| Summer is not far off and finding an array of fun | | | | child help map out the trip to practice math and |
| summer learning activities will not only engage | | | | science skills. Are you planning to visit historic |
| your child but can help ward off summer learning | | | | sites? Have your child write about these as well. |
| loss. You are like most families, preparing for the | | | | He could create a play and become a character |
| summer vacation break from school. Your child | | | | from the historical time period. Encourage your |
| has progressed nicely through the academics of | | | | child to write about his summer activities in |
| the current school year and is looking forward to | | | | addition to vacation. He may learn to do |
| a break. School provides a routine for learning and | | | | something new, like ride a bike, and a record of |
| practicing material. What happens to this routine | | | | his progress would be interesting. |
| during the summer? | | | | Fun Summer Learning Tip #3- Having your child |
| Research shows that students lose a month of | | | | help with cooking is a way to practice math and |
| academic achievement over the summer months. | | | | science skills. Following a recipe is a good way to |
| That means that they retain 8 months of | | | | practice following directions. Most recipes have |
| information from a typical 9 month school year. | | | | fractions for various amounts of ingredients. This, |
| For computational math and spelling, they may | | | | of course, is math practice. |
| lose 2.6 months. Students retain only about 2/3 of | | | | Fun Summer Learning Tip #4- Consider tutoring |
| the information they learned in these subjects. | | | | for your child during the summer months. Your |
| How do you as a parent limit this summer learning | | | | child can practice skills learned during the school |
| loss? Here are a few tips. | | | | year and get a deeper understanding of the |
| Fun Summer Learning Tip #1- Reading during the | | | | knowledge he acquired. He can also get a head |
| summer is important. Students are required to | | | | start on the next school year. Online tutoring |
| read during the school year and should continue to | | | | offers a convenient option. There is no |
| develop their reading abilities during the summer. | | | | commuting for you or the tutor. Tutoring sessions |
| Find out at the local library about summer reading | | | | fit more easily into your schedule. Online tutoring |
| programs. The librarians should be able to | | | | uses technology that students love, computers |
| recommend books for your child that are age | | | | and the internet. |
| appropriate as well as those that are of interest | | | | Writing about summer activities, reading age |
| to your child. You should try to be a good role | | | | appropriate books, adult supervised cooking, and |
| model and read as well. Let your child see you | | | | tutoring are all fun summer learning activities that |
| read. Children who frequently read often have | | | | can reinforce what your child learned during the |
| parents who also read. | | | | school year. By incorporating subjects like reading, |
| Fun Summer Learning Tip #2- Are you planning a | | | | writing, math, and science into activities in which |
| summer vacation away from home? Encourage | | | | you participate during the summer, you can limit |
| your child to make a journal about the trip. This is | | | | the summer learning loss for your child. |
| a good way to practice writing skills. Have your | | | | |