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Summer is officially here (or will be very soon) for most of us, and as wonderful as it is to let the kids spend all day playing outside, I am always concerned that the summer sun is going to suck everything that they’ve worked so hard to learn throughout the school year. Target’s Mom Ambassador Soleil Moon Frye (aka the former Punky Brewster) wants to make sure kids avoid the dreaded “Summer Slide.”
As a child growing up in the 80s, I remember Soleil from the Punky Brewster series as well as one of my kids’ favorite shows, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, where she played Roxie King.
I was excited to have the chance to chat with Soleil the other day about the “Summer Slide.” We discussed ways to keep kids engaged in learning throughout the long break, her experiences with her own daughters and Target’s plans to help families keep the “Summer Slide” at bay.
I was just thrilled that she started off by calling me her hero. It totally made my day.
What are some of YOUR tips for keeping the kids engaged in learning activities throughout the summer months?
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lots of educational trips like museums plus book time everyday
My daughter is involved in a few summer reading clubs. She loves it!
We are trying to read fun books all summer long!
Our kids love to read. They also have “homework” that they have to finish each week during the summer … a short poem to write, math races to complete, little things that don’t take much time but keep them thinking!
We are on a year-round school schedule so we are lucky enough that they don’t have a long summer of no school. But my kids love to read and visit educational websites (starfall.com is a great one for preschool/kindergarten kids!)
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We go to the library a lot. We also make a trip to the dollar store in the beginning of summer to load up on workbooks, flashcards, and crafts that we use during the break.
going to the library, playing educational games, summer camp with the churches
my kids arent school age yet, but we always play learning games in the car, beach etc
My son is starting kindergarten this year, so we haven’t yet experienced this – and we read at bedtime all year right now. But my friends with older children have had the kids read books and write book reports throughout the summer. I think it’s a decent idea.
We go to the bookstore twice a month and I let my child pick up a few new books to read.
I get him apps and books for the kindle …something always new and interesting.
I love the library. Checking out new books from the library to read aloud to my kids is a great way to keep their minds engaged!
Lots of library trips and fun ways to learn and explore, such as science experiments and cooking (of course my daughter reads and measures the ingredients).
educational games and trips
We have signed up for the library reading program!
Our local library has a very good summer reading program for getting kids to read more.
I subscribe by email.
We have a daily reading time. For an hour each day after lunch, it is quiet time and the kids read their favorite books. Also, I sign them up for every summer reading program I can find
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I do the summer bridges program with mine
Read to them, help early readers read with you, encourage the older kids to read aloud to everyone. In addition the local drug and department stores have great age appropriate work/activity books. I buy them quite frequently.
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WE have a lot of workbooks that are filed nicely in a drawer. My 4 year old can pick one out and do as many pages as she likes.
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We keep our ‘home’ routine the same year round. The boys go to school/pre-school/daycare during the day. When we get home the oldest has his writing time and the younger two have book time. Then it’s outside to play until dinner. After dinner it’s baths, teeth, 30 minutes educational TV, story time, and bedtime. We keep this routine straight through the summer and it makes the transition back to the regular school season so much easier and they remember what they’ve learned.
We have a dedicated reading hour…from 3-4pm. Everyone reads!
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We enjoy reading in our home all year round.
I subscribe by email.
We take educational trips (Exploratorium, Donner’s Pass, National Parks, etc.), we read every day, and we play learning games.
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We go to the library. The iPad is nice also ~ it’s something different and fun.
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My daughter and I read novels together, the whole family plays trivia games. We have to incorporate more math this year, I’m not sure how we are going to do that, maybe Khan Academy.
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We do much more cooking in the summer and keep a gardening journal. Math and science in the real world!
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Lots of crafts and “field trips”
My daughter goes to school in the summer, too, so we don’t have to worry about it – it’s a little less structured, but she still learns and reads daily!
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We take trips to the library every week foe new books to read.
have a schedule! also maybe get your kids involved in a summer park program with other kids.
Visit museums, zoos, and historical sites in your area (and enroll in your library’s summer reading program). Make it fun!
Make some time before bed to read at least one book, or if it’s a chapter book read 1 or 2 chapters every night before bed
Our library always has a great reading program that has kids begging to go to the library for new books.
I require my kids to read at least 45 mins per day every day in the summer. Every single day.
Provide learning experiences in whatever you are doing. We spent loads of time at the zoo, safari park, Sea World, museums, reading, even learning at the market about the foods we bought.
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just make it a habit to read every night. I do that with my little girl and she gets so excited
Lots of fun educational trips to museums, library, park, etc. Also fun reading time at home and outdoor play!
Making plans for some trips to the zoo, and other fun but learning places for the kids this summer.
We go to the zoo, library, museum, etc during the summer. We also read together every night.
We set reading goals for the summer and we apply school skills to real life. Like figuring out tax at a store or reading signs on a road trip.
We are doing a lot of workbooks for the next greade level. Couple hours a day to prep for next year. Of course we play outside and inside, but I have to keep them fresh for the next year.
I’ve been going to the library practically every week, picking up books to read to my son. This is a great way to foster education and the love of reading.
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My kids always read a book every week in summer to keep their minds active.
We take lots of trips to the library and the Children’s museum.
Read at least an hour every day.
camp and club
twitted this, 14/6, avoid long hours in the sun
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WE DO QUITE A BIT AS A FAMILY. PARKS, READING, PLAYING IN THE BACKYARD.
Planing a trip to the museum of science and industry in Chicago later this summer.
I subscribe via email.
go to a library which has fun reading programs for summer readers!
We take advantage of the programs at the local library and we try to visit some of the historic places around here too!
Go to storytime at your local library!
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My son has a reading disablility and we make sure he reads throughout the summer. We reward him, by taking him fishing, swimming, movies, etc. and read the same book along with him. This really works wonderfully.
my kids participate in the library’s summer reading program!
weekly trips to the library, & doing workbooks my sons teacher sent home with him for the summer.
Nature outings, library and museum trips.
My kids read and do math a half hour per day.
Lots of books!
I don’t have children, but I babysit my nieces and we have it set that they have to read at least 45 minutes a day.
We love to take educational field trips and read all the material about the places we visit!
We go to the library once a week.
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Ask them questions about the world around them. Ask their opinion, or meanings of words you come across in daily life.
Get them to read. Take them to the library.
I believe that the “Summer Slide” is bull, so I’d let my kids enjoy summer vacation while they’re still young enough to have the summers off.
Going to the library.
don’t have kids, couldn’t really say!
We purchase work books for the local teachers store and they work in them daily!
When I was a kid, our library had this board game with prizes you would get to play based on the books you read. At the end of the summer, there was an auction where you could use points you earned.
We go to the library twice a week, for storytime and to get new books to read. Also for the kids educational programs.
My tip is to plan a fun but educational activity once a week. Have the kids research the upcoming project on their own time.
Riddle scavenger hunts, play “Nature Bingo” while going for a hike in the mountains, Car ride math game (each person takes a turn saying a problem and the other answers it and then says another math problem. Extra good for those learning their times table.)
Make learning fun. Get a book on nature, then take a nature walk, etc.
Keep learning fun. Take educational “field trips” and make a weekly visit to the library.
I like to keep books in the car for the kids to read on road trips.
We are taking a few of our own field trips this summer.
He stays enrolled in activities and learning classes through our city during the summer !
PBS has many good help to read programs like Between the Lions and Sesame Street. Also some DVDs are read along books for young adults. Read and then see the movie is a nice way to set up a discussion.
Field trips are some of the best ways to keep a child’s mind active and engaged while learning about the history of the country.
Get the kids age-appropriate books on topics they’re interested in!
Join the local librarys summer reading program
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Leave a comment below with your best summer-time tip for kids to avoid the “Summer Slide.”
find something like baseball or anything,stay out of trouble
Make learning less like “school” for them and more integrated in daily activities.Nature hikes and hands on museums, even trips to the beach can be learning activities in disguise
We do learning trips to parks,zoos,libraries and museums.
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library reading programs and adventures to the museum and zoo – make it fun, but make it worth while
my daughter loves going to the library, so we make it a point to go once a week for new books
We visit the library on a weekly basis as well as go to their free programs. I also think fun field trips to museums and nature centers are great.
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SPEND AN HOUR A DAY AT THE LIBRARY
Our local library has a great story hour for the kids every week.
The library is a great way to avoid the summer slide. Reading opens up new worlds and ideas.
We read something everyday. And visit the library once a week.
Fun games & ed. games
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I always signed my daughter up for the library summer reading clubs
My kids joined a summer book club in the neighborhood.
Lots of reading
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My best tip is to enroll them in a summer reading program at their local library. Our library rewards kids for reading with coupons for free food at local restaurants and other prizes.
Visit the library once a week or so, spend time with them reading.
Plan the weekly trip to the library. Make it a standing appointment, type thing.
Summer reading program at the library! Lots of educational activities!
We like to go to our Goodwill store once a week on half price day and pick out new books! Great prices on half price day!
going to the library and the park.
We start back in Aug.,with work books for an hr a day….and they have to read a chapter a day in any book they want
Make regular trips to the library
Let children pick their own books at the library so they are interested in what they are reading.
trips to the library
go to the library twice a week.
My grandkids love to play “school”. I give them work sheets I print out. They love to do them. Word searches are their favorites.
go to library
We go to the library and play school at home. The kids get to be the teacher.
Trips to the library
Trips to the zoo, museum and library!
He loves to read so we go to our local library
The kids belong to a summer reading program at the library.
They’re always excited about it.
Thank you.
I try to lead by example so I’m always reading.
Our kids love to learn so we provide them with educational activities throughout the Summer to keep their brains sharp. They can learn while having fun and they avoid long intervals in the Summer without education. Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. ~Pauline
we go to library a few times a week and also read at home.
we read as a group on a regular basis
My son isn’t in school yet but I read to him and we play educational games on the computer as well as go to the library and museums.
We have a dry-board where we plan a book for each night, the kid’s love it
we go on a jog together
We go to local library two or three time a day for story telling, reading and other fun activities.
We go to the library often. The children are required to read at least 30 minutes a day. We also have random spelling test.
I will read with my child every day and encourage him to write stories.
Join a library book club and try to send the kids to some educational summer camps.
we have school books we do at home and we read of course!
I buy my kids fun books for during the summer months and they enjoy them. I want to thank you for this awesome sweep and hope to win
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Give rewards for reaching summer reading goals!
Enrolling in book clubs and summmer activity camps
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Staying busy with travelling. Also making quiet time to encourage reading.
We love to get new books from the library.
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We do the summer reading program at the library and read every day.
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I like to put the kids in ymca camps and make sure to always have plans for them so they don’t get bored!
We join the Summer Reading program at our library every year and set aside at least one day per week to go to the library to read!
Plan lots of educational fun field trips to museums, art galleries & the library. Make sure you encourage reading by letting them read books they enjoy.
We use the Summer Bridge program.
going to the library and reading
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going to the library and doing the reading program
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We are actually going to be travelling most of the summer. Our adventure begins on Wednesday!
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Read often to your young child. It helps instill a love of reading and they will be happy to read in the summer.
Spread activities out throughout the summer, rather than having all your fun in the first couple of weeks.
We particiapte in the local libraries reading challenge! Thanks for the chance!!!!!
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We read story books at least once a week together in our home.
Spend time with them. That’s how I plan on keeping them engaged in learning. Anything we do together helps them learn. I’m pretty sure you have to always be observing things and talking about them for the kiddos to be learning alongside you.
Oh…and a trip to some cool places (Mt. Rushmore, the zoo, etc) helps.
have kids join summer reading programs at the library
The summer reading programs at the library are great!
educational summer camps, summer reading programs and educational trips
go to the theater
Read to your kids, run through math problems in the car. Keep a work book at home and in the car. Reward completion with a trip to the pool the movies, etc.
My best advice is to get involved in a summer reading program if possible or visit the library weekly. Also read together with your parents.
Bike riding. I could spend entire summers doing that and not be bored
Summer trips to the library!
Take trips to educational venues like the aquarium, zoo, or library.
We love the library
Though my kids are both still pretty young, we still like to incorporate learning in to everything we do. Even out walking around, we have them count things or try to name the animals and birds. When we go on trips, we like to go to at least one educational facility and try to learn the history of places we are seeing.
I sign my kids up for summer educational classes
summer school programs and/or visiting the library weekly
Read, read, read! One of the best ways to avoid the summer slide!
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Education games, and reading!
Since lots of summer films are based on books, I make it a practice that we all have to read the novel before seeing the film – and we always have lots of books and games (especially word games like Scrabble) in the car and in the backyard to play.
weekly trips to the library to pick up new reads
go to the library every other week, name plants & birds, go for walks at parks or nature trails, go to the beach, museums
go to thrift store to buy books
reward them for reading during the summer… so many books, earn a new toy or game.
We love to visit the library and children’s museum.
read fun books
my kids go to our local library’s book crafts. They are also part of several programs that offer rewards for reading
We visit our local library bi-weekly for their summer reading program!
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We go to museums, especially the museum of science in Boston, plus take part in our library’s summer reading program.
Have books that they enjoy reading and find interesting. You can never have too many books. My girls also enjoy playing computer games that they learned about while still in school. thank you!
I keep my kids involved in the summer programs offered at school
Continue to read books over the summer
We read a lot and explore outside with sort of science experiments. I’m not a fan of a whole summer off. I’d rather it was broken up into semesters.
My kids love going to the library! We spend a few days a week there!
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Educational computer games
definitely making sure they have a lot of time to spend outside!
we are involved in a reading program and my son does worksheets everyday
I signed my son up for a summer reading program.
Having lots of books around and tying them into activities.
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Schedule educational activities that can also be fun
We are always a fan of the Summer Reading Program at the Library. The kids fill out a chart for each book they read and get a prize based on the number of books they read. It’s fun and keeps them interested.
Join the summer reading program at your local library.
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going to library and my son does alot of reading on computer
We have family reading time!
We still have homework in the summer!!
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we encourage the kids to read books and take them to educational type tourist destinations
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Reading is my favorite hobby and I fully encourage it!
Visit the library a lot. Stock up on a variety of good books!
going to the libraray
Our library has a summer reading program
We do a 1/2 hour reading time each day. If we are home, it’s in the afternoon. If not, it’s to bed a little early to get it in.
I keep her busy with different activities, that I let her choose.
We try to find fun activities to do and get them outside. We limit how much time they are allowed to play videogames
We do fun & educational activities and field trips during the summer!
Schedule several day trips to historical sites, museums and other fun but educational sites throughout the summer. Encourage the kids to research the destination before and after on the internet.
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Make reading a family event!
We’ve been watching Nova! The girls love it.
My daughter reads every night before bed and on any car ride that we take!
Going weekly to the library . They look at it as a fun activity.
We do a weekly outing. It doesn’t hve to be expensive. I have found plenty of great outings to do for free in our city.
We live at the beach so every day is an adventure.
i have a reading reward with my kids if they read 4 books in a month then they get to pick a place of there choice to do like hershey park the zoo its what they want to do alone with mommy for the day
We do the library’s reading program, write letters to pen pals and grandparents as writing practice, have workbooks, and go places that are educational and fun.
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Take them to the public library programs that continually offer hands-on learning projects.
We have a reward system for reading books all Summer
We read aloud at night
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We encourage our kids to read and write their own stories
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For us it is summer reading time and fun summer camps. We love to take trips to the museums too!
keep a routine
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My tip, don’t let them sit in front of the TV for hours at a time.
To avoid the “Summer Slide” you can read books that are fun and insert them throughout your schedule so it doesn’t seem like “school” or something they have to do
Keep them active – mind AND body! There are opportunities to learn everywhere!
Let them pick a project that will involve using skills that they need to keep, such as some minor carpentry that will need a little math.
We make bi-weekly trips to the library.
We go tot he library a lot & are involved with the summer reading program there
Going to the library and making reading fun with rewards and prizes!
I give my child workbooks and they also read a lot during the summer because they like reading.
going to the library and playing educational games
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For my kids, we visit our local goodwill store and pick out some of the funnest books we can find, then my kids will require an hour of reading to enjoy an hour at the pool!
Lots of books and educational activities keep kids sharp over the summer
Educational games on the computer
I’m an English teacher so we are always reading, talking about what we are reading, visiting book stores and libraries….it is part of our lives.
Library and we have a wii so they are staying active inside as well.
We do book reports during the summer and read out loud in the van when we have errands to do.
I enrolled the girls in a reading program at the local library this summer
Join the local library’s summer programs.
A busy brain is never bored.
Visit historical places!
Reading programs at the library and educational summer camps. Thanks for the giveaway.
keep them reading and playing educational games
i asked the teacher for a few sheets of “homework” that we could do a couple times a week to keep on target
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Only allowing video games and apps that have an educational component… Such as reading a book via an app.
I will keep buying books and trading them in at a thrift store for sure.
We visit the library at least twice a week!
Keep using your brain! It can be anything from reading a book to playing Zelda!
we make the library and every day trip during the summer months
Go to the library once a week.
Our library has a summer reading reward program where the kids can enroll and get rewarded for reading. We try to help encourage the girls to check out books and read with them. We also read books to them every night.
Also, doing weekly activities together that they don’t realize that is fun and they can learn new things. It helps them not watch TV and stay active during the summer to learn.
Go to tje park at least once a week, also go fishing
Reading themes and challenges. All family members choose a book in a loose theme (Pirates, Space, Animals) and get together once a day (week) to discuss what they like (or dislike) about the stories. Find common denominators (dialogue, atmosphere, geography). Challenge the kids to find two books they’ll like even when they are older.
Go to the library often. Sit in there and read with them. Read along with whatever they are reading and mention the stories while out doing other things.
Fun but educational “field trips” and an hour of reading every day
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Summer school and summer reading programs.
Take advantage of our excellent library programs.
Make sure you are reading with/to your kids. The library usually has a summer program for kids. Just make sure to keep it fun. They won’t even realize they are learning.
Take the kids to the library every week.
We join the summer reading program at the library which keeps the kids motivated to keep up with their reading. We also try to take in at least a couple of museum trips during the summer.
We have story and craft hour every day.
Reading while in the car going to and from various summertime activities.
we do the summer reading program at the library
We avoid the summer slide by making reading an important and fun ritual every day
We like going to museums and doing educational activities that are fun.
Go on routine library trips and everyone has to take out a book.
My husband and I like to make learning fun by randomly quizzing the kids throughout the day on math equations and spelling words. They actually love it!
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We go on educational outing to zoos, nature walks etc…we also read a lot and continue learning
Plan a trip to a local library. Even the babysitter can do if Mom and Dad are working! Plan a number of books they can bring home and make this a set day each week!!!!! Kids will love it plus gain responsibility please read!
Make it interesting. Find out what the kid likes and get books on that subject and/or do things that are interesting to the child, not that are interesting to you. Make time to make it happen… ITS IMPORTANT!!!
Take them to museums and the library
Lots of family time and swimming
Take advantage of the local library’s summer reading programs.
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I print out “homework” papers for the kids every evening.
Make them volunteer!
Outside all the time but books every night!
We go to the library a lot. The kids love checking books out
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Our library has a pretty heavy summer schedule-tons to do and experience there!
We study the history of a certain place and then go on a road trip.
All the libraries around here have summer reading programs with prizes.
Thanks for the contest.
My kids loved those little workbooks. They’re bored with nothing to do, play school.
We continue to do educational activities like summer reading programs, educational games on computer, and some worksheets during the summer months.
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Trips to places like mount rushmore and other educational and amazing places.
We always found that a fun summer activity followed up with books about it helped them stay interested in reading.
Have a preschooler. She has her own library. Participates in story time at the library and the summer reading program. Almost everything we do is a learning experience, but we have fun doing it.
We participate in special summer programs at our local library and museum and do a few pages a week from a math workbook.
Try to make lots of trips to the library
Make the library part of your summer routine — reading, activities, etc.
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Plan at least one outing every week.
just keep reading!
we like to sit on the swing in the yard and read in the shade
Visit the library or book store frequently and let your children pick out the books that they want. Go on nature walks and learn about the various plants and animals that you see.
Turn every day activities into learning opportunities – bring measuring cups into the pool and talk about addition, subtraction, and fractions, look for animal tracks in the woods, read maps together on vacation…
It’s important to go to the library, but also I thought the math statistic was surprising. Maybe we should have them practice math during the summer.
Reading books during the summer at bedtime and going on fun educational trips too.
We have a little book club where we make weekly trips to the library. During “bookclub” each kid shares what they read, and what the stories made them think about.
Reading lots of books!
We go to the library a lot.
we go to the library attend their programs and read read read
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Make reading fun- we always used books as rewards, and had a nightly read-a-long, everything from Peter Pan when they were smaller to a horror trilogy when they were older. Take your cues from what they enjoy and figure as long as they are reading, it’s all good. Also, when traveling, have them read all the signs, the brochures for things to do, etc.
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we do the library where my kids pick books they want to read, And we also do the book contest that the library has and also what the store has.
Visit the library, go to the zoo, take a nature walk, and scavenger hunts are fun!
Our local library has some great summer events that we go to
Reading is the key to summer success!
going to the library they always have something going on that encourages reading
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We avoid the summer slide by have our daughter and her friends participate in a book club and they love it.
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Play in the shade & enjoy the nice air!!!
We stick to our school year bedtime reading routine
we try to see how many pinterest science projects we can complete. They are so much fun.
My son is special needs so we really have to do things to keep him from sliding back so I read to him, and do flashcards and worksheets as well as have him read to me.
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Beach is free everyday!!!
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Read lots of books.
Going to the library, do something educational.
I keep them busy during the day to keep their minds stimulated i.e. parks, waterslides, kids museum, swimming, educational tours etc.
Library trips! Thanks for the chance
Read together everyday. Even with older kids, you can have a reading session just read separate books.
Take advantage of all of the activities at your local library
We go to the library every Tuesday, and hang out for about an hour.
Trips to the library. Even if the kids only check out a comic, or a DVD, or look at magazines, they’re in the library. Once they’re used to that, then have them read something before they get the next DVD, whether it be a magazine, or a comic, or yes, a book.
Of course, this only works if TV isn’t a babysitter at your house. It’s a reward, not a pasttime.
having them help with shopping- they have to help with money and sums.
When I have my grandson I show him so old time fun things.. His favorite is building a tent in the back yard..he plays for hours
we take our kids to the library to pick out books and also we read every night to them
Going to the library, do something educational.
I get my kids do do chores around the house and teach them as we go along.We make it into a game with charts and rewards earned.
I make my 6 year old read the map or signs when we go on our summer journeys!
Visiting the library weekly and playing educational games!
we go on summer field trips to refresh what they already learned or prepare them for what they wil learn.
I have a 14 year old son and a 12 year old nephew that spends most summer days at my house. Of course video games could consume every waking moment if I allowed it. And while I do give them their play time, I try to get them involved in the real world, too. Board games such as Scategories are a great way to engage other parts of their brains, as well as crossword puzzles. We also enjoy Geocaching, which gets us all off our bumbs and out into nature.
I take some of the school papers my daughter did and erase the answers. I then copy them and make them into a booklet. Each day they do a few of them to help her renumber what she did this year and be more prepared for the next year.
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Visit the library as a family.
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I like to get my kids active in reading clubs like at the Library
Arts & crafts, and going for daily walks at the park!
Summer is time to have fun but taking trips to museums, local historical places and libraries are all fun ways to have an educational summer
We love reading together, we do it every night before bed thanks for the chance
I have 2 children.ONe with Aspergers. .So every day it teaching in my house
They offer so many great programs at our local library.
We encourage our children to read. We visit the library. It has lots of programs for summer.
We play games and do crafts with our daughter
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I hope the children have fun this summer with their family and friends and they also read lots of good books. Thanks for this contest!
We go to the library often to check out interesting books.
Trips to do fun things. I also let them help me cook more often. They get to practice math skills and reading skills that way! They love spending more time helping me make food. Not to mention they eat more of it that way. Win-Win.
The library, the park… Pinterest has a lot of ideas too
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We visit our local library and play educational games. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Local library has a great summer program, with plenty of books and shows
we like to visit the public library and participate in several of their summer programs
Reading ALL the time!
Put a chart up for the kids AND YOU with goals for the summer of things to do daily, like reading, drawing, practicing music, etc. Gold stars, y’all!