MAY Down​ ​Syndrome​ ​Awareness​ ​Month

Better​ ​Speech​ ​and​ ​Hearing​ ​Month ● Resource

● Do​ ​something​ ​to​ ​support​ ​and​ ​encourage​ ​your​ ​building ● Learn​ ​about​ ​Buddy​ ​Walks​ ​here
SLP​ ​&​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​word​ ​on​ ​what​ ​SLP’s​ ​do!
Learning​ ​Disabilities​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
6/5-6/12​ ​National​ ​Nurse​ ​Week ● Check​ ​out​ ​this​ ​Reading​ ​Rockets​ ​Resource
JANUARY ● Do​ ​something​ ​to​ ​encourage​ ​your​ ​building​ ​nurse
Blood​ ​Donor​ ​Month
Bullying​ ​Prevention​ ​Month
● Resource Mental​ ​Health​ ​Awareness​ ​Month ● Check​ ​out​ ​activity​ ​ideas​ ​for​ ​each​ ​week​ ​of​ ​the​ ​month
● Share​ ​dates​ ​for​ ​upcoming​ ​drives​ ​near​ ​ECC ● Ideas​ ​here here
● Promote​ ​#nooneeatsalone
Jan​ ​15-20:​ ​National​ ​No​ ​Name​ ​Calling​ ​Week
● Advertise​ ​The​ ​Misfits​ ​by​ ​James​ ​Howe JUNE ADHD​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
● Check​ ​out​ ​the​ ​pre-made​ ​lessons​ ​for​ ​Elem,​ ​Middle,​ ​and 6/24-6/30​ ​Deaf​ ​and​ ​Blindness​ ​Awareness​ ​Week ● Check​ ​out​ ​this​ ​video
HS​ ​here ● Hear​ ​from​ ​families​ ​here ● 7​ ​facts​ ​about​ ​ADHD​ ​here

6/27​ ​PTSD​ ​Awareness​ ​Day 10/10​ ​World​ ​Mental​ ​Health​ ​Day

FEBRUARY ● Videos,​ ​resources,​ ​and​ ​overview​ ​here ● Take​ ​five​ ​minutes​ ​to​ ​meditate
2/14:​ ​Congenital​ ​Heart​ ​Defect​ ​Awareness​ ​Day ● Practice​ ​different​ ​breathing​ ​exercises​ ​here
● Most​ ​common​ ​birth​ ​defect​ ​in​ ​the​ ​U.S. Lesbian,​ ​Gay,​ ​Bisexual,​ ​Transgender​ ​(LGBT)​ ​Pride​ ​Month
● Resource ● GLSEN​ ​educators​ ​resource​ ​guide​ ​here

2/17/18:​ ​Random​ ​Acts​ ​of​ ​Kindness​ ​Day

NOVEMBER
Epilepsy​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
● #RandomActsOfKindnessDay JULY ● Learn​ ​what​ ​to​ ​do​ ​if​ ​someone​ ​has​ ​a​ ​seizure​ ​here
● Use​ ​a​ ​WIN​ ​enrichment​ ​session​ ​to​ ​plan​ ​random​ ​acts​ ​of 7/22​ ​Fragile​ ​X​ ​Awareness​ ​Day
kindness ● 31​ ​facts​ ​about​ ​Fragile​ ​X​ ​here Diabetes​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
● Take​ ​the​ ​type​ ​two​ ​diabetes​ ​risk​ ​test​ ​here
Sarcoma​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
MARCH ● Resource
Developmental​ ​Disabilities​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
● Resource
December
AUGUST 12/2​ ​National​ ​Special​ ​Education​ ​Day
● Marks​ ​the​ ​anniversary​ ​of​ ​our​ ​nation’s​ ​first​ ​federal
Cerebral​ ​Palsy​ ​Awareness​ ​Month Spinal​ ​Muscular​ ​Atrophy​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
special​ ​education​ ​law
● Wear​ ​green​ ​on​ ​3/25 ● Learn​ ​about​ ​SMA​ ​here

Traumatic​ ​Brain​ ​Injury​ ​Awareness​ ​Month National​ ​Immunization​ ​Awareness​ ​Month

● ● Learn​ ​about​ ​vaccines​ ​for​ ​all​ ​ages​ ​here
Resource
Ideas​ ​for​ ​raising​ ​awareness:
Multiple​ ​Sclerosis​ ​Awareness​ ​Month Eye​ ​Health​ ​and​ ​Safety​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
● Resource ● Don’t​ ​forget​ ​an​ ​annual​ ​eye​ ​appointment! +​ ​Raffle​ ​off​ ​novels​ ​related​ ​to​ ​the​ ​topic
● PDF​ ​includes​ ​great​ ​ideas​ ​on​ ​accommodations​ ​and +​ ​Have​ ​your​ ​school​ ​tweet​ ​out​ ​support​ ​and​ ​links
modifications​ ​for​ ​the​ ​classroom +​ ​Include​ ​in​ ​a​ ​“sped​ ​snap​ ​shot”​ ​in​ ​your​ ​schools​ ​weekly
SEPTEMBER newsletter/email​ ​to​ ​staff
+​ ​Write​ ​something​ ​up​ ​for​ ​your​ ​schools​ ​parent​ ​communication
Epilepsy​ ​Awareness​ ​Day Childhood​ ​Cancer​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
● 3/26​ ​wear​ ​purple-​ ​more​ ​info​​ ​here +​ ​Hold​ ​a​ ​WIN​ ​enrichment​ ​session​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​student​ ​awareness
● Read​ ​inspiring​ ​child​ ​survivor​ ​stories​ ​here
+​ ​Have​ ​principals​ ​make​ ​a​ ​mention​ ​in​ ​morning​ ​announcements
+​ ​Wear​ ​the​ ​cause​ ​color
Childhood​ ​Obesity​ ​Awareness​ ​Month
APRIL ● Check​ ​out​ ​We​ ​Can​ ​for​ ​ideas​ ​on​ ​how​ ​to​ ​enhance
+​ ​Create​ ​ribbons​ ​for​ ​the​ ​cause​ ​for​ ​students​ ​and​ ​staff​ ​to​ ​wear
OT​ ​Month +​ ​Contact​ ​a​ ​cause​ ​organization​ ​and​ ​request​ ​posters/flyers/hashtags
children’s​ ​activity​ ​and​ ​nutrition​​ ​here
● Do​ ​something​ ​to​ ​support​ ​and​ ​encourage​ ​your​ ​building etc.​ ​to​ ​promote,​ ​advertise,​ ​and​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​word
OT​ ​&​ ​Spread​ ​the​ ​word​ ​on​ ​what​ ​OT’s​ ​do! +​ ​Research​ ​(or​ ​have​ ​students)​ ​and​ ​create​ ​an​ ​infographic​ ​to​ ​share

Autism​ ​Awareness​ ​Month

OCTOBER
● Ways​ ​to​ ​celebrate​ ​here PT​ ​Month
● Wear​ ​Blue​ ​4/02 ● Do​ ​something​ ​to​ ​support​ ​and​ ​encourage​ ​your​ ​building
PT’s​ ​&​ ​spread​ ​the​ ​word​ ​on​ ​what​ ​PT’s​ ​do