Summer is finally here! With summer break on the horizon and the beautiful weather out there, your children are probably bursting with energy and joy. There’s no way that you’re going to get them to sit still and learn, so let them have fun while learning with these simple summer activities that are on a budget. Exciting, right? It means that you don’t have to break the bank but can have your language arts and art units planned for the next couple of weeks.
The following summer activities can be done either indoors or outdoors.
I’ve kept this article short in case you’re in the midst of planning for the rest of the school term but desperately wanting to get out and enjoy the sun yourself. Each of the activities already come with an instructions guide, so we won’t get into it here.
Check out the following list that you can do with your kids right away.
Actionable Steps:
#1. Play Games
Let’s have some fun! No- It’s not just random fun, but educational fun. Work on summer sight words while giving your students a challenge to engage in. For these activities, you can have a game where everyone wins or where one child wins. This depends on you and your students.
If you want both of the above resources, don’t buy them individually. Instead, save by getting the following resource and let the fun begin.
#2. Be Artsy
Let your students enjoy being creative while basking in the sun. I love taking my students out to color and draw using the following activities. It will get them thinking, talking and having a blast. You only need to do one art activity per day.
CLICK HERE to download your summer drawing activity or click on the image below.
3. Engage in Writing
We can’t engage in art and games all day long because we have to do some work, especially literacy development in the form of writing. You may say- why? Because admin and parents will wonder what’s going on in your class.
Does writing have to be boring? Heck no!
Download the following resource, print them and hand them out to your students. Have a whole class brainstorming session about each of the questions- you only need to have your students answer one page a day. After, have your students work on it individually or on in small groups, and then have them come back for a classroom discussion.
4. Save Big
If all or most of the aforementioned activities sound like fun to you, don’t get them individually, but save big by getting these and other resources by CLICKING HERE or on the following image. This resource will have you planned and your students engaged for the next couple of weeks before school ends for the break.
According to Ginna, “This was a beneficial resource to my students. It had great information and visual appeal. Was user friendly.”
Recap:
Let’s recap really quickly. Today, we looked at the following:
- The reason for changing the curriculum for the summer weeks before the break.
- Fun and simple summer activities on a budget: play games, be artsy, engage in writing, and save big.
Free Resources:
If your children are struggling to hand in assignments on time, check out the following video training: 3 Steps to Teach Children How to Overcome Procrastination to Increase Productivity.
In the mean time, if you’re feeling stressed out, overwhelmed and burnout, then I encourage you to check out the following: FREE MASTERCLASS: Systematic Plan to Super Passionate.
Next Steps:
For calm down areas on a budget, for your students who have autism, CLICK HERE.
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I’ll see you next Friday at 5:30pm PST.
Until I see you next time, remember to create, experience & teach from the heart.
Take care,
Charlotte
