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Making Sure That Summer Counts
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I'm Not Bored!
You have looked forward so much to the summer break and yet several weeks of doing nothing is a recipe for boredom. Make sure your kids are fully occupied with activities to keep them interested.


-Take a PBS Roadtrip
-Reading Rockets: Summer Reading
-Money Museum Virtual Tour
-NIEHS - Kids' Stories About Environmental Health
Fun Facts & Other Interesting Things
Learn More About...
Watch, Listen or Discover new and exciting things about people, places and events you want to know more about with the guides below!
Mountain Climber
Explore some of the extra activities that make life interesting for your teen. Help them learn what is available to them outside school.
Reading Graphic
Read more about the people who are influencing your kids with their writing. Did you read them when you were a child?
Summer Fun for Your Kids
AppleCard Game Index
Find the rules for hundreds of card games to keep kids amused.
AppleWorld Map
Print out this poster of the globe to 'travel' the world this summer (PDF).
AppleKids: Things to do at Home
Loads of fun and educational sites to explore with your kids on a rainy day indoors.
What's That?
U.S. National Park Service
It was created in 1916, but the history of this department, with its 391 areas and 84 million acres all over the country, goes back a lot further. Read the timeline and find out more about visiting some of these wonderful places.

Did You Know?
There are Earthquakes All Around You!
Between 1975 and 1995, only four states in the U.S. did NOT experience an earthquake. Find out more about these phenomena here.