May is the perfect time to keep students engaged while wrapping up the school year—and Statistics in Schools is here to help. This month, discover ready-to-use activities and resources for a variety of observances like graduation season, National Small Business Week, Teacher Appreciation Week, Memorial Day, and more!

Whether you’re planning end-of-year lessons or looking for ways to bring real-world data into your classroom—like the number of fast food restaurants in your state for National Hamburger Day or exploring data on health care, legal and protective service careers with our engaging Kahoot! games—our May resources make it easy to keep learning fresh, relevant, and fun right through the final weeks of school.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Fun Facts
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity
• Test Your Knowledge: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Kahoot! Game

Graduation Season

• A Higher Degree 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity
• Earnings by Occupation 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity
• Exploring Sampling Variability—Higher Education Attainment Across the United States Classroom Activity 
• Analyzing Correlations of Education and Income Classroom Activity 
• Fitting a Line to Data—Earnings and Educational Attainment Classroom Activity
• From Diplomas to Degrees Education Statistics Kahoot! Game
• Exploring Population Pyramids Across U.S. College Towns 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity 

Public Service Recognition Week – May 3-9

• Where to Next: Exploring Legal and Protective Services Kahoot! Game

National Small Business Week – May 3-9

• Adopting an Entrepreneurial Mindset – Using Census Data for Business Classroom Activity
• Changes in My State Classroom Activity
• From Rollercoasters to Chocolate Bars: Learn About U.S. Businesses Kahoot! Game

Teacher Appreciation Week – May 4-8

• A Higher Degree 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity
• Teacher Thank You Cards Coloring Sheet

National Nurses Week – May 6-12

• Where to Next: Exploring Healthcare Careers Kahoot! Game

Mother’s Day – May 10

• Mother's Day Fun Facts 

National Bike to Work Day – May 15

• Commuting to Work: Box Plots, Central Tendency, Outliers Classroom Activity
• Two Way Tables—Walking and Bicycling to Work Classroom Activity 

Memorial Day – May 25

• Exploring Population Pyramids Across U.S. Military Bases 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity
• Honoring Those Who Served 5-Minute Challenge Warm-Up Activity

National Hamburger Day – May 28

• State Facts for Students (fast-food restaurants)

Plan Ahead

Check out our summer resources for Caribbean American Heritage Month (June), National Candy Month, National Camping Month, Hurricane Season, Wedding Season, The Beginning of Summer (June 21), Father’s Day (June 21), National Interstate Highway Day (June 26), Independence Day—Freedom 250 (July 4), World Population Day (July 11), and National Ice Cream Day (July 19). Use our June and July Monthly Highlights webpage to plan your summer months!

About Statistics in Schools

Bring your lessons to life and boost the civic and statistical literacy of your students with resources from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. Whether you teach math, geography, history, sociology or English, explore more than 200 free and engaging materials for K-12 students that use census data.