Summer Activities, Printables and Articles
Activity
Article
Summer outdoor reading room
The key to summer reading is to make it fun! Set up an outdoor reading room that's both fun and functional.
Reading & Writing
Summer sensory garden
A garden is a beautiful place, but have you ever thought about how your 5 senses can help you enjoy your garden?
Science
Printable
Summer wish picture poem
This fill-in-the-blanks summer printable will teach the fine art of rhyming and poetry.
Reading & Writing
DiscussionHow do I keep my kids interested in learning over the summer?
I can hear it already. “Mom, I’m borrrred!” No matter how hard I try to keep my house stocked with fun games and activities, my kids don’t seem interested. One way I’ve learned to help them engaged is to engage in activities myself. Last summer I purchased a few drawing books that I thought would be fun for my kids. I kept setting th...
Smart summer fun
From painted feet to fort-side lunches, these summer skill-builders make for fun in the sun.
Creativity & Life Skills
Leap's summer fun puzzle
Your child is sure to leap into this word puzzle!
Reading & Writing
Doodleburg summer scenes
This summery printable teaches logic and problem solving.
Logic & Problem Solving
Tips to keep your child from forgetting everything over the summer
Summer vacation is right around the corner, and as much as we love it, summer tends to have a negative effect on our children's retention.
Reading & Writing
Ready for Pre-K: Academic milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is academically ready for the next step.
Creativity & Life Skills
Ready for Pre-K: Social-emotional milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step.
Personal & Social Skills
Ready for Kindergarten: Academic milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is academically ready for the next step.
Reading & Writing
Ready for Kindergarten: Social-emotional milestones
4 ways to tell if your child is socially & emotionally ready for the next step.
Personal & Social Skills
Home campout!
Set the stage for a great adventure right at home – and a love of reading to boot.
Language Learning
10 activities for farmer's market fun!
As if fresh-picked berries wasn't reason enough, here are 10 ways to love and learn from the farmer's market.
Mathematics