April 18th is... (Includes Printable Freebies)

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
- Paul Revere (Late December, 1734 – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He is most famous for alerting Colonial militia of approaching British forces before the battles of Lexington and Concord, as dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, Paul Revere's Ride. Source

Free printables:
• Paul Revere's Ride Coloring Page
• Revolutionary War Printables

San Francisco Earthquake Anniversary
- The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.[3] The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.9. Source

Free Printables:
• Earthquake Worksheets and Coloring Pages
• Golden Gate Bridge Coloring Page
• California Unit Study

Look-Alike Day
- Today's a day to find someone you really look up to, and try to look like them. Start with the hair. Cut and style your hair, as needed, to look like the person you've selected to look like. Then, select items from your wardrobe (or buy some new clothes!) that your lookalike wears. Along the way, make sure to practice and copy their walk, their talk, and their facial expressions. In other words. try to be as identical to that person as possible. Source

Free Printables:• Find the Difference Games
• Goofy's Spot the Difference Game
• Minnie's Spot the Difference Puzzle
• Spot the Difference game

International Juggler's Day
- a special day to celebrate the skill of juggling, and those talented people who can juggle many balls and objects at a time. Common objects that you will find flying through the air above a jugglers head include but not limited to: balls, clubs, swords, plates, rings, flaming sticks, quarters, shovels, apples and everything else you can imagine. Source

Free Printables:
• Juggling Printables for Kids
• Juggling Colouring Pages

Albert Einstein Died
- Albert Einstein (14 March 1879–18 April 1955) was one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. His theories of special and general relativity are of huge importance to many branches of physics and astronomy. They have been verified by many experiments and observations. Einstein is famous for his theories about light, matter, gravity, space, and time. His most famous equation is E=mc^2. Source

Free Printables:
• Albert Einstein Printables
• Albert Einstein Printables and Games

Printable April 2012 Colouring Calendar
- colour and use to keep track of your commitments and social life.

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- This was posted by Catherine on April 18, 2012 -

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