Silly & serious observances, national & international holidays, anniversaries of historical events and birthdays of famous people can all provide daily learning opportunities. You can pop a daily prompt into your morning basket or set your kids a challenge to find out more, at any time of day. A calendar of events offers so many possibilities to strew, cook, read, watch, play, make, explore and learn. Seize the day - or date - and set off down the rabbit hole of curiosity!

Here is a list of dates for July to inspire your learning :) If you'd like to receive a copy of this calendar in your inbox, with even more events to discover, complete with links to resources, activities, videos and background information, be sure to sign up for the newsletter. It comes with a regular discount code too :)

JULY 2022
1^st –  International Joke Day
2^nd – National Meadows Day
3^rd – International Plastic Bag Free Day     
4^th – American independence Day
5^th – Tynwald Day
6^th – Pokemon Go released in 2016
7^th – World Chocolate Day
8^th – Family Day in Ukraine
9^th – David Hockney born1937
10^th – Carl Orff born 1895
11^th – World Population Day
12^th – Johanna Spyri born 1827
13^th – Julius Caesar born 100BC
14^th – Bastille Day
15^th – St Swithin’s Day 
16^th - World Snake Day
17^th - World Emoji Day
18^th – Nelson Mandela International Day 
19^th – Palace Day

 20^th – World Chess Day
21^st – English ships engage Spanish Armada 1588
22^nd – Margery Williams Bianco born 1881
23^rd – 1940 Britain's 'Local Defence Volunteers' become the Home Guard
24^th – Learn Nothing Day
 25^th – BB born 1905
26^th – Andy Goldsworthy born 1956
27^th – National Sleepy Head Day in Finland
28^th – Beatrix Potter born 1866
29^th – International Tiger Day
30^th – International Day of Friendship 
31^st – JK Rowling born 1965­
 
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Happy Exploring !