Homeschool Learning Ideas for September
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 September 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 September!
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 September)
- Athletes (birthdays in September)
- Authors (birthdays in September)
- Composers (birthdays in September)
- Engineers (birthdays in September)
- Inventors (birthdays in September)
- Presidents (birthdays in September)
- Scientists (birthdays in September)
- Interesting People (birthdays in September)
- 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 September, 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 September
September is a great time to read an adventure, a book set in autumn, historical fiction to go along with a unit study, or a book reflecting on how it feels to be a kid. Here are a few suggestions for books to read together in September.
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Movie/Book Combos for September
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 September book and movie combos.
Read: 100+ Family Movie Night Suggestions
Poetry to Read in September
Read poetry aloud to explore the rhythm of the words. Here are some poetry suggestions to consider for September.
September by Lucy Maud Montgomery
September by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
September Midnight by Sara Teasdale
In September by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Additional poems for September can be found at discoverpoetry.com.
Classical Music to Listen to in September
Choose a few pieces of classical music to listen to this month. Here are a couple of suggestions for September.
Quotes to Ponder in September
September is the crossroads between summer and fall; the poignancy of long, lazy days ending, and the new beginning marked by a fresh school year. Choose a quote to read and discuss in September. Here are a few suggestions to get you started.
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”
– Oscar Wilde
“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.”
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
“There is something so special in the early leaves drifting from the trees—as if we are all to be allowed a chance to peel, to refresh, to start again.”
– Ruth Ahmed
More September Homeschool Ideas…
Artists Born in September
Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio (Italian baroque renaissance painter)
Charles Gibson (American illustrator)
Grandma Moses (American folk artist)
Athletes Born in September
Roger Maris (baseball)
Dominique Moceanu (gymnastics)
Serena Williams (tennis)
Authors Born in September
Stan Berenstain (Berenstain Bears stories)
Agatha Christie (Murder on the Orient Express)
Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
H.A. Rey (Curious George collection)
H.G. Wells (The Time Machine)
Composers Born in September
John Cage
Antonin Dvorak
George Gershwin
Engineers Born in September
John Loudon McAdam (Scottish civil engineer, known for roadbuilding)
David Packard (electrical engineer, co-founder of Hewlett-Packard)
Ferdinand Porsche (automotive engineer, founder of Porsche)
Entrepreneurs Born in September
Olive Ann Beech (co-founder of Beech Aircraft Corporation)
Joyce Chen (Chinese restaurateur, founder of Joyce Chen Products and Joyce Chen Specialty Foods)
Debbi Fields (founder of Mrs. Fields)
Milton Hershey (founder of The Hershey Company)
Harland Sanders (founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken)
Inventors Born in September
Hans Geiger (co-inventor of the Geiger counter)
Julian Hill (chemist who helped develop nylon)
Dennis Ritchie (creator of the C programming language)
Waldo Semon (inventor of vinyl)
Scientists Born in September
Carl David Anderson (physicist who discovered the positron)
John Dalton (introduced atomic theory into chemistry and studied color blindness)
Michael Faraday (discovered the principles underlying electromagnetic induction)
Enrico Fermi (creator of the world’s first nuclear reactor)
Franz Ernst Neumann (German mineralogist known for work in crystallography)
Ivan Pavlov (psychologist known for his discovery of classical condition through experiments with dogs)
U.S. Presidents Born in September
William Howard Taft (27th president)
Other Interesting People Born in September
David Copperfield (American magician and illusionist)
Michael DeBakey (cardiovascular surgeon)
T.S. Eliot (poet and essayist)
Paul Harvey (radio broadcaster famous for “The Rest of the Story”)
Walter Reed (U.S. Army physician who confirmed that yellow fever is transmitted by mosquito)
Emily Roebling (engineer known for her work on the Brooklyn Bridge after her husband developed decompression disease)
Louis Sullivan (architect referred to as the father of skyscrapers)
Find even more interesting people with September birthdays noted on ThoughtCo’s list of September famous inventions and birthdays.
Interesting Occupations to Learn About in September
Animals to Learn About in September
Beaver
Flying snake
Pangolin
Plants to Learn About in September
Corn
Dahlias
Vibernum
World Landmarks to Learn About in September
Games to Play in September
Crafts to Make in September
Study Skills to Work On in September
Writing essays: Your students will benefit from strong writing skills regardless of their chosen career. Spend some time this month learning about how to structure an essay.
How to Write a Good Essay (YouTube – Professor Tim Wilson)
How to Write a Good Essay: Paraphrasing the Question (YouTube – English with Emma)
Papers & Essays (YouTube – Crash Course Study Skills)
September 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.
Hello Mornings by Kat Lee: Build a positive morning habit.
Loving God with All Your Mind by Elizabeth George: Focus on what is true.
For the Children’s Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley: A philosophy of child-centric education
What to Learn in September
Obviously, this is not a comprehensive list. Nor is it a prescriptive list of things you should study in September.
Whether you’re starting a new school year or school year-round, choosing some of these topics to learn about in September 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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