Don't you love the hot, lazy days of summer?

In our house there is always a lot of LEGO building that occurs.

We've witnessed the LEGO construction of a gigantic LEGO baseball field, beach scene, amusement park, and ice cream truck (to name just a few!).

Let's harness that LEGO building and turn it into learning. If you've been hanging out at Homegrown Learners for any amount of time, you will know that there is a HUGE area of LEGO activities to spark your child's interest. (And if you're new here, well then just explore a bit but remember to come back here to download these summer writing prompts!)

Free LEGO Minifig Writing Prompt Download - Summer Fun

LEGO® Minifig Summer Fun Writing Prompts

This download contains 10 summer writing prompts and also a grammar rule (a learning "take away" if you will) that is important for children to master. Each prompt is followed by lined paper, and the end of the download includes a page of minifigs to cut and color.

You can use this throughout the entire summer, or you could even make one week of your summer LEGO WEEK - and include these writing prompts to sneak some learning into the mix!

Don't forget your basic LEGO supplies (we're not fans of a lot of the themed sets around here - just some of the basic brick sets, doors, windows, wheels, minifigures, and baseplates are a great way to get your child creating.

These are our favorite supplies:

Download the LEGO Minifig Summer Fun Writing Prompts

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Talk to me about your LEGO® lover! What is their favorite thing to build?

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Making LEGO Landmarks

Create Your Own Minifig Printable

When I resolved in January to read, I wasn't kidding!

The funny thing about reading is this: once you commit to read more, it becomes a bit of an addiction. I can't wait to finish a book so I can start the next one, and I find myself relishing quiet time to read.

And here's the even BETTER thing about reading: I'm watching my whole family hop on board the reading train, too. There is so much to be said for modeling a behavior you want to see in your children.

(Check out the summer reading list for kids on the blog, too!)

The list of suggestions for this summer include everything from classics to great beach reads, with a few powerful works of nonfiction thrown in, too. And yes, there are 26 books on this list - and I'm doing my best to read ALL OF THEM this summer! (It's good to have goals, right?)

Actually, I am going to be driving my oldest to and from her first job this summer - and I think I might be doing a lot of audiobooks and a lot of waiting and reading.

Here's to a WONDERFUL summer of reading!

Non Fiction

Screens & Teens: Connecting With Our Kids in a Wireless World

Why Can't We Just Play? : What I Did When I Realized My Kids Were Way Too Busy (Put this on the TOP of your list -- I laughed out loud and could see myself in so many parts of this book!)

How Dante Can Save Your Life

The Vanishing American Adult: Our Coming-of-Age Crisis--and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance

Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood

Comfort Detox: Finding Freedom from Habits That Bind You

*Because we have been doing some driving this summer, our Audible subscription has come in quite handy. My husband and I took a trip to the beach for our anniversary and completed How Dante Can Save Your Life -- this is one of our all time favorite books.

Big Summer Reading List for Moms: How Dante Can Save Your Life

Classics

(I just finished Persuasion - what a lovely Jane Austen book it is. Her last book, the title was actually assigned to it by Jane Austen's brother after her death. I think it's a GREAT place to start if you're hesitant to read the classics!)

Persuasion - FREE for Kindle

The Mayor of Casterbridge - FREE for Kindle

Dante's Inferno

The Island of the World

Historical Fiction

Lincoln in the Bardo

A Gentleman in Moscow

Lilac Girls

Before We Were Yours

The Second Mrs. Hockaday

Half Broke Horses

City of Light

Ross Poldark, Poldark #1

Books for Continuing Education for Homeschool Parents

Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education

The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of a Classical Education

I've been trying to vary what I read - sometimes it's just fun to pick up a book that doesn't make a profound statement and that isn't hard to read. Those are my beach reads, and I must say I'm hooked on Liane Moriarity! In fact, I read Big Little Lies in just one day at the beach recently!