Summer Fun Over 35 Summer Fun Activities ~ 2022 8 Jun 202229 Jun 2022 Every year we add new resources to our Summer Fun Activities archive. These are fun and light learning ideas to "keep 'em learning" over the summer months. Recent additions include:…
Summer Fun Map and Compass Activities ~ Free 8 Jul 202128 Jun 2022 Summer is a great time to get outside and practice orienteering skills. This free download will get you started with several map and compass activities. Activities include: Determine a direction…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Build a Parachute 1 Jul 202128 Jun 2022 Here is a fun summer activity to keep 'em learning: Build a parachute! These easy instructions from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis help you build and explore the forces of…
Summer Fun Over 30 Summer Fun Activities ~ 2021 13 May 202110 Nov 2021 Every year we add new resources to our Summer Fun Activities archive. These are fun and light learning ideas to "keep 'em learning" over the summer months. Recent additions include:…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: STEM Challenge Cards 29 Jul 202028 Jun 2022 Love these STEM challenge cards from the James Dyson Foundation! 22 experiments each in the fields of science and engineering make a perfect summer fun activity to keep 'em learning!…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: NASA Optics Educator’s Guide 22 Jul 202028 Jun 2022 Another excellent resource from NASA. Optics: Light, Color, and Their Uses Educator's Guide is a 98-page download with STEM-focused activities for K–12. The guide includes 18 lessons or activities. Each…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Fold & Fly Paper Airplane Designs 15 Jul 202028 Jun 2022 Here is a great summer fun activity to keep hands busy: experimenting with paper airplane designs! Fold & Fly currently has a database of 47 paper airplane designs. The database…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: 507 Mechanical Movements 8 Jul 202028 Jun 2022 507 Mechanical Movements is an interactive site based on a book published in 1868 by Henry T. Brown that shows the mechanical movements: Embracing all those which are most important…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Exploring the Extreme ~ Free NASA Educator’s Guide 24 Jun 202028 Jun 2022 Here is a great Summer Fun Activity to keep them learning: "Exploring the Extreme" is an Educator's Guide from NASA geared at K–8 students that focuses on math, science, and…
Summer Fun 10 End-of-Summer Ideas 14 Aug 201928 Jun 2022 Summer is winding down. Time to celebrate! Here are 10 end-of-summer ideas that can be educational (or just fun) to celebrate the end of summer: 1. Make a backyard tent.…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Learning Synths 29 Jul 20196 Jun 2022 Here is a great summer fun learning activity: Learning Synths! This extensive interactive created by a music software company helps students explore the elements of sound in a fun and…
Summer Fun Activity: Creative Writing with the Random Word Generator 22 Jul 201928 Jun 2022 It's summer. While keeping things light, you do want your children to keep those skills sharp (math and writing come to mind here). Try using a random word generator to…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Make a Balloon Rocket 8 Jul 201928 Jun 2022 The summer months are a great time to experiment outside — keep 'em learning! No one will object to making a balloon rocket! You'll find everything you need over at…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Total Solar Eclipse 7 Aug 20176 Jun 2022 The 2017 total solar eclipse, August 21, 2017, was billed as "The Great American Eclipse." If you missed it, you can still learn quite a bit about solar eclipses! Click…
Summer Fun 2017 Total Solar Eclipse 7 Aug 2017 Update: Be careful about purchasing eclipse glasses. The glasses we originally recommended that claimed to be certified to meet the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard did not make the list…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Make a Wind Chime 20 Jul 201728 Jun 2022 Here is a summer fun activity that can not only be fun, but also useful, educational, and creative! Make a wind chime! Making a wind chime can be as easy…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Bug Scavenger Hunt 13 Jul 201728 Jun 2022 Here is a summer fun activity that suits most kids — a bug scavenger hunt! And there are certainly plenty of bugs to find in the summer! Here are a…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Make a Travel Kit 15 Jun 201728 Jun 2022 Traveling this summer? Before you take off why not let your child make his own travel kit? Not only will this involve him in the process, it will also give…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Photographic Wrap-Up 10 Aug 201628 Jun 2022 Here is a summer fun activity with purpose: create a photographic summer wrap-up collage! Have your child take digital pictures of those things he most enjoyed during the summer. The…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Build Paper Boats 20 Jul 20166 Jun 2022 Ready for a summer fun activity for the entire family? Build paper boats! Besides being just plain fun, participants can learn a little math, practice their arts and crafts skills,…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Scavenger Hunt! 13 Jul 201628 Jun 2022 Summer is a great time to enjoy a scavenger hunt! And lest you think this a mindless activity.... Scavenger hunts can: Develop skill in following directions.Focus on an educational theme…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Roll-A-Challenge 22 Jun 20166 Jun 2022 Here is a fun summer activity from DestinationImagination.org: Roll-A-Challenge! Cut out the three dice on the printable download — "Use," "Make," and "That Will" — and tape them together. Gather…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Radar & Weather Together 15 Jun 20166 Jun 2022 Radar & Weather Together is a 71-page illustrated download from the National Center for Atmospheric Research full of educational (and fun!) resources — "Engaging Hands-on Activities for Students" — and…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Create Giant Bubbles 17 Jun 201528 Jun 2022 Ever wonder how bubbles get their shape? Or what makes them finally burst? Create giant bubbles and find out with this summer fun activity from Exploratorium. With dishwashing liquid (blue…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Teddy at the Beach Cupcakes 26 Aug 201428 Jun 2022 Whether you are looking for a fun way to wrap up summer or are already into your new year, enjoy these teddy-at-the-beach cupcake ideas! We found four different, but equally…
Summer Fun Summer Fun Activity: Watermelon Science 19 Aug 201428 Jun 2022 With summer coming to a close, some might enjoy a fun way to make a smooth transition back to school. Try watermelon science! These fun science experiments from the National…
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