The Summer Activity Guide is a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically for this atypical summer. 

Planning for summer just got a whole lot easier! We heard your concerns about how to maintain engagement throughout an atypical summer and have developed a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically to accommodate COVID-19 summer programs. 

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UNIT 1: WHO I AM

• Activities for Ages 5-9 (Actividades en español)
• Activities for Ages 10-12 (Actividades en español)
• Activities for Ages 13-15 (Actividades en español)
• Activities for Ages 16-18 (Actividades en español)
• Who I Am Supply List (en español)
• Who I Am Implementation Video

UNIT 2: HEALTHY LIFE

• Activities for Ages 5-9
• Activities for Ages 10-12
• Activities for Ages 13-15
• Activities for Ages 16-18
• Healthy Life Supply List
• Healthy Life Implementation Video
  

UNIT 3: PASSION & PURPOSE

• Activities for Ages 5-9
• Activities for Ages 10-12
• Activities for Ages 13-15
• Activities for Ages 16-18
• Passion & Purpose Supply List
• Passion & Purpose Implementation Video

UNIT 4: INVENTION & IMAGINATION

• Activities for Ages 5-9
• Activities for Ages 10-12
• Activities for Ages 13-15
• Activities for Ages 16-18
• Invention & Imagination Supply List
• Invention & Imagination Implementation Video
  

UNIT 5: EXPLORING MY WORLD

• Activities for Ages 5-9
• Activities for Ages 10-12
• Activities for Ages 13-15
• Activities for Ages 16-18
• Exploring My World Supply List
• Exploring My World Implementation Video

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS​

Quick Guides

• Implementing the Summer Activity Guide (en español)
• Safety Considerations for Virtual Programming (en español)
• Summer Programming Feedback: Sample Questions for Teens
• Summer Programming Feedback: Samples Questions for Families
• Using Family & Youth Feedback to Improve Summer Programming

Family Resources

• Supporting Youth at Home
• Supporting Virtual Summer Programming in the Home
• Recognizing and Managing Stress in Youth​

Staff Resources

• Supporting Your Emotional Well-Being
• Recognizing and Managing Stress in Youth​

Webinar Opportunities

Answering Your Questions and Sharing Ideas for the Summer Activity Guide (Thursday, July 30 from 3pm-4pm EST) – A chance to dive deeper into the Summer Activity Guide, hear strategies for implementation, and share your experience with the resource.

Using the Summer Activity Guide in Your Fall Programming (Thursday, August 13 from 3pm-4pm EST) – This session will provide an overview of the guide and then the floor will be opened for questions and conversation about how the resources can be used in your fall programming.​

Watch On Demand

Getting to Know the New Summer Activity Guide – This webinar will dive into the structure and elements of the activities for each age group so that participants feel comfortable facilitating every component of these lessons.

Keeping Youth Engaged this Summer – Join this webinar to learn more about effective positive youth development practices and how to use the new Summer Activity Guide and to effectively engage with youth through different delivery models.

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The Summer Activity Guide has been developed for the 50 State Afterschool Network with leadership from the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network to engage and support children and youth nationwide.