Simple tips to encourage learning during summer holiday
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As the days begin to heat up, have you started to think about how to keep your child’s mind stimulated during the hot days of summer? Perhaps you’d like to try some of these ways to engage your child’s mind in activities that take advantage of the best that summer has to offer.
Summer reading programs: During the summer months, you can encourage and support your child to enjoy a wider range of reading options. For suggestions of great books to read by themselves or aloud together, visit the “Children’s Books Guide” website that is full of helpful lists at http://childrensbooksguide.com. In addition, it’s fun to visit your local library, and many libraries promote summer reading with rewards such as vouchers for ice cream when children meet their reading goals.
Atlases and maps: There is no time like a family trip to help your child to learn directions, develop a sense of distance, and even begin to plot a course. Whether you use maps in the back of in-flight magazines or the road atlas in a car to pinpoint the routes of your family’s journeys, you just may stimulate an interest in geography that lasts a lifetime.
Outdoor activities: Bird watching, identifying plants and trees, beach combing, and stargazing are all good educational summer pursuits. With the right guidebooks in hand, even a novice can begin to observe nature in astute ways. Simple acts such as picking up the binoculars and searching for birds could be the start of a hobby. You can find a good bird watching guide at http://birdwatchingbeginner.com.
Recipes: Making homemade sculpting clay or sorbets from fresh summer fruits are only a start to what you and your child can create during the summer months.
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