A full-color Happy Father's Day poster for Preschool classrooms and homes, with a cheerful illustration and six trait words to read together. Print it once and hang it anywhere to fill the room with Father's Day cheer.
Celebrate dad with this Father's Day award card for 1st grade: kids fold the card and finish sentence starters to write a proud, loving note telling him why he is the best.
Celebrate Dad with this Father's Day card for 1st grade: kids fold the card and finish friendly sentence starters to write a heartfelt thank-you note.
This Mother's and Father's Day Reader's Theater gives a 2nd grade group a five-part, two-scene play to read aloud and perform, building fluency and expression while celebrating Mom and Dad.
This Fathers Day Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 2nd graders a warm holiday story plus bubble questions and a word bank. Answer key included, so it is ready for morning work or a literacy center.
Cards, awards and big hugs for Dad
Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in June in the United States, a day to thank dads, grandpas, uncles and the other special grown-ups who care for us. In the classroom it becomes a perfect excuse for meaningful writing: kids describe what makes their special person great, write thank-you notes and read short stories about families. Younger kids draw and dictate, older kids write full letters and award speeches. The click is when kids realize their words can make someone's whole day.
Father's Day is a chance to write with heart. These moves keep it meaningful and inclusive for every family.
Kids write an award for their special person, like "Best Pancake Flipper," and give one reason they earned it. A specific reason makes the writing so much richer than "he is nice."
Why it works: going from real objects to pictures to symbols is a core recommendation of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary math guide.
Try it withFather's Day Award CardWorksheetsOpen it →Assign parts in a short reader's theater and practice for a couple of days. Rereading the script builds fluency, and kids are proud to perform it.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withMother's and Father's Day Reader's TheaterWorksheetsOpen it →A short Father's Day passage with questions gives kids reading practice with a holiday twist. Talk through one answer together before they work on their own.
Why it works: a big review of study methods ranked quick self-quizzing among the most powerful ways to remember (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withFathers Day Reading Comprehension WorksheetAssessmentsOpen it →Crafty, heartfelt projects kids are proud to bring home.
Teacher favorites right now: Happy Father's Day Poster, Father's Day Award Card and Father's Day No. 1 Dad Card.
In the United States, Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. Since school is often out by then, many classes celebrate it in early June.
Invite kids to celebrate any special grown-up: a grandpa, uncle, stepdad, mom or family friend. Saying "your special person" works beautifully.
Cards, award certificates, posters and "all about my dad" pages are quick, low-mess and very personal.
Sonora Smart Dodd organized one of the first celebrations in Spokane, Washington, in 1910 to honor her father. It became a national holiday in 1972.
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