the third Monday in February and the holiday celebrates the birthdays of presidents George Washington (February 22) and Abraham Lincoln (February 12).
• February 12 Darwin Day
• February 14 Valentines Day
• American Heart Month There is BrainPop movie "The Heart".
• Library Lovers Month
• Children's Dental Health Month
• National Wild Bird Feeding Month

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