Father’s Day Homeschool Resources

Spend a little bit of time with your students discovering the history of Father’s Day and then make some crafts for the important men in their lives.

History of Father’s Day

Sonora Dodd is thought to be the one who came up with the idea of celebrating fatherhood with a Father’s Day after listening to a Mother’s Day sermon at her church. Her father had raised her and her five siblings after her mother died in childbirth and she wanted to do something to honor the sacrifices that he had made for his children.

The first Father’s Day was held on June 19, 1910 and later on, President Nixon signed a law in 1972 to make the third Sunday of June a national holiday.

Learn more about Father’s Day History at Kidz World

Father’s Day Lessons and Activities

Father’s Day “Our Father’s Wisdom” Sunday school type lesson

Copy one of these Father’s Day poems to work on handwriting and copywork.

Start a new Father’s Day tradition this year: get some ideas for your new tradition here.

Paint an Andy Warhol style tie or coffee mug painting for your dad

Father’s Day Printables

Father’s Day Interactive Printable Card + Coupons from our sister site, Whole Child Homeschool

Get a printable Dad Lib fill in the blank with parts of speech

Print out this “Dad Joke” fortune teller

DIY Gifts for Father’s Day

For a LEGO fan:

Make some LEGO cufflinks

Or how about a LEGO lanyard for Dad to wear to work?

Is Dad always losing his keys? Try this LEGO key organizer

More Father’s Day DIY gift ideas:

Make a shrinky dinks tie tack

“We’re nuts about you” photo frame (with metal nuts from bolts)

Crayon Rock Paperweight

Father’s Day Library List

A Perfect Father’s Day by Eve Bunting

Why a Son Needs a Dad by Gregory Lang

Little Bear: Father Bear’s Special Day by Else Holmelund Minarik

The Berenstain Bears Father’s Day Blessings by Mike Berenstain

Ramona and her Father by Beverly Cleary

My Dad Thinks He’s Funny by Katrina Germein

Best. Dad Jokes. Ever. by Chantelle Grace