Summer Fit

Description

Designed to exercise the brain and body through the summer months, this 10-week program is so much more than a summer practice workbook! This book series incorporates national standards and values based activities, with Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. It also provides nutrition instruction and daily exercise activities! The first twelve pages are written to the parent and provide the vision and the tools to use the program effectively.

The authors recommend 20-30 minutes per day to complete each day's activities and this seems to be a fair representation, although some children may need a little more time. Core values covered include: honesty, compassion, trustworthiness, self discipline, kindness, courage, respect, responsibility, perseverance and friendship and are based upon the lives of well known and not so well known individuals: Abraham Lincoln, Harriett Tubman, Princess Diana, Rosa Parks, Gandhi and others. Subject practice pages are written to grade level standards, Reading is encouraged and a weekly reading list is provided. If the book itself is not comprehensive enough for you, there are links to additional activities including the core values, exercise videos, additional reading lists and online educational games.

One aspect of this series that I greatly appreciated was that the weekly core values studies are the same for each grade level. This allows parents the opportunity to do part of the lessons together with different age children. While older children will study the character trait more in-depth, the concept is the same each week. Answers are provided in the back of the book. Pages are perforated for easy removal. Reproducible for single classroom use. Approx. 125 pgs each. PB.

Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Religious Content
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.