Tag Archives: Summer Learning
a long way from Legos: the latest, greatest building sets {and how to use them in the classroom}
by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! (Which you could use to buy…building sets! :) Legos and Lincoln Logs used to rule the roost when it came … Continue reading
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Filed under Activities, Art, Centers, Critical Thinking, Parenting, School Readiness, Science, Summer Learning
The Coolest Birthday Gifts Ever (Hands-On Science Part III)
by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! Science is one of those subjects that, when done right, is just as fun on a Friday night at home … Continue reading
Filed under Academic Success, Activities, Centers, Critical Thinking, Reading, Science, Summer Learning, technology
Back to School! Easing the Transition {for everyone}
by Diane Burdick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card! The long, lazy days of summer are done and gone. Ease your child (and yourself) into the new school year … Continue reading
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I’m Bored! {How to Never Hear that Phrase Again}
by Elizabeth D. Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post and be entered to win a $20 School Box gift card!! We’ll draw some winners in a couple weeks. We’ve all heard it–as parents, as teachers, as passerby in the … Continue reading
Filed under Activities, Classroom Community, Summer Learning
Summer Learning Ideas (and GREAT Centers!)
Centers… Revised! by Kelli Lewis, M. Ed. Whether you’re a parent looking for some fun summer learning activities to keep your children’s skills sharp, or an early elementary teacher who wants to breathe new life into your centers next year, … Continue reading
Filed under Activities, Centers, Math, Phonics, Reading, Summer Learning, Writing
Educator’s Day!!
by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Okay, so you just have to know about this event: This Saturday, January 29, is the biggest sale at The School Box all year. Did you hear that? ALL YEAR, ladies and gents. I am … Continue reading
Can’t Get to the Beach? Create Your Own at Home!!
Comment on this post to win a $20 School Box gift card! (2 comments will win!) by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Whether you’re headed to the beach soon and want to anticipate the fun–or you’ve already come home and want … Continue reading
Filed under Academic Success, Free Stuff!, Parenting, Summer Learning, Uncategorized
Summer Learnin’ Part 3: Bubbles in the Backyard!
This is part 3 in our series on fun Summer Learnin’ ideas! Click here and here for part 1 and part 2. by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. Comment on this post to receive a $20 School Box Gift Card!! Nothing … Continue reading
Filed under Parenting, Reading, reluctant readers, Summer Learning, Uncategorized
Summer Learnin’ Part 2: Library Scavenger Hunt!
This is Part 2 in our series on engaging (and easy!) Summer Learnin’ ideas. To read Part 1 (Fractions in the Kitchen), click here. Comment on this post and you could win a School Box gift card! Two comments win … Continue reading
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Summer Learnin’ Part I: Fractions in the Kitchen!
Comment on this post to receive a $20 School Box Gift Card!!! (Birthday presents, anyone???) by Elizabeth Cossick, M. Ed. So, the kids are out of school. NOW what do you DO with them?? How about brushing up their math … Continue reading
Filed under Math, Snack Time, Summer Learning, Uncategorized
