Teaching Calendar
Holiday & event resources for Kโ5 classrooms
January45 events
January falls during the dead of winter, and this page tracks every classroom-relevant date for it: 18 holidays, 10 school milestones, 7 awareness observances, 5 literacy events, 4 STEM events, 1 seasonal event. Every event links to a full teaching guide with history, activities, games, and grade-level tips for PreK through Grade 5, starting with New Year's Day, National Science Fiction Day, World Braille Day.
New Year's Day
January 1, 2027
National Science Fiction Day
January 2, 2027
World Braille Day
January 4, 2027
National Bird Day
January 5, 2027
Three Kings Day (Epiphany)
January 6, 2027
National Hat Day
January 15, 2027
World Snow Day
January 17, 2027
National Popcorn Day
January 19, 2027
National Penguin Awareness Day
January 20, 2027
National Thesaurus Day
January 18, 2027
100th Day of School
January 28, 2027
Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2027
National Puzzle Day
January 29, 2027
Winter Science & Weather
January 11, 2027
George Washington Carver
January 5, 2027
Epiphany
January 6, 2027
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day
January 8, 2027
George Childress
January 8, 2027
Kindergarten Buddy Day
January 14, 2027
Pajama Day
January 16, 2027
Benjamin Franklin
January 17, 2027
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 18, 2027
Change and Continuity
January 18, 2027
MLK Day / Black History Month
January 18, 2027
Anson Jones
January 20, 2027
Irish Revolution and War of Independence
January 21, 2027
National Handwriting Day
January 23, 2027
John Hancock
January 23, 2027
Compliment Day
January 24, 2027
National Peanut Butter Day
January 24, 2027
International Day of Education
January 24, 2027
California Gold Rush
January 24, 2027
Australia Day
January 26, 2027
Australia Day / ANZAC Day / Sorry Day
January 26, 2027
First Fleet
January 26, 2027
Australia's Identity, Celebrations and Commemorations
January 26, 2027
National Trading Card Day
January 26, 2027
First Fleet Experiences
January 26, 2027
The First British Colony in Australia
January 26, 2027
Effects of First Fleet Contact on First Nations Australians
January 26, 2027
Colonial Australia (British Colonisation)
January 26, 2027
Family Literacy Day
January 27, 2027
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2027
International Lego Day
January 28, 2027
Hot Chocolate Day
January 31, 2027