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• Do you like roses? What is your favorite color rose? Do you know what different color roses mean? Did you ever receive or send a • Make tissue paper rose dozen long stemmed red roses? Tell me more! National • Words About Roses Anagram (Unscramble the letters) • Rose • Visit your local gardening center/nursery and look at Rose Color Meanings • Month the roses 72 Quotes about Roses: Life, Love and Thorns • Read a few quotes and discuss together. Do you find this to be true? Which is your favorite quote?

• How did you meet your spouse? Share about your marriage proposal? What month did you get married? What was your • Make a wedding dress out of toilet paper (remember wedding gown like? What flowers were in your bouquet? Did you the veil and bouquet) – get ideas here have a reception? Where? Share pictures of your wedding day. How June • Go to the library and look at bridal magazines or are weddings of today different from those celebrated years ago? Brides google wedding dress trends of 2021 Do you like to watch the royal weddings on TV? • Bride Word Search • 10 Wedding Dresses Made Out of TP! • The History of the Wedding Dress

• 21 Facts About the American Flag and the Meaning • Behind the 13 Folds The History of the American Flag • • Flag Quiz of Flags Around the World Flag Day Make a red, white and blue fruit salad • How many family members do you have? What is special about • Make a family flag which represents your family using June 14 your family that defines you? What family traditions do you have? paper in your packet and markers Annual family vacations? Summer house? Favorite holidays? • For ideas, check out How To Make a Flag

• What is your fondest memory of your dad, uncle or grandparent? • Make Father’s Day Key Ring for that special man in your Name your favorite quality of your children’s father. What endearing Father’s Day June 20 life (son, son-in-law, grandson, super of your building) qualities does your son(s) possess in raising his children? • Father’s Day Quiz – name that famous father from TV Summer shows • What do you love about summer? Best summer memory? Starts • How did you cool off in the summer? Beach, lake, pool, fire June 21 • Summer Word Search hydrant? • Visit our own Just Breathe – Seasonal – Summer Memories

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HOLIDAYS Flag Day • Fathers Day • Juneteenth • Paul Bunyan Day • National Rose Month • National Dairy Month African-American Music Month • National Ice Tea Month • National Candy Month

SYMBOLS OF JUNE Birthstone: Pearl - Flower: Rose

HISTORY The month of June comes from the Roman, or Julian, calendar. June was initially named Iunius. The name either comes from the Roman goddess , wife of Jupiter, or from the word "iuniores", the Latin word for "younger ones". In the early June only had 29 days. It was who added the additional day giving June 30 days.

FUN FACTS ABOUT JUNE • It is the first month of the summer season. • June in the Northern Hemisphere is similar to the month of December in the Southern Hemisphere. • June is known as a great month to get married. • The famous English tennis tournament Wimbledon is played during the month of June. • The longest day of the year occurs on either June 21st or 22nd. • Several countries celebrate their flag days during this month including the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Romania, and Argentina.

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