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School is out already for my preschooler. During the teacher conference my son’s teacher gave me so ideas on things he could work on over the summer to prepare him for Kindergarten. It’s important for kids of all ages to practice skills over the summer and keep their brains active. Did you know that studies have shown that students lose about one month’s worth of learning over the summer? Keep them from having to re-learn certain lessons when they return to school by planning fun, educational activities for them during summer break.
One of our favorite educational toy brands, LeapFrog, has come up with a program called the LeapFrog Summer Camp makes it easy to plan a fun curriculum for the summer. It takes place from June 4-July 29. LeapFrog has planned exciting weekly themes with lots of free printable activities as well as ideas you can do anywhere to explore geography, writing, science, art and more.
Build skills and have some fun with these weekly themes:
| Week 1: June 4-10 |
Out & About—Learn about the people and places in our world on your way to becoming a global citizen. |
| Week 2: June 11-17 |
Caring for Animals—Experience animals in new ways and explore themes of responsibility and compassion. |
| Week 3: June 18-24 |
Puzzle Time—Build logic and reasoning skills as you puzzle your way through brain-bending activities! |
| Week 4: June 25-July 1 |
Art & Music—Let your creativity run wild as you experiment with a range of media, including handmade instruments, crafts and a home art gallery! |
| Week 5: July 2-8 |
Writing That’s Real—Explore fascinating nonfiction topics and try your hand at investigative writing. |
| Week 6: July 9-15 |
Storytelling—Bring your ideas to life through storytelling, music, art, drama and pretend play! |
| Week 7: July 16-22 |
Science Adventures—Observe, ask questions and draw conclusions as you explore and investigate the world around you. |
| Week 8: July 23-29 |
Friendship Week—Get ready for school and International Friendship Day by exploring what it means to be friends. |
Want to get an idea of what will be offered in this free program? Here’s a preview of one of the geography activities you’ll find during the first week. Each week will include at least one craft, several printable activities and a fun weekend activity or a suggested field trip. Most craft activities will require common supplies such as scissors, glue and/or crayons. If you want to participate in the weekly photo contest you’ll also need a camera.
The cool thing about this program is that you can jump in at any time and participate when it fits your schedule. Some activities will, however, be built on a previous week’s lesson. Visit www.leapfrog.com/summer beginning June 4 to find out more and start the program! You can download the LeapFrog Camp print application to get daily camp activities sent directly to your printer or sign up to receive emails with camp updates to make it easier for you.
I’m pretty excited to get started and love that this program is FREE. It will save me a lot of time trying to research and put together my own lessons to keep my son engaged over the summer. I’ve already printed out a couple of the activities that are available on the LeapFrog website and they are cute, fun, and age appropriate!
What will you be doing to keep your kids minds active and engaged over the summer?
This post is sponsored by LeapFrog. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.