As the school year ends, it’s easy for kids to want to forget about school and learning but the loss of knowledge that comes from not being in school is real. Known as the summer slide, this academic loss can be prevented. There are plenty of ways to keep summer learning fun so kids stay…
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5 Strategies for Managing Summer Screen Time at Home
As school winds down and summer approaches, parents everywhere are gearing up for battles managing summer screen time. Summer days are unstructured compared to those during the school year and in between camps, time at the pool, vacations, and general relaxing, it can be a challenge to find a balance between unplugging and plugging in….
Free Thingamajig Summer Challenge Inspires STEAM Learning
Our kids spend a majority the school year learning about the discoveries of others. They learn how the world works, ways systems have functioned in the past, and inventions by others. They hear about successes and failures, but they don’t always get to engage in learning that unleashes their creativity. This summer the Thingamajig Invention…
Read Along with YouTube Kids Helps Kids Keep Reading This Summer
One of the hardest things about the summer is getting kids to practice the skills they’ve acquired during the school year so they don’t lose the knowledge learned. It’s true that kids’ knowledge slips when they don’t use their math and reading skills. To prevent the summer slide, it’s important to find age appropriate content…
How to Build in Summer Learning in Fun Ways to Prevent the Summer Slide
This post is sponsored by Workman Publishing and contains affiliate links The school year isn’t even close to over but I’m already thinking of summer. Summer camps, summer vacations, and combatting the summer slide by helping my kids prepare for a new grade. This year Thomas will graduate from elementary school and as he moves…
6 Reasons to Use Audible to Keep Kids Reading All Summer
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Audible As another busy school year winds down and we look towards pool time, vacations, camps, and unstructured time that are synonymous with summer, this is also the time of the year that we begin worry about the loss of skills that our kids…
Countdown to Summer & Flexible Online Summer Learning with #BrainChase
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Brain Chase and The Motherhood In our house, the countdown is on! Only 8 more days of school and 15 days until Brain Chase begins! I’ve written about how Brain Chase is an online learning adventure that prevents brain drain for ages 8-14 and the more…
Summer Reading Motivation Thanks to PBS Kids Summer Reading Challenge
One of the biggest challenges for parents can be balancing the laid back approach to summer and helping children keep skills current so they’re ready to return to school in the fall. While the start of school may seem far away, it’s important to integrate learning in a fun way over the summer so kids…
Free Summer Learning Materials from 4 Trusted Names in Education
Learning doesn’t stop just because school is out and summer is here. June, July, and August can be a wonderful time for learning through hands-on activities and exploring but if you prefer more guidance with your child’s learning, trusted names in education have designed fun summer curriculum geared towards 4-9. LeapFrog, PBS Kids, and toy…
