LINKtivity® Virtual Summer Camp | Summer Learning Activities | Summer School

Keep students learning and engaged over the summer with this interactive virtual summer camp for upper elementary students. This year's theme is: Crazy, But True. Skip those boring summer learning packets and opt for an engaging multimedia experience instead! Each week, students will uncover astonishing facts about life, our world, people, and historical events. Perfect for at-home summer learning or even summer school!

A LOT OF LEARNING LOSS HAPPENS IN THE SUMMER.

It’s known as the “summer slide” and as a result, students often return in the fall forgetting critical reading, writing, and thinking skills that will have to be reviewed — or retaught all together!

BUT - THERE’S GOOD NEWS! IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY.

Yes, students DO need a break from the structure of a school schedule and have the chance to relax, spend extra time with family and friends, and enjoy the beautiful weather.

However, if they go an entire summer without activating their brain - they will often inevitably “slide” back a grade level (or two!). However, we can put a few preventative measures in place to help keep the summer slide at bay.

LINKTIVITIES ARE HERE TO HELP KEEP STUDENTS’ MINDS ENGAGED AND THEIR BRAIN CELLS ACTIVATED…

…by proving them them learning experiences that feel more like playing and exploring!

INTRODUCING: CRAZY, BUT TRUE!

…a virtual summer camp experience where students can join in from anywhere, at any time. And - when they do, they'll tap into their curiosity and uncover astonishing facts about life, our world, people, and historical events!

Students love learning jaw-dropping (and sometimes gross!) facts about the world around them, so we've complied some fascinating facts into a fun interactive experience using LINKtivities!

Crazy, But True Facts About…

Animals

Daring Expeditions

Disasters in History

The Human Body

Food

Gross Stuff!

And while they are busy exploring through video, audio, text, jokes, and more - they’ll be keeping their minds fine-tuned and sharp!

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The LINKtivity Learning Summer Camp is a self-paced, 6-week summer learning program (although students can go at a slower or faster pace to suit their needs!).

Each week provides campers with a new high-interest topic that kids will explore through an interactive LINKtivity. (Includes 6 jam-packed LINKtivities, one for each week, with bonus activities to complete each day, or at their own pace)

Campers explore the weekly theme through a variety of multimedia: video, photographs, audio, and interactive digital features, and MORE!

Then, students are invited to take their learning off-screen with additional related learning experiences that encourage them to go outside, create art, check out related books at the library, create STEM projects, and even bake!

We've included over 40 extension activities that align with the content in the LINKtivities that students can complete throughout the summer!

No two weeks are the same, so your students will always have something to look forward to!

The best part is there's very little for YOU to do! Simply pass the done-for-you Family Letter with all the links and summer camp resources on to your students' families and your kiddos will be off to the races!

INSIDE EACH CRAZY, BUT TRUE LINKtivity, STUDENTS WILL:

• Learn a crazy, but true fact related to the theme (themes: animals, food, daring expeditions, historical disasters, human body, and gross things!)
• Watch a kid-friendly video for each crazy fact
• Explore pictures and additional fun facts and interactive features
• Have the choice to complete an extension activity (these are mostly off-line activities that are fun and use minimal materials)
• Read some silly jokes related to the theme

WHAT DOES THIS VIRTUAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE INCLUDE?

• 6 LINKtivities, one for each crazy, but true theme (animals, food, daring expeditions, historical disasters, human body, gross things)
• 40+ extension activities to accompany the crazy, but true facts! Activities include things like: STEM activities, art, book exploration, podcast listening, writing prompts, crafting, and even baking! These activities are accessible directly from the LINKtivity which means NO EXTRA PREP for you!
• Printable & Digital student summer scrapbook to accompany the LINKtivities and to collect all their crazy facts!
• A family letter to help parents and families understand how summer camp works and how to get access to the resources from home.

⭐TIP: After summer is over, these LINKtivities work great as fun Friday activities, fast-finisher activities, morning work, school breaks, indoor recess, and more -- OR save them and use it for summer learning year after year!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: How long will I have access to the summer camp materials?

A: The Crazy, but True! Summer Camp Experience is completely self-paced. However, the content has been designed to be spread out over the summer. With a total of 6 themed LINKtivities, we suggest completing one theme each week. This includes completing the content inside the LINKtivity plus the additional extension activities that correspond with the content in the LINKtivity. Within each themed LINKtivity, there are 7 crazy, but true facts to explore. This allows students to complete one fact per day, including watching the corresponding videos, exploring the photographs, interactive features, and completing the extension activity. Students can expect to spend 45-60 minutes each day on Summer Camp. However, please note: some of the extension activities will require additional time.

Q: How long will I have access to the summer camp materials?

A: You will have lifetime access to the Crazy, but True! summer camp. This essentially means that if the LINKtivities are available online, you will have access to them! For our complete details, please read our terms of service

Q: Do I need to buy summer camp for each of my students?

A: Nope! By purchasing the Crazy, but True! summer camp program, you are permitted to give access to your entire class. If additional teachers would like to give access to their students, they will need to purchase their own summer camp access. If you are a homeschool parent or family member, the summer camp material can be used by your children/grandchildren.

Q: How do I give my students access to summer camp?

A: Giving students and families access to the summer camp materials is easy!

We provide a simple Family Letter PDF that you can provide to parents digitally (via email, secure online portal, etc). This PDF contains all the links to the resources needed for summer camp!

Q: Can these LINKtivities be used outside of summer camp?

A: Of course! If you don’t plan on sending your students off to the Crazy, but True! virtual summer camp, these LINKtivities work great in a variety of other settings including: Summer school, Fun Friday activities, Indoor recess, Fast-Finisher activities, Winter or spring break, Enrichment activities, & MORE!

Q: Do I need any special software or materials for summer camp?

A: Not really! Other than their curiosity, students just need a digital device and access to the internet! Plus, they'll want access to a few common household supplies like cardboard, paper, glue, scissors, tape, etc. to use for some of the extension activities. There's nothing complicated about this summer camp - just a ton of fun!

Q: What grades are best suited for this summer camp?

A: LINKtivities are typically designed for grades 3-5. The content discussed and the activities included will be most appealing and appropriate for students in these grades. Have a struggling reader? Audio support is provided for all text so students can confidently navigate each LINKtivity independently!

DID YOU KNOW...

Our LINKtivity Learning members get access to this summer camp experience as part of their membership at NO EXTRA COST!?

If you love the idea of interactive, multimedia learning all year long (and not just in the summer!), then join LINKtivity Learning and get access to not just these amazing LINKtivities, but our entire growing library of LINKtivities in all content areas! From math, to science and social studies, to literacy, and even social emotional learning and more!

Members enjoy new LINKtivities each and every month and use our LINKtivities to effortlessly add 21st century instruction to their lessons!

CLICK HERE to Learn More About the LINKtivity Learning Membership & Start Your FREE Trial

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