My approach to Summer School is different this year. Instead
of “let’s see how much learning we can do while having fun” I’m trying “let’s
see how much fun we can have while learning.” Instead of announcing it’s time
to do school activities I simply pull out a game and they don’t even know they
are learning to count money.
Our first project was an autobiography. We learned the
difference between a biography and an autobiography by looking at two books
about Helen Keller. (Morgan loved Helen's example of determination and perseverance.) Then the kids worked on writing their own. It amazes me how
different my two learners are.
Morgan worked carefully. She thought about what to write and wrote slow and cautious. She drew her pictures with great detail. Zane quickly wrote a few sentences and wanted to draw his hand for every picture. He had two pages done and Morgan was still working on her first.
We've done a few "boring" worksheets as well but tried to focus more on reading. Fortunately, both of my kids LOVE to read. We've had some great conversations about the books we've read!
I saw this cute idea for an "I am" poster. I can't find the website now but it's somewhere out there.
Morgan helped me create a list of words that describe her and then I printed them in different fonts. Then we created a face that looks like her, with a flower in her hair.
We cut everything out and glued it all on pink cardstock to create her own "I am" poster so she can remember how amazingly wonderful she is.
The best part about Summer School... learning in your swimsuit. Yes!
Morgan worked carefully. She thought about what to write and wrote slow and cautious. She drew her pictures with great detail. Zane quickly wrote a few sentences and wanted to draw his hand for every picture. He had two pages done and Morgan was still working on her first.
We've done a few "boring" worksheets as well but tried to focus more on reading. Fortunately, both of my kids LOVE to read. We've had some great conversations about the books we've read!
I saw this cute idea for an "I am" poster. I can't find the website now but it's somewhere out there.
Morgan helped me create a list of words that describe her and then I printed them in different fonts. Then we created a face that looks like her, with a flower in her hair.
We cut everything out and glued it all on pink cardstock to create her own "I am" poster so she can remember how amazingly wonderful she is.
The best part about Summer School... learning in your swimsuit. Yes!
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