I know with school nearing a close for many of you, you’re wondering what you’re going to do so your kiddos don’t forget all those precious tidbits you so carefully lodged in their brains over the course of the year. While I don’t plan anything super hard core for summer (we all need a break, me included!) I do keep the kids reading over the summer, mostly fun books. They get to pick what they want to read and as long as it’s appropriate for them, that’s fine.
Just to keep all of the other subjects fresh in their minds, we also do some activities out of the Carson Dellosa Summer Bridge activity books! They’re literally ZERO planning on my part, and great for keeping kids skills fresh over the summer.
Keeping up with your students reading, math, and other basic skills over the long summer break is important. I’m not sure if this happens to your kids, but it seems like a few weeks after school is out my kids seem to forget everything they’ve learned the previous year.
Depending on the day, I usually have the kids are do 1 lesson per day out of their workbook. I don’t usually force the issue too much, there tends to be a time each day where they start getting bored, and the Summer Bridge activities are the perfect solution! The great thing about them, is that they’re colorful and fun, so it’s not hard to get them to do a page or two.
Just to make it a little more fun, we use our Educational Insights Smens pens to make it a little bit more fun. They LOVE IT!
And I kid you not, one of them said “Wow, this is so much more fun than regular school!” and the other came up later in the day and actually asked me if she could do some school in her new workbook! Are you serious? YEAH!
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My 3 1/2 year old daughter LOVES school! We will be doing LOTW through the Summer. She actually asks me if she can do school work. ;o)
We usually keep up with math and reading and all the fun and messy projects we can stand.
We have a 3 year old and 1 year old. As most have mentioned, we read, read, read! We also try to find every moment (well, most moments) a teaching opportunity. For example, if we are on a road trip we play an ABC game by finding the alphabet on billboards, cars passing by, signs, etc.; or count how many blue, red, etc. cars pass us. We also sing songs whenever we can, either in the car, walking down the street, or cooking dinner. Our three old loves to watch/help me cook or bake. We often practice counting how many teaspoons, Tablespoons, or cups go into a recipe. Or just have a sweet conversation between 3 year old and mom. If we plan ahead of time we’ll take a journal and crayons with us on our walks or trips to the store to draw and record certain things we see during these trips; such as yellow flowers that start with the letter d, blue cars or trucks, signs around town, and other great things we can review. We also love to visit our local library for story time or the summer programs they have available. But sometimes we just have a regular fun day! 🙂 I recently came across your blog through Pinterest and really enjoy it! Thanks for sharing all your hard work and wonderful ideas!
Will be doing lots of reading from library and visiting zoo and other free museums.
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What a great idea! Our family will begin public school in the fall and we’re on a super tight budget. This looks like it would be a great way to help them ease into our fall schedule. It would give us all a chance to learn more about each other and how we’ll learn together as a family!
We’re reviewing math facts, reading books, and attending science and art camps!
What a great idea! Our family will begin homeschool in the fall and we’re on a super tight budget. This looks like it would be a great way to help them ease into our fall schedule. It would give us all a chance to learn more about each other and how we’ll learn together as a family!
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