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How to use our time on break?
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We are due for a break in Oct and I am trying to figure out how to really take off and rest, play, hike, etc. I have 2 learning to read so is there anything I should do with them or is reading good books aloud enough? We have 1 month off.
Otherwise, we’ll get some fun books from the library along with the activities above. I can’t wait for Fall!
Thanks.
My own personal opinion would be to take off from those things that you can pick up later with no issues. Things like math and reading, especially those learning or young readers I would just keep them going daily or every other day. Really that wouldn’t take more than a a full hour max, but didn’t see how old your kids were. That’s just my thought. In the summer we without a doubt never quit moving along in math and always have a good book going also. This way when were back in the full swing it’s not so hard for everyone to pick up on those more detailed subjects. Again, that’s just what I would do.
Oh I fogot to mention, do you have a library around that would have a story time? Again, didn’t know ages of kids. But ours does a preschool hour that my kids will sit and listen to (the 3-8 yr olds that is) and gives the older ones time to research at the library
Something like Five in a Row would be a great activity during your break time. It’s something you can even do yourself – choose some of your favorite picture books, read each day for a week, and each day have a different talk or activity about some of the details in the book.
We do FIAR, and, for example, this week we are doing Madeline. During the course of the week we will:
-find France on a globe
-talk about the Seine River
-color the flag of France
-learn more about the Eiffel Tower
-talk about symmetry in the book
-learn that the number 12 is a dozen, work on dividing the number 12 into equal groups, etc.
-disover that the book was written when their great-grampie was six years old; look for “old-fashioned” things in the bookI agree with Robin whole-heartedly!!
If any of your children are still in the “learning to read” phase, I would set aside a few minutes for them to practice reading to you each day. Maybe something different though from their regular “reading lessons.” In our home, my independent reader reads without any urging on my part, but if you have a reluctant reader, you may want to require 1 chapter or XX minutes of reading each day. (that’s pretty much what we did during summer break)
We take 3 week breaks between our 12 week terms, and for the first week off we don’t do any school. That’s my project time, and just good rest for everyone. Then on our next 2 weeks “off” we do math and reading (although my kids love to read, so that’s not a big deal). I don’t think math should ever really get a break. I also try and do more science experiments, because they enjoy them and I feel like I have more time to do them over the break. Then be outside as much as you can! Enjoy!
I would just get outside alot and have maybe 5-10 min of reading time for the readers. Take it easy!
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