Our Big Summer To Do

The last school bell has rung and summer is officially here! It is a bit later then usual for us because of an over abundance of make up snow days, but that just gave us extra opportunity to anticipate summer and tweak our annual "Summer Fun To-Do" list. Every year we start a list of things we want to do and learn in the summer and post it on our fridge for easy access. I like calling it our Summer To Do because usually our to-do lists entails things like chores and its good for the kids to see that "to-do" is not always work!

There are always the favorite oldies that get re-mentioned right off the bat, but this year the kids have come up with some newbies. I continue to be proud of them as they pick creative things and inexpensive things instead of listing off things that are costly and a no-brainer (science center, zoo, Adventureland...)

The 2010 Weis Family Summer Fun To-Do

Camp in backyard
Sprinkler/Water Cone Races
Create your own ice cream sundaes
Under the Rainbow with Hose
Lemonade/Cookie Stand
Create and Play in Chemist Lab and Design Studios
Scrapbook
Bike to Tropical Sno
Drive in Movie
Hike
Go Bowling
Bike to Dahls for Breakfast
Visit the Dairy Farm/Creamery
Bike Around Grays Lake
Picnics
Farmer's Market
Living History Farms
Firepit Smores
Water Balloon Fight
Summer Olympics in Backyard
Painting Clubhouse with Water
Treasure Hunts
Chalk the Corners
Letterboxing

In addition to our "to-do" we include things we want to learn each summer.

Lucy's Learning Goals
telling time
addition
golf
Endangered Species


Megan's Learning Goals
practice on new sewing machine
volleyball
french braid
cook

Max's Learning Goals
writing his name
Using scissors shapes/letters