Camping season is in full swing with (much) warmer days and families claiming their favorite spots at the local state (or provincial) parks. Even if you’re taking a relaxed approach to homeschooling this summer, you can still combine the excitement of camping with some hands-on, nature-filled activities that will have your kids learning without even realizing it. I have put together a guide of educational activities to do while camping to help with just that. Plant ...
Summer Learning
How to Create a Summer Themed Unit Study
Summertime for most homeschoolers doesn’t necessarily mean months without learning. However, some parents often wonder how to continue the learning streak but with a laid back kind of approach. If this is you, consider using the unit study method to create a summer plan that takes everything you do and anywhere you go and turns it into a fun learning adventure. Creating a Summer Unit Study The best part about creating your own unit study is you are in control of the resources you ...
Summer Crossword Puzzle
Here is a summer crossword puzzle for kids around 6th grade. Kids will test their vocabulary skills with this summer themed crossword puzzle. They will be given the definition or clue, and they have to figure out each of the 34 summer themed words. Get Your Printable Copy Here You can download a copy of the 6th grade summer crossword puzzle below. It's a free printable. The pdf includes the crossword puzzle, a page of clues, and an answer sheet. ...
Summer Holidays Word Search
To help celebrate summer break, here is a summer holidays word search for kids. The printable word search is free to download. This summer word search has 35 hidden words for kids to hunt for and circle. They can be found in any and every direction: forwards, backwards, upside down, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. The difficulty level of this summer word search is medium. Summer Words The words of this word puzzle are words that will evoke excitement for all the fun ...
Campfire Camping Word Search
Here's a printable word search for kids to take on your families next camping trip. A relaxing activity your kids can do while sitting around the campfire or your backyard bonfire. Campfire Words The campfire camping word search puzzle has 24 hidden campfire themed words for kids to find and circle. There are campfire words: campfireflamesmokewoodlogmatches Things you need around a campfire: blanketchairsbug spray And of course words for eating around the ...
Word Puzzles
Word puzzles are fun, educational, and a great activity for kids to do during the summer months. For the next 2 weeks, I will be posting new word puzzles for kids each day (M-F). Check back daily for more printable puzzles. There will be 6 different types of word puzzles: word searchescrossword puzzlesword scramblesfill-in puzzlesword shape puzzlescryptograms Benefits of Word Puzzles When I was a kid, I absolutely loved doing word puzzles. I would sit in a hammock, or in a ...
