How To Keep The Kids Engaged On Non- School Days

Finding motivational activities to keep the kids engaged on non-school days can be challenging, but most rewarding.

With the warmer temperatures, longer days and so many fun things to do, it is essential that you carve out time daily for some learning activities for the children. Academic losses can occur, during the summer and other non-school days, if some form of engagement or creative expressions are absent from the children’s lives. Including some motivational activities into the children’s daily routine can be fun as well as stimulate their minds.

Here are five tips you can try to keep the kids inspired and learning something when they are out of school.

Take a trip to the library: Allow the kids a chance to check out books they enjoy in order to practice their reading skills. Fifteen to twenty minutes per day can be great as long as they can share facts about the story or the pictures.

Write for fun: Try this… Give them the responsibility of making the grocery list, when you are planning a trip to the grocery store. This will strengthen their listening skills, their writing and their spelling skills at the same time.

Take advantage of the games and puzzles on the kid’s menu at restaurants: These are great attention getters while you are waiting to be served. If asked, some employees will be happy to give you an extra copy of the kid’s menu to take home so you and the kids can practice later.

Try something Simple And Fun: Plan a family picnic with the help of the children or some other great idea that the children would love. Allow them make a list of all of the things they will need to have a fun, relaxing day in the park or the beach.

Find opportunities for the kids to show off their math skills: I was most impressed last week at the farmer’s market when I saw a mother allow her 9 year old son, to add the cost of the veggies before going through the checkout. She gave him the money and showed him how to count his change. She stood back and watched while he proudly proceeded to the cashier to pay for his items. I couldn’t help but comment on the valuable math lesson she shared with him. The fact that she allowed him to do this alone was definitely a self esteem booster for him. It was a feeling of accomplishment for the mother as well, because when your children win, you are winners too.

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What are some of the fun things you do with the children are out of school?

To your success!

Ruby Freeman