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A lot of learning took place this past month doing seemingly mindless activities.

This is what happened with us this summer, too. I intended to do some kind of math and other subject review a few hours a week, but dropped this idea because DS's time has been filled with "unschooling" types of learning. He's doing fabulous creative writing with all of his Harry Potter "wizard camp" ideas, inventing new things with his Legos, and constantly figuring out higher level math problems simply out of curiosity (how many hours in a week? How many days old is his brother? How many years ago was the Declaration of Independence signed?). After we've thrown in taekwondo/soccer/swimming (all using brainpower while learning new gross motor skills), 2 rounds of vacation bible school (character/friends), art camp (fine motor), science camp, and traveling, we've inadvertently filled the summer with lots of engaging activities without the tv/computer (yay!) or workbooks (double-yay!).

HS Mom to DYS6 and DS2