Pen Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 We school year round, but I'd like to have the summer be at least a change in some way from the regular year. Any suggestions? I had asked about any experiences pro or con with: Calculus for and by Young People Hands on Equations Science Daybooks --all of which sound possible as a "something different" for the summer. More information on these and other thoughts would be welcome. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy in TN Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 We are doing Moving Beyond the Page: Ages 8-10, Concept 3: Similarities and Differences for our summer something different. :) He is 9yo and I let him help decide what we were going to do. He looked at several of the 8-10 and 9-11 concepts, but decided that he liked the science kits that come with the Similarities and Differences concept. We started this week and so far so good. Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Beast Academy is another math option. Killgallon Story Grammar - or Sentence Composing for Elementary School. Listen to recordings from Librivox.org and write narrations. Nature Walks and Nature Journaling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon37127 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 We started this back when we were in public school, but have continued it into homeschool. We do the Summer Bridge Activities workbooks. It's oriented towards common core standards, but at the very least they are being exposed to what public school kids are learning at the same time. I don't know how much time it would take, but you can supplement with the reading list they provide and there are sections in the back to include character and health "units." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 We are doing Moving Beyond the Page: Ages 8-10, Concept 3: Similarities and Differences for our summer something different. :) He is 9yo and I let him help decide what we were going to do. He looked at several of the 8-10 and 9-11 concepts, but decided that he liked the science kits that come with the Similarities and Differences concept. We started this week and so far so good. Mandy Could you report on this again as you have done more, please? It looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nature Walks and Nature Journaling That's a good one. Very simple and basic and fits summertime. I think whatever else we do, I'll make that the basic idea for writing this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaraH Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 We also school year round. I'm thinking of more art (we have Meet the Masters and Mark Kistler) and something from TOPS. They have lots of great science and math and the ones with lentils look fun - perfect for outside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassoonaroo Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Some summers we do school, some we don't, based on what else is on the calendar. I usually pick a fun book to work through and then add any basics we need to brush up on. Some books I've had fun with in the summer in the past were: Roller Coaster Science Bridges (I think it was Williamson Publishing) Lewis and Clark (again, Williamson) Fizz, Bubble and Flash (Williamson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathGirl Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 How about a unit study or two? Check out Amanda Bennett's site if you need ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happycc Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 like The Sentence Family.... Others may have more Waldorfy curriculum ideas for the summer. We are using more Hands On Algebra during the summer. Singapore- Artistic Pursuits Simply Music MEP Mr. Q's Science Amanda Bennett's Unit Study Our family seemed to move too slowly in Writing With Ease so we will finish that up over the summer. FLL as well for one of the girls. We will continue on with AAS. Finish up the Keys to's and Teaching textbooks As well as Story of the World Ancients, I Speak Latin and Getting Started with Latin. Boy it seems we hardly finished anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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