During the summer, with the kids out of school, how do you keep the
learning going? What are some activities that you and your child or
just your child alone participate in? I know our local library has a
great summer reading program with lots of incentives and weekly guest
readers. My girls love that! Please post your ideas here for everyone
to see.
Responses:
Subject: SUMMER IDEAS From: FRAN Date: 05 May 2000 12:21 PM
I LOVE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO DIFFERENT PARKS AND MUSEUMS. JUST BECAUSE
IT IS NOT AN ACTIVITY LED BY AN INSTRUCTOR DOESN'T MEAN THEY WON'T
LEARN. I AM A BIG BELIEVER IN EXPOSER. I TAUGHT 3 YEARS IN A LOWER
ECONOMIC AREA WHERE KIDS HADN'T EVEN RIDEN A BUS. THE RIDE TO THE
FIELD TRIP WAS A THRILL IN IT'S SELF. CHILDREN SOAK UP EVERYTHING
AROUND THEM, SO IF WE PROVIDE THE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES, THEY WILL
TAKE IT ALL IN. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!
Lots of ideas to share on teachers' websites. Try this page and then
check out others at site for more summer ideas:Learning With Games at
Mrs. McGowan's First
Gradehttp://myschoolonline.com/folder/0,1872,0-119831-38-31458,00.html
Until last year my children had consistently forgotten much of what
they had learned during the school year while they were home for summer
vacation. Last year, my friend Michele told me to begin an at home
summer education program so that my kids would return to school ready
to learn and with their knowledge from the previous school year
intact.So last summer I tried summer learning workbooks called Summer
Bridge Activities in an informal summer school program that I created.
The workbooks are excellent - two-thirds of the book review the grade
level my children just left and the final third previews their
up-coming grade level. My children enjoy this program. This is the
second summer in a row that I have used the workbooks. Last year the
books were in black and white, but this year the workbooks were totally
rebuild in full color. The new color books fix some editing errors and
are a better product overall. My children love these books and they
have started to use the learning games on www.summerbrains.com which is
a web site listed in the books.I like the fact that the books contain
reading lists and incentive contract calendars which let me get really
involved with my kids. I’d appreciate it if anyone else has any tips
on summer learning.Thanks,ArlindaArlinda@mac.com
