During the summer, I always try to keep my boys learning. We focus on skills and work through some curriculum. However, I have to balance learning and fun, or I hear “Mom, you make summer boring”. I need to make learning fun this summer!
While I will still be doing all of the curriculum and worksheets, there are many other ways to make learning fun this summer:
- Signing up for the Summer Reading Program through the Public Library. Each year they do a program that the kids get awards for the # of books they have read, and encourages them to keep reading during the summer.
- Taking them on day trips. Taking them to the Zoo, Science Center, Reptilia, and other places that they will enjoy but also helps them learn something.
- Joining the Hot Wheels® FUNdamentals program.
The FUNdamentals Learning Program was created for kids in Kindergarden and Grade one. It helps them learn basic skills, including counting, colouring language, patterns etc. They have designed it for at home, and in the classroom, to work together to help the kids get the most out of the program, and comes with lesson plans for math, science, visual arts and language.
My middle son LOVES Hot Wheels®, so I know that this program will engage him in a way that will really get him excited to do work! He will love putting together their CityScape, and I will get him the activity book that I can download online. The lesson plans make planning very easy as all of the work is done for me.
This is the first year we signed up for the Summer Reading Program with our local library. Hoping it works for us!
My kids do love the Summer Reading Program!
I’m an avid reader so I love the idea of the summer reading programmes and I think that the Hot Wheels® FUNdamentals program is a fantastic way to encourage kids to have fun and learn at the same time. 🙂
My kids and i go to the public library for summer reading and they love it
When my girls were younger they went to the Summer Reading Program, but I love this idea of using the Hot Wheels all kids love them!!
I love your tips for making learning fun in the summer. Books and a love of reading are so important that one cannot stress it enough. It adds a new dimension to anyone’s life.
So important to remember to keep those brains working over the summer – but in a fun way!
I decided to encourage my son to read by heading to the library and signing up for the reading club – they offer incentives to kids!
Fantastic program from Hot Wheels! Hot Wheels is one toy that BOTH my kids can play together….with such a huge age gap, most times moments like this are rare!
We had a good summer break, but my son was eager to start school again.
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