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Last week in my post about summer break, I emphasized that school does not have a monopoly on learning. Summer can be all about the best kind of learning. The kind of learning that expands the mind. The kind of learning that leads to interesting places and people. The kind of learning I hope Logan will continue with for the rest of his life. There are two parts of our summer bucket list this year. I want to visit some interesting places and try some fun things with Logan, but I also want to work organizing some areas in the house, improving math skills, and strengthening language skills. When considering academic work over summer break, I like to think of it as bonus time. We had too much homework for me to add on more during the school year so summer is the perfect time to learn a few things that will help with next year. I also want to play some fun games that teach as we play such as the periodic table battleship and the Pringles ring. The second part of the list is all about the go. I'm currently obsessed with my National Park Passport book and I want to collect several stamps available in our area. Detroit is part of the Motor Cities National Historic Area so several museums offer the National Park Passport stamp. On the list below, the areas with the available stamp have the green letters next to them identifying what they are. (Key below). Will we make it to all these places? Absolutely not, but we will have fun trying and often we get to them during days off school and weekends. Without further ado, here is the Gies 2019 Summer Bucket List.  Visit Niagara Falls Visit Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural NHS Take piano lessons Visit Whiting Forest Clean out guest room closet Visit River Raisin NBP Visit Derek Study Men and Women in the Word with She/He Reads Truth Learn about the law of diminishing returns with ice cream Visit Cranbrook Gardens Go to a baseball game Make milkshakes Host a class party Day camp at the Henry Ford Visit Stahls Automotive Foundation NHA Ride bikes to downtown Rochester Family game night Pick Blueberries Visit the Edsel Ford House and Gardens NHA Play the license plate game Visit Cambridge Junction Historic State Park NHA Build an egg drop Visit the Detroit Zoo Read and complete Big Life Journal Visit the Toledo Zoo with Fougeres Watch fireworks Family movie night Visit Caseville Star gaze Memorize the definitions for the parts of speech Visit Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes NL Jackson Pollock Painting Visit Yankee Air Museum NHA Play periodic table battleship Visit the GM Renaissance Center NHA Build a LEGO fortress Visit Meadowbrook Hall NHA Visit Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society NHA Make a Pringles Ring Nerf Games Plant giant sunflowers Read a biography of Bob Ross Finish London puzzle Visit the Detroit Historical Museum NHA Finish toy puzzle Visit the Detroit Institute of Arts NHA Memorize times tables Read Treasure Island
We're ready to grow and go! NHA - National Historic Area, NBP - National Battlefield Park, NHS - National Historic Site, NL - National Lakeshore
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