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Hands-on Summer Learning Fun

Summer break from school can mean lost skills by autumn. There are a considerable number of fun summer activities which can help the child to continue practicing skills they have learned and be ready for the start of the new school year. Children need to get their hands and feet involved in the learning process so give some of these ideas a try.......

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Sandbox and pool/bathtub toys should include a selection of measuring cups, empty gallon, half-gallon, pint and ounce size containers. Pouring sand or water from one to the other will help little ones gain an understanding of these different measurements.

Dedicate time each week for a family read aloud. This will not only encourage love of reading and promote auditory processing skills, but you will make some great family memories as well. Take turns reading out loud to ensure each child has a chance to develop reading fluency.

Consider investing in a recording device. Enlist the assistance of your older children. Ask them to read one of their favorite books into the recording device. You now have home made recorded books for your younger children’s listen pleasure.  Encourage the child to follow along with the book as it is read on the recording.

While jumping rope, playing hopscotch, shooting basketball or jumping on the trampoline, have your children practice skip counting.

Cooking is a tasty way to practice both literacy and math skills. Be adventurous!  Branch out into recipes from other countries and adds geography and social studies.

Plan a weekly game night.

Present each child with a journal. Throughout the summer months, take family walks, explore your backyard, frolic in a creek, wander through a museum, splash in a pool, and dig in the sand at the beach. Encourage your child to make notes, draw pictures or make up stories about something they experienced. These are learning activities that build fond family memories.

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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner

Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.

Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.

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