Beat the Heat and Have a Blast!

$19.50

This summer camp lesson plan is centered around the cold with hands-on, creative building activities and experiments to engage school-age learners. This summer camp unit offers five 6-hour lesson plans. They feature suggestions for hands-on activities, outdoor play, and social-emotional learning. Activities are standards-aligned to ensure quality content that helps children gain knowledge and prepare to move forward in grade school.

About our lesson plans:

  • Developed and tested by a team of experienced, certified educators

  • Immediate PDF download upon purchase with unlimited use

  • Activity pages, extension activities, and additional resources included at no cost

  • Developmentally appropriate

  • Printable format that is also digital friendly with links and QR codes embedded in the lesson plans

Camp Outline:

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Cloudy With No Chance of Meatballs
  • Let’s Get Moving – Weather Movement
  • Windy Weather
  • Hands-on Activity – Building Bricks Water Cycle
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Feelings or Weather Conditions?
  • Windy Hair
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Winter Hat
  • Let’s Get Moving – Snowball Fight
  • Hands-on Activity – Winter Graphing
  • Snowstorm
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Recipe for Success
  • Hands-on Activity – Elsa’s Ice Palace
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Feet Brush Painting
  • Let’s Get Moving – No Hands Catch
  • Hands-on Activity – Knock It
  • Toe-tally Painted
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Helping Hands
  • Think, Pair, Share
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Fan Art
  • Let’s Get Moving – Tap, Tap, Pour
  • Hands-on Activity – Water Dodgeball
  • Water Balloon Art
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Communication
  • Ice Cream Cones
  • Reflection

  • Arrival Activity
  • Class Discussion
  • Paint With Ice
  • Let’s Get Moving – Freeze Tag
  • Hands-on Activity – Sponge Fight
  • Ripped Paper Cones
  • Social-Emotional Learning – Words with Friends
  • Ice Pop Sleeves
  • Reflection