Summer Strategies to Increase the Fun and Learning

Summer vacation is finally here! Though the wet weather has dampened a lot of plans, it is the perfect opportunity for some indoor fun. Your child has made great academic bounds this school year! Don’t let the summer vacation strip him or her of some of those advancements. Here are some great free resources to keep your child engaged and learning through the summer weeks. (As always, be sure to monitor your child as they use the internet. Often times it is easy to click to a different website or on an advertisement.)

Free educational games and activities for elementary students. Unique and fun games that focus on common core standards for math, science and more!

FunBrain is an educational  website for children. The company said the site has 65,000 teachers registered, 35 million visits per month, and 60,000 page visits per day, and provides mathematics and kid style games.

Play educational kids games, computer games, printable worksheets, and learning games online.

And don’t forget about our local libraries!

Check here for their summer reading programs. 

Or try these games and activities:

•  Sight word bingo
• Talk math! Whether you are bowling, shopping, or cooking you are using math. Be sure to discuss with your child the math involved in making that spare, doubling the recipe, or getting an item at a discount.
• Chalk it up! During the summer the world becomes a canvas with inexpensive sidewalk chalk. Children can draw sight words, write a story with illustrations, or draw a hopscotch board.

There are many different resources available. These are just a few. 

Enjoy your summer!

Lori