Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Three Great Edutopia Resources to Help Prevent the Summer Slide

Edutopia, a website devoted to finding what works in education, is one of my favorite teacher resources.

I also love the ideas and resources they offer for parents, and I'd like to highlight three recent blog posts that offer great ideas to prevent the summer slide or slump:

Parents: Inspiring Readers Through the Summer Slump:






Enjoy!

Friday, June 13, 2014

A Trio of Websites Full of Great Ideas for Summer Learning

The web is alive with great ideas to help prevent the summer slide!  Following are a few ideas that have landed in my inbox over the past few weeks:

Common Sense Media


The crew at Common Sense Media have assembled a Summer Learning Guide of the best apps, games and websites to engage students in the following areas:

  • Explore the World
  • Hands-on-Science
  • Get Creative
  • Tinkering and Tech
  • Learn Together
  • Multimedia Memories
Access the guide here:

AdLit.org 

This website - All About Adolescent Literacy - offers resources for parents and educators of kids in grades 4-12.  They have assembled a fantastic "Beach Bag" Full of Summer Learning Resources:


Ideas include:
  • Armchair Travels
  • Tour the Museums
  • Don't Forget About the Library
  • Tips for Parents
  • Write On!
  • Resources to Share with Teens
  • Reading Incentive Programs
  • Beyond Reading and Writing
Explore the site by using the link here: 

Reading Rockets

This PBS TV show has a great website chock-full of ideas for teachers to share with families.



Topics include:
  • Ideas for summer learning fun (pen pals, geo caching, gardening)
  • Ideas for summer reading fun (libraries, book clubs)
  • Online activities for families (National Geographic, Discovery Kids, Smithsonian)

Link to the website here: 

Have you found any other great summer learning resources?  Share them in the comment section below!