Keep Your Brain Engaged While You Have Fun with Summer Writing Everyday writing activities are a great way to avoid summer brain drain and boost higher-level thinking skills. These activities bring together a variety of academic skills that need to be practiced to avoid losing them: Emailing a pen pal Maintaining a reading log Making up new summer recipes Recording the results of … [Read more...]
Summer Recommendations – Preventing Summer Learning Loss – Reading, Math, and More
The Insiders Guide to Education A RITES blog by Learning Specialist and Education Advocate Saskia Nilsen, MSE The pile of summer book lists, summer work packets, and summer teacher recommendations is starting to build in my house. And while it is the last thing I want to think about when summer is close enough to taste, I know preventing summer learning loss begins now. Reading experts … [Read more...]
Your Summer Action Plan Part 4: Educational Summer Camps for Fun and Learning
The Insiders Guide to Education A RITES blog by Learning Specialist and Education Advocate Saskia Nilsen, MSE Your Summer Action Plan Part 4: Educational Summer Camps for Fun and Learning There are tons of great camps in the area designed to get your child active and having fun over the summer. There are camps for a variety of interests, from dance and farming to robotics and theater. Most … [Read more...]