Educator Calendar
May 2026
This month: Better Hearing and Speech Month · Mental Health Awareness Month · National Physical Fitness and Sports Month · May Theme: Gratitude & Reflection · Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month · Jewish American Heritage Month
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Lunch Hero Day | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 Teacher Appreciation | 5 Teacher Day Teacher Appreciation Cinco de Mayo | 6 School Nurse Day Teacher Appreciation | 7 Teacher Appreciation | 8 Teacher Appreciation | 9 |
| 10 Mother's Day | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 Memorial Day | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Awareness Days/Months
- Appreciation Days/Weeks
- Monthly Teaching Themes
- Culture & History
May 1 – May 31 — Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Culture & History)
May 1 – May 31 — Better Hearing and Speech Month (Awareness Days/Months)
May 1 – May 31 — Jewish American Heritage Month (Culture & History)
May 1 – May 31 — May Theme: Gratitude & Reflection (Monthly Teaching Themes, TTW teaching theme)
May 1 – May 31 — Mental Health Awareness Month (Awareness Days/Months)
May 1 – May 31 — National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (Awareness Days/Months)
May 1 — School Lunch Hero Day (Appreciation Days/Weeks)
May 4 – May 8 — Teacher Appreciation Week (Appreciation Days/Weeks)
May 5 — Cinco de Mayo (Culture & History)
May 5 — National Teacher Day (Appreciation Days/Weeks)
May 6 — National School Nurse Day (Appreciation Days/Weeks)
May 10 — Mother's Day (Holidays & Celebrations)
May 25 — Memorial Day (Holidays & Celebrations)
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