National Observances Related to Physical Education

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​National observances are a great way to reinforce your curriculum: activities, student projects, themes, etc. Check the provided hashtags for resources and example activities on Twitter. Additional national observances can be found at National Day Today and National Day Calendar.

January

• National Compliment Day

• The Great Kindness Challenge

FEBRUARY

• ​American Heart Month (Example Activities)

• ​Global School Play Day

• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week​

• National Girls and Women in Sports Day

• ​National No One Eats Alone Day

• National Teen Dating Violence

• Random Acts of Kindness Week

• World Day of Social Justice

MARCH

• ​National Nutrition Month

• National School Breakfast Week

• ​Read Across America (#PhysEd Activities)

• Sleep Awareness Week

APRIL

• ​Earth Day

• Every Kid Healthy Week

• International Kid's Yoga Day

• ​​National Biomechanics Day

• ​​National Dance Week​

• National Park Week

• ​​Park Rx Day

MAY

• Bike to School Day​

• Kids to Parks Day

• International Water Safety Day

• Mental Health Month

• ​National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

• National Physical Education and Sports Week

• ​​Project ACES

• ​Screen Free Week

JUNE

• Global Running Day​​

• National Get Outdoors Day​

• ​​Stop Cyberbullying Day

JUly (NA)

Not available

August (NA)

Not available

SEPTEMBER

• Exercise US​

• International Day of Peace

• ​National Dance Day​

• National Public Lands Day

• Take Your Parent to PE Week

• Worldwide Day of Play

OCTOBER

• Bring PE to Your Family Week

• ​Lights on Afterschool​

• ​​National Bullying Prevention Month

• Walk & Roll to School Day

• ​​World Day of Bullying Prevention

NOVEMBER

• Family Health History Day

• International Day for Tolerance​

• ​National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day (Example Activities)

• World Kindness Day (SHAPE America Resources)

DECEMBER

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Inclusion Activities)

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