Activities
A summer challenge for kids ages 5-12. A simple daily activity keeps learning going all summer so parents and facilitators can beat the summer slide and head into fall strong.
How the Challenge Works
Built so kids can lead and grown-ups can guide at home, in camps, and in classrooms.
Download the checkoff sheet
Download and print the free Activity Checkoff Sheet.
Pick an activity
Choose any of the activities and gather a few simple supplies from around the house.
Do it together
Spend 20–30 minutes making, exploring, and talking about it at home or in your program.
Check it off and celebrate
Mark it done on the sheet (and here online) to unlock badges and a completion certificate.
Summer Activities for Kids
New activities will be added to the calendar every week.
June 1
Write and mail letters or postcards to relatives.
June 2
Make friendship bracelets and count patterns.
June 3
Learn a new song on a simple instrument (ukulele, recorder).
June 4
Stage a play around a favorite fairytale.
June 5
Conduct sink‑or‑float tests with household items.
June 6
Paint rocks with positive affirmations; hide them around town.
June 7
Create an at‑home “museum” of found objects.
June 8
Practice speed reading with a timer and challenge a friend.
June 9
Write and illustrate a comic strip.
June 10
Learn basic coding on Scratch Jr.
June 11
Build and race balloon‑powered cars.
June 12
Design a treasure map with grid coordinates.
Parents & Facilitators
Everything you need to guide your learners at home or in a group and
make summer learning feel like play.
Storytime with Dr. Sheila
Weekly read-alouds and discussion guides to use at home or in your program.
Go to Storytime →
J.R.'s Clubhouse
Games, printables, and activity packs curated for curious kids ages 5 - 12.
Go to J.R.'s Clubhouse →
Parent Resources
The TECT Community Parent Resources deliver quick, practical, science-backed strategies to help families support and raise confident, resilient, and literate young leaders.
Go to Parent Resources→
Did You Know?
Dr. Sheila Thomas’s "Did You Know?" video series delivers quick, practical, science-backed strategies to help parents and educators raise confident, resilient, and literate young leaders
Go to Did you Know→
QUICK WINS
4 Ways to Keep Learning Fun All Summer
Small habits, big growth. Pulled from Dr. Sheila’s family and classroom learning playbook.
IT’S FREE • AGES 5-12
Ready to make this the best learning summer yet?
Register your learner, print your tracker, and join families and facilitators across the TECT Community.