S UMMER P LANNING ! Sonia Pawlowicz Embrace Foundation for Affordable Housing.

SUMMER PLANNING! Sonia Pawlowicz

Embrace

Foundation for Affordable Housing

FLYERS

Tips on why to get your flyer out early For new parents and new kids on property Makes us aware of little siblings that are now of

age Allows us to communicate with the manager Allows us to let residents know our availability

and the community room availability Use pictures and short recognizable words for

language barriers Sample

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MEETING

What is the meeting for? Rules Behaviors Hours Permission slips

What if the parents can’t attend? Call Stop by Email Make an appointment

Why attend/should I make it mandatory?

SUMMER ROUTINE

When do the kids start and end summer? What are your hours? How will you plan your summer?

Weekly themes? Daily themes?

What is your schedule? Sample schedule

15 minutes of carpet time 45 minutes of themed activity 30 minutes of outdoors 30 minutes of snack 1 hour of themed activity 1 hour for community service, free time, and clean

up

WEEKLY PLANNING

Giant List of activities Template Heavy Themed Week Summer Program Training Activity: Fill in template

MY SUMMER THEMES

Week 1 Election Week 2 Science Week 3 Lemonade Stand Week 4 Art Week 5 Frozen in July Week 6 Music Week 7 Kids just want to have fun Week 8 Wild and crazy kids Week 9 Back 2 school

SUMMER SUPPLIES

Don’t forget after you have planned out all of your amazing activities, you need to put together a supply list. Can be daily Can be weekly Can be monthlyThey don’t have to all be new supplies, always be

thinking of what you already have and how you can incorporate it into your activities.

LONG SUMMER PROGRAM IDEAS

Talent Show Mailboxes Teen volunteers Teen class

DISCUSSION

What were some of your successful programs?

What fun activities do you have planned? What themes do you have planned? What summer tips do you have that you

didn’t see in this presentation? Anything else you would like to share?