Keep your child’s handwriting, spelling, and communication skills sharp while school’s out. He/She can practice with these month-by-month ideas.
June
- Write a thank-you letter to this year’s teacher.
- List three summer goals. Examples: Read 10 books, learn to swim, keep my room clean.
- Start a journal about your favorite summer activity (bike, reading, gardening). Add an entry each week.
July
- Write a paragraph about how you celebrated Independence Day.
- In the car, keep a list of all of the state names you see on license plates.
- Invent a new outdoor game, and write out instructions. For instance, combine jump rope and hopscotch to create “jumpscotch.”
August
- Make a guest list and create invitations for a cookout.
- Send e-mails. Let family and friends know what you are doing each week.
- Practice writing your full name, address, and telephone number. Label your notebooks and other supplies for the fall.
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These are very helpful suggestions, and I’m going to use some of them with a boy I will be tutoring in writing this summer! Thank you.
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Eileen
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Excellent ideas!!
These sound like good ideas. I would show them to my wife, but I think if she even looked at any teaching-related materials right now her head would explode, so, maybe later …
That sounds like some good ideas for school kids. I’m just glad I don’t have any small children to have to worry about their education. Been there, done that.
Great ideas Mere! I am going to pass this on to a few others 🙂
Great ideas! 🙂
Excellent! Thanks Mer!
GREAT ideas!!!!
These are fabulous ideas! Hailey’s a bit young for me to do these with her, but we do spend time doing things on her level every day.
Great ideas! I’m going to try these!