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Calendar of the Season

June 2018

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					1 Dairy Month Dairy Month Milk and milk products are important for strong bones and healthy teeth. Children should have 3 servings a day. Try this fun recipe with the children!	2
3	4 Pasta Crafts Pasta Crafts Colored dry pasta can be used for many indoor craft activities. Strung together they can make a beautiful necklace, or use pipe cleaners and glue to make adorable moveable figures. Click here to see steps on dying pasta.	5	6 Applesauce Cake National Applesauce Cake Day Try making this healthy and delicious snack with the children. Click Here	7	8	9
10 Try New Foods Try New Foods! Are you caring for children who are fussy eaters or are reluctant to try new things? Make a tasting passport. Take several pieces of computer paper and fold in half and staple. On the front write "Tasting Passport," the child's name and the date you started. Look for food pictures in magazines (old magazines are often recycled at libraries or at the town dump) that the child can glue into the passport when he or she tries a new food. Or you can write the name of the food or look for food stickers where stationery or crafts are sold. Stamping each page with a rubber stamp will make it even more official.	11 Shoe Fish Shoe Fish Use the outline of your shoe to make the basic shape of a fish. Click here for detailed instructions.	12	13	14 Flag Day Flag Day Flying the American flag is a symbol of the country's values and traditions. The design has particular significance. Its 13 red and white stripes represent the original colonies and the 50 stars stand for the states. You might also want to use this day to teach the children about your own flag. You can find flags of many other countries in the Kids Culture Corner.	15 Erik Erickson Erik Erickson Erickson was born in Germany in 1902 and later moved to the U.S. He is famous for his studies of Native Americans and for giving us a new way to understand child development. His theory of psychosocial development is one of the best-known theories of personality in psychology. Click here to read more his stages of development. Can you recognize your children in this description? Are these descriptions true in your culture as well?	16 MC Escher MC Escher Birthday (June 17) MC Escher was born in 1898. He was a Dutch graphic artist. Older school age children will be fascinated by his spatial illusions, impossible buildings, repeating geometric patterns "tessellations" and his incredible techniques in woodcutting and lithography. You can view his artwork online here or try your hand at tessellations interactive puzzles. Children might enjoy drawing some tessellations of their own.
17 Father's Day Father's Day To honor the father in your family, work together to make one of these special homemade gifts.	18	19 Juneteenth Juneteenth (June 19th) This day celebrates the freedom of over 250,000 slaves at the close of the Civil War in the United States in 1865. Over the years, Juneteenth festivals have evolved into day-long events that include picnics, parades, music, dancing, and baseball. To learn more about Juneteenth, explore this website.	20 Statue of Liberty Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France in June of 1885 to recognize the French-American cooperation during the American Revolution (War of Independence against Britain in 1776). It stands 93 meters (305 feet) high in New York Harbor. The seven rays on her crown represent the seven continents and seven seas of the world. Look at a map with the children and find the seven continents and the seven seas. Why do you think New York Harbor was chosen for the statue? Click here for more history of the statue. Do you and the children know where their families lived before they moved to the United States? Ask your host parents to tell you about their family history. Explore the history with the children. Make a family tree or find a book about the country where their family once lived.	21 Summer Time Summer Time Long hot days make for children who need some quiet time. Relax and unwind at the end of the day with some summertime reading. Click here for some summer time books to choose from.	22	23 Gutenberg Johannes Gutenberg Born in Germany in 1400, Gutenberg is credited with creating the first moveable type, making printed material available to more people and making reading a more important skill. His invention changed the world. Make a book with your children about themselves and their year with you. What a great keepsake when you leave! You can decorate pages with drawings, memories and photographs and staple them together. If there are rubber stamps in the house, you can try some printing of your own.
24	25 Zoo & Aquarium Zoo and Aquarium Month Visit your local zoo or aquarium or set up a pretend zoo with play animals and blocks. Invite the host parents to visit your pretend zoo. Read "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" or "If I Ran the Zoo," both by Dr. Seuss. Encourage the children to make up their own animals and draw them. Think of all the animal sounds you can and play a game guessing what animal you are. You may find that the same animal says one thing in America and something quite different in your own country!	26	27 Dreamcatchers Dreamcatchers Native Americans used dreamcatchers to keep bad dreams away and let good dreams come in. Simple to make for 5-year-olds and older, this is a fun craft activity that can then be hung in the child's room. Be sure to look for related books at the library. Visit this website for directions and details.	28	29 Fresh Fruit and Vegetables National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month Children should eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Many children prefer the crunch of raw food – especially popular are apples, pears, carrots, broccoli, celery and cucumbers. Use your imagination to serve cut up vegetables in an interesting way– for example, make a figure with carrot stick arms and legs, a celery body and a round of cucumber for a head. You can also grow your own vegetables with the children. Radishes are ready to eat about 3 weeks after planting and grow easily in a small amount of space.	30

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