Tweens and teens shouldn’t get left out of summertime fun. Today I have 11 summer activities for middle schoolers. Also, look at my page homeschool middle school for more fun tips.
Even if you school year-round, I know you’re wanting something off the beaten path to keep your middle school kids busy.
Too, middle school kids have one foot in childhood and one foot in young adulthood. It’s not as easy at times to find meaningful activities to fill up their day.
So, you’ll love the mix of summer activities for middle schoolers which I’ve rounded up below
1. Plan and cook a themed dinner.
The first one is to plan a themed dinner. It can be science based or history based. One year, my middle school son (with my help) made a Moroccan themed dinner. It was his object of interest at the time.
Your child will never even realize he is learning as he investigates customs and cultures of different lands.
2. Take a Fun Art History Course.
Next, I hate it when music and art seems to get a back seat to our other regular topics. So, we always love doing any type of art program through the summer.
Check out this one by Art History Kids.
Did someone mention cooking?
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In addition, I have a few more ideas if you’re homeschooling multiple ages.
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Fun Summer Activities for Middle Schoolers
3. Life skills to the front. Learn to cook.
There are many easy meals a kid can cook, but teach them some fast cooking tips too. Grab this Download: Instant Pot Guidebook.
Or, if you have a beginner cook, check out these fun cooking classes.
4. Learn Music (online).
Let’s face it, there has been a wonderful explosion of online classes and we’re loving it.
And the best classes are those created by other talented homeschool moms who understand our needs. I love all the classes by Music In Our Homeschool. They have such a variety of classes.
Then a few others we like: American Music For Elementary and 20th Century Music Appreciation for High School.
5. Build a Lava Lamp.
Lava lamps are always cool and in style. Your kids will love building a lava lamp. I have my post here Homeschool Geography – DIY Lava Lamp.
Plus, building lava lamps are a great hands-on way to even learn about geography and not just science
6. Do an FBI Unit Study and lapbook and create an AM Radio.
Then, learning how to take fingerprints make for a great twist on science. And tweens and teens are always up for learning about mayhem and secret codes.
You can grab my FBI unit study here, learn about fingerprints here and make a crystal am radio here.
7. Take a course. Intro to Filmmaking.
We’ve been eyeballing these online courses Film Courses 4 Teen. Kids of all ages love to learn about how to make movies and films. This looks like a great beginner’s course to do at home.
Summer Ideas for Middle School
8. Do an Online Book Club.
Then if you have a student who loves reading and you’re looking for more ways to engage him, you’ll love all the literature offered with these online self-paced courses.
Besides your tween and teen loving to read, you can start counting high school credit in middle school.
Why not get a jump on language arts and do it in a fun way? Check out the Middle School Bundle.
9. Learn to Dance (online).
Previously I mentioned the explosion of online classes and YouDance looks like another fun. It looks like the have ballet, hip hop, jazz and even clogging. I can’t wait to try this one.
10. Nurture the budding entrepreneur.
Additionally, we homeschool to nurture the natural strengths of our children. And in the homeschool world we have many budding entrepreneurs. However, they need to learn first healthy habits of how to be a real self-motivator.
It comes naturally when your middle school student loves a subject, but they need to learn how to know what they don’t know.
You’ll love my post Successful Entrepreneur-3 Best Homeschooled Teen Resources. This will help your teen learn some of the great habits of successful entrepreneurs.
11. STEM: Build a Da Vinci Parachute Activity.
And then if you have a STEM student, this is a fun activity for middle school students. You’ll find STEM: Build a Da Vinci Parachute Activity here.
What do you think? Can you find a few more activities here to keep summertime for your middle schooler?
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