Summer Lessons

Song of Summer by Margo Petterson
Summer is quickly approaching and even though the school doors are closing, the curious minds of our children never shut down! As I look ahead to July and August, I am starting to think about the lessons that I will be teaching my children during the lazy, but inevitably crazy days of summer. Here are some of the lessons that have come to mind:

How to pick strawberries without smooshing them.
How to pack a healthy picnic lunch.
How to paddle a canoe.
What the summer solstice means.
How to make others feel special on their birthday(we have a lot of summer birthdays).
How to swim safely at the lake.
How to make a bird feeder out of a giant sunflower.
How to spot the Big Dipper and Ursa Minor.
How to make homemade ice cream.
How to pack a backpack for a sleepover.
How to can peaches.
How to make and sort a collection of rocks, shells, and flower petals.
How to build a stable sand castle.
How to play hopscotch.
How to jump rope.
How to pit a cherry and make a fresh cherry pie.
How to keep our petunias and marigolds alive and well.
How to harvest lavender.
How to count their many summer blessings.