Summer Ideas

Interested in Science? Here are some ideas for you:

First Avenue Rocks- Summer Rock Climbing Camp

http://www.firstaverocks.com/

McWane Center's Summer Science Camps

http://www.mcwane.org/learn/kids-family/camps/2015-summer-camps/

McWane Center Calendar of Events

http://www.mcwane.org/events

Ruffner Mountain Summer Camps

http://ruffnermountain.org/programs/camps/

Birmingham Zoo Summer Camps

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/summer-camps/

Critter Camp- Birmingham Humane Society

http://gbhs.org/critter-camp/

Birmingham Botanical Gardens Summer Camps and Programs

http://www.bbgardens.org/childrens-programs.php

Aldridge Gardens Summer Camps

http://aldridgegardens.com/education/summer-camps/summer_camp.html

Gross Out Camp- an exploration of the Cahaba River

http://www.freshairfamily.org/#!camps/c10d6

Shark Tooth Creek

http://sharktoothcreek.com/

EdHeads

http://edheads.org/

Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/topics/#top

National Geographic Kids

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/activities/funscience/

Steve Spangler Science

http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiments

Interested in Social Studies? Here are some ideas for you:

Learn a Language (need a Jefferson County Library card to participate)

http://0-libraries.mangolanguages.com.vulcan.bham.lib.al.us/hoover/login?locale=en-US&u=675651

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Activities Calendar

http://bcri.org/events_activities/calendar/index.html

Southern Musuem of Flight Summer Camp- Basics of Flight

http://www.southernmuseumofflight.org/summer-camps.html

National Geographic Maps

http://maps.nationalgeographic.com/maps

Kid Press Corp

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/press_corps/index.asp and http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751699

Time for Kids

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids

Peace Corp Challenge

http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/

Interested in Language Arts? Here are some ideas for you:

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/index.asp

Hoover Public Library Summer Reading Program

http://www.hooverlibrary.org/sites/default/files/shared-files/summercalendar.pdf

http://www.hooverlibrary.org/event-age-group/kids

http://www.hooverlibrary.org/kidzone/

Tagxedo

http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html

Lulu

http://www.lulu.com

MagCloud- Blurt!

http://www.magcloud.com

Hoagies' Gifted Reading book Lists

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/reading_lists.htm

Interested in Math? Here are some ideas for you:

Nrich

http://nrich.maths.org/public/index.php?setlocale=en_US

IXL Math

http://www.ixl.com/

Math Buddy Question of the Day

http://www.mathbuddyonline.com/common/mbqad.html

Figure This! Math Challenges for Families

http://www.figurethis.org/index.html

MathMovesU

http://www.mathmovesu.com/#/home

Math Cats

http://www.mathcats.com/

Illuminations

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Activities.aspx?grade=2

Project Interactice

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/byAudience/

Using Math Everyday

http://www2.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/index.html

Math Books You Can Read

http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/Educ/mathkidslit.html

Set Game Daily Puzzle

http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm

Interested in the Arts? Here are some ideas for you:

Birmingham Children's Theater Summer Academy

http://www.bct123.org/academysummer.html

Children's Dance Foundation

http://www.childrensdancefoundation.org/summer-classes/

Birmingham Museum of Art Summer Camp

http://www.artsbma.org/museum-studio/

http://www.artsbma.org/events/tag/kids-and-families/

Alys Stephens Center Dance Explorations Camp

http://artplayasc.org/middle/

Alys Stephens Center Kids on Stage Camp

http://artplayasc.org/programs/classes/

Acting Out- Summer Acting Camp

http://www.actingoutacademy.com/classespricing.htm

Young Rembrandts

http://www.youngrembrandts.com/find-a-class.aspx

Birmingham Southern Conservatory Summer Music and Theater Camps

http://www.bsc.edu/features/summer/

http://www.bsc.edu/academics/music/conservatory/pdfs/summer-programs.pdf

Samford University Adventures in Music Camp

https://www.samford.edu/academy-of-the-arts/adventures-in-music-camp/