Things to Do: August 2025

Things to Do: August 2025

Things to do in August ~ 2025 update: Wrapping up summer and planning ahead. Free resources.

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Things to Do: August

We have updated the August learning calendar for 2025. In August, we are typically wrapping up summer and looking ahead to a more routine existence! To that end, you’ll find fun, end-of-summer activities, but also some great resources to help you plan ahead:

  • 30 free eBooks.
  • 18 favorite finds.
  • 15 tips for building concentration — great for transitioning from summer to focused!
  • 10 free public domain read alouds for the pre-K–to–2 group.
  • 10 End of Summer ideas.
  • 10 ways to incorporate music appreciation in the year ahead.
  • 10 ways to learn during car trips.
  • 8 benefits of home education and 10 things to do next!
  • 7 poetry activities including poems by Robert Louis Stevenson and Christina G. Rossetti.
  • 7 tips for choosing materials that will meet your family’s needs.
  • 7 teaching tips including teaching a child to read the natural way.
  • 6 tips for creating a workable schedule.
  • 5 summer fun activities including watermelon science, safe sun activities, and teddy-to-the-beach wrap-up cupcakes!
  • 5 components of building a better writer.
  • 4 of our free unit studies including fire safety with Smokey Bear.
  • 3 sets of activities to go along with books including Blueberries for Sal.
  • Free set of notebooking pages that goes with the free eBook Grammar-land.
  • Free set of nature journal notebooking pages.

Still updating some links. New resources. Enjoy!


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