The Activity Idea Place proudly presents "Themes by the Month". Preschool themes are coordinated with the holidays and observances. To see the curriculum available on 123child.com, click on theblue links.
| Monthly Observances | Related Theme |
| Baby Safety Month | Family,Safety |
| Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month | Wrtiers, Authors, Books, Communication |
| Chicken Month | Farm Animals, Chickens, Birds |
| Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | Health, Doctors, Host a Hop-a-thon for a local charity |
| Children's Good Manners Month | Manners |
| Cholesterol Education Month | Health, Good Eating Habits |
| Classical Music Month | Music, Communication |
| Coupon Month | Coupons, Money |
| Ethnic Foods Month | Foods Around the World |
| Eye Health & Safety Month | Health, Safety, Five Senses |
| Fall Hat Month | Hats, Fall |
| Food Education Safety | Food Safety |
| Healthy Aging Month | Health, Elders |
| Jazz Month | Music, Communication |
| Honey Month | Honey, Food, Sweets, Bees |
| Little League Month | Baseball, Teams, Sports |
| Marriage Health Month | Family |
| Mushroom Month | Mushrooms, Pizza, Food, Vegetables (even though it is a fungus) |
| Organic Harvest Month | Harvest |
| Rice Month | Rice, Food, Food around the World |
| Reye’s Syndrome Awareness Month | Health, Diversity |
| Self Awareness Month | Manners, Problem Solving |
| School Success Month | Back to School |
| Self- Improvement Month | Manners, Problem Solving |
| Sewing Month | Sewing, Arts and Crafts |
| Sickle Cell Month | Health, Sickle Shapes |
| Sports and Home Eye Safety Month | Sports, Five Senses,Safety |
| Southern Gospel Music Month | Music, Communication |
| Sports and Home Eye Safety Month Tiger Month | Tigers, Zoo Animals, Circus, Animals |
| Women of Achievement Month | Women |
| Weekly Observances | Related Theme |
| National Payroll Week (First Week) | Jobs, Money, Community Helpers |
| Constitution Week (Third Week) | USA, Around the World |
| Deaf Awareness Week (Fourth Week) | Five Senses, Learn Sign Language |
| Dog Week -- Observed the last full week of September | Dogs |
| Daily Observances | Related Theme |
| Emma M. Nutt Day, the first woman telephone operator, 1878 (Sept. 1) | Communication, Telephones |
| First U.S. bowling league was established, 1921 (Sept. 3) | Sports, Bowling |
| First pro football game was played in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 1895 (Sept. 3) | Sports, Footbal |
| The Edsel was introduced 1957 (Sept. 4) | Cars, Transportation |
| First roll-film camera was patented, 1888 (Sept. 4) | Pictures, Communication |
| Peter Rabbit's Birthday (Sept. 4) | Rabbits, (you can find bunny stuff on my Easter Page |
| Labor Day - US National Holiday - Observed the first Monday in September | Labor Day, Work, Carrers |
| ESPN premiers, 1979 (Sept. 7) | Sports, Communication |
| "Star Trek" premiers, 1966 (Sept. 8) | Space, Future |
| Hot Dog Day (Sept. 10) | Hot Dogs, Food |
| 911 Day (Sept. 11) | A day to remember those that were lost |
| Patriot Day (Sept. 11) | Patriot, USA |
| Grandparent's Day (National - US) Observed the first Sunday after Labor Day | Grandparents, Family |
| "Monkees" debuts on TV, September 12, 1966 | Music, Communication |
| Video Games Day (Sept. 12) | Video Games, Turn off the Video Games day?? |
| Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key, 1814 (Sept. 14) | Songs, Star Spangled Banner, Music, Communication |
| "Lone Ranger" premiers, 1949 (Sept. 15) | cowboys, Horses |
| Rosh Hashanah (Date Changes yearly) | Rosh Hahanah |
| "USA Today" was first published, 1982 (Sept. 15) | News, Communication |
| Independencia de Mexico (Mexican Independence Day) (Sept. 16) | Independence |
| Citizenship Day/Constitution Day (Sept. 17) | USA, Citizenship |
| "New York Times begins publishing, 1851 (Sept. 18) | News, Communication |
| Talk Like A Pirate Day (Sept. 19) | Pirates |
| Women's Friendship Day - Recognized on the third Sunday in September | Friendship |
| The Birth of the Ice Cream Cone (Sept. 21) | Ice Cream, Cone Shapes |
| "NFL Monday Night Football" premiers, 1970 (Sept. 21) | Football, Teams, Sports |
| Autumn Equinox (Sept 21/22) | Autumn, Equal |
| Centenarians Day (Sept. 22) | 100, Elders |
| Elephant Appreciation Day (Sept. 22) | Elephants, Zoo Animals, Circus, Animals |
| "The Jetsons" premiers, 1962 (Sept. 23) | Space, Future, create a Time Capsule |
| The Planet Neptune was discovered, 1846 (Sept. 23) | Space |
| Native American Day - Celebrated the fourth Friday in September | Native Americans, Indian Legends |
| World's longest kiss recorded - 17 days, 10.5 hours, September 24, 1984 | Love |
| Yom Kippur begins - Date Varies | Yom Kippur |
| Jim Hensen's Birthday (Muppetts) (Sept. 24) | Muppets, Sesame Street, Puppets |
| Family Health & Fitness Day - last Saturday in September | Health, Fitness, |
| Johnny Appleseed Day (Sept. 26) | Apples |
| Good Neighbor Day (Sept. 26) | Friendship, Neighbors, Neighborhood |
| Heart Day (Sept. 26) | Our Bodies, Your Heart |
| Women's Health & Fitness Day - last Wed. of Sept | Health, Fitness |
| "The Flintstones" premiers, 1960 (Sept. 30) | Stone Age, Time Before TV, Classic TV Shows, Flintstones |
Source for Observance Dates From: Butlerwebs.com