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Summer Learning Loss: The Problem and Some Solutions
In the early years of formal schooling in America, school calendars were designed to fit the needs of each particular community (Gold, 2002). Some communities had long summer breaks that released children from school in spring to help with planting and in fall to help with the harvest, ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
Making Summer Learning Fun
The summer months offer many opportunities for exciting learning and play. Summer is a great time of year to plan adventures to the park, beach, pool, museum, or zoo, or to take walks around the neighborhood together as a family. These outings are ideal occasions for hands-on learning that children ...
Source: The Parent-Child Home Program
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Making Math a Part of the Summer Months
While most kids view summertime as an opportunity to think about anything other than school, it's an excellent time to...
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Stress Free Summer Schedules
Whether your child is five or fifteen, he needs to keep busy during the summer months. While it sounds tempting to take...
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Summer Learning on a Budget
The brain is like any other muscle in the human body: use it, or lose it. As much as kids would like a break from school...
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Tips to Keep Learning Hot This Summer
The summer months provide a much needed break from the rigors of formal schooling, but transitions from school to summer...
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Don't Let Vocab Take a Vacation!
Parents know that a good vocabulary at a young age is indicative of future learning success. So don't forget about...
Source: Education.com
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