Summer school?

There are lots of ways to make summer more educational without having a formal sit down schooling session. Some fun and easy idea's

Visit your states tourism office..take one of everything! Play tourist in your own State. Most tourism offices have a nice selection of tourist places (historical points of interests) and natural wonders about their states. learn about geology, history, politics, etc. in a fun hands on way!

Visit your nearest National wildlife refuge or wetlands. Hint: many of them have FREE family activities year round. So make sure you check their calendar for upcoming events and activities. For those with kindergarten and younger kids, some do a monthly children's activity during the week that lets the kids do an activity, story time,  learn about the local wildlife and then go for a walk and get the wiggles out.

Take advantage of all your local free resources! Many towns have free concerts at the local colleges/universities. How about a local art walk? Many towns also have a arts and crafts tour of local galleries and studios (these often have small fee's but have a large number of activities and is often worth the price!), local points of interest and history, local or county museums (many have low cost or free programs through out the year)

Do a search for your states weird and wacky facts. Funny laws? Deepest lake? Tallest mountain? Geographical point that gets the most rain in your state? The least? Hit up all that fun and silly trivia!

Visit your county and state parks. Many of them also have summer programs (free or low cost) and are a lot of fun! How about a local fish hatchery? Bakery tour? factory tours?

Go camping or hiking (great way to learn ecology and biology!), do some cooking (canning? drying? freezing?) great way to learn math and life skills!

Have some other ideas? Leave a comment! :)

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