# 196: Shark Week Activities to Beat Screen Time This Summer

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Podcast: [Homeschool Coffee Break](https://stenobird.com/podcast/homeschool-coffee-break-5704770)
Published: 2026-07-20T09:00:36+00:00
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Your kids are glued to screens all summer and you are running out of ideas to pull them away. But what if 3 items from your kitchen pantry could spark more curiosity than any tablet ever could? Shark Week is the perfect excuse to make it happen. This episode walks you through 3 hands-on shark week activities that bust common shark myths, teach real marine biology, and get your kids off screens without a single worksheet or complicated plan: ✅Why hands-on observation builds deeper thinking skills than any screen or textbook ✅Discover how Shark Week can spark curiosity beyond marine biology, inspiring kids to ask better questions and pursue learning on their own. ✅How following your child's natural interests develops confidence, critical thinking , and the drive to keep learning long after the lesson ends. ✅Practical ways to replace passive learning with hands-on exploration that encourages curiosity, resilience , and independent learners . Resources for You: Shark Unit Study Flash Sale — save $10 with code SHARKWEEK ( you pay only $5 ) Show Notes: Your Secret Weapon for Getting Kids Off Screens This Summer It's a hot summer morning in July. You planned for a peaceful, screen-free summer. Instead, you're exhausted, and that phrase — Mom, I'm bored — is just echoing through your house. There's a magnetic pull between your kids and their tablets, the TV, the video games. And somehow that is winning the battle, especially with high-energy boys. They're zoning out in front of those screens and you feel guilty because you want them to love learning, not consume a bunch of pixels. I've got a secret weapon for you today. You don't need a complicated curriculum or a lecture to fix this. You need a topic that instantly captures their imagination. And with Shark Week coming u…

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