Summer Lesson Plans

We're still trecking thru school. I think if we stopped completely, the kids would be fighting and getting into SO much trouble coming up with their own activities, we would all go nuts!!
We are done with this semester of History and they are just doing the basics of language and math--usually finishing before lunch. But they are asking "When are we doing a lapbook again?" So I guess it's time to look at some Science lapbooks for summertime!
We will also be visiting the local library this week to sign up for their Summer Reading Program and maybe let the little ones sit in on the story time on Wed. mornings. This would be a great day to pack lunch and go to the free wading pool across the street as soon as it opens, but that just may wipe me out TOO much for church on Wed. nights--we'll see!! We also plan on picking blueberries at a local farm sometime--maybe we'll check out Blueberries for Sal and do a cute lapbook I saw on that.....
If my oldest continues working ahead in her Phonics and English books, she will finish them soon after completing 2nd grade math around July 17th or so, leaving Reading, Copywork, and Spelling [and, honestly, copywork and spelling are really really simple and easy, maybe a total of an hour and a half per week for BOTH combined]. July 20th we plan on starting our "fall semester" of History--which is Quarter 3 of Vol. 1 Mystery of History. August 14th will wrap up all of 2nd grade work for dd H and she will get 2 weeks "off" with only History (including a lapbook) and whatever other fun stuff we come up with.
Our full fall semester starts August 31st--hopefully with me NOT on bedrest, but we'll see!
As for ds J?!?! Yes, he is not forgotten--I just don't have ALL his plans done for summer and I haven't made his purchases for next year yet. It looks like he will be finishing his Pathways language and Horizons 1 Math by the end of July, leaving him just about a whole month free from "regular school"!
I do have a couple little freebie math workbooks that they can do for fun during this off time and I hope to not have TOO much trouble getting back into the swing of things when we start again. But, then again, the curriculum all takes that into consideration and the first several lessons are all simple review which softens the start a bit....
Since dh was sick when we had our group's Award Banquet (and, let's face it, we weren't ready to promote yet), I'd like to have a NICE family dinner and ceremony when it is time to promote to the next level and start their new stuff in our "new" school room.....I just hope I am up and around and able to do that! I also want the chance to share with their dad in a "ceremony" of sorts what they are accomplishing. Who knows--maybe at LEAST we could go out for ice cream!! ;)