It’s almost time for Christmas or Winter holiday and you need to keep your little ones busy. Most parents don’t want to plunk your child in front of the TV during the two week holiday but find it hard to find activities to keep them occupied. What’s important to remember is that you don’t want your child to forget everything he or she learned from September. Here are some activities and resource to use to help your child stay up to date in academics.
School Based Activities Over The Holidays
- Activity Books – Whether your child is learning his ABC’s or trigonometry, there are activity books at your local grocery store or office supply store that will help your child keep up to date. If money is an issue, you can always go to your local library to find activity books and then photo copy them or go online to find activity sheets to print up.
- Learning Games – There are many games out there that target certain skills like shapes, numbers, reading or phonics. Lucky Ducks is great for the little ones in learning their shapes.
- Theme Days – What’s more fun than to have a theme day? Incorporate science, math, reading and gross motor activities all surrounded by a concept. Choose underwater sea adventure or outer space exploration and create snacks, activities, worksheets and games.
- Let your child be the teacher – Have your child be the teacher and have them teach you what they are learning or have learned at school. Children really enjoy being an authority and have fun teaching their mom or dad.