Grahamwood Elementary School

 

June is National Dairy month. 

June is Fireworks Safety month.

Learn about insects at Learn that Bug.

Speaking of bugs, baseball season can often bring a problem with lice. Learn how to deal with these difficult pests.

June 1, 1796, Congress approved Tennessee as the sixteenth state.

Play some games with the PBS Kids during the month of June.

June 4, 1896, Henry Ford did a test run on his automobile in Detroit, Michigan.

June 6, 1882, the electric iron was patented by John Seeley.

June 12, 1812 began the War of 1812.

June 14th is Flag Day:

bullet Flag Day
bullet National Flag Day Foundation

June 17th is the day police discovered intruders in the Democratic National Headquarters...the rest is Watergate!

June 17th is the third Sunday in June. This is the day we celebrate Father's Day

bullet Father's Day at Holiday.net
bullet Check out this link for Father's Day crafts.
bullet Send a Father's Day electronic greeting card.
bullet Father's Day at Primary.com
bullet Billy Bear's Father's Day fun
bullet Father's Day at Kids' Domain
bullet Check out Father's Day at Wilstar.

June 21st is the first day of summer.

June 21st is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the introduction of Koolaid!

June 26, 1945 marks the day the United Nations charter was signed.

June 26th is Babe Ruth's birthday.

June 28th is Paul Bunyan Day.

bullet Check out this link for a activities and crafts from First-School.

On June 28, 1894, Congress passed a law making Labor Day (the first Monday in September) a federal holiday.

Check out First School's website for activities for young children.

Try the Connected Teacher for a daily dose of how the internet helps gain knowledge.

Check out This Day in History. Each day will give you new information.