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:

 https://www.commonsensemedia.org/guide/summer-learning-guide

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: 

http://www.adlit.org/article/24234/

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: 

http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428

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