Summer To Do List & Reading Challenge
Musings on Parenting — By Jeff on June 21, 2010 at 4:08 pmIn 8 weeks the Bear enters 1st Grade. Our summer is very short.
To make sure we have a splendid time of it, we four put our heads together and came up with a list of 25-30 things to see, do, experience and enjoy between now and August 15th. Three of our weekends are booked (Phillies road trip, Newport Folk Fest, Governor’s Island/NYC trip) so these are mostly things to do during the weekdays with just me and the girls. This list hangs on an impressive handmade poster, courtesy of the Mrs. The idea is to lightly color over the items once accomplished.
The OWTK Summer to do list
The Mrs. also initiated a 50 books in 50 days reading challenge to the Bear. She’s already finished off 3 easy-readers in the 1st 24 hours since this poster was completed, reading each of them aloud to the rest of us.
Something tells me reaching 50+ books in 2 months isn’t going to be too hard.
The Bear's Book Reading Challenge
What do you have in store for your summer?
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Jeff, great idea to ‘commit’ in writing! Feels more real putting it on the wall/coloring in when X’d off the ‘bucket list’ of summer livin’
I wrote a post awhile back to germinate ideas for summer on Shaping Youth which springboards off the ’101 Things to do before you’re 12′ bucket list book, some of ‘em I STILL haven’t accomplished…(yet!) http://www.shapingyouth.org/?p=1990
This idea of yours would be extra cool in large families to track contributions by color to see ‘who gets their way’ the most; then again, that might start some summer power struggles, ahem.
Trying to do a book a week here for teen years, but am having a ‘quality’ issue on selections. Got any suggestions? (I’m thinking of asking her to toss in 1 of my picks for every 4 of hers, fm the socially conscious list: http://j.mp/bfeKXl She just read ‘Abe in Arms’ (my pick) & didn’t gripe, so there’s hope w/this theory?)
Have a great summer…looks like fun!
I love this idea! And that your list isn’t a “list”, but a colorful poster. You guys are just too creative!
We’re planning to attend as many concerts as possible and swim as often as possible. Oh – and maybe hit Six Flags too.