Summer is almost here and students are ready to take a break from school and all things having to do with learning and academics. While taking a break is a good thing to avoid burnout, it may cause students to experience summer slide. Summer slide (or summer learning loss) is a term used to describe the decline of a student's academic skills and difficulty when transitioning back to the classroom environment after summer vacation. The struggle many parents face is how to balance the break their kids need to come back to school refreshed versus potentially suffering the summer slide.
Some tips to avoid a summer learning loss is to read every single day. Reading is a great way for your child to continue learning all summer long. Reading can be anything from their favorite book, to an interesting article, or even something that as a parent you can read aloud to your kids. Even a few pages a day can keep the summer slide away.
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Another way for kids to reinforce skills during break is with worksheets and activity pages. We have a ton of Activity books and learning resources for kids grades PreK-8 to practice skills while on summer break so they can stay on track while still enjoying summer vacation.
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I Can Do It Activity Books PreK - 1st Grade
Every child can "do it" with CTP’s workbook series. The activities in the I Can Do It! series provide repeated practice to aid mastery with essential skills and academic concepts. Use these books to introduce, reinforce, or extend learning.
Each book in this series features 100 "Minutes" to help students build basic skills, increase speed in math operations, and strengthen problem-solving skills. Each minute consists of 10 problems of varying degrees of difficulty that incorporate a variety of skills. Each ten-problem reproducible can be used as a learning or testing tool.
Inspired by the highly popular Math Minutes series, this book features 100 "Minutes." Each Minute consists of 10 grammar questions for students to complete within a short time period. This unique format offers students an ongoing opportunity to improve their own grammar proficiency in a manageable, nonthreatening manner. The quick, time format, combines with instant feedback, makes this a challenging and motivational assignment students will look forward to each day. Students become active learners as they apply grammar skills to a variety of question formats in key areas of first-grade instruction.
Each book in the Power Practice series contains over 100 ready-to-use activity pages to provide students with skill practice in various subject areas including Math, Money, Science, Handwriting and More . The fun activities can be used to supplement and enhance what you are teaching in your classroom. Give an activity page to students as independent class work, or send the pages home as homework to reinforce skills taught in class, or give students pages during the summer to keep up with classroom skills. An answer key is provided for quick reference!
Chalkboard Instant STEM Activities 2-5
In this STEM workbook, activities and projects provide a balance of core knowledge learning and investigation and application. They also address the three dimensions of science learning outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards-disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting concepts. The focus is on concepts and skills from physical, life, and earth and space Sciences, and on familiarizing students with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) concepts. Assessment rubrics for success criteria are also included. Features ready-to-go, reproducible activities!
Daily Reading Comprehension 2-5
Designed for teachers with parents in mind, this workbook is perfect for the classroom and for home! It promotes student confidence, learning, and success and offers the ideal supplement to enhance or enrich any curriculum.
In these workbooks, the activities for each day of the week focus on a specific math strand, including number sense and operations, patterning and algebra, measurement, fractions, geometry, and data management. Features ready-to-go, reproducible activities!
Help students improve their handwriting skills with these daily handwriting activities. Research has shown that writing by hand helps strengthen retention of what is being learned. In addition, well-developed fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination can enhance abilities in other disciplines, such as the arts, sports, and music.
Cursive Handwriting Practice 3-5
Help students improve their cursive writing skills with these daily cursive writing practice activities. Research has shown that writing by hand helps strengthen retention of what is being learned. In addition, well-developed fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination can enhance abilities in other disciplines, such as the arts, sports, and music.
So, don't let those kiddos fall behind this summer. A few minutes of practice goes a long way! And don't forget to track progress with incentive charts and reward them along the way. A sticker is a fun way to say keep up the good work.
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