June 18 reading ideas
Finding reading ideas for this date…
Finding reading ideas for this date…
Explore responses to harmful words, Sally Ride’s first spaceflight, sustainable food choices, and the start of the War of 1812.
Special date
The United Nations' International Day for Countering Hate Speech is June 18; the selected reading supports discussion of harmful language and constructive responses.
Use the private preview to identify harmful choices and practice respectful alternatives without repeating slurs.
Read passageOn this date in history · 1983
Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983; the selected biography and space collection support reading about exploration.
3 reading resources
This space-focused collection is a useful starting point for additional exploration reading.
Open collectionThis passage directly covers Sally Ride's place in space history.
Read passageCompare Ride's biography with the selected Ellen Ochoa reading.
Read passageSpecial date
World Sustainable Gastronomy Day is June 18; the selected kitchen, chef, and compost readings connect food culture with how food is prepared and managed.
3 reading resources
A school kitchen gives students a familiar place to notice food work and choices.
Read passageThe compost passage adds a concrete example of managing food scraps.
Read passageSpecial date
The United States declared war on Britain on June 18, 1812; the reading introduces the causes and divisions surrounding the conflict.
Use the private preview to examine the conflict's beginning and the divisions among Americans.
Read passageMore reading for this time of year, alongside today’s special dates.
5 reading resources
Continue June ocean learning with reading about marine animals.
Explore themeExplore nature and outdoor learning during June’s Great Outdoors Month.
Open collectionExplore ocean habitats and conservation throughout June Ocean Month.
Open collectionExplore stories about fathers, caregivers and family appreciation around U.S. Father’s Day.
Open collectionExplore summer reading ideas for classroom wrap-up and reading at home. School vacation dates vary.
Open collectionYour topic. Your level.
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June 18 is the International Day for Countering Hate Speech and Sustainable Gastronomy Day. Sally Ride launched on her first spaceflight on June 18, 1983. The United States declared war on Britain on this date in 1812.
In Words That Harm, Choices That Help, identify a response that supports another person without repeating harmful language. Sally Ride: Breaking Barriers in Space provides a separate biography and spaceflight connection.
Use A Morning in the School Kitchen to trace a food-related decision, or The War of 1812: A Divided Nation Enters Conflict to examine the reasons and disagreements described in a history reading.
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