Summer + Learning = Awesome!!!

Summer time is finally here!  Summer is a time for relaxing, playing outside and swimming in the Goshen Ocean etc.  However, summer is also a great time to continue learning.  Learning is more than just being in class. Learning is going on vacations, reading new books, exploring new places new ideas, new foods etc.  So I have come up with a few websites, books, events and field trips that you can take advantage of that are not only fun and interesting but maybe, just maybe, you might learn something as well.  Have a fabulous and safe summer! Run around, wear sunscreen and take advantage of these suggestions.

               

Websites – There are tons of great websites out there and here are a few to choose from.

Classic geography game - http://jimspages.com/States.htm

National Geographic - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

Website for kids about social studies - http://www.kids.gov/

The History Channel - http://www.history.com/

General school website - http://www.schooltimegames.com/

Books – There are so many to mention but here are some classics – and remember check out your local library!

April Morning – Revolutionary War historical fiction

Mythology – classic book on Greek and Norse mythology

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody –a humorous look at some of the major figures in history

Shadow Knights – historical fiction in a graphic novel, part of the Simon and Schuster Pulp History series

Marvel 1602 – Marvel comic book (staring the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom, the X-Men and others) but set in 1602 – a comic book revision

                Places to go – If your family is looking for a fun and stimulating place to go over summer break here are some cool places.  All of these places are in NH and either fairly inexpensive of free.

Strawberry Banke – 7^th and 8^th grade already went this year but Strawberry Banke is a historical recreating of what life was like in Portsmouth in the 18 and 19^th centuries
Saint Gaudens National Historic Site – National Historic Site of one of America’s greatest sculptors and he lived down the road in Cornish, NH

Hood Museum of Art – Art museum at Dartmouth College

Ruggles Mine – Famous mine in Grafton, NH – one of the oldest mines in the US

White Mountains National Forest – A truly beautiful place to go hiking, camping, exploring etc.

                Things to watch on tv –

Nothing – I am only half joking

Euro 2012 – This is the soccer championships of Europe which happens every four years and goes from June 8^th-July 1^st.  Not only will you get the chance to watch some of the greatest players in the world but it will give you a greater appreciation for European geography, culture and politics.