Celebrating July 2022: Newsela resources for each weekday of the month
July is here and we know for most students that means school’s out for summer! But for those teachers leading summer school, or teaching in year-round schools, Newsela has put together resources that can be used in the classroom throughout the month of July. For each weekday, teachers can find something to celebrate: a national ‘holiday’, a monumental day in history, or a topic that's of high interest to students. You'll find a corresponding Newsela article for each of those days, and on some days, a shared lesson from a Newsela Community member! Teachers can also check out our Lesson Lab on Infusing Newsela's Daily Calendar Into Your Classroom for tips and tricks on how to build student engagement through these calendars.
Don't miss out on the Newsela Summer Workshops happening from July 11-20! Uniquely designed for both teachers and administrators, you’ll walk away from these free, hands-on sessions with solutions to navigate today’s biggest classroom problems.
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If interested, you can also download a clickable PDF version of the calendar. See below!
July 4 - Independence Day
Activity: Fourth of July Activities
Conversation: What are your favorite 4th of July traditions?
July 5 - Student Interest: Extreme Weather
Shared Lesson: "Wild Weather? Understanding Weather and Climate" by Rebecca Barker (Recommended grade level: 2-5th)
July 6 -On this day in history: Althea Gibson is first African American to win Wimbledon
July 7 - World Chocolate Day
Shared Resources: "The Science Behind Valentine's Chocolates" by Lisa Neihouse
July 8 - National Video Game Day
Shared Lesson: "Video Game" by Donald Cardone (Recommended grade level: 9)
July 11- World Population Day
Event: Summer Workshops Day 1
July 12: National Simplicity Day
Article: Philosophers: Henry David Thoreau
Event: Summer Workshops Day 2
July 13 - National French Fry Day
Event: Summer Workshops Day 3
July 14 - Shark Awareness Day
Shared Lesson: "Sharks and their impact on the environment" by Tucker Korb (Recommended grade level: 3)
July 15: On this day in history: Twitter launches
Shared Lesson: "To social media or not to social media" by Maricruz Lucio (Recommended grade level: 6)
July 18 - World Listening Day
Event: Summer Workshops Day 4
July 19 - Student Interest: Climate Change
Shared Lesson: "Climate Change" by Mr Arnold (Recommended grade level: 6-8)
Event: Summer Workshops Day 5
July 20 - On this day in history: Neil Armstrong walks on the moon
Article: The Apollo space program
Event: Summer Workshops Day 6
July 21 - National Junk Food Day
Shared Lesson: "Let's learn about nutrients" by Sivasankare Ganesan (Recommended grade level: 6-8)
July 22 - Student Interest: Food
Article: The origins of famous foods
Shared Lesson: "Causes of and solutions to food waste" by KAYALYN STEWART (Recommended grade level: 6-12)
July 25 - Student Interest: Earth
Article: Ten interesting things about Earth
Shared Lesson: "Save Earth" by Radhika Venkatesan (Recommended grade level: 6-8)
July 26 - On this day in history: U.S. Postal System is established
July 27 - Student Interest: Space
Article: Science in the News: Space Tourism
Shared Lesson: "Space" by Nikki Reckelhoff (Recommended grade level: 7)
July 28 - On this day in history: 14th Amendment is adopted
Shared Lesson: "1st and 14th Amendments" by Melissa Lobner (Recommended grade level: 9-12)
July 29 - On this day in history: NASA is created
Article: The history of women at NASA