Are you looking for ways to help your students avoid the summer slide? Have no fear! These three tips will help! Teachers, share this blog post with parents or take the ideas and create your own newsletter to send home. Either way - parents will be extremely appreciative because I have had many parents tell me over the years that they don't know how to best help their students retain skills over ... [ Read More ]
Summer Learning Ideas
If you are a teacher looking for some activities for your students to do this summer, OR if you are a parent who wants to keep your child from the dreaded "summer slide" - this post is for you! ReadingFind out if there is a local reading program. Or maybe your state has one. Do some checking and see what you can find!Set aside a little bit of time each day to read! Even as little as 15-20 ... [ Read More ]
Summertime Learning FUN! {Lower Elementary}
Last week I showed you what the upper elementary kiddos and I did last year during summer school. Now I'm going to show you what the younger elementary students and I worked on quite a bit!First up, who can go wrong with a little sidewalk chalk!? Whether we were writing, doing math facts, or simply working on spelling - it was a great way to enjoy the sun!This is something I wish I had known about ... [ Read More ]
Summertime Learning FUN! {Upper Elementary}
Last year I taught summer school, and boy - we had a blast! There are so many fun games and activities we can do to help learning be totally awesome. This is especially true when kids are unmotivated to be in school and we have no choice but to keep them 100% engaged! First up - dodgeball math! This post contains affiliate links. Please read my entire disclosure policy for more ... [ Read More ]