At first, Betsy Eggart, a first-grade teacher at Lipscomb Elementary School in Florida, felt guilty about not sending her students home with some work to complete over the Summer. But after some reflection, Betsy decided that experiencing life is way more important than working on math problems. In a now-viral Facebook post, Betsy proposed a Summer packet of a different kind — and parents are really getting behind it.
She explained why sending her students home with a thick packet of reading and math drills wasn't exactly front of mind going into Summer break. "You see, there are these packets you can create to send home so that parents can work with their child reviewing skills learned and preparing for what is up ahead," she said. "This is so great, in theory. And maybe one day I'll put one together. Although, the more I thought, the more I decided that this Summer packet should be less addition practice and sight words and more . . . LIFE."
In an effort to give parents some sort of guidance on must-do activities, Betsy outlined her own version of a Summer packet — and we fully intend on stealing all of her ideas: