What works in the summer????     Here are some of our ideas.

Relax

• Start your days with no TV 
• Start slow, finish chores
• Do school lite (a few less calories)
• Read a little, take extra trips to the library
• Take what's left to do to the pool for the afternoon

Follow a Unit Theme

Geography or State History?

• Make the appropriate museums a weekly priority
• Look for summer festivals that relate
• Keep a photo journal
• See what's happening in the National Parks

Music?

• Look for free music in the parks - libraries have the schedules
• Get a library book ahead of time to cover some particular aspect
• Keep a journal of the events and what was noticed there relating to what was covered in the reading or other prep
• See what's happening at the Gettysburg Nat. Park  

Plant Studies?

• Garden
• Watch the bugs
• Check what Scout badges you can work for at MeritBadge.com (Even if you aren't a Scout, these downloadable pages are great unit studies!)
• Use the Nature Centers in Montgomery County, Md.
• Keep those nature guides handy!!!

For some places to consider visiting in Baltimore City, click here.  And while there remember that the Enoch Pratt Library will lend to us!

Remember Homeschool Day at the Fair in August.