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\"\"Written by Kara Fleck<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

O<\/span>ur summer break is coming up and I am looking forward to it. It has been\u00a0one of our best school years ever, but it took real effort and hard work from all of us.<\/p>\n

We’re ready for some time off.<\/p>\n

But first, before we mark the break between grades and school years, I want to squeeze in a summer session. I have plans for travel, a family literature study, and a mini math (not so intense) intensive.<\/p>\n

I love our summer school sessions. We sleep in, move many of our lessons outdoors, and the pace is slower.<\/strong> I narrow the focus of our learning, keeping things simple, for them and for me.<\/p>\n

Summer is a good time for review, for travel, and for exploring topics that we might not have had a chance to get to during the rest of the year.<\/p>\n

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Travel<\/h4>\n

We’re going to be packing our bags and heading off on some adventures when the calendar turns to May. I’m looking forward to time as a tourist and to learning about the places we visit.<\/p>\n

I hope to put our local state museum’s Travel Passport <\/a>program<\/strong>\u00a0to good use.<\/p>\n

It was a pleasant surprise to discover that our Indiana State Museum membership has benefits nationwide. If you’re located in the United States, I highly suggest checking to see if your local museum shares in this passport program which provides free admission to many museums (over 300 nationwide)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Roadschooling, anyone?<\/p>\n

Family literature study<\/h4>\n

We have had a wonderful experience using a family learning guide for literature recently. As I write this we are finishing up a study of The Hobbit.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

We purchased the guide from Hearth Magic<\/strong><\/a> and it was a perfect fit for all of us, from my five-year-old to my high school student. As a mom who usually writes her own lessons, I appreciated having the planning done for me for a change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was thrilled to find out that Amber of Hearth Magic is also releasing a family learning guide for Charlotte’s Web.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>I’ve already pre-ordered my copy and am looking forward to sharing one of my favorite books with my kids as we work our way through the guide.<\/p>\n

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Math<\/h4>\n

I’m also planning on a week or two dedicated just to math.<\/p>\n

We will have a kindergartner, a third grader, a fifth grader, and a tenth grader next fall and before each kid moves forward I feel like we would all benefit from some time spent dedicated to our math studies.<\/p>\n

I am still sketching out plans, but so far this is my vision:<\/p>\n