All home educators are different, but I am not planning on stopping many of our learning rhythms over the summer. Bear and The Cub are only little, and we only do small amounts of intentional, sit-down learning a week, so I don't feel that keeping some of those things up will impact upon our time too much.
One of the downsides to summer off from school is that children tend to forget a lot of the things they're learning, meaning that the first weeks back to school in September are revision, covering basics that children haven't practiced over the holidays.
I intend to keep up Bear's reading and maths practice over the summer and into next year so that he doesn't lose any of the skills that we've learnt and are practicing. Including our read aloud and lots of hands on skills.
We have so many plans for adventures and family holidays over the summer, that our learning may look different and take place in different locations, but I'd still like to keep it there so that the rhythm doesn't disappear on us.
How do you plan for summer in your home education journey?
Mama Bear
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