The document is a presentation by Jacquie Fisher of KC Edventures that provides ideas and tips for engaging children in educational summer activities. The presentation encourages experiencing new places, creative opportunities, discussions, reading, and time outdoors. It also highlights the importance of these activities based on studies showing benefits such as increased vocabulary from travel and higher educational attainment for children with more books at home. A variety of local museums, performances, nature activities and educational programs are recommended.

1. Presented by
Jacquie Fisher
KC Edventures, LLC
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2. TM
Our Mission:
To strengthen a child’s
passion for learning by encouraging kids
to be creative, curious and connected to the
world around them.
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3.  Experience New Places = New Words
 Offer Creative Opportunities
 Encourage Discussions
 Read, Read, Read
 Get Outside www.kcedventures.com

4.  More computer time = less high
achieving readers (Science Daily, 2010)
 More books in the home predicts
greater educational attainment for
the kids (Univ. of Nevada, 2011)
 Creativity scores in US kids (K – 6th)
have been decreasing since 1990
(College of William & Mary, 2010)
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5. Baby Blues comic by Rick Kirkman & Jerry Scott
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6. Summer Fun List
qFamily dinner before mission trip/ice cream qOut for Ice CreamqVolunteer
projectqRead aloud in hammock qZoo qLemonade Stand qFun off the path
places on way to Colorado qIntroduce old books – Edward Eager, Moffats, My
Father’s Dragon qPicnic at a park qSEA LIFE qShatto dairy q Taber to do
video work/web coding qMaddy to learn math is fun qMake your own frozen
treats qOutdoor games qFirefly night q 4th of July fireworks at JCCC qDinner
outside qDown day – no errands! qVisit Farmstead qKaleidoscope qAntique
shopping qSummer movies qHiking qDriving practice for Taber qMovie night
with family qBike to library qGo to a fun pool with slides q
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7.  View some Art
 Nelson
 Kemper
 Nerman (JCCC)
 Take in some Music
 Create Art
 Dancer for a Day
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8.  Take in a Play
 Coterie – “Once Upon a Mattress”
(based on the Princess & the Pea)
 TYA – “Adventures of Pippi Longstocking”
 Outdoor shows
 Theatre in the Park – “Sleeping Beauty/Jungle Book” &
“You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”
 Starlight – “Peter Pan” & “The Addams Family”
 Leawood – “Fiddler on the Roof”
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9.  Evening Under the Stars - Powell Observatory or
UMKC Observatory
 Get Outdoors: Evening under the Stars
 Crown Center : Dinos coming!
 Connect w/books & Dinosaur Train on PBS
 Books:
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10.  Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
 Passport to Adventure
 Free Fishing Days:
 KS – 6/2 & 6/3
 Bass Pro Family Camp
 Native Animals @ Fleming Park
 SEA LIFE Aquarium
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11.  Missouri Town 1855
 Explore old town &
interact
 Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop
 Family Fun Thursdays in
Summer
 Lanesfield School
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12.  Family Heritage
 Share food, pictures, language, traditions
 Share the Past
 Toy & Miniature Museum
 Visit an old soda fountain
 Watch some Old Movies
 Think Old Disney, musicals, ones you missed at the
theater
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13.  Upgrade the Chore/Job Chart
 Teach some Life Skills
 Plant, Explore, Cook = Eat
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14.  Take an Ice Cream Tour
 Celebrate a Fun Day
 Nat’l Dairy Month – Shatto Dairy & Deanna Rose
 6/4 - Nat’l Trails Day – make your own ‘GORP’
 July is Blueberry Month – pick your own
 8/10 - S’mores Day – create a new one
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15.  Play the License Plate Game in KC
 Start a Collection
 Learn a New Game
 Help Others
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16.  Parent-Child Book Clubs
 Book-to-Movie
 Summer reads
 Books on tape
 Let Them Lead
 Match up interests
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