It’s important to make sure kids keep their reading skills strong throughout the summer months. However, with so many great summer activities to enjoy, it’s often difficult to get them to read when they’d rather be outdoors playing. Summer reading incentive programs offer a great way to motivate kids to enjoy some books throughout their vacation. […]
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3 Ways to Keep Summer Reading Fun
Summer reading might be viewed as a chore by many students, but it doesn’t have to be. With many schools requiring summer reading and many students needing the extra reading time, summer reading has become a critical part of every school year. Why? Students who don’t read during the summer can lose over half […]
Should You Create Summer Learning Packets for Your Students?
Teachers often send home summer learning packets to help students retain the skills they’ve worked hard to master during the school year. These packets combat summer learning loss, also known as “summer slide,” by keeping children engaged in educational activities outside of the classroom. But are these packets always the best solution? Let’s weigh […]
Reading Games to Improve Literacy
National Family Literacy Day is celebrated on November 1st, making it a great time to incorporate more reading and reading-focused games into your home and community. Once you start reading more and enjoying word games, it doesn’t have to stop after National Family Literacy Day ends. Incorporating games and competition in the practice of important literacy […]
Extending Learning in the Summer Months: In the Kitchen
By: Megan Finesilver, M.Ed. When was the last time you ate a home-cooked meal? According to a Market Watch survey, 28% of adults stated they do not know how to cook. With this sad statistic, instilling cooking knowledge at an early age becomes imperative. The costly price, along with the health risks associated with […]
Summer Learning Opportunities for Early Childhood
Sitting at a desk doing worksheets is not my idea of a fun summer break. It’s probably not even in the top 100 activities a child wants to do when the sun is shining either. The inevitable regression during the summer months is something all teachers encounter, however there is a solution. It involves […]
A Treasure Trove of Summer Learning Activities
Finding treasure isn’t just the stuff of pirate legends. You can have a modern-day “re-enactment” of those bygone days – sans the wild raids – by getting your kids on board for a scavenger hunt or treasure hunt. Scavenger Hunt Give teams or individual children a list of objects to find within a certain time limit, usually […]
How to Find Balance Over Summer Break
Teaching is not for the faint of heart. It’s a tough job that requires a lot of focus during the school year—and let’s face it, that spills over into the summer, too. While it might be a challenge, educators need to practice self-care during summer break so the return to school in the fall […]
5 Summer Activities to Keep Your Child’s Brain in the Game
Summer is here, and while summer offers a great time for kids to relax and have fun, you don’t want them to lose all the progress they’ve made during the school year. It’s important to ensure your child stays involved in activities that keep their brain in great shape. Here’s a look at some […]
Everyday Literacy for Summer
Summer vacation can be a blissful time for kids, but going for weeks and weeks without reading can add to lost skills by September. If you dread forcing your child to pick up a book, try these other activities to keep literacy skills sharp during the summer months. These reading and writing games can be […]
Local Summer Learning Opportunities
Kids sometimes experience summer learning loss, often called “summer slide,” during the long break between academic school years. Without some form of intervention, they can lose weeks’ worth of reading, math, and other skills due to lack of practice. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to practice the previous school year’s skills at home […]
Avoid Summer Slide and Prep Students for Next Year
Summer slide, or summer learning loss, affects students starting as early as first grade. On average, students lose a month of overall learning, two months of reading skills, and nearly three months of math skills over summer break. Summer slide disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged kids, accounting for up to two-thirds of the income-based achievement […]
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