Tag Archives: Summer Learning
Slimed!! A fun summertime chemistry project
Comment on this post and you could win a $20 School Box Gift Card! Three comments will win this week! In Dr. Seuss’s classic Bartholomew and the Oobleck, oobleck is a green gluey slime that gums up the kingdom. While … Continue reading
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Our Fave Mommy-and-Me Beach Reads!
by Elizabeth Cossick, M.Ed. There you sit, sand between your toes, enjoying the sun, the surf…and the fact that you can finally crack a book! To help you achieve beach Zen this summer, here are our favorite lit. picks—as well … Continue reading
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Summertime Learning (A List for Parents)
Share this list of fun activities with parents to keep kiddos learning (and enjoying it!) all summer long. by Elizabeth D. Cossick. M.Ed. Comment on this post to win a $20 School Box Gift Card! (One commenter will win!) Math … Continue reading
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Books for Reluctant Readers, Part III: Fifth Grade
Welcome to a new series on finding books for reluctant readers! This four-part series will be divided by grade level, from kindergarten through sixth grades. For books for K-2, click here. For books for grades 3-4, click here. by Elizabeth … Continue reading
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Books for Reluctant Readers, Part II: Third-Fourth Grades
Welcome to a new series on finding books for reluctant readers! This four-part series will be divided by grade level, from kindergarten through sixth grades. by Elizabeth Cossick, M.Ed. Leave a comment on this post and be entered to win … Continue reading
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Books for Reluctant Readers, Part I: Kindergarten-Second Grade
Welcome to a new series on finding books for reluctant readers! This four-part series will be divided by grade level, from kindergarten through sixth grades. by Elizabeth Cossick, M.Ed. Leave a comment on this post and be entered to win … Continue reading
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Make Reading Fun with Local Family Field Trips!
Post a comment on this entry and be entered to win a School Box gift card! Welcome to part two in our three-part series on easy, research-based ways to incorporate reading and writing into your summer schedule through 1) movies!, … Continue reading
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Using Movies to Keep Student Skills Sharp!
Post a comment on this entry and be entered to win a School Box gift card! Research shows that students lose up to 30 percent of the previous years’ learning during the summer months. But combating summer learning loss may … Continue reading
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Avoid Summer Brain Drain!
Keep Skills Sharp All Summer…While Still Having Fun. Afternoons at the pool, bike rides to the creek, fireflies in glass jars. Summer, by rights, should be fun. On the other hand, however, research links a lack of summer academics to … Continue reading
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