Summer Resources: Eighth Grade

2020 Summer Activity/Learning Suggestions
Seventh Grade going into Eighth Grade

Welcome to eighth grade! The intention of summer practice is to integrate school learning into home life. Below you’ll find suggestions that include playful activities that also reinforce academic skills, in a relaxed family environment. This year, given the COVID situation, we have added more online opportunities for learning over the summer. We’ve also included online resources and quick links to specialist google slide lessons for art, music, and Spanish, in case your student would like to access these over the summer.

Wishing you a restful and restorative summer!

Middle School Summer Resources

Suggestions

Read, read, read!
Required Reading
Please read a book by an author from a different country than the USA, as our historical focus will be World History. Here is a link with some suggestions, but please use your own discretion when reviewing books! Please be ready to do a book talk on your novel when we return to school in the fall.
Math Review!
Go into Khan Academy for math review:
Cooking & Baking
Cooking/baking for, and with, your family to develop cooking skills that will deliciously serve you throughout your life.
Research Climate Change
Continue to research Climate Change and get inspired about what you can do to make a change!
https://ed.ted.com/earth-school
Audio books
We all love being read to, but in the absence of an actual human, enjoying the many offerings of audio books is a relaxing way to expand your library!
Create your space
Create a space in your house to work on home-school connections (your study spot! – this can be fun!).
Be in Nature
Be in nature as much as possible as a means to develop your sensitivity and awareness of the world around you.
Practice keyboarding
Practice keyboarding on Typing Club.
Grammar Review
Go into Quill for grammar review.
Smithsonian Virtual Tours
Check out these amazing Smithsonian Virtual Tours.
Schedule Downtime
Schedule lots of “needs-nothing” time, with open space and no agenda. The summer is a time to connect as a family in a relaxed environment, enjoying being together!