Let’s Study Famous Folks – April Calendar Of Famous People

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Let’s Study Famous Folks – April Calendar Of Famous People & Fun Activities

April is such an exhilarating month with so many fun holidays to celebrate! As the days get continue to warm up and flowers bloom it always feels like there is more time in the day to nourish curiosity with fun learning activities. It’s a perfect time to learn about famous people born in April, right?!? The April calendar is blooming with ways you can say ‘Hello April!’ with creativity and curiosity! Homeschool moms are loving that they can hand it off to their kids and let them add it to their daily routine.  Get your April Famous People Calendar of Activities at the end of this post.

Freshen Things Up In April

For many homeschoolers, this time of year is the home stretch. Are you looking for a final project? A presentation or just a few more things to round out the hours needed to complete your school year? I’ve got you covered! The April Calendar has 31 exciting days to celebrate. There are also learning resources (including exciting and educational videos) to help your 6th-12th graders learn about 45 famous people born in April.

These daily study gems are perfect for adding something special to nourish the curiosity of your middle and high school student. 

Get your ‘go-to’ goodness that will enrich your learning without overwhelming or stressing anyone out. It’s perfect for the season we live in and you can even hand it off to your kids and let them learn independently if that is how you need to roll with learning at home.

Projects & Presentation Ideas At Your Finger-Tips

Trying to find a unique or creative project or presentation idea? There are so many this month!

The Let’s Study Famous Folks – April Calendar of Famous People & Fun Activities calendar is full of learning for every day of the month.   There are typical holidays like April Fool’s Day & Easter, and more unique ones like:

  • Tartan Day,
  • Look-Alike Day
  • Richter Scale Day

And don’t miss out on the 45 famous people that celebrate their birthdays in April. So from the middle ages to folks whose inventions we use every day, your middle schoolers and high schoolers are sure to satisfy their curiosity with this list of famous people and fun days to celebrate and learn about.  

The Famous People in the April Calendar

Writers/Poets/Artists/Musicians

  • Hans Christian Andersen – Danish author of 150 fairy tales
  • Maya Angelou – African-American author and activist
  • Raphael Sanzio – Italian painter and master builder
  • William Wordsworth – poet laureate, born in England.
  • Leonardo da Vinci – Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, and visionary
  • Booker T. Washington –  African-American education pioneer, author of Up From Slavery
  • Henry Mancini – American composer and conductor (Pink Panther)
  • Charlotte Brontë – English novelist (Jane Eyre),
  • William Shakespeare – English poet and playwright, born in Stratford upon Avon
  • J. M. W. Turner – English landscape painter
  • Ella Fitzgerald – American jazz singer
  • Harper Lee – American author (To Kill a Mockingbird)
  • Washington Irving – American writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)

Scientists/Explorers/Inventors

  • Jane Goodall – British ethologist (studied African chimpanzees)
  • James Watson – American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist (co-discovered the structure of DNA)
  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel – British engineer (SS Great Britain, Great Western Railway)
  • Matthew C. Perry – Commodore of the United States Navy
  • Wilbur Wright – American aviator (Wright Brothers)
  • John Muir – Scottish naturalist and about US National Parks.
  • Robert Oppenheimer – an American theoretical physicist is known as the father of the atomic bomb (Manhattan Project)
  • Guglielmo Marconi – Italian inventor and electrical engineer
  • John James Audubon – American ornithologist and painter (The Birds of America)
  • Samuel Morse – American inventor (the telegraph, Morse code) and painter
  • Sophie Germain – French female mathematician

Historical Leaders/Heroes/”Baddies”

  • Otto von Bismarck – German chancellor who helped unify Germany.
  • Charlemagne – the 1st Holy Roman emperor. 
  • Henry IV of England – King of England and Lord of Ireland
  • Juan Ponce de León – Spanish explorer and conquistador
  • James V, King of Scotland – king born in Linlithgow Palace, Scotland
  • Guy Fawkes – English Catholic conspirator who was convicted in the “Gunpowder Plot” to blow up the British Parliament
  • Thomas Jefferson – 3rd President of the United States
  • Catherine the Great – the Empress of Russia
  • Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor (Queen Elizabeth II) – Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.
  • Isabella I, Queen of Castile – the patron of Christopher Columbus, who initiated the Spanish Inquisition with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon
  • Vladimir Lenin – Marxist Revolutionary and Soviet Leader
  • James Buchanan – 15th President of the United States
  • Oliver Cromwell – Lord Protector of England.
  • Ulysses S. Grant – 18th US President
  • James Monroe – 5th US President

Other Interesting Famous Folks To Learn About 

  • William Harvey – English physician who discovered blood circulation.
  • Sophie Germain – French mathematician
  • Walter Chrysler – American automotive pioneer
  • Thomas Hobbes – English philosopher
  • Alexander Cartwright – inventor of modern baseball
  • David Hume – Scottish philosopher and historian from Edinburgh

Have Fun Celebrating These Special Days:

  • April Fools’ Day
  • One Cent Day
  • Autism Day
  • Good Friday
  • Ferret Day
  • Tweed Day
  • Easter
  • Tartan Day
  • Zoo Lover’s Day
  • Siblings Day
  • Cheese Fondue Day
  • Barber Shop Quartet Day
  • Licorice Day
  • Scrabble Day
  • Titanic Remembrance Day
  • Haiku Day
  • Garlic Day
  • Look-Alike Day
  • Earth Day
  • Richter Scale Day
  • Babe Ruth Day

Everyone Can Say, “Hello April!”

There is at least one person you can find in this month’s birthday list that will inspire your kids to learn just a bit more about something that piques their historical interest. 

Music & Literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.

Check this out!

Notebooking Ideas

If you are wanting to make sure your kids are doing active learning, incorporate notebooking pages allowing them to capture important details while watching videos, reading articles, and interacting with each person in this month’s calendar.   

This is the perfect month to start using notebooking pages. Learn how to use them with virtual learning, and you will find they are welcome additions that allow you to step away from workbooks and teach your child how to listen, observe, and respond to what they are learning in a natural way.   

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