Father's Day 2024 Teaching Resources
Explore Father's Day 2024 activities, printable card and gift templates, crafts and more teacher-created resources you can use to create a fun learning activity in the primary classroom!
We have everything you need for students to make fun Father's Day cards at school, plus craft activities for the primary classroom in this extensive teaching resource collection!
Looking for Father Day's activities and crafts you can do with your students? Read on for tips and tricks from our teacher team!
When Is Father's Day 2024 in Australia?
Mark your calendars!
In Australia, Father's Day is traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday of September every year. In 2024, it will be held on Sunday, 1 September.
Why Is Father's Day Different in Australia?
Australia's Father's Day comes from the United States, where the day has been a special holiday in June since 1910. So why do we celebrate in September? It comes down to our seasons.
June is a summer month in the northern hemisphere, but it would be winter here in Australia. Honouring Dad, Pop and other special father figures in kids' lives in September allows you to mark the occasion on a (hopefully) warmer spring day.
Fun Father's Day Activities for the Primary Classroom
Now that it's on your calendar, what can you actually do with your students this Father's Day?
We've filled this collection with our teacher team's favourite activities and crafts, but we didn't stop there! Here are a few more to add to your list!
- Use small paper plates to make Dad badges. Students can practise writing their superlatives to award Dad or a special someone a badge!
- Challenge students to create their own superheroes for Father's Day. Whether they have a dad at home, live with grandparents or in a foster home or live with a single mum, allow students to take the lead in drawing who they consider a superhero on Father's Day. Don't forget to print Teach Starter's "make your own superhero template!"
- Let students get crafty with coloured pens on plastic that you can shrink in the oven. Make a small hole, add a keychain, and this activity is a perfect take-home for your students to give to Dad!
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Heart Templates
Download this printable heart template that’s perfect for any craft or activity.
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Printable Cards - Heart Greeting Card Template
Write a note to a special someone with our heart card template.
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'You're a Fintastic Dad' - Father's Day Card Printable
Gift dad a fun fishing-inspired Father's Day card with a printable card template.
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You Are Special Letter Template
A simple flower themed You Are Special letter template.
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Father's Day Questionnaire
Celebrate your students’ special father figures with a fun and funny Father’s Day Questionnaire.
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Father's Day Writing Craft Template
Celebrate your students’ special father figures by building this adorable Father’s Day craft!
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Father's Day Exploding Pop-Up Card
Make a pop-up Father's Day card with students that's bursting with excitement using this printable template.
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Grandparents' Day Writing Prompt - The Very Best Day
Surprise Grandma and Grandpa with a special story telling about the Best Day Ever with a Grandparents’ Day writing prompt.
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Superhero Printable Father's Day Cards
Make a superhero dad a special Father's Day card this year with a printable card to colour.
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Father's Day Card Printable Pack
Print Dad a special card this Father's Day with one of our printable Father's Day cards.
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Father's Day Colouring Pages
Colour, gift and frame one of our mindfulness colouring pages for Father’s Day.
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Father's Day Mini Book
Read, write and draw to learn about Father’s Day with this printable mini book.
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Father's Day Card – Mindful Colouring
Practice mindful colouring and create a beautiful handmade card for Father's Day.
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All About My Dad – Worksheet
Describe the love for dad/brother/uncle/grandpa with this fill-in-the-boxes worksheet for older students.
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I Love You to Pieces – Card Template
Use this crafty greeting card template for students to use to create a special card for a loved one.
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All About Grandpa Flipbook
Gift grandpa a very special flipbook to show how much he is loved on Grandparents’ Day.
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Grandparents' Day Silhouette Card Template
Give your loved ones a special handmade card to give to their grandparents on Grandparents' Day.
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The ABCs of Why I Love You Mini-Book
Show someone special how much they mean by creating this lovely mini-book.
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Best Pop in the World - Father's Day Craft
Create a special Father’s Day gift using this template for the Best Pop in the World.
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Printable Father's Day Gift Voucher Booklet
Make Dad a special Father's Day voucher booklet with a printable template.
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Father's Day Picture Templates
Help your students say Happy Father's Day with printable picture frame templates.
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Father's Day Decorative Square Templates
Use these decorative notecard templates and frames to create an exploding gift box for Father's Day.
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Fintastic Father's Day Card
Say Happy Father's Day to the most fin-tastic dad with this punny card!
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Printable Father's Day Craft - Mini Gift Basket Template
Make a gift basket perfect for that Father’s Day gift.