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Free Printables – Summer Journaling

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Confessions of a homeschooler.com shares this free printable for your aspiring writer. They are brightly colored with a summer theme to inspire your writer to jot down their thoughts , dreams and activities.  My 5 year old is obsessed with writing at the moment, she has written her birthday guest list out 100 times (it’s not till September). I will be tapping into more journaling and writing ideas as I explore activities for her to try out.

Here are some of their ideas to get your child writing.

  • What is your favorite summer thing to do and why?
  • What is your favorite summer food and why?
  • If you could cook your favorite meal, what would you cook? Describe how you would make and serve your meal.
  • Write about your home and why you like it there.
  • Go on a walk, then journal about your walk or what you encountered.
  • What is your favorite outdoor game to play?
  • Write about a new planet you’ve traveled to. What did you find there? Describe the environment.
  • Think of a business you can start. Tell what you would name it, what the business is, how you would run it, etc.

 

Looking for Gratitude journals? We put together a list of favourite ones here.

Looking for a printable kids journal? Check out this one in our online store for just $1

 

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Shark Week Learning for Kids

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks. 

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game. 

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom. 

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more. 

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet. 

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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