During the summer I help with VBS, a Faith Camp for kids behind in their sacraments, and host Science Camp. We still take a vacation and spend time with family. But Summer represents an opportunity. Some home-school families opt to teach year-round. One family I work with has her children work during the summer to complete unfinished work. This is a great way to get kids to complete assignments because they want a break. I think kids should read and listen to audio books over the summer. I assign summer assignments to do before Fall. My Bio kids must create a list of 100 local species. The Algebra class is doing an orientation to TI 83/84 graphing calculators. The teens in Composition are reading four books of their choice. Another idea is to have your teen take an online class with the Community college or some of the free online classes from Hillsdale College. Plan to include the classes in the teens’ portfolio. Hillsdale offers loads of options. We started Geometry with Paul this summer. We won’t get far because we’re working around his and our busy schedules. Consider your options. The kids can sign up for the summer reading contest at the local library and try to log 100 books. But you might look ahead to Fall and jump start school this summer.
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