• ASPCA Organization
  American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Celebrate "Be Kind to Animals Week" With New Books
  A new series of easy-reader chapter books exposes kids to the veterinary profession and to animal issues. And a new oversized book, a veritable "dog-opedia," makes great library -- even coffee table -- material!

Cancer in the Sun Month

• Teach Your Students to Be “Sun Savvy”!

Fireworks Safety Month

• National Council on Fireworks Safety
• Do You Know Your Firework Safety?
  

National Dairy Month

• Nutrition on the Net -- Healthful Activities for Every Grade!
  If your students think nutrition is a dull topic, they haven't gotten the full story on food from the resources of the Internet. Many wonderful sites explain the benefits of eating well, the power of the food guide pyramid, and the history of food.
• Serve Up Classroom Nutrition Activities!
  Serve up a well-balanced nutrition unit!
• Food Zone
• The Food Pyramid: Three Projects That Teach Kids About Nutrition
  While students load up on soft drinks, sweets, and high-fat foods, their teachers long for ways to help them understand what that kind of diet does to growing bodies. Three educators shared with Education World their latest attempts to halt the spread of junk food -- online projects! Students share information, compare data, and learn about foods from around the world.

National Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Month

• A Feast of Nutrition Ideas on the Internet!
  If you're looking for "fresh" ideas to squeeze into your classroom nutrition lessons, you'll find a "feast" of ideas on the Internet!
• Nutrition on the Net -- Healthful Activities for Every Grade!
  
• Serve Up Classroom Nutrition Activities!
  
• Canteloupe Instead of Cupcakes? Believe It
  “Nutrition can’t be a unit; it has to be ongoing.” Those are the words of Sabina M. Mosso, who teaches preschoolers and kindergartners at Anna Boyd Child Development Center in Columbia, South Carolina. The Dole Food Company has recognized Mosso’s outstanding efforts to improve student nutrition, both in her school, and in other school districts in her state. Mosso knew she had won a huge victory when one of her students showed up on his birthday with a fruit tray instead of cupcakes!

National Rose Month

• Gems from the Garden --- Digging Up Activities for All Ages!
  As temperatures warm and snow melts, educators search for ways to invite new growth into their classrooms. The Internet is full of hands-on activities for the indoor and outdoor gardener. Plant a seed, design a garden, or investigate the life of a worm --- welcome the new season with those activities and a crop of others! Included: Online resources for students to plan and plant their own Fantasy Farm!
• Schoolyard Soil Dwellers: What’s Living in Your Schoolyard?
  "As a part of an online project called Schoolyard Soil Dwellers, students are digging up their playgrounds to uncover critters that make the land their home. Participants in this creative online project are discovering the rewards of getting their hands dirty and comparing data across the miles!
• GREAT SITES FOR TEACHING ABOUT…Gardens
  "Each week, Education World’s Great Sites for Teaching About … page highlights Web sites to help educators work timely themes into their lessons. This week’s sites are among the best on the Web for teaching about gardens.

Recycling Month

• Earth Sciences
  Resources and tools from our Science Center.
• Project Environment: Kids in Action
  This Thinkquest Jr. winner explores environmental issues and ways each of us can contribute to the solution.
• Great Sites for Teaching About…Earth Day
  Best sites on the web for teaching about the environment.

Seafood Month

• A "Sea" of Resources on the Internet!
  Education world explores a sea of Internet resources ---at primary, intermediate, and upper grade levels--- that will bring the ocean into your classroom! Come surf with us!

Zoo and Aquarium Month

• Virtual Zoo
  This Web site has information and photos of over twenty animals -- mammals, birds, marine life, reptiles and amphibians. The site also includes information on endangered species and baby animals
• Animals of the World: An Internet Scavenger Hunt!
  Where in the world do some animals live? Celebrate National Zoo and Aquarium Month by sending your students on an Internet scavenger hunt! They'll learn about the natural habitats of ten of the world's animals -- including some animals they've never heard of! Two versions! One for beginners and one for experienced surfers.
• It's a Zoo Out There!--The Best Zoo Sites on the Web
  June is National Zoo and Aquarium Month so why not visit some of the best zoo and aquarium sites on the web?