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Chalkboard of Summer Prompts

I love chalkboard. I also appreciate a good list. And so we created a chalkboard of summer prompts. A combination of the two!

Simple. Actions verbs. Encouraging us all to be creative!

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It’s nothing fancy but when I shared it on Instagram and Facebook, there were several friends interested. So I thought I’d expand and explain a little more.

Summer is the perfect time to build some habits. I encourage you to think on those things that sidetrack your day or those little things that always come up. Pick one thing and place something positive in its place.

Chalkboard of Summer Prompts

  • Worship. We recently built some new play lists of our favorite Christian music and there has been much more dancing! Plus we revived some George Winston piano music, especially his Summer album.
  • Serve. In case you are wondering about service opportunities, those are explained in depth in Chores or Service Opportunities? in our Housekeeping Habits. Finish up that Before 8:45 (which is really like a before 10:30 during the summer).
  • Play. Go outside and look at the clouds. Swing. Ride a scooter. Catch lightning bugs. Come back in and pull out Blokus, Sorry, Monopoly or Connect Four. Play cards.
  • Read. Just a simple reminder to stop and read to Lil’ Buddy – imagine how far his reading would go if all six of us each read a book with him a day! This is also a prompt for our Afternoon Quiet Time.
  • Write. Compose a letter. Practice penmanship. Write in a journal. Make a wish list. Anything!
  • Learn. We have a monthly membership to Lynda.com for all types of technical training under the sun. Plus, it’s time for the younger ones to spend some time with Dance Mat Typing. But why not learn to craft something too. I have a Pinterest board for that!
  • Create. Pull out that Art Box! Build and imagine with LEGO bricks. Bake something! Make a snack for the family or fix supper.
  • Listen. Your choice of music. Stories of composers. Audio books of the Chronicles of Narnia. Step outside and identify bird calls, listen for frogs and cicadas.

Come to think of it, we could really use this year ’round. Not just during the summer. And there’s more to add. Action verbs.

Watch. Remember. Think. Build. Paint. Recite. Memorize. Notice. Count. Collect…

What would YOU add? What habits are you working on over the summer?

-originally published 2014

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Tricia faces a daily dose of chaos homeschooling five children. The biggest lesson she’s learned? At the end of the day – when the dishes are put away and the children are tucked in bed – truly what matters is each child’s relationship with the Lord. Raising children is a God-given privilege and, folks, the time is short.

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  1. Rhonda H says

    May 25, 2016 at 9:43 AM

    Perfect timing, Tricia! I hope it is okay that I posted this to our local homeschool support group’s facebook page. They will love it.

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    • Hodgepodgemom says

      May 25, 2016 at 6:57 PM

      Rhonda – absolutely! Thanks so much for sharing and have a wonderfully creative summer!

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