Give Your Brain Some Game!

Below are some suggestions to help our children continue to work on their mind, body and leadership skills throughout the summer.

Check out some of the local programs as well as links to games and activities that all help support our children as they take this summer to continue to learn and have some fun!

All ages are invited to participate in the Summer Reading program! You only need to read 45 days this summer to complete the program.

Click HERE for more information!

Or take a walk just outside the library and read some poetry! Click HERE for more information.

TypingClub.com is the most effective way to learn how to type. Keep practicing each lesson until you get all five stars. It really doesn't take much to learn, a few minutes a day for one to two weeks and you will be a pro!

You do not need to create an account. However, as you go through the lessons, you can create an optional profile in order to save your progress.

Click below for instructions on how to log your child into Typing Club

English, Albanian, Arabic, Spanish

Click HERE to be taken directly to the Typing Club site

STEM+
Be Internet Awesome Game

Hour of Code: Coding Activities

30 Day LEGO Challenge

NASA Stem Engagement (K-4)

NASA Stem Engagement (5-8)

Art

Smithsonian Museum for Kids with Tours and Activities

Fine Arts Quizzes and Games
KidSites - A link to the best art sites for kids on the web!

Music

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Virtual Music Classroom

One Motion Drum Machine - Build your own drum beats!

Chrome Music Lab - Create, build and play your own music!

Physical Education

My Plate - Explore food groups and learn about Healthy Eating!

Click on the calendar image to the right for a 30-day challenge

Activities to Teach Mindfulness
8 Videos that Help Support Mindfulness

Detroit Zoo

San Diego Zoo
Ann Arbor Children’s Museum STEM Field Trips

Colonial Williamsburg

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Visit the World

Visit Cities Around the World with Air Pano

Click HERE to see MANY play ideas that are great recipes for family fun! They don’t require crowds and have developmental benefits for kids!