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As kids are gearing up to start another school year, there are many ways you, as a dad, can teach your kids – while they have fun – the remainder of the summer and into the school year.

1. Read books aloud to your child.


2. Set aside time to turn off the TV and have family reading time. Set the example of reading for recreation and information.


3. Discuss what your child has read. Ask questions about it, and have your child recap what he has read.


4. Take your child shopping and have her look at prices, compare prices, make changes, work within a budget, and look at ads in sale pages.


5. When on vacation, map out the route you will take. Read historical markers. Collect post cards of places you have been to, and have your child write a journal entry on the back of the card and keep as a memory of the trip.
6. Have your child make a scrapbook with summer pictures. Sequence the pictures chronologically. Write captions in the scrapbook.


7. Help your child clean her room and donate old clothes that no longer fit. Donate old toys that she no longer plays with to less fortunate children or secondhand stores.


8. Have a family game night as often as possible.


9. Have dinner at home with the family around the dinner table and the TV turned off.  Engage in conversation. Involve your child in the preparation and cooking of the dinner.

10. Find free activities to do with the family – have picnics, go to parks, go fishing, play rec league games, visit the library, go hiking, visit nearby beaches or lakes.


11. Look for ministry opportunities. Visit nursing homes, hospitals and so on.


12. Write letters to grandparents or relatives out of town. (Letter writing is becoming a lost art.)


13. Teach citizenship by cleaning up a highway, helping a shut-in and taking your child with you to vote.


14. Have a garage sale and let your child help set prices and sell the products.


15. Operate a lemonade stand.


16. Let your child help you work on the car, tend to the yard, paint the house and more. (How else will he learn?)


17. Encourage creativity in your child by helping him become involved in a hobby.  


18. Plant a garden and have your child help you work it. Vegetables and flowers can be fun. 

19. Check out a book of science experiments from the library and do some experiments at home.


20. Read the Bible and pray together. Prepare them to be witnesses to their teachers and classmates.

Debbie Maxwell is a fifth-grade teacher, pastor’s wife and mother of three.

Besides helping with homework, what ideas do you have to help your child learn year-round?

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