This month we have lesson plans across countless subject areas for Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration®. Discover how you can better incorporate these visual learning tools into your lesson plans and classroom activities with the following examples created by other educators just like you!
Do you have any lesson plans that you’ve created that would be a great addition to this month’s Inspired Calendar? Tell us at connect@inspiration.com.
5/1 Better Hearing & Speech Month, Flower Month, National Mental Health Month, National Photo Month, National Physical Fitness & Sports Month, and Transportation Month
- Articulate vowels with an activity in Kidspiration for Better Hearing & Speech Month this May (Part 1 and Part 2).
- Learn about the parts of a plant in Kidspiration this May for Flower Month.
- Create a lifetime health and fitness plan in Inspiration for National Mental Health Month this May.
- Learn about 3-D shapes in Inspiration with a photograph for National Photo Month this May!
- Analyze a photograph in Inspiration for National Photo Month this May!
- Interpret bar charts in InspireData with a sports survey this May for National Physical Fitness & Sports Month.
- Learn about transportation over time in Kidspiration for Transportation Month this May.
- Learn about 20th century transportation milestones in Inspiration for Transportation Month.
- Create a vacation postcard in Kidspiration for National Postcard Week the first week in May.
5/2 Holocaust Remembrance Day
- Learn about the factors leading to the Holocaust in Inspiration for Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 2nd.
5/4 National Weather Observers’ Day
- Do a weather analysis in InspireData May 4th for National Weather Observers’ Day.
- Learn about weather and seasons in Kidspiration for National Weather Observers’ Day, May 4th.
- Discuss Global Warming with an activity in Inspiration May 4th for National Weather Observers’ Day.
- Study hurricanes in InspireData for National Weather Observers’ Day May 4th.
- Complete an observational journal in Inspiration on May 4th for National Weather Observers’ Day.
5/5 Cinco De Mayo
- Learn about Cinco de Mayo facts and opinions in Kidspiration May 5th.
- Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Kidspiration activity on May 5th!
- Cover facts about Cinco de Mayo in Kidspiration May 5th.
- Discuss the 5th of May with an activity in Kidspiration.
- Do a special event storyboard in Kidspiration for Cinco De Mayo this May 5th.
5/6 Space Day
- For Space Day May 6th, study the revolutions around the sun in Kidspiration.
- Learn about Earth’s movements around the sun in Inspiration for Space Day, May 6th.
- Take a close look at the Moon phases in Kidspiration May 6th for Space Day.
- Evaluate the planets in InspireData for Space Day May 6th.
5/8 Mother’s Day, National Police Week and National Train Day
- Complete a “Thank You Mom” graphic organizer in Kidspiration for Mother’s Day May 8th.
- Do a train-car math exercise in Kidspiration for National Train Day May 8th.
5/9 National Pet Week, First Newspaper Cartoon
- Conduct a pet survey in InspireData for National Pet Week.
- Sort characteristics about where students’ live in Kidspiration for National Police Week.
- Study a “Queen Elizabeth I” cartoon in Kidspiration on the anniversary of the First Newspaper Cartoon on May 9th.
- Analyze a political cartoon in Inspiration May 9th, the day the First Newspaper Cartoon was published.
5/10 Clean Up Your Room Day
- Complete a soap bubbles activity in InspireData for Clean Up Your Room Day May 10th.
5/23 Penny Day
- Add pennies and nickels with a Kidspiration activity May 23rd for Penny Day.
- Split 75 cents three ways in Kidspiration for Penny Day on May 23rd.
- Test whether a penny will float with an InspireData activity on May 23rd for Penny Day.
5/24 First Morse Code Message
- Learn about global communications in Inspiration on May 24th, the day the First Morse Code Message was sent.
5/29 John F. Kennedy’s Birthday
- Learn about close presidential elections in InspireData on May 29th, John F. Kennedy’s Birthday.
- Study the U.S. presidents in InspireData May 29th, John F. Kennedy’s Birthday.
What’s your favorite special day or holiday this month?
Sarah Cargill
Thinkspiration Ambassador, Inspiration Software
