Summer inspired kids activities to promote literacy, numeracy, and fine motor skills in preschoolers and kindergartens through engaging multi-sensorial invitations to learn and play.
Summer can be a fun time to play and learn together! The ‘official’ state-mandatory curriculum is on halt, until the Fall, but that does not mean that playing and learning shall end too. In fact, children can end up suffering from a “summer slide” ~ a term used to define little people losing some of their academic skills during the summer season IF they are NOT engaged. Trust me; it is absolutely normal and healthy to have some summer slide! However, if you are looking for ways to prevent UNDOING the UNLEARNING from happening, then you can easily make your summer break FUN and ENGAGING with cool ‘summer camps’ Summer Homeschool Kids Activities at home!
Some winning themes you can follow are:
- Arts and Crafts such as Solar-Powered Crafts and Activities
- Ocean Week, Sharks Week (Aug), Marine Biology Week
- STEM Week, Science Camp, Space Week (July 20th ~ first Man on the Moon)
- Some of the cultural themes are Rainforest Theme, Nature Camp, Environmentalist Camp, Entomologist Camp (person who studies bugs), Bee-keeper Camp, Zoologist Camp, Travel Around the World Camp, Botanist/Garden Theme, Animal Theme camp
- Characters: Mermaid Theme, Pirate Theme, Fairy Camp, LEGO Camp, Star Wars Camp, Survivor Week Adventure Camp, Storybook Camp, and so forth!
Summer Homeschool Kids Activities
Spelling with nature finds is a great way to sneak in a literacy lesson while making learning hands-on and fun. We walk around our yard and children collected different leaves and then they had to spell each letter with just one type of plant. This activity is also perfect for letter identification, formation, and fine motor control!
June 21 ~ Summer ☀️Solstice
Solar-Powered Crafts and Activities
Shadow Tracing
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Here, I offered Adrian green paper since the animal he picked is a zebra (from Africa), and in a Montessori curriculum, continents are color-coded: for example, Africa is always green. Adrian is using these extra-large thick core coloring pencils by Lyra which are his absolute favorite!
Sun Art



Have you tried Sun Art? It is a type of “shade art” and is super fun to do with your little ones. First, decide what objects would you like to have the imprint of? We have collected fallen leaves and flowers and I offered children to arrange them on a special SunArt paper.
DIY/CRAFTS
Teachers’ Appreciation GIFT
If you are looking for a cute HAND-made token of expressing gratitude to the teachers, look no further! Here is a craft that will not only bring a smile to one’s face but will serve as a keepsake of the size of your child’s hand! Flower pots with child’s handprint saying “Thank you for helping me bloom!” are a beautiful way to express appreciation for all the hard work teachers do in helping our children bloom! Julia used jumbo washable ink pads to make the prints (just interpose one handprint over the other to give the flower more “petals”). She then colored the popsicle sticks ~ ala “stems” with tempera paints which dry super quick and we simply inserted the hand-print into the pot. Make sure to laminate your handprint for long-lasting durability.
HAPA ZOME LEAF DYE



OFFER a small hammer to pound flowers – watch those little hands! Details HERE.
BUGS COUNTING
BOTANY Summer Homeschool Kids Activities
Learning About 🌿LEAVES
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Summer Homeschool Kids Activities | FLOWERS
SEASHELLS Inspired 🐚Nature Play
Have you tried spelling with shells? Inspired by all the seashells we have collected during our vacation, I set this simple white rice sensory bin invitation to play so that we can learn hands-on about different shells. We are referring to a beloved Nature Anatomy book.
See details HERE~ in our BEACH SEASHELL Inspired 🐚Nature Study.
TURTLE Homeschool Kids Activities



Summer Homeschool Kids Activities | 🐝Bee Unit Study
Summer Homeschool Kids Activities | EARTHWORM Study



To learn about the parts of the earthworm hands-on, we made an earthworm from air-play dough and we also made some of the internal organs and parts. Did you know that Earthworm has 5! ❤️hearts😱And Yes, it has a brain too although no eyes! And only adult earthworms have a Clitellum- ~ a wide band in the middle! And in the winter, earthworms burrow down below the frost level to keep warm with other wiggly friends! Find out more here in our Earthworms Unit Study.
Summer Homeschool Kids Activities | MESSY PLAY
Cocoa Mud
messy-not-so-messy fun!
Dino Clean Up Cocoa Mud
FARM Cloud Dough Mud
💧Water Bead | Shaving Foam Messy Play
Summer Homeschool Kids Activities | WATER PLAY
🎈Balloon 💦Water Play
This is an awesome summer fun activity! Kids get to be outdoors and exercise those gross motor skills; they can splash and get wet on hot summer days, and most importantly ~ they get to have fun!
Stay tuned for more summer-inspired activities …
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