The learning possibilities from June’s special days and activity calendars are many .  Historic figures and authors birthdays, science based observances, invention patent anniversaries, desserts to create, and more coming this June.  Whether you’re a homeschooling family or just someone looking for something extra to learn about or wanting a day to celebrate,  June offers several opportunities.

Here is my list of June’s special days:

June 1

• National Trails Day
• International Children’s Day

June 2

• Cancer Survivors Day
• Rocky Road Day
• Radio patented 1896
• Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

June 3

• 1st US Space Walk 1965
• Chimorazo Day
• Egg Day

June 4

• 1st Ford built 1896
• Aesop birthday 620 BC
• Do Dah Day

June 5

• Author Richard Scarry birthday
• 1st Hot Air Balloon launched 1783
• World Environment Day

June 6

• Author Cynthia Rylant birthday
• National Yo Yo Day
• D-Day 1944

June 7

• Colonies became the USA 1775
• Chocolate Ice Cream Day
• Author Louise Erdich birthday
• Daniel Boone Day

June 8

• Best Friends Day
• Frank Lloyd Wright birthday 1867
• World Ocean Day
• Young Eagles Day

June 9

• Donald Duck debut 1934
• Race Unity Day
• Peter the Great birthday 1672

June 10

• Ball Point Pen Day
• Ice Tea Day
• Ben Franklin’s kite and lightening experiment 1752

June 11

• Explorer Jacques Cousteau birthday 1910
• Great Barrier Reef discovered 1770
• Corn on the Cob Day
• German Chocolate Cake Day

June12

• Author Anne Frank birthday 1929
• Baseball invented
• Author Johanna Spyri birthday 1827

June 13

• Poet William Butler Yeats birthday 1865

June 14

• Flag Day
• Illustrator Bruce Degen birthday
• World Blood Donor Day

June 15

• Global Wind Day
• Nature Photography Day
• Lobster Day
• Magna Carta signed 1215

June 16

• Father’s Day
• Fudge Day

June 17

• Artist M.C. Escher birthday 1898
• Eat Your Vegetables Day

June 18

• Go Fishing Day
• Sushi Day
• Napoleon defeated at Waterloo 1815
• Sally Ride becomes 1st woman in space 1983

June 19

• Slavery Abolished (US) 1865
• Garfield (the cartoon cat) birthday

June 20

• Bald Eagle Day
• Ice Cream Soda Day
• Picnic Day

June 21

• 1st Day of Summer
• World Handshake Day

June 22

• Great American Backyard Campout
• Chocolate Eclair Day

June 23

• UN Public Service Day
• Kids Day

June 24

• Fairy Day
• UFO Day

June 25

• Author Eric Carle birthday
• Log Cabin Day
• Author George Orwell birthday 1903

June 26

• Tooth Brush invented 1498
• Chocolate Pudding Day
• Bicycle patented 1819

June 27

• Helen Keller birthday 1880

June 28

• Paul Bunyan Day
• WW1 began 1914
• Artist Peter Paul Ruben birthday 1577

June 29

• Camera Day
• Tour de France

June 30

• Meteor Day

Here’s the links to my favorite calendar resources:

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/june-2013.html

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-june

http://www.homeschoolshare.com/blog/2013/05/june2013-making-the-days-count-activity-calendar/

http://www.currclick.com/newsletter_tm.php

Happy June and may everyday be educational and special!

betty jo