My kids aren't getting much of a break this summer, but I don't think they've realized it yet.
My daughter is still working on www.time4learning.com this summer, but at a slower pace.
She is also doing summer bridge workbook in her spare time.
My son is using the Summer Bridge book as well, and has a tutor he is meeting with a few times this summer to break some bad habits before 8th grade math.
He also decided to do the critical thinking "reading detective" workbook as well.
Who am I to stop them.. here is where It gets sneaky on my part. My daughter is doing a pageant at the end of the month and I am having her write her introduction. I suggested an acrostic poem. So she learns a bit about poetry this summer and gets some writing done.
Also, she has a bad habit of asking me alot of really good questions, and If I don't give her an answer, she just forgets it. I gave her a question notebook and told her I would reward her weekly based on how many of her questions she researched on her own.
My son, wants to build a webpage this summer. The music minister at our church is also a programer, so I asked if my son could go in with him. He can, and my son will be going to work with him several times this summer. He went today, and it was an awesome experience. Shadowing someone at work is a better learning experience than sitting in a classroom ever was.
If you are looking for some passive aggressive things for your kids to do this summer, think of a project connected with an activity they are excited about.... or bribe them to do something they really should be doing.
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My daughter is still working on www.time4learning.com this summer, but at a slower pace.
She is also doing summer bridge workbook in her spare time.
My son is using the Summer Bridge book as well, and has a tutor he is meeting with a few times this summer to break some bad habits before 8th grade math.
He also decided to do the critical thinking "reading detective" workbook as well.
Who am I to stop them.. here is where It gets sneaky on my part. My daughter is doing a pageant at the end of the month and I am having her write her introduction. I suggested an acrostic poem. So she learns a bit about poetry this summer and gets some writing done.
Also, she has a bad habit of asking me alot of really good questions, and If I don't give her an answer, she just forgets it. I gave her a question notebook and told her I would reward her weekly based on how many of her questions she researched on her own.
My son, wants to build a webpage this summer. The music minister at our church is also a programer, so I asked if my son could go in with him. He can, and my son will be going to work with him several times this summer. He went today, and it was an awesome experience. Shadowing someone at work is a better learning experience than sitting in a classroom ever was.
If you are looking for some passive aggressive things for your kids to do this summer, think of a project connected with an activity they are excited about.... or bribe them to do something they really should be doing.
FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50! Computers4SURE
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