Parents, we hope your child has shown you their summer activity take home bags!
Lots of goodies to explore and and activity booklet to use on trips, or at home over the summer. These have fun activiites for you and your child.
Summer is a time to kick back and really enjoy our family time.
Keep your child's reading "up to par" with lots of visits to the public library are a good choice so come "school bell" time again they are ready for the new school year!
To have a "read-a-rific" summer check out the tips below:
How to Make the Most of Summer
By: National Center for Summer Learning (2009)
This tip sheet from the Center for Summer Learning shares some things parents can do to keep kids sharp over the summer.
Locate a summer program
There are high-quality summer camps and programs in almost every price range. Camps offered by schools, recreation centers, universities, and community-based organizations often have an educational or enrichment focus.
Visit the library
Find out what interests your child and select books on that subject. Participate in free library summer programs and make time to read every day.
Take educational trips
These can be low-cost visits to parks, museums, zoos and nature centers. When planning vacations, consider those with educational themes.
Practice math daily
Measure items around the house or yard. Track daily temperatures. Add and subtract at the grocery store. Cooking is a chance to learn fractions. Every day experiences can be fun and interesting, while giving kids opportunities to learn the skills they need.
Get outside and play
Limit TV and video game time, just as you do during the school year. Intense physical activity and exercise contribute to healthy development.
Do good deeds
Students learn better and "act out" less when they engage in activities that aid in their social-emotional development, such as community service.
Keep a schedule
It makes sense to continue daily routines during the summer and to continue to provide structure and limits. The key is providing a balance and keeping kids engaged.
Prepare for fall
Find out what your child will be learning during the next school year by talking with teachers at that grade level. Preview concepts and materials over the summer.
The National Center for Summer Learning. (2009). How to Make the Most of Summer: What Parents Can Do to Keep Kids Sharp Over the Summer. Retrieved May 23, 2009, from http://www.summerlearning.org/media/researchandpublications/Parent.Tip.Sheet.BW.pdf.
For a list of "Parenting ABC's"
go to-
http://www.knea.org/parents/abc.html
http://www.pbskidsgo.org/
http://www.kaboose.com
Also check out this site for pre-K tips for the month of June:
http://www.piercecountylibrary.org/files/library/june-2009-fun.pdf
Some suggeastions for K-5 Summer Reading:
K-3
The Daring Nellie Bly: America's Star Reporter
by Bonnie Christensen
Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People
by Bonnie Christensen
Christian the Lion
by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall
Look At Lucy
by Ilene Cooper
Illustrated by David Merrell
Corn Aplenty
by Dana Meachen Rau
Illustrated by Melissa Iwai
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
4-5
Wild River
by P.J. Petersen
The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes
by Kelly Easton
Illustrated by Greg Swearingen
Pip: The Story of Olive
by Kim Kane
The Frost Child
by Eoin McNamee
Eleven
by Patricia Reilly Giff
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*READING REMINDER*
Giving children books, reading to them, and sharing books are all positive ways to motivate children to read!
THANKS again for all your help and support this year!
Happy Summer Reading!
Jo Kempfer
Judy Witherspoon
Susan Sheridan
Pam Easterling
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