Kid’s Summer Boredom Busters Activities

Are you hearing the words, “Mom, I’m bored?  I don’t know what to do”, yet?  I have and we’ve been out of school one week.  Sigh… I’ve gathered some summer boredom buster activities for elementary kids as well as some learning sites for up to high school.

When I was in the thralls of parenting, these two books were used often in my home.    “Sanity in the Summertime” helps lay out activities (chores, activities, learning, etc) in a way that motivates the kids.  “401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home” is great for creative ways/charts to get your kids to work.  I highly recommend you check them out.

 

 

Patriotic Noise Makers

Here’s a paper plate door hanger project.

Patriotic Door Hanger

How fun would this be for a parade?

Liberty Crown and Torch

Why not make some hand print flags.

You know I LOVE toilet paper crafts but this one is super cute!

Below is a list of Learning activities for ALL ages.

Preschool sites: Learning Activities for Pre-schoolers

http://www.abcmouse.com/  http://www.first-school.ws/  http://www.childcareland.com/free.html 

http://www.softschools.com/grades/preschool/  http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/mommy-school 

Kindergarten sites:

http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_computers.htm 

http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html 

http://www.kidslearningstation.com/ 

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ 

http://www.tlsbooks.com/kindergartenworksheets.htm 

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/kindergarten-vocabulary-games/ 

Vocabulary http://www.softschools.com/grades/kindergarten.jsp 

http://kindergartenbasics.blogspot.com/ 

1st Grade:

http://www.tlsbooks.com/firstgradeworksheets.htm  http://www.greatschools.org/students/activities/298-first-grade-learning-games-activities.gs  http://www.education.com/activity/first-grade/  http://www.softschools.com/grades/1st_grade/math/ Math http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/1st-grade-math.html  Math http://www.worksheetuniverse.com/firstgradeworksheets.html  http://www.abcya.com/first_grade_computers.htm  http://www.vocabulary.co.il/first-grade-vocabulary-games/ Vocabulary http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_1.php  http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/spelling-level-d.html 

2nd Grade:

http://www.tlsbooks.com/secondgradeworksheets.htm 

http://www.education.com/worksheets/second-grade/ 

http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_2.php 

Math http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/2nd-comprehension.html 

Reading http://www.greatschools.org/worksheets/second-grade/writing/ 

http://www.scholastic.com/resources/collection/printables-1st-2nd-grade 

http://www.abcya.com/second_grade_computers.htm 

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/second-grade-vocabulary-games/ 

Vocabulary http://www.softschools.com/grades/5thgrade.jsp 

3rd Grade:

http://www.abcya.com/third_grade_computers.htm 

http://www.tlsbooks.com/thirdgradeworksheets.htm 

http://www.greatschools.org/students/activities/303-third-grade-learning-games-and-activities.gs

  http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/3rd-grade-math.html 

Math http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table3.html 

Reading http://www.vocabulary.co.il/third-grade-vocabulary-games/ 

Vocabulary http://www.time4learning.com/spellingwords/3rd-grade-spelling-words.shtml 

Spelling http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_3.php 

http://www.softschools.com/grades/5thgrade.jsp 

4th Grade:

http://www.abcya.com/fourth_grade_computers.htm 

http://www.tlsbooks.com/fourthgradeworksheets.htm 

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/fourth-grade-vocabulary-games/ 

Vocabulary http://www.education.com/activity/fourth–grade 

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/4th-grade-math.html 

http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp 

http://www.greatschools.org/students/activities/542-fourth-fifth-grade-tips-activities.gs 

http://www.homeschoolmath.net/worksheets/grade_4.php 

Math http://www.education.com/worksheets/fourth-grade/ 

http://www.time4learning.com/education/fourth_grade.shtml 

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/spelling-level-d.html  http://www.softschools.com/grades/5thgrade.jsp 

5th Grade:

http://www.abcya.com/fifth_grade_computers.htm 

http://www.tlsbooks.com/fifthgradeworksheets.htm 

http://www.vocabulary.co.il/fifth-grade-vocabulary-games/ 

http://www.greatschools.org/students/activities/542-fourth-fifth-grade-tips-activities.gs 

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/4th-comprehension.html 

http://www.education.com/activity/fifth-grade/ 

http://www.softschools.com/grades/5thgrade.jsp 

http://www.time4learning.com/fifth-grade-math.shtml 

Middle School

http://www.tlsbooks.com/sixthgradeworksheets.htm 

http://www.softschools.com/grades/6th_and_7th.jsp 

http://www.education.com/activity/middle-school/ 

://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/slideshows/4169-summer-learning-middle-school.gs

http://www.math-play.com/Middle-School-Math-Games.html 

http://www.mathplayground.com/ 

http://powermylearning.com/ 

All Ages:

https://www.khanacademy.org/ K-12 Math tutorials and worksheets

http://www.mathworksheetsland.com–

This is a GREAT math worksheet site. Definitely worth the visit. http://www.funbrain.com/index.html 

http://www.education.com http://www.tlsbooks.com/ 

http://www.softschools.com/ 

http://www.learningplanet.com/index.asp http://www.time4learning.com/ 

http://www.mathplayground.com/ 

http://www.theclassroomcreative.com/ 

Don’t forget to READ!  I’m not above bribing to get them to read.  My twins aren’t fond of reading but will do it more readily if I download the book on their iPod so that they can listen as they read along.  Our library has a huge selection of audiobooks.
If your child has a particular interest.  Study it!!  A great resource for a topic study is using lapbooks.  Here are a couple of sites http://www.homeschoolshare.com/lapbooking_resources.php  and http://lapbooking.wordpress.com/ that go into detail on how to make them.  We all know that kids learn best by doing!

Keep your kids in Gods word during the summer!  I sure wish they would’ve had something like this when my kids were younger.  This looks so cool and its FREE!

 

While you’re at it mom here is 15 Tips on How to Keep Bible Study Alive for you as well.  We set the tone of the home and if we are in tune then we won’t have good results.

While you’re at it why don’t YOU, yes you mom find something that interests you and study it.  One year I did an in-depth study of the Amish culture.  I read fiction and nonfiction and studied their lifestyle. Another year, I focused on herbs.  How to grow them and their medicinal uses.  I made herbal bath oils and herbal vinegar. I learned how to find and identify them growing in the wild.  We are NEVER too old to stop learning and growing. We have to be intentional, this stuff just won’t happen. Yes, it takes time to plan and set things up but it’s not a ton of time and a little preparation goes a LONG way! Do you have any tried and true Summer Boredom Busters?  If so please share in the comments.