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Take the 1,000 Minute Reading Challenge

Paula — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 09:09:00 +0000

When I was a child I could spend hours upon hours reading. I consumed novels in the summer as if they were food and they kind of were. In summer as a child I had all the time in the world just to read. In school, I loved a good reading challenge too. Summer Slump This summer, when the kids are home you can encourage their love of reading with this cute little 1,000 Minute Reading Challenge. Don’t let summer slide or summer slump claim too many of the kid’s brain cells this year or any year. What are You Reading? What kinds of books are your kids interested in? Do they love reading as much as I do, as much as you do? During the pandemic I have been reading more than ever. I suspect many people have rediscovered a passion for novels. In fact, I kind of have my own reading challenge going on. One week last month I decided my books were a little bit stale, so I drove around town to the Little Free Library locations. While we might not be able to travel out of town, we can definitely travel through literature. Kids can do the same. Adult Reading Journals When I was in my twenties I kept lengthy reading journals. This one works too. CUTE Reading Journal for Book Lovers. I still have several of them. BOY, could I ever read pre-children, anyways. Get the 4-page Kids Reading Challenge Here: My 1,000 Word Reading Challenge Download this fun summer or homeschool literary challenge for kids or kids at heart via the link above. It’s a super cute 4 page printable. One page is a journal style entry to share all of your reads in and one page is cute little bookmarks. There’s a bee themed reading game and also a title page. Love the Bee Theme? Don’t Miss this cute Bee Life Cycle Learning Kit Printable too!

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Take the Summertime Building Challenge

Paula — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:04:00 +0000

My kids are older now and yet one of them is so enamoured with Lego, specifically the most challenging kits that are like a gigantic puzzle scene. Give her a Harry Potter clock tower or astronomy scene and she’s transfixed for hours, until it is finished. She’s my puzzler, the one who loves to build and make puzzle pieces fit. While I love writing and creative pursuits, I am less skilled at building. Summertime is the ideal time for creativity and getting outside. Swimming, walking, hiking and camping – these are my favourite things to do in the warm months, but there are many days when the weather gets in the way, or when you just need a change of pace. STEM learning doesn’t have to be hard. You can simply provide the materials and offer a visual summertime building challenge. WE loved this Classic Lego set when the kids were younger. STEM Summertime Learning Those days, the rainy ones, or the ones full of thunder and lightning storms, are the days that are perfect for building challenges. Take this summer themed building challenge and make it your own for the entire summer season. While it is 30 days of challenges like build a canoeing scene or an ice cream truck, you could also just use it all summer long as needed. You don’t necessarily have to go in order either. It’s up to you, and your kids, just let them have fun exploring building Don’t Miss These Activities Too How to Get This Building Challenge Just click on the link below and it will download for you. Consider printing this out and hanging it in the playroom, or wherever the Lego or Duplo building blocks are. If you have a laminator, you could laminate it and keep it for years. Lately, I am laminating all of the crafty things here. It makes me happy.

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