Homeschool Planning Ideas for June
Looking for some fun learning ideas for June? I have a list for you! Here you’ll find a collection of resources to help you plan your homeschool activities and learning in June.
I’ve included links to articles containing unit study ideas, fun holidays, and famous June birthdays. You’ll also discover bucket list ideas, journal prompts, art prompts, and more.
In addition, you’ll see links to helpful articles related to seasonal summer and end-of-school year activities.
Bookmark this page for reference and come back each year for new ideas!
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June Unit Study Ideas: Fun Holidays
Each month has designated awareness holidays, and these can be a great way to introduce your kids to a new experience or get them to try something new. They can also be used to spend additional time focused on a particular area of interest.
Here’s my list of unit study ideas to incorporate in your homeschool in June.
What Can I Learn Today: June Homeschool Ideas
This article offers suggestions for learning topics related to that month. Use the specific suggestions given, or research additional people or topics in a particular category.
You can expose your kids to books, music, poetry, people, and careers they might not otherwise encounter, just through choosing a few to read about or watch a quick video on each month.
The learning suggestions are grouped in the following categories:
- Read Aloud Book Suggestions
- Movie/Book Combos
- Poetry
- Classical Music
- Quotes
- Artists (birthdays in June)
- Athletes (birthdays in June)
- Authors (birthdays in June)
- Composers (birthdays in June)
- Engineers (birthdays in June)
- Inventors (birthdays in June)
- Presidents (birthdays in June)
- Scientists (birthdays in June)
- Interesting People (birthdays in June)
- Unusual Occupations
- Animals
- Plants (seasonal related)
- World Landmarks
- Games
- Crafts
- Study Skills
June Fun Learning Ideas
Each category can open up discussion of history, science, art, entrepreneurship, relationships, and the list goes on. The categories I chose to use this year are as follows.
- birthday of the month
- invention of the month
- country of the month
- life skill of the month
- character trait of the month
June Country Study – Mexico
These mini-unit studies covering 12 different countries are a great way to expose your kids to the beauty and culture of countries around the world.
Using video, engaging books, games, and maps, kids of all ages can get a taste of the uniqueness of different cultures, along with understanding our fundamental similarities as humans.
Try out a sample of France from my free resource library. You can purchase the full pack of 12 countries from my Etsy shop.
June Bucket Lists
Bucket lists are one of my favorite lists to make. I also love to read what’s on other people’s bucket lists! Here are two lists of ideas for your June Bucket List.
June Prompts for Three Things Thursday
If you use a Three Things Thursday prompt in your classroom or homeschool as part of a morning meeting discussion or individual writing activity, here is a list of prompts to consider for June.
June Motivation for Kids
Each month’s quote comes from a famous historical person who was born in that month. I’ve included resources for further learning, and conversation ideas around that person’s life or ideas.
“What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again.”
Anne Frank – young Jewish girl known for her famous diary, “The Diary of Anne Frank” (Born June 12, 1929)
Resources to learn more about Anne Frank
- The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- Anne Frank Facts & Worksheets from KidsKonnect
- Anne Frank’s Diary (YouTube – Anne Frank’s Diary Feature Animated Film)
Conversation about Anne Frank
After learning about Anne Frank’s experience with being forced into hiding, does this quote take on a greater meaning?
On an individual level, how much do you try to learn from your mistakes? If you find yourself regretting a decision or choice, do you take responsibility for the results and decide to avoid similar situations in the future?
June Fun Journal Prompts
Each day prompts for a list of three things. The first prompt of each month is “3 things you’re thankful for.” This is a gratitude exercise to get them in a mindset of remembering to be thankful. Then at the end of each month is a prompt for “3 favorite things about this month.” The purpose of this is to urge them to reflect upon what brings them joy or delight.
June Art Prompts
These simple drawing prompts are a low-key way to encourage students to create a habit of sketching and drawing.
How to Use the Prompts
First, decide on how frequently you want to use them. Daily, weekly, or even monthly if you prefer.
Next, decide on the size you will recommend. My favorite way to do this is in small 1-1/2 inch square boxes, requiring students to keep their drawing simple. You may wish to limit the size to 3 inch squares or a 5.5″x 8.5″ half-letter page size.
Finally, decide on the allowed art supplies. The simplest form is to allow only pencil sketches. My preference is to allow colored pencils so kids who love color can let their creativity shine.
Suggestions for using these simple drawing prompts:
- bell-ringer activity
- daily or weekly sketch practice
- year-long creative project to save as a keepsake
- activity during read-aloud times
- early finish activity
15 Simple Art Prompts for June
- tree
- strawberry
- horse
- fruit bowl
- milkshake
- paint palette
- lemon
- ballet shoes
- cherry
- crown
- koala
- spoon
- truck
- lipstick
- sneaker
You can also download a full school year’s worth of 180 prompts to make this a daily activity or choose your favorites and make this a weekly activity.
June Activity and Daily Checklist
Grab a Father’s Day download to record special memories and thoughts and have your kids fill it out. You’ll find the download in my resource library.
In my Etsy shop, I also have a complete set of monthly themed checklists with an activity for each month. The June activity includes this Father’s Day printable.
June 30-Day Challenge
30-day challenges are highly popular in the health and fitness arena. You can pick pretty much any exercise and make a 30-day challenge of it. In the healthy eating realm, cutting out junk food, sugar, or soda is common.
Beyond the physical challenges, though, you can find challenges inspiring you to spend time cultivating a hobby, decluttering your home, or learning something new.
Try one of these 30-Day Challenges in June:
plank challenge OR get outside daily challenge
For a list of 25 challenge ideas, read 30-Day Challenges to Try This Year.
June Character Trait Study
The character trait focus for June is diligence.
Find suggestions for books, movies, video content, activities and more to encourage self-awareness this month in my Character Counts series.
Character Counts: Encouraging Diligence
June Encouraging Proverb
This proverb is a good reminder to think about not withholding good from our children. Sometimes we’re distracted or frustrated when our children ask us to help or listen or act on their behalf in some way. We hold much power in our children’s lives. As we consider the lavish grace and goodness poured out on us by God, we should overflow with that goodness toward others, including our children.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to act.
Proverbs 3:27
Download a free list of proverbs to cover the whole school year from my resource library.
June Pray Around the World Country List
To pray for every country in one year, you’ll need to pray for 16-17 countries each month. I’ve assigned the countries alphabetically to each month of the year. However, by praying for one country every weekday you can actually cover every country over the course of a school year if your summers are hectic and you prefer to organize it that way.
You can download my free calendar for June to pray for countries of the world, along with a few questions for your kids to learn a little bit more about a country of their choice.
June Focus Word
Perfect to use on a bulletin board or other display board, my set of monthly focus words provides one word to reflect on and prioritize each month of the year. Visit the free resource library to download your free printable pack of 12 words.
June Scripture Card
If one of your goals is to memorize more scripture this year, try using my monthly scripture cards to memorize twelve Bible verses over the course of the year. The scripture word of the month for June is “humility,” and the verse comes from Philippians 2:3.
In whatever you do, don’t let selfishness or pride be your guide. Be humble, and honor others more than yourselves.
You can download a set of twelve scripture cards from my free resource library and begin to memorize Philippians 2:3 this month.
Additional June Resources for Homeschool Moms
Encourage Your Kids in June
Connect daily.
Your life may be busy with work, sports, school, and church, but making time to connect with your kids daily can be an encouragement in the middle of the busyness. Carve out time to check in and ask how they’re feeling, what’s occupying their thoughts, or how things are going with friends.
Here are a few questions to consider asking as part of a daily check-in ritual.
- What was the best thing about today?
- Is there something interesting you can share about your day?
- What was the worst thing about today?
- Is anything stressing you out right now?
- What is something you’re looking forward to?
- Is there anything you wish our family did more often? Or less often?
- What are you grateful for today?
JUNE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR YOUR KIDS: Connect daily
If you’d rather choose a different way of encouraging your kids in June, read this article: 10 Practical Ways to Encourage Your Kids This Year
Fun Online Games for June
If your kids love games, there are a lot of opportunities for them to learn while they play! Choose a game of the month for them to try out—or have the whole family play either collaboratively or competitively.
JUNE ONLINE GAME: Sumplete
Pick your own game for June from my list of 50 Fun Online Games for Students.
Life Skills Focus for June
Every so often, I encounter something that I thought my kids knew how to do…but they definitely do not. To make sure we’re covering a variety of life skills, I like to focus on one or two things each month.
JUNE LIFE SKILLS FOCUS: Travel planning
Summer brings travel for many families. Whether you’re booking flights and hotels, figuring out where to stop on a road trip, or comparing apps to help make your travel planning easier—include your kids in the process of travel planning.
Ask them to come up with a route from point A to point B. Show them the process of checking in on your phone, using travel rewards, or determining how you’ll get around in a foreign city.
You can read my extensive list of life skills to teach your kids if you want ideas of more specific tasks to tackle in June: 140 Essential Life Skills to Prepare Your Teen for Adulthood.
Helpful Blog Posts to Read in June
June Homeschool Planning & Routines
The possibilities really are endless. If your kids are interested in nature, plan to incorporate a mini-unit study of one plant or tree each month. Try listening to a specific type of music each month, trying out a new game, recipe or podcast every month of the year.
This collection of ideas is intended to provide inspiration only. Obviously, there are far more activities and learning opportunities than you could fit into one month. Pick and choose a few things that sound fun to you or your kids and see what sparks interest in them.
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