The Summer Activity Guide is a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically to accommodate COVID-19 summer---but can be used at any time during the school year, as well as in future summer programming. Beyond School Bells is providing this free Summer Activity Guide, developed in partnership with the 50 State Afterschool Network and the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network, to engage and support children and youth in summer learning that is based in skill building and social emotional learning.
- 150 Activities and 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
- 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
- Supporting Youth at Home
- Supporting Virtual Summer Programming in the Home
- Recognizing and Managing Stress in Youth
- Implementation Videos for each unit, including how to modify lessons and support families at home.
- Getting to Know the New Summer Activity Guide
- Keeping Youth Engaged this Summer
