June+2013

 = June =  ** [|Great Outdoors Month] ** **National Oceans Month** **National Rivers Month** **Summer Heat** **June 2: [|National Trails Day] ** **June 8: [|National Get Outdoors Day] ** **June 14: Flag Day** **June 16: Father's Day** **June 19: Juneteenth** **June 20: Summer Solstice** **June 24-30: Lightning Safety Week**
 * [|Get Outdoors]
 * [|Let's Go Outside!]
 * [|Why Take Your Students Outside?]
 * [|Discover the Forest] (also in [|Spanish)]
 * Activities: [|Junior Explorer]
 * Activity: [|Neighborhood Explorers]
 * Lesson Plans: [|Teaching With Historic Places]
 * [|Collections] - Library of Congress
 * [|Youth Health]
 * [|StopBullying.gov for Educators] and [|Parents]
 * [|Bullying of LGBT Youth] (PDF)
 * [|Stories] - Library of Congress
 * [|About Sexual Orientation] (for Parents)
 * [|Four Stages of Coming Out]
 * [|Transgender People] (for Parents)
 * [|Healthy LGB Students Project]
 * [|Oceans] - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 * [|Ocean Explorer]
 * [|Discover Our Ocean]
 * [|The Bridge] (Marine Education Resources)
 * Activities: [|Oceans and Coasts] - NOAA Education
 * Activity: [|Ocean Challenge Puzzle]
 * Lesson Plan: [|Ocean Currents] ( [|Activity] and [|Activity Key] ) PDF
 * Lesson Plan: [|Ocean Temperatures] ( [|Activity] and [|Activity Key] ) (PDF)
 * Videos: [|Ocean Explorer]
 * [|Rivers and Streams] - Environmental Protection Agency
 * [|Find a National Water Trail]
 * [|Fun River Facts]
 * [|Wild and Scenic Rivers]
 * Games: [|River Games]
 * Game: [|Where Rivers Meet the Sea]
 * Heat Wave / Heat Index
 * [|Heat Index]
 * Activity: [|Calculate Heat Index and Relative Humidity]
 * Sun Protection
 * [|How to Be Safe When You're in the Sun]
 * [|Sun Proof]
 * [|Sun Safety Resources] (also available in [|Spanish)]
 * Guide: [|Sun Safety at Schools: What You Can Do] (PDF)
 * Tips
 * [|Extreme Heat] - Ready.gov
 * [|Extreme Heat: A Prevention Guide]
 * [|Keeping Your Cool]
 * Toolkit: [|Extreme Heat] - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 * [|Find an Event Near You]
 * [|List of National Scenic and Historic Trails]
 * [|National Trails System Map]
 * [|Find a Location Near You]
 * [|Get Outdoors]
 * [|Let's Go Outside!]
 * [|Why Take Your Students Outside?]
 * Activities: [|Junior Explorer]
 * Activity: [|Neighborhood Explorers]
 * [|About the Flag]
 * [|Guidelines for Displaying the American Flag] (PDF)
 * [|The Flag - Symbols of the U.S. Government]
 * [|Symbols of a New Nation]
 * [|Today in History]
 * Lesson Plan: [|Flag Day]
 * [|Father's Day] - Census.gov
 * [|Fatherhood.gov]
 * [|History of Father's Day]
 * [|Juneteenth - Freedom Revisited]
 * [|What is Juneteenth?]
 * [|What is a Solstice?]
 * Lesson Plan: [|Summer Plans] (PDF)
 * [|Lightning Safety]
 * [|How Lightning is Created]
 * [|Thunderstorms and Lightning] - Ready.gov
 * [|What Causes Lightning and Thunder?]
 * Activity: [|Leon the Lightning Safety Lion] (PDF)
 * Activity: [|Owlie: Lightning Safety Facts] (PDF)
 * Checklist: [|Prepare for the Storm] (PDF)
 * Lesson Plans: [|Tools for Teachers]