Homeschool Learning Ideas for July
Do you want to introduce your kids to a variety of people and places, historical time periods, and interesting ideas? Here you’ll find a big list of July homeschool ideas. Choose a few to explore and see what sparks their interest.
As you read through these ideas, you may be inspired to search out additional people, places, or events to learn about in July!
This article is part of a series of monthly homeschool learning ideas. Each month offers suggestions for seasonal activities and homeschool projects, along with a list of topics relevant to the month.
The learning suggestions are grouped in the following categories:
- Read Aloud Book Suggestions
- Movie/Book Combos
- Poetry
- Classical Music
- Quotes
- Artists (birthdays in July)
- Athletes (birthdays in July)
- Authors (birthdays in July)
- Composers (birthdays in July)
- Engineers (birthdays in July)
- Inventors (birthdays in July)
- Presidents (birthdays in July)
- Scientists (birthdays in July)
- Interesting People (birthdays in July)
- Unusual Occupations
- Animals
- Plants (seasonal related)
- World Landmarks
- Games
- Crafts (seasonal related)
- Study Skills
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Where to Find Learning Resources
After you decide on a few people or topics you want to learn about in July, head to your local library to check out books, magazines, movies, and more related to your topics of interest. You may find that your library system is able to request additional material from other libraries as well.
Another free source of information is YouTube. There is a massive amount of educational content on YouTube and a quick search will turn up many options to learn about almost anything.
For relatively inexpensive and sometimes free resources related to many of these topics, check out Teachers Pay Teachers.
Read-Aloud Suggestions for July
July is a great time to read an adventure, a book set in an exotic location, or a coming-of-age type story. Here are a few suggestions for books to read together in July.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Movie/Book Combos for July
If your child loves movies, but isn’t as keen to read, try reading a book that’s been made into a movie. Read the book together with the promise of a popcorn and movie-watching party when you’re finished! Or, if you think the movie will generate interest in the story, do it backwards for your child. Here are a few suggestions for July book and movie combos.
Read: 100+ Family Movie Night Suggestions
Poetry to Read in July
Read poetry aloud to explore the rhythm of the words. Here are some poetry suggestions to consider for July.
July by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
July by Annette Wynne
A July Day by Eben Eugene Rexford
July by Susan Hartley Swett
Additional poems for July can be found at discoverpoetry.com.
Classical Music to Listen to in July
Choose a few pieces of classical music to listen to this month. Here are a couple of suggestions for July.
Maurice Ravel-Une barque sur l’ocean
Bach-Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Quotes to Ponder in July
Summer still feels stretched out in front of us in July, bringing thoughts of long days, ocean beaches, and warm breezes. Choose a quote to read and discuss in July. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.
“Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is washed with noon.”
– C.S. Lewis
“He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter.”
– John Burroughs
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.”
– Charles Bowden
More July Ideas…
Artists Born in July
Marc Chagall (Russian-French early modernist)
Edgar Degas (French impressionist especially identified with the subject of dance)
David Hockney (English artist known for his contributions to the pop art movement)
Athletes Born in July
Arthur Ashe (tennis)
Barry Bonds (baseball)
Kristi Yamaguchi (ice-skating)
Authors Born in July
Clement Moore (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)
Laura Numeroff (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…series)
Beatrix Potter (The Tale of Peter Rabbit and other tale books)
J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter series)
E.B. White (Charlotte’s Web)
Composers Born in July
John Field
Gustav Mahler
Engineers Born in July
Marc Andreessen (software engineer known for Mosaic, and co-founder of Netscape)
Frances Arnold (American chemical engineer)
John B. Goodenough (physicist credited with the development of the lithium-ion battery)
Entrepreneurs Born in July
Ariana Huffington (co-founder of The Huffington Post)
Estée Lauder (co-founder of the Estée Lauder cosmetics company)
Dave Thomas (founder of Wendy’s)
Anne Wojcicki (co-founder of 23andMe, consumer DNA testing company)
Inventors Born in July
Henry Ford (founder of the Ford Motor Company and developer of the assembly line)
Elias Howe (inventor of the sewing machine)
John Pemberton (inventor of Coca-Cola)
Erno Rubik (invented the Rubik’s cube)
Nikola Tesla (developed a range of electrical and mechanical devices)
Scientists Born in July
Alice Augusta Ball (developed effective treatment for leprosy)
George Washington Carver (developed techniques to improve soil)
Irene Fischer (Austrian-American mathematician and geodesist)
Rosalind Franklin (contributed to discovering the structure of DNA)
U.S. Presidents Born in July
John Quincy Adams (6th president)
George W. Bush (43rd president)
Calvin Coolidge (30th president)
Gerald Ford (38th president)
Other Interesting People Born in July
Roald Amundsen (Norwegian polar explorer)
Giorgio Armani (Italian fashion designer)
P.T. Barnum (founder of Barnum & Bailey Circus)
Ruth Crowley (Chicago nurse who used the pen name, “Ann Landers” to write an advice column that lived on decades after her death)
Amelia Earhart (first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean)
Milton Friedman (American economist who extolled the virtues of a free market system)
Sir Edmund Hillary (mountaineer and explorer known for his pioneering summit of Mt. Everest)
Thurgood Marshall (civil rights lawyer and first African-American Supreme Court justice)
Henry David Thoreau (American naturalist and philosopher)
Find even more interesting people with July birthdays noted on ThoughtCo’s list of July famous inventions and birthdays.
Interesting Occupations to Learn About in July
Animals to Learn About in July
Camel
Capybara
Jaguar
Plants to Learn About in July
Bee balm
Crape myrtle
Succulents
World Landmarks to Learn About in July
Games to Play in July
Throw Throw Burrito Outdoor Edition
Crafts to Make in July
Study Skills to Work On in July
Learn how you learn: While there has been some recent research indicating that knowing your learning style is not as crucial to deep learning as once thought, it can be helpful for students to consider the ways they learn best. This can include consideration of the traditional learning style categories, as well as the effect the learning environment has on their ability to process and retain information.
Discover Your Learning Style (YouTube – GCFLearnFree)
Learning Styles & Multiple Intelligences (YouTube – Teachings in Education)
How to Create an Organized, Productive Study Space (YouTube – Thomas Frank): There are a lot of extra, but useful, topics covered here, but this video includes helpful information to consider related to the environment that helps you learn best.
July Nonfiction Reads for Moms
Don’t forget to keep learning for yourself! Here are a few books to continue learning in the areas of time management, homeschooling, and Christian living.
Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend: Learn to set healthy boundaries.
Sacred Pathways by Gary Thomas: Exploration of how temperament informs worship.
Flourish by Mary Jo Sharp: Practical and encouraging wisdom for homeschool moms.
What to Learn in July
Obviously, this is not a comprehensive list. Nor is it a prescriptive list of things you should study in July.
Whether you take summers off or school year-round, choosing some of these topics to learn about in July will expose your kids to a variety of people, places, and ideas. If they find something or someone especially interesting, feel free to dive deep. If not, read a short excerpt, watch a short video, and move on to something else.
Your kids won’t necessarily know what they find interesting or exciting until they read, see, or hear something about it. Give them the chance to discover things that generate interest by providing a broad spectrum of learning opportunities this month.
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