Make a collage for Father’s Day.
Linda from Kankakee Community
College says you need pictures of your
father and yourself, popsicle sticks,
fabric, glue and markers.
Holes (young adult)
Author: Louis Sachar
Dragon in the Clouds (ages 9-12)
Author: Rosemary Nelson
The Weather Sky (ages 9-12)
Author: Bruce McMillan
Football Fugitive (ages 9-12)
Author: Matt Christopher
June Special Days
Father’s Day
Flag Day
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Dad Poem
I sure am glad,
You are my Dad.
You are true blue,
Do I love you!
Basic Pancakes for Dad
3 cups flour
1 t salt
1 1/2 T baking powder
2 eggs
2 cups milk
2 T oil
Mix dry ingredients then
add eggs and milk and
gradually add oil. Pour
into heated pan into
small circles. Flip them
when small bubbles form
on top. You can add
blueberries or cooked rice
or 2 tsp. of cinnamon and
2 Tbs. of sugar. To make
these more special for
Dad, top them off with
some whipped cream,
sliced strawberries or
bananas!
Talk about Meats
Do you like hamburgers,
hot dogs, pork chops or
roast beef? What is your
favorite meat? Do you
know someone who does
not eat meat?
Books I read in June
JUNE RECOMMENDED
ACTIVITY
LETTERS
TO TALK
ABOUT
B&D
RECOMMENDED
READING
Go outside and look
at the clouds. What
do you see?
Read the newspaper
with Dad and look
for words and
pictures that start
with the letter D.
Go to the park
and play at the
playground.
Explore and see
what you can find.
Visit the library
and read
The Fishing Summer,
by Teddy Jam.
Go fishing!
If you can’t fish
for real fish, play
the card game
Go Fish.
Make a list of 5
places you can
spend money in
your neighborhood.
Make pork chops,
hot dogs or
hamburgers on
the grill.
Check your tree and
make sure you write
in your tree journal.
Is it getting tall?
Have fun with the
Father’s Day
Crossword.
Visit the library and
check out Dad’s
Dinosaur Day by
Diane Dawson Hearn.
Make a bookmark
for Daddy.
(see directions)
Make a cloud picture
using paint, crayons,
cotton balls or
whatever you wish.
Read The Cloud
Painter,
by Eileen J.
Doran-Smith.
Read Cloud Cuckoo
Land,
by Bernard Lodge,
and Cloud Dance,
by Thomas Locker.
Visit the library
and sign up for
the summer
reading program.
Check out a
book about birds.
Make silly faces.
Stand with each
child in front of a
mirror and see who
can make the scarriest,
happiest, saddest face.
Think of things you
play with outside
that start with the
letter B. Remember to
look for pictures and
words for your book.
