First, our household plans to school all summer. Paul, nine, has been out of public school for two months. I teach science. If you want ideas about science camp at home see my science blog. Recently, I have several posts with fun activities.
Right now, Paul does my curriculum and Choice Boards from his elementary school. He does about 1 1/2 hours of math, 45 minutes of science, 45 minutes of history, and 45 minutes of English. After lunch is an hour outside, followed by an hour of Choice Boards, 30 minutes of guitar, 45 minutes of Lego, reading, and more outside play.
This summer we are following the morning routine with four subjects: math, science, history, and English. After lunch, school is out and camp is in! Already we are doing fun science activities or labs twice a week, such as making Cartesian divers and Tornado in a Bottle. Paul is finishing Zoology 1. We plan to use Chemistry and Physics for science in the mornings, with fun labs and projects in the afternoon, such as diy super balls, slime, periodic table cookies, etc. My husband and I teach Physics and Chemistry—we have ideas!
We hope the pool opens; camps and VBS are closed this summer. We plan to strike out on our own. It won’t all be school or camp. We planted seeds for a garden, are working on Cub Scout badges, have cooking lessons, make cartoons, and have stacks of kits in the basement to build. But this summer, school is on and structured around three solid hours of Math, Science, History, and English.
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