Home school Idea's - 8th & 6th grade?

[BountyHunter]

Hey Guys~ I need some work idea's - like projects etc - for a 8th & 6th grader during the summer : the subjects i would like are Art, Social studies, a language, psycology, it, sport, business.
Thanks!!
the type of thing i'm looking for is worksheets and things to do in notebooks...

[firebird2110x]

If you have a blank wall or garage door handy have them design and create a mural.

Research, create the equipment and learn to play an unusual sport like croquet.

Pick some good foreign language films (age appropriate of course), have them watch them and then write reviews and publish them in their own paper or web site.

Play fantasy stock market 'giving' each of them a starting sum to spend on whatever shares they like then act as their stockbroker whenever they want to 'buy' or 'sell'.

[harchickgirl1]

Additional Details
4 hours ago

the type of thing i'm looking for is worksheets and things to do in notebooks...

RESPONSE:

Worksheets on art? Worksheets on a foreign language? Worksheets on sports?

How incredibly boring.

Surely your kids don't want to do worksheets over the summer holidays.

Summer is a time for endless exploration, lying on your back in a field of daisies, blowing grass whistles, watching the clouds form and regroup.

Summer is a time to visit a museum, walk a freedom trail, plant tomatoes, hike through the Appalachians, visit a farmer's market (where migrants are speaking the target foreign language?), swim in a lake, bike to town, explore the local tourist spots.

Summer is time to chill, yes, but you learn so much about yourself while you're looking for things to do.

My God, Mom, don't subject your kids to notebooks over the summer! That'll kill all their curiosity and desire to learn for learning's sake.

[harchickgirl1]

Additional Details
4 hours ago

the type of thing i'm looking for is worksheets and things to do in notebooks...

RESPONSE:

Worksheets on art? Worksheets on a foreign language? Worksheets on sports?

How incredibly boring.

Surely your kids don't want to do worksheets over the summer holidays.

Summer is a time for endless exploration, lying on your back in a field of daisies, blowing grass whistles, watching the clouds form and regroup.

Summer is a time to visit a museum, walk a freedom trail, plant tomatoes, hike through the Appalachians, visit a farmer's market (where migrants are speaking the target foreign language?), swim in a lake, bike to town, explore the local tourist spots.

Summer is time to chill, yes, but you learn so much about yourself while you're looking for things to do.

My God, Mom, don't subject your kids to notebooks over the summer! That'll kill all their curiosity and desire to learn for learning's sake.