| For homeschooling parents, what to do during | | | | educational experiences. |
| summertime can be a difficult question. Most | | | | For example, making homemade ice cream is a |
| children who attend public and private schools are | | | | wonderful summertime science activity. By using |
| outside enjoying their summer vacation. Children | | | | basic ingredients such as sugar, salt, vanilla extract |
| who are home schooled may find that learning | | | | and water from your kitchen and rock salt and |
| does not stop for them all because the weather | | | | ice you can create an experiment that is |
| becomes warmer. As a parent it can be difficult | | | | educational and a delicious summer treat! This |
| to teach children who wish they were outside | | | | experiment will teach children about chemical |
| enjoying all the delights that summer has to offer | | | | interactions and the results they produce. For |
| with other neighborhood children. You can get | | | | reading you could start a summer reading club |
| around the summertime blues by bringing summer | | | | where all the children can sit outside on the lawn |
| enjoyment to the homeschooling experience. | | | | and read and discuss interesting parts of a book |
| One of the best ways to keep homeschooled | | | | they enjoy. There are many different types of |
| children engaged during the summer months is to | | | | activities that can be molded to suit children for |
| take learning outside. If it is possible change the | | | | summer learning. |
| learning environment for the summer to the | | | | Finally, go on field trips. Field trips are an excellent |
| outdoors. Of course, weather permitting, allowing | | | | way to make summer homeschooling fun and |
| children to complete their studies in the warmth | | | | entertaining! There are lots of places you can go |
| of the sun and surrounded by nature could help to | | | | to teach your children about a variety of topics. If |
| alleviate the restless feeling children may develop. | | | | you want to learn more about history or art visit |
| Reserve a particular spot such as a place in the | | | | a local museum or art gallery. Are you studying |
| backyard or a spot under a large tree to sit and | | | | different animals? Well a trip to the zoo is an |
| complete studies. You can even set up your own | | | | excellent outing to learn more about the animal |
| makeshift outside classroom using picnic tables as | | | | kingdom and its entire species. Even a trip to the |
| a communal desk and a portable chalkboard or an | | | | beach can be educational. You can pick up |
| easel to write on. Being outside will allow the | | | | seashells and categorize them. Field trips are a |
| children to still be able to meet their educational | | | | great way to learn but at the same time get out |
| obligation while enjoying the summertime weather. | | | | of the house and make learning fun. |
| Another way to provide stimulation to children | | | | Homeschooling during the summer doesn't have |
| during the summer is to incorporate the summer | | | | to be a bad experience. Being creative can make |
| activities into the learning process and homeschool | | | | learning at home even during the summer an |
| program. There are many summer time and | | | | interesting and exciting experience. |
| outside activities that can be made into | | | | |