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
Responses:
Subject: Keep your child learning this summer with these links From: patty Date: 06 Jun 2002 9:07 PM
Make soap, organize a scavenger hunt or build a wild bird feeder. I’ve
found some sites with fun things to do this summer with the kids. Post
your own great site
discoveries.-Pattyhttp://www.edbydesign.com/kidsact.htmlhttp://www.very
bestkids.comhttp://www.activitiesforkids.com/kids.htm
