September 2025 Curriculum Calendar - Lesson Plan Ideas by Date
Enhance your current curriculum with this fun reference calendar. Whether you want to highlight historic events, honor birthdays of significant people, or celebrate holidays, this is a valuable tool for every teacher. Click on any event to find a breadth of related teaching resources that will spark new ideas to spice up your daily lessons. There's something worth celebrating every day!
Curriculum Calendar
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August 31, 2025
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September 1, 2025
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway first published (1952)
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Ernest Hemingway
Bobby Fischer earns world chess title (1972)
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Bobby Fischer
Labor Day
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American Labor Movement
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September 2, 2025
Victory over Japan Day (1945)
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World War II, atomic bomb
First successful open heart surgery (1952)
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surgery, medical technology
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September 3, 2025
Richard "The Lionheart" crowned at Westminster (1189)
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King of England, Westminster
Treaty of Paris ends American Revolutionary War (1783)
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American Revolutionary War
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September 4, 2025
Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan (1609)
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New York, Age of Discovery
Google founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin (1998)
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search engine, Digital Age
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September 5, 2025
First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia (1774)
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Intolerable Acts, American Revolution
Jesse James born (1847)
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Wild West
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September 6, 2025
National Read a Book Day
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novels, author study
John Dalton born (1766)
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atomic theory, chemists
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September 7, 2025
US gets the nickname "Uncle Sam" (1813)
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national symbols
ESPN debuts (1979)
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sports broadcasting
National Grandparents Day
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heritage, family tree
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September 8, 2025
International Literacy Day
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reading fluency, reading comprehension
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September 9, 2025
International Sudoku Day
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logic puzzles, problem solving
Leo Tolstoy born (1828)
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War and Peace, Anna Karenina
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September 10, 2025
World Suicide Prevention Day
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mental health
Switzerland joins the United Nations (2002)
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United Nations
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September 11, 2025
September 11th Remembrance Day
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terrorism, national security
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September 12, 2025
Lascaux cave paintings discovered (1940)
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Paleolithic era, anthropology
Mae Jemison becomes first African American woman in space (1992)
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September 13, 2025
Milton Hershey born (1857)
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chocolate
Roald Dahl born (1916)
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September 14, 2025
Ivan Pavlov born (1849)
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classical conditioning, psychology
Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814)
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"The Star-Spangled Banner"
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September 15, 2025
Hispanic Heritage Month begins
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Latin America, Spain
Tomie dePaola born (1934)
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Strega Nona, children's books
The Nuremberg Laws deprive German Jews of citizenship (1935)
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Holocaust
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September 16, 2025
National Coding Week Begins
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computer science
The Mayflower starts voyage to North America (1620)
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pilgrims, colonial America
Mexican Independence Day (1810)
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Mexican history
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September 17, 2025
Constitution Day: US Constitution signed (1787)
Battle of Antietam fought during the American Civil War (1862)
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American Civil War
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September 18, 2025
Fugitive Slave Act passed (1850)
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slavery, Underground Railroad
The New York Times first published (1851)
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newspaper, print media
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September 19, 2025
Talk Like a Pirate Day
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Blackbeard, Treasure Island
Otzi the Iceman discovered (1991)
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mummy, anthropology
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September 20, 2025
Upton Sinclair born (1878)
President George W. Bush declares a "war on terror" (2001)
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"war on terror"
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September 21, 2025
H.G. Wells born (1866)
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War of the Worlds, science fiction
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien first published (1937)
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J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
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September 22, 2025
Autumnal Equinox
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autumn, celestial sphere
President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
Second assassination attempt made on President Gerald Ford (1975)
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US presidents
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September 23, 2025
The Phantom of the Opera published (1909)
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Gaston Leroux, musical theater
Planet Neptune discovered (1846)
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outer planets, solar system
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September 24, 2025
National Punctuation Day
Dwight D. Eisenhower mandates desegregation of Little Rock schools (1957)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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September 25, 2025
William Faulkner born (1897)
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American literature
Shel Silverstein born (1930)
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The Giving Tree, poetry
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September 26, 2025
Johnny Appleseed born (1774)
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apples, American pioneers
Sir Francis Drake finishes circumnavigation of the earth (1580)
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circumnavigation, European explorers
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September 27, 2025
Ancestor Appreciation Day
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heritage, family tree
Samuel Adams born (1722)
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September 28, 2025
William the Conqueror invades England (1066)
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Battle of Hastings
SpaceX launches first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1, into orbit (2008)
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space exploration, rockets
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September 29, 2025
Miguel de Cervantes born (1547)
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Don Quixote
John D. Rockefeller becomes America's first billionaire (1916)
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oil industry
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September 30, 2025
Truman Capote born (1924)
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
The Hoover Dam dedicated by FDR (1935)
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hydroelectricity
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October 1, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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October 3, 2025
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October 4, 2025
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