Summer writing can be a relaxed activity without the pressure of the school year. This post has an A to Z round up of summer learning fun, as well as a free writing printable with summer words. Scroll down a little for the free printable. The A to Z links and linky are all intended to help families have educational summer fun.

I have prepared two sets of summer vocabulary pocket chart words with small illustrations, as well as differentiated writing paper for K-2. The printable is for black and white printing and has options for different sizes of writing lined paper.

Fun Activities For A-Z

Now, for links from A to Z for summer learning fun brought to you by KBN members.

A is for Art: The Pleasantest Thing blog has a post about using peaches for peach printing in the summer at this link. She has several photos and instructions for you.

B is for Bugs: A Mommy’s Adventures read the book BEACH BUGS by David A. Carter, and worked on a sandcastle creation using actual sandpaper.

C is for Crayon Melts: Teach Mama has a blog post with step by step photos and information about making crayon melts in the hot summer sun.

D is for DYI: Here is a DYI dental health project by the Ingles 360 blog. Summer is a great time for dental checkups that don’t interfere with school schedules.

E is for Egg carton ice cream craft by Castle View Academy. Find the blog post with step-by-step photos and information at this link.

F is for Fish: A Mommy’s Adventures read the book ONE FISH, TWO FISH by Dr. Seuss, and worked on a painting project. Check out the blog post with step by step information for the art project.

G is for graphing: Find a free printable with a summer count and graph printable and a free printable sports survey and graphing, on Teachers Pay Teachers.

H is for House and Hermit Crab: A Mommy’s Adventures read A HOUSE FOR A HERMIT CRAB by Eric Carle. Check out the blog post for step by step information to create this lovely art project.

I is for Interesting musical rain stick craft by Castle View Academy.

J is for July 4th ideas by Castle View Academy blog. This post is written about celebrating in Northern Ireland!

K is for Kick off summer with a book swamp event: Teach Mama has a blog post with all the helpful tips to host a successful book swamp.

L is for Learn: Learn to how to cut a watermelon on the Mama Smiles blog.

M is for Make summer reading fun: Check out this blog post by Teach Mama for helpful information.

N is for Necklace: This blog post by Castle View Academy describes how to make a seashell necklace.

O is for On the beach: This is a link to a free printable on the beach summer game on Teachers Pay Teachers by Teachable Moments in English and Spanish.

P is for Peaches: Suzy Homeschooler enticed her daughter to eat peaches by introducing a peach pit sensory bin. Read about what she put in the bin and see the proof her daughter now eats peaches at the blog post.

Q is for Queensland, Australia: This world culture for kids blog post by Mama Smiles has kid-friendly photos and information about Queensland.

R is for resources: Check out this blog round up by Ready Set Read for FREE summer learning ideas!

S is for Sandcastle: The Pleasantest Thing blog has a post about making sandcastles in a bag, see the information here.

T is for Trees: Sa ndpaper trees are fun to make any time of the year! This blog post with step by step photos is for Christmas trees, and this idea would be great for different seasons of the year.

U is for Umbrella: Find a free similes printable at this Wise Owl Factory blog post about the children’s book My Yellow Umbrella by Chris Robertson.

V is for vertical lines: Teach your child to draw vertical lines using tips from the Ready Set Read blog post.

W is for Waldorf Hand Kites: Study at Home Mama has a post about Waldorf hand-kites that she used in a special way.

X is for Kiss: The Kissing Hand free printable for summer’s end and back to school–OPENS RIGHT HERE.

Y is for You love to write: This blog post by Ingles 360 blog has information about where to find the free summery sentences print and go pack printable.