June: End of the Year Ideas & Themes
Being the last month of school – now more than ever I use a “holiday everyday” . When assessments and summative report cards are complete, the Curriculum outcomes are all covered, and the sun is shining, prep and planning is much harder. Having a theme to plan around is a non-negotiable to get us through the last few weeks.
I recently gave my class calendar a makeover – and it has made a HUGE difference in my class in terms of my planning, cutting down the time needed to prep the day/week, and it gave our calendar more purpose. Under each day, I’ve added a clipart related to the “holiday/special day”. If you use a calendar pocket chart, these calendar cards work as well. Students love seeing what is coming up and I love the visual of what my week looks like. From there I plan art activities, science experiments, videos/games for snack time, etc.
A Holiday Everyday from Monday-Friday for the month of June all done for you! Perfect for pocket chart calendar cards.
Grab them in the link below.
Week 1: June 3-7 (National CPR & AED Awareness Week)
- 3: National Egg Day, Chimborazo Day, Mabo Day
- 4: National Cheese Day, Shopping Cart Day, International Corgi Day
- 5: Global Running Day, National Ketchup Day
- 6: National Eyewear Day, World Green Roof Day
- 7: International Supply Chain Professionals Day, World Caring Day
Week 2: June 10 – 14
- 10: Dragon Boat Festival, National BAE Day, National Herbs and Spices Day
- 11: Yarn Bombing Day, Say Hi Day
- 12: World Against Child Labor Day
- 13: National Sewing Machine Day
- 14: World Blood Donor Day
Week 3: June 17 – 21 (Animal Rights Awareness Week)
- 17: World Tessellation Day, Global Garbage Man (Person) Day, National Mascot Day
- 18: National Fishing Day, International Sushi Day, International Picnic Day
- 19: Juneteenth, World Sauntering Day
- 20: Summer Solstice, World Refugee Day, World Productive Day
- 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day, National Selfie Day, World Day of Music, Andean & Aymara New Year
Week 4: June 24 – 28
- 24: St. Jean Baptiste Day, Farmer Day, International Fairy Day, Inti Raymi
- 25: International Day of the Seafarer, Global Beatles Day, Color TV Day
- 26: National Barcode Day, World Refrigeration Day
- 27: National Bingo Day, Attwari, National Handshake Day
- 28: Christopher Street Day (Pride)
Just a disclaimer to note that there are plenty of other special days, observances, and holidays celebrated around the world. The included days in this list are meant as a starting point and are days that can be easily incorporated into most subjects and projects at school.