And you're bored already, right? Because while you might say you hate school, once you're out there's "nothing to do." For instance, you couldn't do these:
- Learn to cook or bake, and then make something for your family or friends
- Try a new sport or learn more about one you think you aren't good at
- Take a walk.
- Take pictures, maybe with an old film camera. See how creative you can get: take pictures close up, try for cityscapes, notice the odd thing on the ground, try making videos.
- Get a book or find a source online about another language and learn to say 10 sentences in that language.
- Learn all the words to three songs.
- Pick a new word from the dictionary every week and learn it:Pronunciation, meaning, origin.
- Volunteer someplace---and be creative, find a business or organization that's not necessarily looking for a volunteer but you find it interesting, go in, introduce yourself, and see if they'd like some free help.
- Give yourself a reading challenge: Three books a month? Five?
- See if you can lose 5 pounds-research the healthy way to do it
- Build something. From whatever. Make it up.
- Set a goal of walking a certain number of miles per day, week, month, or for the summer. Keep track and see if you got it done.
- Do you know someone who's a good dancer? Ask if he/she will teach you the moves.
- Start tracing your family tree: Ask questions of parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Write down what you learn. Get names and dates. Make a chart, and do some research. Here's a good free resource: https://www.familysearch.org/ask/partners/myheritage
- Visit the library and see what treasures it holds. They sometimes have free classes, too...
- Try a no-social media day: Could you do it? What about leaving your phone behind as you go about your day?
We interrupt this can't do list to give props to your local library...…. Did you know they offer..
- Gaming activities
- Storytime for little ones, including an evening family story-telling
- STEM activities
- Cooking activities
- Bike fix-it clinics
- Exploring outside activities
- Graphic novel design activities
Here are links to various summer ideas for all ages.
Free online games for high school age https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/10-great-free-games-for-high-school-students
But of course, these are all things you couldn't do. Because.. you're busy??
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