



Summer Fun Activities, Games, and Printables From : From, this collection features plenty of activities to keep your kids busy and learning this summer.Another great resource from sister site Reading Rockets is Get Ready for Summer! Ideas for Teachers to Share With Families. Summer Learning Resources for Parents From Colorín Colorado: This reading resource roundup for parents is awesome! You'll find guides, tips, and reading lesson ideas in Spanish and English.Also check out Funbrain Math Arcade from Pearson, 10 Best Math Apps for Kids from, and Cool Math. This is just one example there are tons of awesome games. Calculation Nation From the NCTM: If you're looking for a fun, web-based game for students, Calculation Nation from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is a wonderful resource.Also check out Awesome Apps for the Six Traits of Writing, from WeAreTeachers, for improving writing skills with apps during the summer. Included are links to reading lists, online reading contests, and ideas for practicing reading with tech tools. Cool Summer Reading and Learning for Middle School Kids: Author Susan Curtis highlights some of the most useful websites, ideas, and strategies for helping middle school students stay active readers during the summer.Plus, be sure to check out their Summer Science collection for engaging in DIY summer science learning. This collection offers books and activities to help kids explore a variety of subjects like dinosaurs, money, and much more. Themed Books and Activities for Summer Reading and Learning: Start with a Book, a project from Reading Rockets, offers some great ideas for summer reading.For starters, the Edutopia blog post " Avoiding the Summer Slide in Reading and Writing" from Heather Wolpert-Gawron is chock-full of useful information and strategies for parents and students. Here, we’ve compiled a few resources to keep students learning through the dog days of summer, with a particular focus on math and reading. Alarmingly, research suggests students may lose more than one month of reading knowledge during the summer, and the losses in math may be even greater.
