Students Resources for an Awesome Summer!

It's summer and the living is easy. Or is it?

While school might be closed, you might have summer assignments to complete. Or you want to get a jump on the next school year.

Or your summer is so long and you don't know how to spend your time. Ugh - boredom.

I've got you covered! I have ideas for summer activities, to get work done, and maybe get some learning done. Just maybe.

Summer Resources and Ideas

It’s the night before the first day of school. You’re a bit nervous, but also excited. Tomorrow you get to[...]

I have been a reading machine through the pandemic. ‘Cause what else was there to do?? We’re talking 2-4 books[...]

Even though I live in Colorado, I am not the most outdoorsy of people. Most of my summers growing up[...]

I ❤️ high school juniors. I’ve taught 8-12 grade, but 11th grade is my jam. Juniors are close enough to[...]

The strangest spring is about to become the oddest summer in memory. While most of us are no longer under[...]

Every summer break I had great plans. I was going to work out every day, paint my condo, read all[...]

I recently had a question pop into my head about my great-grandmother’s confectionary (a sweets and food store) that she[...]

A few years ago, I visited Niagara Falls with friends. On the Canadian side, I spotted a small history museum[...]

Is there anything better than summer vacation? Long days, warm nights, and nothing to do. I always loved summer break[...]

My one-year-old daughter is nicknamed the “Destroyer of Books.” She puts everything, including books, in her mouth. And proceeds to[...]

When I was teaching, my goal was to only have 2 crying kids per semester. I’m a sympathetic crier, so[...]

School’s out for summer! As both a student and a teacher I looked forward to summer vacation, probably even more[...]

I’ve taught summer school several times and really enjoyed it. And even my students seemed to enjoy it. Why? Because[...]

Looking back on my teen summers, my memories are . . . pretty hazy. All right, I don’t remember much[...]

I’m not going to mince words here - I hate summer assignments. I mean, really hate them. I’ve completed them[...]

I can’t draw, but boy can I paint. Paint by numbers, that is. I was volunteering at a Washington, DC[...]