Monday, June 9, 2014

Surviving Days of Whine and Poses: Learning with the Kids Over Summer

My teenager son and his nearly-there sister are a little beyond the water and bucket type of activities that used to entertain them during the stretch of summer between school sessions. I am currently a stay-at-home parent, and previously was a classroom teacher, so for the past eight years I have had the inglorious duty of corralling them home or taking them to the beach. We're not wealthy but we are blessed enough to be able to afford some activities - like camp and classes -  during the summer, both to entertain and to broaden their horizons.  Other than that, much of what we do to minimize their learning loss during the summer has to be free or nearly-free.