Summer Activity Guide

The Summer Activity Guide is a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically for this atypical summer.
We see youth development and summer learning providers across the country preparing for a summer filled with uncertainty and stepping up in innovative ways to support youth, families, and communities. We have heard your concerns about how to maintain engagement throughout an atypical summer, and we understand your anxieties as you navigate these uncharted territories. 
To support your hard work, we have been developing a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically to accommodate COVID-19 summer. We hope that as you read this, you will feel that planning for summer just got a whole lot easier.

The 5th and FINAL unit of the Summer Activity Guide Unit 5: Exploring My World is here!

NEW – Unit 5| Exploring My World
Exploring My World Activities | Ages 5 – 9
Exploring My World Activities | Ages 10 – 12
Exploring My World Activities | Ages 13 – 15
Exploring My World Activities | Ages 16 – 18
Exploring My World Activities | SUPPLY LIST
Summer Activity Guide | Upcoming Webinar Opportunities
Thursday, July 30 from 3pm – 4pm EST
Answering Your Questions and Sharing Ideas for the Summer Activity Guide A chance to dive deeper into the Summer Activity Guide, hear strategies for implementation, and share your experience with the resource.
Thursday, August 13 from 3pm-4pm EST
Using the Summer Activity Guide in Your Fall Programming
This session will provide an overview of the guide and then the floor will be opened for questions and conversation about how the resources can be used in your fall programming.
Unit 4| Invention & Imagination
Invention & Imagination Activities | Ages 5 – 9
Invention & Imagination Activities |  Ages 10-12
Invention & Imagination Activities | Ages 13-15
Invention & Imagination Activities | Ages 16-18
Invention & Imagination Activities| SUPPLY LIST
Unit 3| Passion & Purpose
Passion & Purpose Activities | Ages 5 – 9
Passion & Purpose Activities |  Ages 10-12
Passion & Purpose Activities | Ages 13-15
Passion & Purpose Activities | Ages 16-18
Passion & Purpose Unit 3 | SUPPLY LIST
Unit 2| Healthy Life
Healthy Life Activities | Ages 5 – 9
Healthy Life Activities | Ages 10 – 12
Healthy Life Activities| Ages 13 – 15
Healthy Life Activities | Ages 16 – 18
Healthy Life Unit 2 | Supply List
Unit 1 | Who I Am
Who Am I Unit 1 | Activities for Ages 5-9
Who Am I Unit 1 | Activities for Ages 10-12
Who Am I Unit 1 | Activities for Ages 13-15
Who Am I Unit 1 | Activities for Ages 16-18
Who Am I Unit 1 | Who I Am Supply List
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES  | All
Summer Activity Guide | OVERVIEW
What You Can Expect – 150 Activities & Challenges
  • Segmented by (5-9) (10-12) (13-15) (16-18)
  • Adaptable for in-person and virtual instruction, or a hybrid of both, as well as sent as take-home packets
  • Based in skill building & social emotional learning
Instructional Webinars for Providers
Quick Guides for Providers
  • Strategies to Implement Activities in Different Settings
  • Safety Considerations for Virtual Facilitation
  • How to Recognize Signs and Symptoms of Stress & Trauma in Youth
  • How to Manage Staff Stress and Self-Care
  • How to Adapt Programming Based on Feedback
Feedback Form – Tool to help programs evaluate and continue to adapt their summer programming
Videos – Pre-recorded videos walking program staff through an overview of each “Activity Batch,” highlighting specific activities, and providing tips for modification.
Quick Guides for Families
  • How to Recognize Signs and Symptoms of Stress and Trauma in Youth
  • Help and Support for How to Implement Summer Programming at Home
  • Guidance on How to Support Positive Youth Development
When You Can Expect It – Activities released over the next 10 weeks: beginning the week of May 25 – the week of  August 14.
The Summer Activity Guide has been developed for the 50 State Afterschool Network with leadership from the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network to engage and support children and youth nationwide.

 

 

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