Summer
Learning Around Fremont
Building
vocabulary is an important part of developing literacy skills. Research indicates that students who enter
kindergarten with a large working vocabulary are more likely to be successful
readers and learners. One of the best
gifts that we can provide our children is the gift of language. As adults in the lives of children, it is
important that we are taking the opportunities to build vocabulary with our
children at every age. Engaging your
child in conversations, reading out loud with them, and allowing them to see
you in learning and reading activities are wonderful ways to build the learner
in your child.
Below are a list of opportunities and activities that you can
engage your child with this summer. Have
fun!
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center-
During your visit of the Hayes Presidential Center, talk to your
child about their favorite part of the grounds.
Allow them to describe their favorite area to you using descriptive
words and see if you can guess the location.
Did you venture into the museum or the house? How many steps did you encounter? Were they steep, curved, narrow, or
wide? Adjectives allow our language to
develop by adding descriptive words to our vocabulary. This activity will help you explore a gem of
Fremont. It will also help you build
vocabulary around history using descriptive words.
Visit a local park-
Local parks
offer many free options for entertainment from a location to play Frisbee or
read a book or to a place to fish or hike.
Once you walk and enjoy the park, think about how you can return to the
area and explore something new. What was
an exciting part of your visit? Which
park did you like the best; Walsh Park, Conner Park, Roger Young Park, Creek
Bend Farms? The North Coast Inland Trail
is a wonderful opportunity to travel the county. You can travel from Bellevue to Elmore; a
total of 28 miles. Did you hear a train? Did you see an animal? Were you able to identify any foliage? This activity will keep you physically active
and help you build vocabulary around nature and locations.
Penny Hike
Take a walk
or bike ride around the city. Bring a
coin with you. At each corner, flip the
coin. If the coin lands on heads-turn
right. If it lands on tails-turn
left. If it rolls-go straight. As you venture around the neighborhood, talk
with your child about who you know in the neighborhood, what forms of
transportation you see, and identify any businesses that you have around
you. Label what items may be for sale in
the business. Is this a place you would
like to be employed in the future? This
activity will help you build the vocabulary around businesses, vehicles and
transportation, and will help begin the conversation of future career
options.
Birchard Public Library
How best to
build vocabulary than to surround yourself with good literature! Birchard Public Library houses many titles
and has access to many more. There are
free programs for all ages and opportunities to explore something new with each
visit.
Ohio
Department of Education provides some additional summer learning. Try some of these online activities.
