Summer Activities

From making a cut-and-tear collage to playing sponge relay, these summer activities will help keep kids entertained during the break from school, while they also learn key skills.

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Summer Community Helpers

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Summer Community Helpers

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Kindergarten

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Superhero Research Project

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Superhero Research Project

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

4th grade

Reading & writing

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Learn About the Police Badge

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Learn About the Police Badge

In this activity, students will learn about the meaning and information on a police badge. Then they will be able to create their own badge with their own identification.

Kindergarten

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Backyard Astronomy

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Backyard Astronomy

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching her some backyard astronomy at the same time.

Kindergarten

Science

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Chain Tag

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Chain Tag

Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of his friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!

4th grade

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Water Tag

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Water Tag

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

5th grade

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Steal the Bacon

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Steal the Bacon

Are you looking for a fun pool game that doesn't require a lot of heavy accessories? Try Steal the Bacon, a creative form of tag your child is sure to love.

3rd grade

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Pool Obstacle Course

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Pool Obstacle Course

Here's a guide to help you design a challenging pool obstacle course for your elementary school children with ordinary pool toys and household objects.

4th grade

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Pool Basketball

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Pool Basketball

What do you get when you cross a pool, water balloons and hula hoops? Pool Basketball, an exciting summer game perfect for kids of all ages.

4th grade

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Fill Your Bucket

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Fill Your Bucket

Combat summer boredom with this easy and fun game. Race against each other to see who can fill their bucket the fastest using leaky cups!

4th grade

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Sneaky Sneaky

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Sneaky Sneaky

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

4th grade

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Sponge Relay

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Sponge Relay

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

4th grade

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Wet Clothes Relay

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Wet Clothes Relay

Cool down this summer with a wet clothes relay, and get the whole family involved for some real summer fun!

4th grade

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Cruise Ship: A Pool Relay

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Cruise Ship: A Pool Relay

Challenge your child to an exciting race across the pool and engage him in a game of Cruise Ship. Grab some plastic figures, hop in the pool, and you're set.

4th grade

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Raft Race

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Raft Race

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

4th grade

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Burst Out!

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Burst Out!

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

4th grade

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Book Through the Summer

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Book Through the Summer

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize his writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

5th grade

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Building Sand Castles

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Building Sand Castles

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

1st grade

Science

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Fruit Crisp

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Fruit Crisp

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

2nd grade

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Blackberry Pie

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Blackberry Pie

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

5th grade

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Lemonade Stand

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Lemonade Stand

A lemonade stand is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their money skills and donate some hard earned money to charity.

4th grade

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Easy Summer Dinner

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Easy Summer Dinner

Get your kids in the kitchen this Fourth of July and celebrate the holiday with some delicious and nutritious kid-friendly recipes!

5th grade

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Make a Bubble Pipe

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Make a Bubble Pipe

There's something magical about bubbles. Here's a way to turn an old favorite into something new, by ditching that plastic wand for a homemade bubble pipe.

Kindergarten

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