Summer Learning Activities at Home

Here are some suggestions for learning activities at home during summer vacation:

• Reading Activities
  
  
  • Reading Al Qur'an at least 10-15 minutes a day
    
  • Reading Prophets and Sahabah
    
  • Reading Companion of the Prophet
    
  • Reading newspaper and magazine articles
    
  • Reading recipes and cooking foods
    
  • Learn to read with phonics, The starfall
    
  
  
  
  
• Writing Activities
  
  
  • Sending a card or letter to someone far away
    
  • Writing family shopping lists (for groceries, presents, etc.)
    
  • Writing short stories about the summer vacation
    
  • Guide to Grammar and Writing
    
  
  
  
  
• Memorizing Activities
  
  
  • Memorizing Al Qur'an
    or Explore Al Qur'an
    
  • Story retelling
    
  • Poems
    
  • Plays
    
  • Basic Word List for young Kids
    
  
  
  
  
• Games that Require Reading
  
  
  • Islamic Quizzes
    
    
    • IslamicCity: Select Quiz
      
    • IslamicCan: Quizzes
      
    
    
    
  • Spelling/Vocabulary games
    
  • Board games
    
  • Crossword puzzles
    
  • Word searches
    
  
  
  
  
• Reading and Writing Activities Using the Newspaper
  
  
  • Cut out words that belong to word families you have studied.
    
  • Collect interesting pictures and explain what they are about.
    
  • Learn a new word every day. Tell what section of the newspaper if came from.
    
  • Collect interesting news items.
    
  • Collect interesting cartoons, and draw one of your own.
    
  • If your newspaper has a puzzle page for students, try to work the puzzle.
    
  • Look in the classified ad section. Find a job you would like to have. Try to figure out what the abbreviations in the ad stand for.
    
  • Design a newspaper ad dor your favorite consumer item.
    
  • Pretend you have made an amazing discovery or invention. Write a newspaper article about yourself.
    
  
  
  
  
  
• Other Ideas to try
  
  
  • Play a twenty questions games
    
  • Compare and contrast items at a store.
    
  • Explain all the different things you can do with a variety of objects.
    
  • Dictate a story to a friend or relative.
    
  • Write clues for a treasure hunt.
    
  
  
  
  
• Math and Other Subjects
  
  
  • Kidzone: Fun Facts For Kids
    
  • Edhelper: Math , Reading, etc.
    
  • Internet4classroom: Grade Level Help
    
  • School In Your Home
    
  • Subject K-8 Themes, Printables and Worksheets
    
  • Student Interactive: Read Write Think
    
  • Kids Gov.
    
  • Science for kids
    
  • Science with me
    
  • Fun Activities Ideas for Kids
    
  • Science Activities from PBS kids
    
  
  
  
  
  

Happy Learning at Home with your family.
Have a Happy Summer Vacation!!!