This is a sponsored post This time next week our kids will be back at school but we have no regrets because it’s been an amazing summer. We’ve had adventures both near and far (we just got back from Turkey and Rome yesterday!), spent lots of time at the pool, while time at favorite camps…
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Adventures with Books Provide #SummerReading Motivation (w. giveaway)
This is a sponsored post Every summer we like a little external motivation and one of our favorite programs is the . For the past 9 years, this free online reading program has encouraged kids to read throughout the summer months when school is out to avoid the dreaded summer slide. This year’s challenge theme is…
My Three Rules for Summer Learning & How the Scholastic #SummerReading Challenge Fits in
This is a sponsored post Every year when the school year ends, my kids dive head first into summer with a trip to visit their grandparents out on their farm. Their blissful week consisted of hands-on learning in an idyllic place where was canoeing, cooking projects, crafts, gardening, time with animals (my in- laws have…
How to Motivate Your Kids to Keep Reading Over the Summer #SummerReading
This is a sponsored post Oh the dreaded summer slide. We hear about it and know it to be true but there’s nothing carefree in thick packets of work or the colorful cartoony workbooks designed to review concepts as the new school year draws closer. I’m a much bigger fan of integrating learning into the…
Maintaining #SummerReading Momentum by Reading Under the Stars
This is a sponsored post While summer may seem short, it can feel long to the most motivated readers to stay inspired to stick with even the most captivating of books during the two and a half months away from school. Remember how I shared how I got my kids to keep reading this summer?…
How I Got My Kids to Keep Reading This Summer (and why it isn’t too late to start!)
This is a sponsored post. “Do we HAVE to go anywhere today?” asked my 10 year old daughter in an exasperated voice one mid-summer morning. “I just want to stay at home and read.” While I usually reprimand my daughter for displays of tween attitude (can you sense the eyeroll and a hand on hip…
