It’s summer time again! And we are ready for some fun in the sun! Although my girls are a bit older now, we still enjoy learning activities in the summer and hands on STEAM projects that we can work on together. If you’re staying home this summer and looking for ideas to keep preschoolers, grade schoolers, or even tweens busy and learning at the same time – check out the ideas below for learning at home projects to do this summer!
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I love using themes to bring together activities, so let’s dive into your Ultimate Summer Learning Guide to create activities around themes that your kids enjoy!
Get your FREE summer theme learning planner, that works for activities for kids of all ages!
Summer is a great time to guide learning towards subjects your kids want to dive deeper into, or maybe just want some extra practice in. Creating a theme for each week keeps it fun, and you can even create snacks, movie time, and more that uses the theme for the week! Get creative and have fun!
Natalie using The Print Penmanship workbook to practice writing.
If you have preschoolers at home, themes are a great way to keep them engaged! Check out my video Preschool at Home series, where I found that setting a weekly theme worked great to help me make the schedule of projects for the week and keep us motivated to continue with the projects over time.
Here are some fun ideas to keep little hands busy this summer, with these preschool age activities:
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Window Art / Magnet Wands / Sensory Bin / Busy Book / Pipe Cleaner Animals
Kid’s ATM / Science Lab Set / LCD Writing Board / Pattern Block Set
Find more handy preschool learning ideas on this Amazon Idea List!
For more inspiration, we have videoed some of our previous learning weeks and shared those on YouTube. Check out these vlogs below for activity ideas for Aloha Week, Ocean Week, and Space Week!
Here are more great Summer Learning Ideas on YouTube!
I’ve also shared a great round up of learning resource items on my Amazon Idea List, which you can check out here. All of the individual items are linked below. Let older kids work independently or use these items below to help them discover new STEAM concepts.
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Window Art / Magnet Wands / Sensory Bin / Busy Book / Pipe Cleaner Animals
Kid’s ATM / Science Lab Set / LCD Writing Board / Pattern Block Set
Combine learning and fun this summer with these STEAM items that use both science and art to teach basic principles and allow for creativity to blossom. I hope this has given you some great ideas for summer learning fun at your own house!
Use this handy free download to organize your weekly themes and plan out the different activities that you want to do all summer long!
We are looking forward to a great summer ahead and adding in some learning activities to make sure we have as little summer learning loss as possible!
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