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Global Citizenship Calendar
This Global Citizenship Calendar highlights the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The calendar brings to life the values of global citizenship by focusing on one day in each month as designated by the United Nations.
Note: Teachers should exercise discretion if providing copies of this calendar directly to students, and make the decision based on the age-appropriateness of the calendar date topic.
Join UNICEF Canada each month as we explore UN days highlighted in the Global Citizenship Calendar.
November: These classroom friendly activities celebrate Universal Children's Day, also known as National Child Day in Canada.
- Download the Kindergarten to Grade 3 Level Activities
- Download the Grade 4 to Grade 8 Level Activities
December: These classroom friendly activities celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10.
- Download the Kindergarten to Grade 3 Level Activities
- Download the Grade 4 to Grade 8 Level Activities
January: These classroom friendly activities provide age appropriate materials for Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th.
- Download the Kindergarten to Grade 3 Level Activities
- Download the Grade 4 to Grade 8 Level Activities
February – these classroom friendly activities celebrate International Mother Language Day on February 21st.
- Download the International Mother Language Day K - 3 activities
- Download the International Mother Language Day 4 - 8 activities
March – these classroom friendly activities celebrate World Water Day on March 22nd.
- Download the World Water Day activities K - 3
- Download the World Water Day activities 4 - 8
April – These classroom friendly activities celebrate International Mother Earth Day on 21st April.
- Download the Mother Earth Day activities K - 3
- Download the Mother Earth Day activities 4 - 8
May - These classroom friendly activities celebrate International Day of Families on 15th May.
- Download the International Day of Families activities K - 3
- Download the International Day of Families activities 4 - 8
June - These classroom friendly activities provide age-appropriate activities for World Refugee Day on 20th June.
- Download the World Refugee Day activities K - 3
- Download the World Refugee Day activities 4 - 8
July – These classroom friendly activities celebrate World Population Day on 11th July.
- Download the World Population Day activities K - 3
- Download the World Population Day activities 4 - 8
August - These classroom friendly activities celebrate International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9th August.
- Download the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People activities K - 3
- Download the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People activities 4 - 8
September – These classroom friendly activities celebrate International Literacy Day on 8th September and International Day of Peace on 21st September.
- Download the International Literacy Day activities K - 3
- Download the International Literacy Day activities 4 - 8
- Download the International Day of Peace activities K - 3
- Download the International Day of Peace activities 4 - 8
- Download the What is Peace activities K-3
- Download the What is Peace activities 4-6
October - These classroom friendly activities celebrate International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17th.