SUMMER FUN!!

Summer fun!!  Try some of these!!

1) “Mentees are teachers!” Have your mentee teach you something they are knowledgeable about.
2) “Go on a trip!” Not really of course, but choose a place you have always wanted to visit (Fiji, Greece, Disney World) find pictures and fun facts in magazines, books and online. When is the best time to go?  What do you want see while you are there?  Then make your own scrapbook or travelers guide.  A great way to explore and learn geography!  

3) Play the “Who, what, when, where, why, how” game.   Rip 6 pieces of paper and on each write “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, “why” and “how”.  Read a story, and take turns drawing one of the pieces of paper and answering a made up “who”, “what”, “when”, “where”, “why” or “how” about the story.

4) “Learn a language!”  Learn Sign language, Spanish, Latin or Pig Latin!  Teach each other a new word or phrase at each session.  Write them down to keep track and see how many you can remember.

5) “Act it out!”  Go to the library find a play, and read it out loud.

6) Make your own board game.

7) “Write a letter!”  Talk to your school’s mentor coordinator about finding a pen pal for you and your mentee at their school (the principal or guidance counselor), abroad or with armed service member.   a. For younger students you can work on your letter together letting them dictate to you or maybe help to write.

8) Make a bird feeder.   Do your research on what types of birds are in your area.  Find out about each bird's preferred habitat and diet.  With the right food, you may be able to attract some birds that you don't normally see otherwise.

9) “Story Swap!”  Start writing a story with your mentee, then each take turns taking the story home and adding new fun twists and turns to the story.  

10) “What is onomatopoeia?  Find out!”  Each of you seek out new and interesting English words and share them at your next session.  Make your own book of definitions. 52 Mentor Activities: An activity for each week! Feel free to change the activities to fit your mentee’s interest, or come up new activities! 

11) “What’s your plan?”  Make a timeline of your life over the next 5‐10 years.  What do you want to accomplish by the time you are 10, 16, 18 and 25?

12) “Make a collage!” Choose a theme like: “What do I want in my future?”, “What is fashion“, “What I want to be”, and find pictures and words in old magazines and glue them on paper. a. For younger students you can collage a specific letter and cut pictures out that begin with that letter, or make a number chart finding and cutting out pictures of: 1‐ dog, 2‐  letter “w”, 3‐ shoes, etc.   

13) Make a kite   

14) Write a haiku

15) Play 20 questions

16) Put together a puzzle or make your own.

17) Play hangman

18) Play Sudoku

19) Do a crossword puzzle or word search, or make your own!

20) “It’s a mystery!”  Write down a list of 10 things you’ve always wanted to know.  “Why is it dark at night?”  “How does a car work?”  “How does an airplane fly?”  Go to the library or go to the internet and figure out the answers!

Ideas taken from http://www.creativementoring.org/