Here is a list of fun activities to do this summer that encourage learning and fun!
1.) Encourage your child to write. You may purchase a plain postcard with postage on it for $.32 each at any post office! For less than a dollar, you can have your child write three postcards and brighten someone's day!
2.) More writing is a finger tip away. Set-up a parent-protected email account for your child at google mail.com. This is a great way to encourage your child to write. Email letters can be written to grandparents, family members, and friends.
3.) Visit your local library weekly. Our local library is a wonderful free gift to all of us! Most have a summer reading program that your child can participate in!
4.) Purchase a sketchbook and encourage your child to spend some time outdoors drawing and sketching. With a box of crayons, colored pencils, and markers, your child can create to his/her hearts content!
5.) Cooking Fun! Let your child assist you in the kitchen, as you bake or make a meal. Measuring is math, plus reading a recipe is both educational and fun!
6.) Photography Fun! Digital photography has made it easy to allow our kids to become amateur photographers! Have your child take a photo a day for the entire summer to chronicle your family's adventures!
7.) There is a limited time in a child's life for reading aloud with a parent. Maximize this time and use these summer days to read aloud to your child! Wonderful adventures are just around the corner with each book that is shared. Here is a wonderful list of read aloud books with book descriptions.
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/whatsnu-reviews.html
http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/whatsnu-reviews.html
8.) Get on out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors of North Georgia. There are so many wonderful parks, walking/biking paths, and hiking areas to enjoy. Sawnee Mountain Preserve is one hike that is great for the whole family (Ages 5 and up). Students can take a sketchbook and sketch at the top of the mountain. Remember to pack a bottle of water too! http://www.sawneemountain.org/#!
9.) Check online to find out about FREE summer programs held by Lowes and Home Depot! Both programs encourage your child to build and create! These activities promote and develop listening skills, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and creativity!
Lowes:
10.) Many of you already have a craft area in your home. When my children were growing up, we had a file cabinet called the "Inventor's Box." Here was where I placed all kinds of craft and recycled items. My children would create for hours and to this day, they still talk about it. A file cabinet is a great place to house all of these scrap items, I mean "treasures." Encourage creativity and fun in your child with a few of your unused or unwanted arts and crafts items!
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