Summer Homeschooling

How to Keep Your Kids from Being Bored

You can keep your child from being bored with some summer homeschooling activities. You could even have activities written on index cards. Place the cards in a basket and have your child pick an activity to do when he says that he is bored.

Activities to Place on Index Cards

Most of these summer homeschooling activities can be done independently. You will just need to provide the supplies.

Color a picture
Read a book
Play hopscotch
Make a marble run
Go on a bike ride
Learn about Independence Day
Practice you flash cards
Research something that interest you
Observe nature - draw and write down what you see in a journal
Play educational games on the computer (parent list the game)
Do a craft -- find craft kits at a craft store
Do a puzzle
Draw a picture
Color by number some pages have math equations to solve before you know what color to use.
Write a letter to a friend or relative
Make a card
Make trail mix
Make popsicles

Activities that May Need a Parents Help

Play a board game. Board games can help your child understand math concepts.
There are also spelling games such as Bananagrams, Scrabble, and Boggle
Plant experiments
Water experiments
Observe the night sky
Make a marble run
Build a rocket
Learn a handicraft
Make a birdfeeder and watch the birds write down what you see in a journal
Plant a garden
Learn to swim
Learn about different habitats such as a desert, forest, ocean, or lake visit one type or several
Go on a scavenger hunt
Learn about cooking on the Oregon Trail cook something on a campfire
Make ice cream have your child measure the ingredients
Read to your child
Invite friends over

Places to Go for Summer Homeschooling

Go camping and join a Junior Ranger Program. Your child will learn about local plants and animals.
Go to the zoo
Go to a museum
Visit historical landmarks
Go on Nature walk to learn about plants
Travel to another state
Visit a farmer's market - pick up a new vegetable or fruit to try
Go to a fair to learn about farm animals
Go to the beach and make a sandcastle
Go fishing
Visit with grandparents ask about their life to learn about history
Go to the park
Use a map while traveling