Your Child’s Summer Learning Style Survival Kit

Summer Learning Styles Survival Guide DeepDive

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Make This Summer Work With Your Child’s Brain, Not Against It

As the school year winds down and final exams draw to a close, many families find themselves navigating the same seasonal tension: the desire for rest meets the fear of regression. At ANUVO, we believe summer isn’t a break from learning—it’s a break for learning. And that learning doesn’t need to look like flashcards or forced reading lists. It starts with understanding how your child naturally engages with the world.

This post is your personalized Summer Survival Kit—designed to align with your child’s unique learning style and to keep their curiosity alive while honouring the rest they’ve earned. Whether they’re a hands-on tinkerer, a reflective thinker, or a visual dreamer, this guide offers practical ideas to keep the learning alive without turning summer into summer school.

Why Learning Styles Still Matter in the Summer

At ANUVO, we tailor learning plans using tools like the Learning Preference Assessment (LPA) to better support how each learner processes information. Summer gives us the perfect opportunity to nurture these styles organically, through real-world experiences, personal projects, and play. When learning is aligned with how your child best receives and applies information, engagement soars—even during the off-season.

Build the Right Survival Kit: Strategies by Learning Style

Here’s how you can support each learning style over the summer months with minimal prep and maximum impact:

🎨 Visual Learners

They learn by seeing, noticing patterns, and organizing information spatially.

Survival Kit Essentials:

• Sketchbooks or whiteboards for mapping out thoughts

• Graphic novels or illustrated learning resources

• Mind-mapping apps or mood board collages

• Photography walks with story captions

• Video journaling or animation creation

Activity Idea: Let your child create a visual diary of the summer, using drawings, photos, or video snippets. Have them present a “summer highlight reel” at the end of August.

🎧 Auditory Learners

They learn by hearing, speaking, and engaging with sound and rhythm.

Survival Kit Essentials:

• Audiobooks or podcasts tailored to their interests

• Rhythmic memory games or music-based trivia

• Sound-based storytelling (recording their own stories)

• Conversations and interviews with family members

• Quiet space to listen or reflect aloud

Activity Idea: Start a weekly “Family Soundtrack” tradition where everyone picks one song that sums up their week. Discuss lyrics, beats, or what feelings the song evokes.

🖐️ Tactile Learners

They thrive with touch, texture, and manipulating objects physically.

Survival Kit Essentials:

• DIY kits (woodworking, robotics, science experiments)

• Fidget tools or stress balls for downtime

• Gardening, building, or crafting materials

• Clay, Lego, kinetic sand, or magnetic tiles

• Cooking and baking projects

Activity Idea: Challenge your tactile learner to invent a new snack or smoothie each week using only ingredients with a specific texture—creamy, crunchy, squishy, etc.

🏃 Kinesthetic Learners

They learn best through movement, action, and physical involvement.

Survival Kit Essentials:

• Outdoor obstacle courses

• Dance or yoga routines

• Nature hikes with scavenger hunts

• Sports-based math games (e.g. score tracking, distances)

• Choreographed storytelling (e.g. act out a book or scene)

Activity Idea: Create a “Learn & Move” board game where every space includes a trivia question tied to their interests and a physical challenge (e.g., “10 jumping jacks if you get it right”).

🧠 Logical/Analytical Learners

They enjoy systems, structure, patterns, and problem-solving.

Survival Kit Essentials:

• Puzzle books and logic games

• Strategy board games (like Catan or Chess)

• DIY coding projects or math challenges

• Time-management apps or journaling templates

• Science documentaries or YouTube explainer channels

Activity Idea: Encourage them to design their own summer calendar or planner using colour-coded categories. Have them run a “household hackathon” to solve everyday problems.

👥 Social & Solitary Learners

They either gain energy from others (interpersonal) or from alone time (intrapersonal).

Survival Kit Essentials (Social):

• Group workshops, team projects, or role-play games

• Volunteering opportunities

• Peer learning sessions or book clubs

• Video chats with extended family to discuss ideas

Survival Kit Essentials (Solitary):

• Journals for reflection

• Solo nature walks

• Independent research projects

• Personalized goal-setting charts

• Safe quiet zones in the home

Activity Idea (Either): Create a “Passion Project Passport.” Let them choose one topic to explore each week, alone or with a friend. Give them stamps or stickers for each one completed.

Let Summer Be a Mirror, Not a Mold

Summer doesn’t need to force your child into a mold of productivity or performance. Instead, let it mirror their natural ways of interacting with the world.

This season, rest is not retreat—it’s reinforcement. Every conversation, every bike ride, every backyard experiment can be a step toward self-awareness and mastery.

So build your summer learning survival kit not with rigid rules, but with curiosity, confidence, and compassion.

Ready to Go Deeper?

If you haven’t yet explored your child’s LPA with ANUVO—or if you'd like to reassess their profile before the new school year—now is the perfect time. Book a summer consultation at anuvo.ca.

Let’s make this summer one of insight, joy, and self-discovery.