Jul
08
2008
The Best Summer of My Life
by Leah Coleman
When school got out I felt like screaming! I had not felt like this in a long time, not since last summer. The older kids on my bus broke into a chorus of “Happy Birthday” like they did on every half day. ANNOYING. When I finally got off the bus I ran home, but I don’t remember what I did after that.
Let’s just fast forward to Cancun, Mexico! Everybody was packing for Cancun, a bunch of my cousins, my Grandma Linda, and Grandpa. Eighteen of us were going for a week! On the plane, Maddie (my cousin) and I were listening to my I-pod and signing along and I mean it, not singing, but we were signing along. It was so funny because we would sometimes mess up and break into a chorus of giggles. When we finally arrived it was hot and humid, we caught a bus to the hotel, on the way Alex and I were playing hand games. When we got to the hotel, we all checked in. Alex and I were chasing each other around the lobby until my mom stopped us. Can’t we kids have some fun?
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Jun
11
2008
Myself and team of amazingly creative Signing Time Staff have been working feverishly on a Signing Time Summer School Packet. And trust me, I had my childhood in mind every step of the way. With every project, worksheet and activity, I had to think to myself if this was something that I would have liked to do as a rambunctious, active 9 year old. As soon as that last bell on the last day of school rang, I ran full steam ahead into my summer vacation, leaving math, reading and science projects far behind. 
This Summer School Packet is super kid-that-needs-a-fun-summer-vacation friendly.
Each week, we will introduce a new theme. The first weeks theme is
‘The Great Outdoors’. Under each theme, we will offer several DVD’s that feature content from that particular theme at a discounted price. For example: for the first weeks theme, I am sure you already know that Series One Volume 8 “The Great Outdoors” is featured, along with volume 7 Leah’s Farm, volume 9 Zoo Train, and Series Two volumes 4 and 5 as well. With each DVD, there will be an activity that can be downloaded. We will make edible bugs, go on make believe picnics and even do animal arithmetic! You can easily change the academic level for each activity to match all age groups and each activity will require varying degrees of adult supervision, so this is truly a family affair!
This is a fun, painless way to keep your children active and learning all summer long!