The 411: Mental exercises for summer
Well, most of the students around our geographic area are out of school or days away from screaming, “No more teachers! No more books!”
I remember those days, when I couldn’t wait to ditch the daily routine and sleep in, without much to do but watch soaps, swim, and hang out with friends. There was one summer that I remember as being very scheduled with tennis camp and photography lessons.
But I know that I didn’t just lounge around a not do anything mental in my summers. In fact I remember workbooks. Those pages of quick lessons and worksheets designed to keep my mind sharp and ready for the next year of learning.
There are lots of online resources available to parents on ways to keep your kids minds active and available to learning. While workbooks are fun, the internet offers a wide variety of worksheets, activities, and projects that make kids not even realize they might be learning something.
Over at Education World, there is a list of 25 activities designed to “fight summer boredom and build thinking skills.” The activities range from coloring, to making ice cream in a bag, rock collecting, and even planning a party.
Quite a few parents use the summer months to help their children focus in on a subject that he or she didn’t do se well in over the school year. Summer tutor programs are available in most cities today- from Sylvan to Score to The Honors Learning Center. Over on Math and Reading Help for Kids, they offer a list of articles about the subject of tutoring at home.
And of course, the greatest resource children have are their parents. As a family you could take a look at these summer fun activities and figure out a way to get everyone involved in learning, cooperating, and possibly exercising. It probably beats sitting around watching soaps all day.
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