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That ambiguity spikes a lot of fear and concern,” said Miriam Stevenson, who is an executive director at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.caresolace.org/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Care Solace\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a company that helps schools connect families with mental health services. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Previously she worked as the director of student services for health and wellness in the Palo Alto Unified School District.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stevenson said that while Care Solace receives fewer summertime referrals, it’s not because there is less need. It’s because students aren’t at school with extra adult eyes and ears to check in on them. “There’s one less node in our safety net,” she said. When schools succeed at creating \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61775/how-important-was-your-favorite-teacher-to-your-success-researchers-have-done-the-math\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a sense of belonging\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, they can be a comforting routine for students or a safe place where they feel socially connected. Stevenson offered advice for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61186/what-parents-need-to-know-about-their-teens-mental-health\">parents looking to support their kids’ mental health\u003c/a> over the summer and equip them with the tools to embrace joy, conquer challenges and flourish.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>More free time doesn’t have to mean more screen time\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With more free time on their hands, it’s easy for kids to get sucked into endless hours of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59094/does-my-kid-have-a-tech-addiction\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">screen usage\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, especially because kids are also using their devices to connect with friends that they’re no longer seeing at school everyday. An advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General \u003ca href=\"https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/news/juvjust/us-surgeon-general-issues-advisory-social-media-and-youth-mental-health\">recently warned\u003c/a> that “frequent social media use can contribute to poor mental health.” One study cited in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf\">advisory \u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">found that adolescents who spent over three hours per day on social media were twice as likely to have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60788/3-reasons-why-seattle-schools-are-suing-big-tech-over-a-youth-mental-health-crisis\">negative mental health outcomes\u003c/a>, such as depression and anxiety symptoms. “Not all young people are good at setting their own boundaries and they might need you to be the bad guy,” said Stevenson.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first thing parents can do to limit screen time is to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60436/when-parents-practice-good-screen-habits-it-rubs-off-on-the-whole-family\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">lead by example with their own devices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “They’re going to do what we do, not what we tell them to do,” added Stevenson. By modeling moderation and offering alternatives that get kids moving and exploring, parents can make a well-rounded summer seem more attainable. Summer is an opportunity to be present with one another as a family, said Stevenson. “Have technology-free times together or meals together — moments where there isn’t a screen that’s interfering with your ability to connect,” she suggested. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, parents can give their children a screen time budget. “They get to decide how they want to use the amount of screen time that they have,” said Stevenson. “That gives them some autonomy and choice.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The power of a summer schedule\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maintaining a routine during the summer can be a powerful tool for supporting children’s mental health, and parents can play a crucial role in establishing and reinforcing this structure. Stevenson encouraged parents to proactively determine a schedule with kids, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60543/what-parents-need-to-monitor-about-teens-sleep-beyond-the-hour-count\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">bedtimes and wake-up times\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “There’s great freedom in the summer to allow us to go to our natural circadian rhythms. And unfortunately, as lovely as that might be, it’s going to make waking up early harder when they come back [to school],” said Stevenson. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/sleep_hygiene.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consistent sleep patterns\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can improve sleep health, which is closely \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/13792?autologincheck=redirected\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">linked to children’s mental health and wellbeing\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “If you don’t have morning routines or evening routines as a family, the summer is a good time to experiment,” Stevenson said. Creating a daily schedule that includes dedicated time for physical activity, reading, hobbies and socializing can provide a sense of stability and purpose.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Just because school’s out doesn’t mean learning stops. In fact, it’s the best time to learn because you have the sole choice over what you get to be curious, pursue or inquire about,” she added. Outside of the hustle and bustle of the school year, parents can encourage kids to think about how they’re contributing to their community, which can look like setting the table each night, visiting older relatives or volunteering locally. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Open communication can help parents recognize warning signs\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can be difficult to identify signs that a kid is struggling with mental health, especially if they are older. Although resources with lists of warning signs exist, they can often read like teenagers being teenagers, Stevenson said. “They’re emotional. They’re volatile. They’re withdrawn. They like to sleep all day.” Instead of scrutinizing every potential symptom, Stevenson suggested parents keep an eye on significant changes in behavior, mood, eating and sleep habits. “Trust that you know your kid,” she said. “You know what their baseline is.” Additionally, parents can establish a daily check-in with their child, such as a text asking how they’re doing or a designated time in the evening to share highs and lows from the day.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If parents notice warning signs of poor mental health, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61186/what-parents-need-to-know-about-their-teens-mental-health\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">open and honest communication\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is vital. Engaging in supportive conversations with their child, expressing concern and actively listening without judgment can create a safe space for them to share their feelings. “Listen and stay in that moment and just let them express themselves. Show them that you can hold very difficult feelings,” said Stevenson. If parents feel out of their depth, they can seek professional help from a pediatrician, therapist or counselor. “Summer can present a lot of great opportunities for intensive mental health support or starting with a therapist,” she added.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Knowledge is power when it comes to school-year fear\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the beginning of the summer, going back to school may be the farthest thing from kids’ minds. But as the school start date gets closer, parents might start to see anxiety levels rise, said Stevenson. “Anytime you’re going to have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58462/how-to-help-anxious-students-re-adjust-to-social-settings\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a transition or there’s an unknown\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, there’s going to be an increase in worry. And if you’re already predisposed or struggling with anxiety, it’s going to exacerbate the challenges that you’re facing,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents can work with kids to find out as much information about the next school year as possible in order to dispel any fear of the future. This is especially helpful when kids are starting at a new school either because of a grade change or a recent move. Parents may encourage students to visit school and see where their classes will be or talk to their friends to see if they will be in the same classes. “As much information as they can have about what their day is going to look like and who they’re going to be with is really helpful,” said Stevenson. Additionally, parents can identify any orientation programs that the school may provide.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids’ mental health needs persist past the end of the school year and through the summer. Embracing this opportunity to reset and focus on mental well-being can set the stage for a fulfilling summer experience and confident start to the new school year.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"While many kids look forward to summer break, it can also be a time when signs of anxiety and depression go unnoticed. Screen time limits and open communication can help.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1687663688,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":1327},"headData":{"title":"4 parenting priorities to prevent mental health 'summer slide' | KQED","description":"While many kids look forward to summer break, it can also be a time when signs of emotional distress go unnoticed. Screen time limits and open communication can help.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialDescription":"While many kids look forward to summer break, it can also be a time when signs of emotional distress go unnoticed. Screen time limits and open communication can help.","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"4 parenting priorities to prevent mental health 'summer slide'","datePublished":"2023-06-26T02:00:21.000Z","dateModified":"2023-06-25T03:28:08.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/mindshift/61888/4-parenting-priorities-to-prevent-mental-health-summer-slide","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With school on break, along with all the homework, tests and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59625/three-reasons-teens-need-later-school-start-times\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">early start times\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that come with it, parents often assume that young people’s stress and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61186/what-parents-need-to-know-about-their-teens-mental-health\">anxiety\u003c/a> will take a pause as well. However, that’s not always the case, especially as the novelty of summer dwindles. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without the daily structure of school and extracurricular activities, kids may struggle with boredom or restlessness. “Summer for many of us can feel like this nebulous thing because it is just this endless free time. Additionally, the pressure to make the most of the summer break and fear of missing out on experiences can contribute to feelings of anxiety. That ambiguity spikes a lot of fear and concern,” said Miriam Stevenson, who is an executive director at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.caresolace.org/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Care Solace\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a company that helps schools connect families with mental health services. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Previously she worked as the director of student services for health and wellness in the Palo Alto Unified School District.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stevenson said that while Care Solace receives fewer summertime referrals, it’s not because there is less need. It’s because students aren’t at school with extra adult eyes and ears to check in on them. “There’s one less node in our safety net,” she said. When schools succeed at creating \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61775/how-important-was-your-favorite-teacher-to-your-success-researchers-have-done-the-math\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a sense of belonging\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, they can be a comforting routine for students or a safe place where they feel socially connected. Stevenson offered advice for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61186/what-parents-need-to-know-about-their-teens-mental-health\">parents looking to support their kids’ mental health\u003c/a> over the summer and equip them with the tools to embrace joy, conquer challenges and flourish.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>More free time doesn’t have to mean more screen time\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With more free time on their hands, it’s easy for kids to get sucked into endless hours of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59094/does-my-kid-have-a-tech-addiction\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">screen usage\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, especially because kids are also using their devices to connect with friends that they’re no longer seeing at school everyday. An advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General \u003ca href=\"https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/news/juvjust/us-surgeon-general-issues-advisory-social-media-and-youth-mental-health\">recently warned\u003c/a> that “frequent social media use can contribute to poor mental health.” One study cited in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/sg-youth-mental-health-social-media-advisory.pdf\">advisory \u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">found that adolescents who spent over three hours per day on social media were twice as likely to have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60788/3-reasons-why-seattle-schools-are-suing-big-tech-over-a-youth-mental-health-crisis\">negative mental health outcomes\u003c/a>, such as depression and anxiety symptoms. “Not all young people are good at setting their own boundaries and they might need you to be the bad guy,” said Stevenson.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first thing parents can do to limit screen time is to \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60436/when-parents-practice-good-screen-habits-it-rubs-off-on-the-whole-family\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">lead by example with their own devices\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “They’re going to do what we do, not what we tell them to do,” added Stevenson. By modeling moderation and offering alternatives that get kids moving and exploring, parents can make a well-rounded summer seem more attainable. Summer is an opportunity to be present with one another as a family, said Stevenson. “Have technology-free times together or meals together — moments where there isn’t a screen that’s interfering with your ability to connect,” she suggested. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, parents can give their children a screen time budget. “They get to decide how they want to use the amount of screen time that they have,” said Stevenson. “That gives them some autonomy and choice.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The power of a summer schedule\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maintaining a routine during the summer can be a powerful tool for supporting children’s mental health, and parents can play a crucial role in establishing and reinforcing this structure. Stevenson encouraged parents to proactively determine a schedule with kids, including \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60543/what-parents-need-to-monitor-about-teens-sleep-beyond-the-hour-count\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">bedtimes and wake-up times\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “There’s great freedom in the summer to allow us to go to our natural circadian rhythms. And unfortunately, as lovely as that might be, it’s going to make waking up early harder when they come back [to school],” said Stevenson. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/about_sleep/sleep_hygiene.html\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consistent sleep patterns\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can improve sleep health, which is closely \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/13792?autologincheck=redirected\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">linked to children’s mental health and wellbeing\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">. “If you don’t have morning routines or evening routines as a family, the summer is a good time to experiment,” Stevenson said. Creating a daily schedule that includes dedicated time for physical activity, reading, hobbies and socializing can provide a sense of stability and purpose.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“Just because school’s out doesn’t mean learning stops. In fact, it’s the best time to learn because you have the sole choice over what you get to be curious, pursue or inquire about,” she added. Outside of the hustle and bustle of the school year, parents can encourage kids to think about how they’re contributing to their community, which can look like setting the table each night, visiting older relatives or volunteering locally. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Open communication can help parents recognize warning signs\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can be difficult to identify signs that a kid is struggling with mental health, especially if they are older. Although resources with lists of warning signs exist, they can often read like teenagers being teenagers, Stevenson said. “They’re emotional. They’re volatile. They’re withdrawn. They like to sleep all day.” Instead of scrutinizing every potential symptom, Stevenson suggested parents keep an eye on significant changes in behavior, mood, eating and sleep habits. “Trust that you know your kid,” she said. “You know what their baseline is.” Additionally, parents can establish a daily check-in with their child, such as a text asking how they’re doing or a designated time in the evening to share highs and lows from the day.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If parents notice warning signs of poor mental health, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/61186/what-parents-need-to-know-about-their-teens-mental-health\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">open and honest communication\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is vital. Engaging in supportive conversations with their child, expressing concern and actively listening without judgment can create a safe space for them to share their feelings. “Listen and stay in that moment and just let them express themselves. Show them that you can hold very difficult feelings,” said Stevenson. If parents feel out of their depth, they can seek professional help from a pediatrician, therapist or counselor. “Summer can present a lot of great opportunities for intensive mental health support or starting with a therapist,” she added.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Knowledge is power when it comes to school-year fear\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the beginning of the summer, going back to school may be the farthest thing from kids’ minds. But as the school start date gets closer, parents might start to see anxiety levels rise, said Stevenson. “Anytime you’re going to have \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/58462/how-to-help-anxious-students-re-adjust-to-social-settings\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">a transition or there’s an unknown\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, there’s going to be an increase in worry. And if you’re already predisposed or struggling with anxiety, it’s going to exacerbate the challenges that you’re facing,” she said.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents can work with kids to find out as much information about the next school year as possible in order to dispel any fear of the future. This is especially helpful when kids are starting at a new school either because of a grade change or a recent move. Parents may encourage students to visit school and see where their classes will be or talk to their friends to see if they will be in the same classes. “As much information as they can have about what their day is going to look like and who they’re going to be with is really helpful,” said Stevenson. Additionally, parents can identify any orientation programs that the school may provide.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids’ mental health needs persist past the end of the school year and through the summer. Embracing this opportunity to reset and focus on mental well-being can set the stage for a fulfilling summer experience and confident start to the new school year.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/61888/4-parenting-priorities-to-prevent-mental-health-summer-slide","authors":["11721"],"categories":["mindshift_21445","mindshift_20729","mindshift_21280","mindshift_21385","mindshift_20697"],"tags":["mindshift_21093","mindshift_20811","mindshift_20589","mindshift_21070","mindshift_21100","mindshift_20865","mindshift_20568","mindshift_290","mindshift_20816","mindshift_634","mindshift_21083","mindshift_514","mindshift_21159","mindshift_1038"],"featImg":"mindshift_61890","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_51909":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_51909","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"51909","score":null,"sort":[1534747406000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-can-private-schools-contribute-to-the-public-good","title":"How Can Private Schools Contribute To the Public Good?","publishDate":1534747406,"format":"audio","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>All kids forget some of what they learned during the school year over summer, but more affluent families often pay for travel or summer opportunities that \u003ca href=\"https://hechingerreport.org/money-makes-the-difference-for-kindergarteners-in-the-summer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mitigate this loss\u003c/a>. That's why some call summer the \"most unequal time of the year.\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.ewa.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/summer_learning_gap-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Johns Hopkins researchers found\u003c/a> that summer learning loss in elementary school accounts for two-thirds of the achievement gap between low-income children and their middle-income peers by ninth grade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many non-profits and city programs recognize this problem and offer programming for low-income kids. But the goals and quality of these programs can vary and the demand for them is high. That's why some private schools are stepping in to contribute resources to this problem. \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horizons\u003c/a> is a public-private partnership trying to reduce the summer learning gap by giving low-income children the academic support and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2018/08/11/summer-camps-entertain-educate-and-give-kids-a-competitive-edge\">enriching experiences that their more affluent peers pay for over the break\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through Horizons, private schools and universities open their campuses and offer a high-quality summer experience to low-income public school students. Kids get extra instruction in reading, writing and math, but they also do hands-on science and have plenty of time to play. Each class has about 17 students, and is staffed with a credentialed teacher, a teaching assistant and two high school student volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are making an impact on the kids’ ability to achieve at grade level as they go through school,” said Abby Rovner, director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsatsffs.org/\">Horizons program housed at the San Francisco Friends School\u003c/a>.* “By not allowing them to slide back in their academic skills, and by giving them all kinds of enriching, exciting experiences so that they get back to school the next year ready to learn, I feel like summer after summer we’re supporting their academic growth, but also their confidence, their love of learning and also their vision for themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5472px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4.jpg 5472w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students gain confidence in non-academic areas that teachers work to transfer back into academic learning. \u003ccite>(Abby Rovner/Horizons at SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is a cohort-model, so the same kids return year after year. In addition to targeted reading and math support, kids get to do a lot of the activities that many public schools can no longer afford. They have two recesses, drama, art and dance. This summer students attended the theater, where they saw \u003cem>School of Rock\u003c/em>; they went kayaking; and they visited the \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploratorium\u003c/a>, among other field trips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I really strongly believe that experiences and access to arts enrichment and hands-on science is a huge equity issue for low-income children,” Rovner said. “It opens their eyes to what’s possible for them, to things they may or may not love and want to pursue. It gives them different ways to understand what they read when they’re back in the classroom doing academic learning. And it brings joy and excitement for learning into their lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/inspire/program-elements/swimming/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swimming is a surprisingly important part of this program.\u003c/a> Students often start out knowing nothing about swimming, feeling uncomfortable in the water, and unsure of their abilities. Pretty soon, though, they’re kicking, swimming underwater and pushing themselves to try new moves. That willingness to take risks, experiment, and tackle something hard comes straight back to the classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With the kids it builds so much confidence so quickly,” said kindergarten teacher Roxy Cano. She says some of her most timid swimmers were also scared to try new things in the classroom. But Cano said, “to see them overcome something, and then to name it and talk to them about that, and tell them look you did this, you should be proud of yourself,” they start to try new things in the classroom too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many kids said swimming was their favorite part of the summer. And every adult said it was a crucial part of the program’s success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll be the first to admit that I was one of the biggest doubters and now I’m one of the biggest champions because the power of it is really apparent,” said Guybe Slangen, director of community engagement at the San Francisco Friends School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slangen’s job is to connect the school to the community where it sits, a historically Latino neighborhood that has been rapidly gentrifying. He’s done that in several ways, often coordinating Friends school teachers and students to work with organizations in the community. When Slangen heard about the Horizons program at a conference, he wanted to bring it to his school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That model, is what’s so exciting about it because you can have private schools that contribute to and support the great work that public schools are doing,” Slangen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[vimeo 283523113 w=640 h=360]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slangen is aware private schools occupy a complicated space in San Francisco and also in the larger education conversation. But he said too often they’ve been afraid to address the issue head on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t see independent schools going anywhere anytime soon,” Slangen said. “But what can we do with what we have now and how might we be able to make an impact, a difference? To be a little bit more equitable, a little bit more accessible, a little bit more of the solution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To that end, Horizons at the San Francisco Friends School partners with local public schools in its neighborhood, most of which serve a largely Latino and low-income population of students. Rovner works with kindergarten teachers who recommend students that are behind grade level to the program. After parents apply and get in, those kids come back year after year, all the way through eighth grade. This cohort model creates a unique community of teachers, parents, and students each summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51911\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth grade Horizons students are practicing reading like detectives, looking for clues to predict what will happen next.\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5.jpg 4000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth grade Horizons students are practicing reading like detectives, looking for clues to predict what will happen next. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The narrow and deep impact that we are having with these kids can really make a huge impact,” Slangen said. “Those relationships only deepen and strengthen over time and we can see the impact over time, not only with the students, but with the families as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Horizons National has been around \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/about/history-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since the 1960s\u003c/a>, time enough to \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/transform/student-impact/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">measure the impact\u003c/a> of its program on student success. They estimate that students gain eight to twelve weeks of learning over each six-week summer session. And 97 percent of students who participate in Horizons go on to graduate high school, with 91 percent attending college or other post-secondary training. The Horizons program at the San Francisco Friends School has seen similar math and reading gains based on pre and post tests of its students, but don’t have official numbers because the program is still small with just 84 students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4898px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth grade Horizons students listen to their teacher during circle time.\" width=\"4898\" height=\"2755\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2.jpg 4898w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4898px) 100vw, 4898px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth grade Horizons students listen to their teacher during circle time. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Horizons at SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parents often gather in the morning at drop-off or at afternoon pick-up chatting together or with teachers. They appreciate how responsive Rovner and the other teachers are to their questions and concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have a question, it gets answered. You have a doubt, it gets resolved,” said Christine Pineda, whose daughter is in the Horizons program. Although Pineda grew up in the neighborhood, she and her daughter lived for several years in El Salvador with her husband. When it came time for her daughter to start school, Pineda moved back to the States. Her daughter struggled with English at her new school. Pineda said her daughters’ comfort and expression in English has improved since starting Horizons.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nWHO ARE THE TEACHERS?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rovner tries to hire credentialed teachers whenever she can, although some of the teachers this summer were teachers-in-training. She’s looking for people who want to teach in hands-on, experiential ways and who are excited about the mission of the program. But it can be challenging to find teachers who want to commit seven weeks of their summer break to more teaching. Many are just too burned out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roxy Cano teaches at a public elementary school in San Francisco all year, but said the environment is different enough at Horizons that she doesn’t feel burnt out. For one thing, she’s got a lot more support. She’s used to having 22 students in a classroom by herself. At Horizons, she has 17 students and multiple adults who help her. That frees her up to give focused one-on-one attention to the kids who really need it, and makes it feel more possible to get to things like science which don’t always fit into the regular school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51913\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 3264px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51913\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3.jpg\" alt=\"Horizons students during art class.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3.jpg 3264w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horizons students during art class. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Horizons at SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I feel like I’m more successful here in the summer program,” Cano said. “Even though this is only a six week program, I feel like I can really see a lot of progress in the students’ reading, in their confidence, and how much they grow socially also.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cano said she’s got lots of resources and tools to draw from her experience at public school, but it’s a luxury to have the support, professional development, and physical supplies that Horizon provides. During the school year she pays for most supplies out of pocket. At Horizons, they are provided.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nTHE INVESTMENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Horizons operates as its own non-profit under the 501(c)3 status of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sffriendsschool.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Friends School\u003c/a>. It’s a huge help that the private school donates its building to the program each summer, especially in a city as expensive as San Francisco. The school's teachers share their space, books, materials and technology with the Horizons staff and teachers. But additionally, the program has to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for staff, food, field trips and materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rovner estimates they spend about $3,700 per student for the six week summer program, one week of staff professional development, her year round salary and several events for Horizons families during the school year. And their costs go up each year as they add on classes. This is their fourth year, but they intend to grow into a K-8 program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a cheap program and the fundraising comes on top of other fundraising efforts the private school does for its scholarship fund and other priorities. That may be why Slangen called interest from other private schools “lukewarm.” He said some have shown interest, but there’s often a fear that a program like Horizons, which doesn’t directly serve the Friends school students, will “cannibalize” a school’s development efforts on its own behalf. But Slangen said that hasn’t happened at the Friends School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We feel there is a lot of opportunity to grow the Horizons network here in the Bay Area,” Slangen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slangen also said the school is looking for more ways to integrate the Horizons community with the broader Friends School community of students and parents. Because the two schools use the building at different times of the year they don’t overlap often, but Horizons families are invited to several Friends school events during the school year like a book swap and craft fair. Slangen said he’d like to find more ways to make these two communities feel more like one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*This story has been edited to make it clear that although the San Francisco Friends School hosts the Horizons program, it is separate and raises its own funds.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A public-private partnership aims to prevent the \"summer slide\" by giving low-income neighborhood kids a private school experience over the summer.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1534879426,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":32,"wordCount":1984},"headData":{"title":"How Can Private Schools Contribute To the Public Good? | KQED","description":"A public-private partnership aims to prevent the "summer slide" by giving low-income neighborhood kids a private school experience over the summer.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"How Can Private Schools Contribute To the Public Good?","datePublished":"2018-08-20T06:43:26.000Z","dateModified":"2018-08-21T19:23:46.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"51909 https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=51909","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2018/08/19/how-can-private-schools-contribute-to-the-public-good/","disqusTitle":"How Can Private Schools Contribute To the Public Good?","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2018/08/SchwartzPublicPrivateSummerSchool.mp3","audioTrackLength":282,"path":"/mindshift/51909/how-can-private-schools-contribute-to-the-public-good","audioDuration":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>All kids forget some of what they learned during the school year over summer, but more affluent families often pay for travel or summer opportunities that \u003ca href=\"https://hechingerreport.org/money-makes-the-difference-for-kindergarteners-in-the-summer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mitigate this loss\u003c/a>. That's why some call summer the \"most unequal time of the year.\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.ewa.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/summer_learning_gap-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Johns Hopkins researchers found\u003c/a> that summer learning loss in elementary school accounts for two-thirds of the achievement gap between low-income children and their middle-income peers by ninth grade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many non-profits and city programs recognize this problem and offer programming for low-income kids. But the goals and quality of these programs can vary and the demand for them is high. That's why some private schools are stepping in to contribute resources to this problem. \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horizons\u003c/a> is a public-private partnership trying to reduce the summer learning gap by giving low-income children the academic support and other \u003ca href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2018/08/11/summer-camps-entertain-educate-and-give-kids-a-competitive-edge\">enriching experiences that their more affluent peers pay for over the break\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through Horizons, private schools and universities open their campuses and offer a high-quality summer experience to low-income public school students. Kids get extra instruction in reading, writing and math, but they also do hands-on science and have plenty of time to play. Each class has about 17 students, and is staffed with a credentialed teacher, a teaching assistant and two high school student volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are making an impact on the kids’ ability to achieve at grade level as they go through school,” said Abby Rovner, director of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsatsffs.org/\">Horizons program housed at the San Francisco Friends School\u003c/a>.* “By not allowing them to slide back in their academic skills, and by giving them all kinds of enriching, exciting experiences so that they get back to school the next year ready to learn, I feel like summer after summer we’re supporting their academic growth, but also their confidence, their love of learning and also their vision for themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51912\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 5472px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4.jpg 5472w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons4-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students gain confidence in non-academic areas that teachers work to transfer back into academic learning. \u003ccite>(Abby Rovner/Horizons at SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is a cohort-model, so the same kids return year after year. In addition to targeted reading and math support, kids get to do a lot of the activities that many public schools can no longer afford. They have two recesses, drama, art and dance. This summer students attended the theater, where they saw \u003cem>School of Rock\u003c/em>; they went kayaking; and they visited the \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exploratorium\u003c/a>, among other field trips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I really strongly believe that experiences and access to arts enrichment and hands-on science is a huge equity issue for low-income children,” Rovner said. “It opens their eyes to what’s possible for them, to things they may or may not love and want to pursue. It gives them different ways to understand what they read when they’re back in the classroom doing academic learning. And it brings joy and excitement for learning into their lives.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/inspire/program-elements/swimming/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swimming is a surprisingly important part of this program.\u003c/a> Students often start out knowing nothing about swimming, feeling uncomfortable in the water, and unsure of their abilities. Pretty soon, though, they’re kicking, swimming underwater and pushing themselves to try new moves. That willingness to take risks, experiment, and tackle something hard comes straight back to the classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With the kids it builds so much confidence so quickly,” said kindergarten teacher Roxy Cano. She says some of her most timid swimmers were also scared to try new things in the classroom. But Cano said, “to see them overcome something, and then to name it and talk to them about that, and tell them look you did this, you should be proud of yourself,” they start to try new things in the classroom too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many kids said swimming was their favorite part of the summer. And every adult said it was a crucial part of the program’s success.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll be the first to admit that I was one of the biggest doubters and now I’m one of the biggest champions because the power of it is really apparent,” said Guybe Slangen, director of community engagement at the San Francisco Friends School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slangen’s job is to connect the school to the community where it sits, a historically Latino neighborhood that has been rapidly gentrifying. He’s done that in several ways, often coordinating Friends school teachers and students to work with organizations in the community. When Slangen heard about the Horizons program at a conference, he wanted to bring it to his school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That model, is what’s so exciting about it because you can have private schools that contribute to and support the great work that public schools are doing,” Slangen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"vimeo","attributes":{"named":{"w":"640","h":"360","label":"283523113"},"numeric":["283523113"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slangen is aware private schools occupy a complicated space in San Francisco and also in the larger education conversation. But he said too often they’ve been afraid to address the issue head on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t see independent schools going anywhere anytime soon,” Slangen said. “But what can we do with what we have now and how might we be able to make an impact, a difference? To be a little bit more equitable, a little bit more accessible, a little bit more of the solution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To that end, Horizons at the San Francisco Friends School partners with local public schools in its neighborhood, most of which serve a largely Latino and low-income population of students. Rovner works with kindergarten teachers who recommend students that are behind grade level to the program. After parents apply and get in, those kids come back year after year, all the way through eighth grade. This cohort model creates a unique community of teachers, parents, and students each summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51911\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4000px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51911\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth grade Horizons students are practicing reading like detectives, looking for clues to predict what will happen next.\" width=\"4000\" height=\"3000\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5.jpg 4000w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons5-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth grade Horizons students are practicing reading like detectives, looking for clues to predict what will happen next. \u003ccite>(Katrina Schwartz/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The narrow and deep impact that we are having with these kids can really make a huge impact,” Slangen said. “Those relationships only deepen and strengthen over time and we can see the impact over time, not only with the students, but with the families as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Horizons National has been around \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/about/history-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since the 1960s\u003c/a>, time enough to \u003ca href=\"https://www.horizonsnational.org/transform/student-impact/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">measure the impact\u003c/a> of its program on student success. They estimate that students gain eight to twelve weeks of learning over each six-week summer session. And 97 percent of students who participate in Horizons go on to graduate high school, with 91 percent attending college or other post-secondary training. The Horizons program at the San Francisco Friends School has seen similar math and reading gains based on pre and post tests of its students, but don’t have official numbers because the program is still small with just 84 students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51914\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 4898px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2.jpg\" alt=\"Fourth grade Horizons students listen to their teacher during circle time.\" width=\"4898\" height=\"2755\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2.jpg 4898w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-768x432.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons2-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4898px) 100vw, 4898px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fourth grade Horizons students listen to their teacher during circle time. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Horizons at SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Parents often gather in the morning at drop-off or at afternoon pick-up chatting together or with teachers. They appreciate how responsive Rovner and the other teachers are to their questions and concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You have a question, it gets answered. You have a doubt, it gets resolved,” said Christine Pineda, whose daughter is in the Horizons program. Although Pineda grew up in the neighborhood, she and her daughter lived for several years in El Salvador with her husband. When it came time for her daughter to start school, Pineda moved back to the States. Her daughter struggled with English at her new school. Pineda said her daughters’ comfort and expression in English has improved since starting Horizons.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nWHO ARE THE TEACHERS?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rovner tries to hire credentialed teachers whenever she can, although some of the teachers this summer were teachers-in-training. She’s looking for people who want to teach in hands-on, experiential ways and who are excited about the mission of the program. But it can be challenging to find teachers who want to commit seven weeks of their summer break to more teaching. Many are just too burned out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roxy Cano teaches at a public elementary school in San Francisco all year, but said the environment is different enough at Horizons that she doesn’t feel burnt out. For one thing, she’s got a lot more support. She’s used to having 22 students in a classroom by herself. At Horizons, she has 17 students and multiple adults who help her. That frees her up to give focused one-on-one attention to the kids who really need it, and makes it feel more possible to get to things like science which don’t always fit into the regular school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_51913\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 3264px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-51913\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3.jpg\" alt=\"Horizons students during art class.\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3.jpg 3264w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-768x576.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2018/08/Horizons3-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Horizons students during art class. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Horizons at SFFS)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I feel like I’m more successful here in the summer program,” Cano said. “Even though this is only a six week program, I feel like I can really see a lot of progress in the students’ reading, in their confidence, and how much they grow socially also.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cano said she’s got lots of resources and tools to draw from her experience at public school, but it’s a luxury to have the support, professional development, and physical supplies that Horizon provides. During the school year she pays for most supplies out of pocket. At Horizons, they are provided.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nTHE INVESTMENT\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Horizons operates as its own non-profit under the 501(c)3 status of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.sffriendsschool.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Friends School\u003c/a>. It’s a huge help that the private school donates its building to the program each summer, especially in a city as expensive as San Francisco. The school's teachers share their space, books, materials and technology with the Horizons staff and teachers. But additionally, the program has to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for staff, food, field trips and materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rovner estimates they spend about $3,700 per student for the six week summer program, one week of staff professional development, her year round salary and several events for Horizons families during the school year. And their costs go up each year as they add on classes. This is their fourth year, but they intend to grow into a K-8 program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a cheap program and the fundraising comes on top of other fundraising efforts the private school does for its scholarship fund and other priorities. That may be why Slangen called interest from other private schools “lukewarm.” He said some have shown interest, but there’s often a fear that a program like Horizons, which doesn’t directly serve the Friends school students, will “cannibalize” a school’s development efforts on its own behalf. But Slangen said that hasn’t happened at the Friends School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We feel there is a lot of opportunity to grow the Horizons network here in the Bay Area,” Slangen said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Slangen also said the school is looking for more ways to integrate the Horizons community with the broader Friends School community of students and parents. Because the two schools use the building at different times of the year they don’t overlap often, but Horizons families are invited to several Friends school events during the school year like a book swap and craft fair. Slangen said he’d like to find more ways to make these two communities feel more like one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>*This story has been edited to make it clear that although the San Francisco Friends School hosts the Horizons program, it is separate and raises its own funds.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/51909/how-can-private-schools-contribute-to-the-public-good","authors":["234"],"categories":["mindshift_192"],"tags":["mindshift_20784","mindshift_1040","mindshift_21212","mindshift_514"],"featImg":"mindshift_51915","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_51458":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_51458","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"51458","score":null,"sort":[1530509995000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"8-fun-ways-to-keep-math-learning-alive-through-the-summer","title":"8 Fun Ways To Keep Math Learning Alive Through the Summer","publishDate":1530509995,"format":"standard","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>Summer is a time for play and rest, family time and adventures. But there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ewa.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/summer_learning_gap-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compelling research\u003c/a> to show that kids forget a lot of what they learned during the school year if they don’t have opportunities to continue reading, using their mathematical thinking skills and exploring the world around them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also been well-documented that the gaps between kids from high and low socioeconomic statuses \u003ca href=\"http://hechingerreport.org/money-makes-the-difference-for-kindergarteners-in-the-summer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grow over the summer\u003c/a>. Affluent kids often have access to enriching experiences like travel, summer camp and visits to museums. Summer may be one of the \u003ca href=\"http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2005863,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most unequal times of the year\u003c/a>, and that makes it hard on teachers in the fall. But there are plenty of low-cost ways to keep kids learning through the summer without sitting them down to do worksheets or drilling them on a math app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valorie Salimpoor is a trained neuroscientist who consults for the educational gaming company \u003ca href=\"https://cignition.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cignition\u003c/a> and has insight into helping kids who struggle with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46865/what-neuroscience-can-tell-us-about-making-fractions-stick\">fractions\u003c/a>. She also has two young kids of her own. She has been using her knowledge of the learning brain and her fascination with brain development to infuse her kids’ play time with math that’s fun and that sticks. Based on what she has seen work with her own kids, she's pulled out some basic principles of fun activities parents can do with kids of many ages after school, on weekends, and during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know from a lot of research that there is a summer loss, and it seems to be more significant for math than it is for reading,” Salimpoor said. She thinks that could be because many adults are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/32223/why-kids-take-on-adults-math-anxiety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">math anxious\u003c/a> themselves, so when they imagine math activities for their kids they think about counting activities or doing math facts, while they enjoy reading to their children. Those activities are boring and don’t leverage what scientists have discovered about “sticky” learning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor has found good results utilizing eight traits of the learning brain to her advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Engage intrinsic motivation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/40556/could-autonomy-mastery-and-purpose-be-the-keys-to-motivating-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intrinsic motivation\u003c/a> is a powerful force for learning. People are most often intrinsically motivated when they have control over what they’re learning and have a sense of competence while engaging in the learning. The activity isn’t too hard or too easy; it’s just the right amount of challenging to keep the mind engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you do a task when you have intrinsic motivation it significantly increases your performance and what you learn,” Salimpoor said. Because the activity itself is highly engaging to the learner, he pays more attention and the brain records the information better. “Any time there is more dopamine flowing in your reward systems, you are much more likely to consolidate the information better,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has found the easiest way to recreate that sense of “flow” with her children is to infuse math into activities they already love. For examples, her son loves Legos, so in addition to letting him build whatever he wants, she sometimes encourages him to make blueprints of what he’s planning to build. She asks him to predict how many blocks he’ll need and to think about scale, perimeter and area. She’s essentially infusing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47301/five-compelling-reasons-to-teach-spatial-reasoning-to-young-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spatial awareness\u003c/a> into an activity he’s already excited to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This only works for people who are big fans of Lego. That’s sort of the whole point of this,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another example might work for kids who are passionate about Minecraft. With just a few small tweaks like planning what to build ahead of time, playing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/41988/for-the-hesitant-teacher-leveraging-the-power-of-minecraft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minecraft can be mathematical\u003c/a>. And Salimpoor said practicing a little math every day is all it takes to keep skills sharp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Engage emotional arousal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/45201/why-emotions-are-integral-to-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emotion is an incredibly powerful part of learning\u003c/a> that can easily get overlooked. “We can do a boring task over and over and not remember it, but you can experience an emotional moment once and remember it forever,” Salimpoor said. Emotion centers are tightly tied to memory centers, so when possible try to build emotion into summer activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can be relatively simple to do. Even a project like building a kite together involves some climactic moments of heightened suspense that will be memorable. Making a stellar kite will require research, planning, measuring, sketches and probably some trial and error. The first time the child throws the kite in the air to see if it flies will be an emotional moment filled with suspense. And it’s more than likely the design will require more tinkering, and hence more math.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The whole idea here is you’re thinking about it and revising your strategy,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It could take all summer to build the perfect kite, but along the way will be several climactic moments, along with more learning, revising and planning. The math is embedded in a fun activity that has an emotional payoff.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n3. Use extrinsic rewards wisely\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48578/how-ending-behavior-rewards-helped-one-school-focus-on-student-motivation-and-character\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extrinsic rewards to get kids to do things is a controversial\u003c/a>, though common, practice. Some research indicates that when kids are rewarded for doing things they already like, they lose interest in the activity. That’s one reason \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48754/what-works-for-getting-kids-to-enjoy-reading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some experts don’t recommend rewards for reading\u003c/a> -- it implies that reading is work, not fun, and must be rewarded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Salimpoor points out that there are some parts of math that just aren’t as fun as others. Practice is an important part of math and is perhaps the best candidate for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/23220/whats-the-difference-between-games-and-gamification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamification\u003c/a> and careful use of extrinsic rewards. This is where understanding how the brain responds to different reward schedules is important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Knowing that a desirable reward is coming, but not knowing when it will come or what it will be is the highest output,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She compares this kind of reward to the dopamine rush adults experience when playing the slot machines. The player knows it’s possible to win, but has no idea whether the win will come on the first try or 100th try. And, the size of the reward is also unknown. That makes winning even sweeter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Releasing dopamine is really good because it makes you want to continue and has the double effect of helping you consolidate the information,” Salimpoor said. “Knowing what situations are likely to release dopamine might be all you need” to make a dull task more exciting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has found that if she can build excitement and unpredictability into an activity, it creates a fertile ground for learning. She might reward her kids with tokens that can be exchanged for something they want after they’ve completed some number of problems or tasks. But the key, she says, is to vary when she gives them out and how many. It may seem counterintuitive, but this variability actually makes kids want to continue because they don’t know how much they’ll get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor said often parents try to be consistent with extrinsic rewards because that’s what they’ve learned works for moderating a child’s behavior. But the opposite is true with learning; variability primes the brain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor emphasizes that extrinsic rewards should be used sparingly and only for the kinds of tasks kids don’t really want to do. Gamifying them makes it more fun, and thus more memorable.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n4. Engage the brain's predictive power\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of being human is making predictions based on the schema we hold in our brains. And when the prediction leads to an exciting result the brain releases dopamine, which helps cement learning. Parents can harness this tendency by encouraging kids to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/19124/whats-your-best-guess-predicting-answers-leads-to-deeper-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">predict things\u003c/a> that have some significance to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor says these strategies work well with things that regularly update and that a child can check daily. A parent might give the child a hundred imaginary dollars to buy stocks, for example. It takes some calculating and watching patterns to pick investments, and then together parent and child can check the stock prices every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea is you’re getting excited to check this every day,” Salimpoor said. “You want to do the math to see how much you won or lost. And because you’re thinking about it every day, you’re calculating percentages and decimals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe parents even give kids the interest on their stocks in real money, once they’ve calculated it. Another, less financially focused option, is to do the same thing with sports statistics -- updating and calculating averages and percentages.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n5. Provide a larger goal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stories and books inherently come with the bigger picture of a narrative, making them attractive to many kinds of learners. Often math isn’t taught with that bigger goal is mind, but it could be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Take math and make it more like reading a storybook,” Salimpoor said. She does projects with her sons that have a beginning, middle and end. Kitchen projects are often good for this type of longer-term project. For example, she and her sons did an experiment where they left different kinds of fruit in the sun and weighed them each day to calculate the water loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s also great for the brain because you’re starting out by planning a framework of what you want to do, and how you’re going to do it, and that establishes a storyboard in your head,” Salimpoor said. Then every day of the project, the child has to review the information learned and add more to it. “This is the best method of learning because you're taking synapses that you’ve already formed and strengthening them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She even had her sons graph the fruit’s water loss as another way of adding math to this project. Another time they set up an experiment to see which kitchen containers preserved food the best. Each day they checked for mold, graphing the percentage of mold each day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of fun to see and you look forward to seeing it because you want to see how your experiment has changed on a daily basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Use math as a secondary element of a project\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are tons of ways to involve math in a project where the main purpose isn't mathematical, like baking. The point is the cookies (obviously), but it doesn’t hurt to figure out the fractions and ratios together along the way. This method has the added advantage of taking math anxiety -- a real phenomenon for many kids -- out of the picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reason this is my favorite is it helps you realize how math applies in the real world,” Salimpoor said. She has watched her sons begin to notice math throughout their lives and become more interested in it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other ideas Salimpoor has tried in order to infuse math into other activities :\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Make a spectrum of color using different ratios of color dyes and water.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Calculate density with different solutions of water, sugar and dye. Try to get different densities for different colors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Calculate a summer budget. Have kids think about how much money they’ll need for summer expenses daily, weekly and monthly.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>When driving somewhere, ask kids to calculate the best route based on gas consumption, distance and time.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. Use visual-spatial tasks\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the difficult things about math is that it requires the ability to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47269/why-spatial-reasoning-is-crucial-for-early-math-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manipulate abstract concepts\u003c/a> in one’s mind. Adults have established pathways for this type of abstract thinking built up over time, so it’s easy to forget how complicated that is for someone learning a math concept for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For someone just learning these, it’s very important to take abstract ideas and connect them to visual or spatial concepts,” Salimpoor said. “The more we can do this the stronger the foundations will become.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one reason early elementary classrooms are filled with math manipulatives. Salimpoor says this is crucial, especially when kids are young, because it helps develop a more complete neural network connected to different senses. The abstract becomes concrete when it’s connected to experiences kids can see and touch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If all the systems link together to form a concept, that’s a great situation to be in because activating any part of this system activates the rest of the system as well,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once again Legos are a great toy to make abstract math concepts concrete. Salimpoor has also tried geometric bubble makers, encouraging her kids to play around with different shapes to see what kind of bubbles they make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has also had a lot of fun playing with music and math -- filling cups with different ratios of water, banging on them and talking about patterns in the sounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Give them the activity to play around with,” she said. It’s tempting to tell kids how the ratios relate to sounds, or how different wand shapes affect bubbles, but kids will learn more if they discover it on their own.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n8. Consider the cognitive load\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cognitive load refers to the amount of information one can keep in one’s head, manipulate and process at any given time. It’s often related to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/39677/how-memory-focus-and-good-teaching-can-work-together-to-help-kids-learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working memory\u003c/a>, and is easy to overtax and is often overlooked. Sometimes kids experience math anxiety because they don’t have good working memory, not because they don’t understand the concepts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a large difference in children's working memory even if they’re the same age,” Salimpoor said. “If their working memory is overloaded they can’t process new information as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taking detailed notes or using manipulatives are ways to free up working memory as a child is learning something new. Parents can spot cognitive overload if a child was engaged, but suddenly starts staring blankly. It’s also helpful to make new concepts as concrete as possible so they doesn’t require so much working memory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neuroscientists are still trying to understand working memory better. There’s consensus that it’s very difficult to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/256129/little-evidence-for-effectiveness-of-brain-training-programs-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generalize working memory\u003c/a>, but why and how to improve it is less well understood. If the goal is to improve working memory on math tasks, the practice has to be on math tasks. Doing “brain games” will improve working memory only on those specific tasks, not all tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of these things are very established things about how the brain works in humans and animals,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It takes a little extra work to think about how math could fit into an activity a child is already excited about, but the more seamlessly it can be infused, the more kids will begin to see mathematical thinking as an integral part of life and play. Salimpoor intentionally tries to use to her advantage what she knows about how her sons’ brains work, but she has also reaped the benefit of spending fun quality time with them.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Fun ways to help kids keep their mathematical skills sharp through the summer.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1530509995,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":53,"wordCount":2583},"headData":{"title":"8 Fun Ways To Keep Math Learning Alive Through the Summer | KQED","description":"Fun ways to help kids keep their mathematical skills sharp through the summer.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"8 Fun Ways To Keep Math Learning Alive Through the Summer","datePublished":"2018-07-02T05:39:55.000Z","dateModified":"2018-07-02T05:39:55.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"51458 https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=51458","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2018/07/01/8-fun-ways-to-keep-math-learning-alive-through-the-summer/","disqusTitle":"8 Fun Ways To Keep Math Learning Alive Through the Summer","path":"/mindshift/51458/8-fun-ways-to-keep-math-learning-alive-through-the-summer","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Summer is a time for play and rest, family time and adventures. But there’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.ewa.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/summer_learning_gap-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compelling research\u003c/a> to show that kids forget a lot of what they learned during the school year if they don’t have opportunities to continue reading, using their mathematical thinking skills and exploring the world around them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also been well-documented that the gaps between kids from high and low socioeconomic statuses \u003ca href=\"http://hechingerreport.org/money-makes-the-difference-for-kindergarteners-in-the-summer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grow over the summer\u003c/a>. Affluent kids often have access to enriching experiences like travel, summer camp and visits to museums. Summer may be one of the \u003ca href=\"http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2005863,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most unequal times of the year\u003c/a>, and that makes it hard on teachers in the fall. But there are plenty of low-cost ways to keep kids learning through the summer without sitting them down to do worksheets or drilling them on a math app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valorie Salimpoor is a trained neuroscientist who consults for the educational gaming company \u003ca href=\"https://cignition.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cignition\u003c/a> and has insight into helping kids who struggle with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/46865/what-neuroscience-can-tell-us-about-making-fractions-stick\">fractions\u003c/a>. She also has two young kids of her own. She has been using her knowledge of the learning brain and her fascination with brain development to infuse her kids’ play time with math that’s fun and that sticks. Based on what she has seen work with her own kids, she's pulled out some basic principles of fun activities parents can do with kids of many ages after school, on weekends, and during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know from a lot of research that there is a summer loss, and it seems to be more significant for math than it is for reading,” Salimpoor said. She thinks that could be because many adults are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/32223/why-kids-take-on-adults-math-anxiety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">math anxious\u003c/a> themselves, so when they imagine math activities for their kids they think about counting activities or doing math facts, while they enjoy reading to their children. Those activities are boring and don’t leverage what scientists have discovered about “sticky” learning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor has found good results utilizing eight traits of the learning brain to her advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. Engage intrinsic motivation\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/40556/could-autonomy-mastery-and-purpose-be-the-keys-to-motivating-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intrinsic motivation\u003c/a> is a powerful force for learning. People are most often intrinsically motivated when they have control over what they’re learning and have a sense of competence while engaging in the learning. The activity isn’t too hard or too easy; it’s just the right amount of challenging to keep the mind engaged.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you do a task when you have intrinsic motivation it significantly increases your performance and what you learn,” Salimpoor said. Because the activity itself is highly engaging to the learner, he pays more attention and the brain records the information better. “Any time there is more dopamine flowing in your reward systems, you are much more likely to consolidate the information better,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has found the easiest way to recreate that sense of “flow” with her children is to infuse math into activities they already love. For examples, her son loves Legos, so in addition to letting him build whatever he wants, she sometimes encourages him to make blueprints of what he’s planning to build. She asks him to predict how many blocks he’ll need and to think about scale, perimeter and area. She’s essentially infusing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47301/five-compelling-reasons-to-teach-spatial-reasoning-to-young-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spatial awareness\u003c/a> into an activity he’s already excited to do.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This only works for people who are big fans of Lego. That’s sort of the whole point of this,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another example might work for kids who are passionate about Minecraft. With just a few small tweaks like planning what to build ahead of time, playing \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/41988/for-the-hesitant-teacher-leveraging-the-power-of-minecraft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minecraft can be mathematical\u003c/a>. And Salimpoor said practicing a little math every day is all it takes to keep skills sharp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. Engage emotional arousal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/45201/why-emotions-are-integral-to-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emotion is an incredibly powerful part of learning\u003c/a> that can easily get overlooked. “We can do a boring task over and over and not remember it, but you can experience an emotional moment once and remember it forever,” Salimpoor said. Emotion centers are tightly tied to memory centers, so when possible try to build emotion into summer activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It can be relatively simple to do. Even a project like building a kite together involves some climactic moments of heightened suspense that will be memorable. Making a stellar kite will require research, planning, measuring, sketches and probably some trial and error. The first time the child throws the kite in the air to see if it flies will be an emotional moment filled with suspense. And it’s more than likely the design will require more tinkering, and hence more math.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The whole idea here is you’re thinking about it and revising your strategy,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It could take all summer to build the perfect kite, but along the way will be several climactic moments, along with more learning, revising and planning. The math is embedded in a fun activity that has an emotional payoff.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n3. Use extrinsic rewards wisely\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Using \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48578/how-ending-behavior-rewards-helped-one-school-focus-on-student-motivation-and-character\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extrinsic rewards to get kids to do things is a controversial\u003c/a>, though common, practice. Some research indicates that when kids are rewarded for doing things they already like, they lose interest in the activity. That’s one reason \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/48754/what-works-for-getting-kids-to-enjoy-reading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some experts don’t recommend rewards for reading\u003c/a> -- it implies that reading is work, not fun, and must be rewarded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, Salimpoor points out that there are some parts of math that just aren’t as fun as others. Practice is an important part of math and is perhaps the best candidate for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/23220/whats-the-difference-between-games-and-gamification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gamification\u003c/a> and careful use of extrinsic rewards. This is where understanding how the brain responds to different reward schedules is important.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Knowing that a desirable reward is coming, but not knowing when it will come or what it will be is the highest output,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She compares this kind of reward to the dopamine rush adults experience when playing the slot machines. The player knows it’s possible to win, but has no idea whether the win will come on the first try or 100th try. And, the size of the reward is also unknown. That makes winning even sweeter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Releasing dopamine is really good because it makes you want to continue and has the double effect of helping you consolidate the information,” Salimpoor said. “Knowing what situations are likely to release dopamine might be all you need” to make a dull task more exciting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has found that if she can build excitement and unpredictability into an activity, it creates a fertile ground for learning. She might reward her kids with tokens that can be exchanged for something they want after they’ve completed some number of problems or tasks. But the key, she says, is to vary when she gives them out and how many. It may seem counterintuitive, but this variability actually makes kids want to continue because they don’t know how much they’ll get.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor said often parents try to be consistent with extrinsic rewards because that’s what they’ve learned works for moderating a child’s behavior. But the opposite is true with learning; variability primes the brain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor emphasizes that extrinsic rewards should be used sparingly and only for the kinds of tasks kids don’t really want to do. Gamifying them makes it more fun, and thus more memorable.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n4. Engage the brain's predictive power\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of being human is making predictions based on the schema we hold in our brains. And when the prediction leads to an exciting result the brain releases dopamine, which helps cement learning. Parents can harness this tendency by encouraging kids to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/19124/whats-your-best-guess-predicting-answers-leads-to-deeper-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">predict things\u003c/a> that have some significance to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Salimpoor says these strategies work well with things that regularly update and that a child can check daily. A parent might give the child a hundred imaginary dollars to buy stocks, for example. It takes some calculating and watching patterns to pick investments, and then together parent and child can check the stock prices every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea is you’re getting excited to check this every day,” Salimpoor said. “You want to do the math to see how much you won or lost. And because you’re thinking about it every day, you’re calculating percentages and decimals.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe parents even give kids the interest on their stocks in real money, once they’ve calculated it. Another, less financially focused option, is to do the same thing with sports statistics -- updating and calculating averages and percentages.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n5. Provide a larger goal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stories and books inherently come with the bigger picture of a narrative, making them attractive to many kinds of learners. Often math isn’t taught with that bigger goal is mind, but it could be.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Take math and make it more like reading a storybook,” Salimpoor said. She does projects with her sons that have a beginning, middle and end. Kitchen projects are often good for this type of longer-term project. For example, she and her sons did an experiment where they left different kinds of fruit in the sun and weighed them each day to calculate the water loss.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s also great for the brain because you’re starting out by planning a framework of what you want to do, and how you’re going to do it, and that establishes a storyboard in your head,” Salimpoor said. Then every day of the project, the child has to review the information learned and add more to it. “This is the best method of learning because you're taking synapses that you’ve already formed and strengthening them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She even had her sons graph the fruit’s water loss as another way of adding math to this project. Another time they set up an experiment to see which kitchen containers preserved food the best. Each day they checked for mold, graphing the percentage of mold each day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s kind of fun to see and you look forward to seeing it because you want to see how your experiment has changed on a daily basis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. Use math as a secondary element of a project\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are tons of ways to involve math in a project where the main purpose isn't mathematical, like baking. The point is the cookies (obviously), but it doesn’t hurt to figure out the fractions and ratios together along the way. This method has the added advantage of taking math anxiety -- a real phenomenon for many kids -- out of the picture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The reason this is my favorite is it helps you realize how math applies in the real world,” Salimpoor said. She has watched her sons begin to notice math throughout their lives and become more interested in it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other ideas Salimpoor has tried in order to infuse math into other activities :\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Make a spectrum of color using different ratios of color dyes and water.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Calculate density with different solutions of water, sugar and dye. Try to get different densities for different colors.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Calculate a summer budget. Have kids think about how much money they’ll need for summer expenses daily, weekly and monthly.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>When driving somewhere, ask kids to calculate the best route based on gas consumption, distance and time.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. Use visual-spatial tasks\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the difficult things about math is that it requires the ability to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/47269/why-spatial-reasoning-is-crucial-for-early-math-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">manipulate abstract concepts\u003c/a> in one’s mind. Adults have established pathways for this type of abstract thinking built up over time, so it’s easy to forget how complicated that is for someone learning a math concept for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For someone just learning these, it’s very important to take abstract ideas and connect them to visual or spatial concepts,” Salimpoor said. “The more we can do this the stronger the foundations will become.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s one reason early elementary classrooms are filled with math manipulatives. Salimpoor says this is crucial, especially when kids are young, because it helps develop a more complete neural network connected to different senses. The abstract becomes concrete when it’s connected to experiences kids can see and touch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If all the systems link together to form a concept, that’s a great situation to be in because activating any part of this system activates the rest of the system as well,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once again Legos are a great toy to make abstract math concepts concrete. Salimpoor has also tried geometric bubble makers, encouraging her kids to play around with different shapes to see what kind of bubbles they make.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She has also had a lot of fun playing with music and math -- filling cups with different ratios of water, banging on them and talking about patterns in the sounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Give them the activity to play around with,” she said. It’s tempting to tell kids how the ratios relate to sounds, or how different wand shapes affect bubbles, but kids will learn more if they discover it on their own.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\n8. Consider the cognitive load\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cognitive load refers to the amount of information one can keep in one’s head, manipulate and process at any given time. It’s often related to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/39677/how-memory-focus-and-good-teaching-can-work-together-to-help-kids-learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working memory\u003c/a>, and is easy to overtax and is often overlooked. Sometimes kids experience math anxiety because they don’t have good working memory, not because they don’t understand the concepts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a large difference in children's working memory even if they’re the same age,” Salimpoor said. “If their working memory is overloaded they can’t process new information as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taking detailed notes or using manipulatives are ways to free up working memory as a child is learning something new. Parents can spot cognitive overload if a child was engaged, but suddenly starts staring blankly. It’s also helpful to make new concepts as concrete as possible so they doesn’t require so much working memory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neuroscientists are still trying to understand working memory better. There’s consensus that it’s very difficult to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/futureofyou/256129/little-evidence-for-effectiveness-of-brain-training-programs-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">generalize working memory\u003c/a>, but why and how to improve it is less well understood. If the goal is to improve working memory on math tasks, the practice has to be on math tasks. Doing “brain games” will improve working memory only on those specific tasks, not all tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All of these things are very established things about how the brain works in humans and animals,” Salimpoor said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It takes a little extra work to think about how math could fit into an activity a child is already excited about, but the more seamlessly it can be infused, the more kids will begin to see mathematical thinking as an integral part of life and play. Salimpoor intentionally tries to use to her advantage what she knows about how her sons’ brains work, but she has also reaped the benefit of spending fun quality time with them.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/51458/8-fun-ways-to-keep-math-learning-alive-through-the-summer","authors":["234"],"categories":["mindshift_20579"],"tags":["mindshift_20784","mindshift_1040","mindshift_392","mindshift_20893","mindshift_20568","mindshift_290","mindshift_634","mindshift_514"],"featImg":"mindshift_51563","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_48526":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_48526","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"48526","score":null,"sort":[1498565673000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"schools-let-students-take-laptops-home-in-hopes-of-curbing-summer-slide","title":"Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing 'Summer Slide'","publishDate":1498565673,"format":"standard","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>When principal Kelli Hoffman ran into her students at a McDonald's during summer break, she knew they weren't there for the McNuggets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two rising eighth-graders at French Middle School had invested in a Coke to unlock a bigger prize: free Wi-Fi. They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hoffman's district, Topeka Public Schools in Kansas, is one of a rising number of systems that are letting students take their school-issued devices home over the summer months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It has opened up a huge educational resource to our kids who may not have access otherwise,\" Hoffman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carrie Grant, who graduated this year from the Lammersville Unified School District in California, said having a device last summer made her life easier. Without the school computer, she wouldn't have had her own laptop to work on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She used it to stay connected with friends through her school's Google Chat system and watched Netflix, but also saved time for academics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Because I took summer school it was easier for me to get classes done than it was before, and I used it to apply for scholarships,\" said Grant, who is now choosing between colleges in Texas and Georgia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some see distributing school laptops as a tool to extend learning during the summer and reduce the disparities between lower and higher income students. At French Middle, nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.publicschoolreview.com/marjorie-french-middle-school-profile\">60 percent\u003c/a> of students are eligible for free lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We don't want the haves and have nots,\" said Kristen Landis, the director of technology for the North Penn School District in Pennsylvania, which allows students to take home their Chromebooks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, there is no research yet to show whether device distribution cuts back on \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/05/30/317360969/free-ways-to-beat-the-summer-slide\">summer slide\u003c/a>, the learning losses most acutely experienced by lower income students during the summer when lessons from the school year are forgotten. And, no one seems to be tracking which schools across the country are implementing the lending programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Summer is the most unequal time in America,\" said Matthew Boulay, the interim CEO of the National Summer Learning Association. \"I think we tend to have this idyllic view of what childhood summers are, but the reality is that for kids living in poverty, summer can be a time of isolation and hunger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some students head off to camps and family vacations, others are left without the resources that accompany a school year, including school lunches, sports teams and a place to go while parents are at work during the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools across the country adopting 1-to-1 device-to-student programs at rapid rates. In 2016 alone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.futuresource-consulting.com/Press-K-12-Education-Market-Qtr4-0317.html\">12.6 million mobile computers\u003c/a> were sold for K-12 classrooms for a few hundred dollars. Some see summer lending as a way to level the playing field for students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We had essentially three observations: Parents could use their computers for work, students could keep up with school-related emails and services over the summer and a majority of families who participated described it as a positive experience,\" Ankeny School District Superintendent Bruce Kimpston said of his Iowa district's summer pilot program last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the summer months, when there is no one to remind them to charge their computers, can make students more conscious about maintaining the devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It gives students ownership of the device, and they take better care of the device if they have ownership,\" said Greater Clark County Schools Technology Director Brett Clark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indiana school system also requires students to be registered for the next school year to get a device for the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It helps encourage families to register for school, which helps us out because we base our school budget on who is enrolled,\" Clark said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Letting students leave for break with their laptops in hand is not enough to cut back on inequality though, New York University professor \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2014/12/30/373783189/talk-sing-read-write-play-how-libraries-reach-kids-before-they-can-read\">Susan Neuman\u003c/a> said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One thing we too often focus on is the sexy interventions like sending home a mobile device, but those people who haven't had the experience will use them differently,\" she said. \"In low-income groups the kids would use the games and cheap thrills [available via computers], whereas those kids that had been mentored with a parent next to them use it as a prep school in a box.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neuman said it's important for schools to provide parents with information on the best way to use the devices. Since not all parents are equally familiar with technology themselves, schools can level the playing field by telling them about good online learning sites and best practices for limiting screen time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She emphasized that technology runs the risk of drawing kids away from their parents instead of bringing them together during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Parents in low-income neighborhoods want to learn along with their children and are interested in being part of the digital age,\" she said. \"Kids shouldn't just be given the equipment and told 'go.' They should be given content recommendations along with that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Administrators recognize that students aren't necessarily spending their summers number crunching and reading Voltaire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Honestly, it doesn't matter,\" said Jennifer Williams, technology director of California's Fullerton Joint Union High School District. \"If they are in summer school of course they will be using them for education. For the others, they will use it for what kids use it for. They will use it for games. If you take too many fun things away, they won't value the device.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Alen Little, a rising seventh-grader at French Middle, said he will use his computer for his stop-motion projects this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I hope to write scripts for my movies I make,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little's mom said she let her son, who has access to other devices at home, decide whether to opt-in to the summer take-home program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wanted him to take responsibility for it if he chose to keep it over the summer,\" Sanela Hasanovic-Little said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Summer Learning Association's Boulay, who has 11- and 14-year-old daughters, said it's important not to make summer learning punitive or mandatory, but instead to see summer as an opportunity to get away from the constraints and norms of what happens during the school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jodi Meyer, a parent and teacher in Ankeny, Iowa, said her son's teachers gave him summer exercises to do on the educational site Edmodo. Boulay has his kids log on to Duolingo and Khan Academy each day on break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_48530\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-48530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jodi Meyer's daughter Megan, a rising ninth-grader in the Ankeny Community School District in Iowa, works on her school-provided laptop while on summer break. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jodi Meyer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some school systems are still deciding how to handle student devices when school's out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Administrators and teachers in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District decided there were compelling reasons for students to have the district's new devices and reasons they should be left at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rather than say one way or the other without data to support either one, we said we will try it in different ways in different schools and see at the end of the summer,\" said Williams, the district's technology director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They let the schools decide whether they wanted to check them in, check them out, or just give them to summer school students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams said collecting Chromebooks is not as simple as throwing textbooks on a shelf. The devices have to be stored in air-conditioned rooms and carefully tagged for reissuing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, checking them out means someone must be available for repairs over the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We will know at the end of the summer if one was a bad decision. We are hoping that it will be clear what will be the best way to go,\" Williams said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mollie Simon is the NPR Business Desk intern.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Schools+Let+Students+Take+Laptops+Home+In+Hopes+Of+Curbing+%27Summer+Slide%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"More districts are letting students take computers home for the summer. 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They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hoffman's district, Topeka Public Schools in Kansas, is one of a rising number of systems that are letting students take their school-issued devices home over the summer months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It has opened up a huge educational resource to our kids who may not have access otherwise,\" Hoffman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carrie Grant, who graduated this year from the Lammersville Unified School District in California, said having a device last summer made her life easier. Without the school computer, she wouldn't have had her own laptop to work on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She used it to stay connected with friends through her school's Google Chat system and watched Netflix, but also saved time for academics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Because I took summer school it was easier for me to get classes done than it was before, and I used it to apply for scholarships,\" said Grant, who is now choosing between colleges in Texas and Georgia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some see distributing school laptops as a tool to extend learning during the summer and reduce the disparities between lower and higher income students. At French Middle, nearly \u003ca href=\"https://www.publicschoolreview.com/marjorie-french-middle-school-profile\">60 percent\u003c/a> of students are eligible for free lunch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We don't want the haves and have nots,\" said Kristen Landis, the director of technology for the North Penn School District in Pennsylvania, which allows students to take home their Chromebooks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, there is no research yet to show whether device distribution cuts back on \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2014/05/30/317360969/free-ways-to-beat-the-summer-slide\">summer slide\u003c/a>, the learning losses most acutely experienced by lower income students during the summer when lessons from the school year are forgotten. And, no one seems to be tracking which schools across the country are implementing the lending programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Summer is the most unequal time in America,\" said Matthew Boulay, the interim CEO of the National Summer Learning Association. \"I think we tend to have this idyllic view of what childhood summers are, but the reality is that for kids living in poverty, summer can be a time of isolation and hunger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some students head off to camps and family vacations, others are left without the resources that accompany a school year, including school lunches, sports teams and a place to go while parents are at work during the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schools across the country adopting 1-to-1 device-to-student programs at rapid rates. In 2016 alone, \u003ca href=\"https://www.futuresource-consulting.com/Press-K-12-Education-Market-Qtr4-0317.html\">12.6 million mobile computers\u003c/a> were sold for K-12 classrooms for a few hundred dollars. Some see summer lending as a way to level the playing field for students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We had essentially three observations: Parents could use their computers for work, students could keep up with school-related emails and services over the summer and a majority of families who participated described it as a positive experience,\" Ankeny School District Superintendent Bruce Kimpston said of his Iowa district's summer pilot program last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the summer months, when there is no one to remind them to charge their computers, can make students more conscious about maintaining the devices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It gives students ownership of the device, and they take better care of the device if they have ownership,\" said Greater Clark County Schools Technology Director Brett Clark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Indiana school system also requires students to be registered for the next school year to get a device for the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It helps encourage families to register for school, which helps us out because we base our school budget on who is enrolled,\" Clark said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Letting students leave for break with their laptops in hand is not enough to cut back on inequality though, New York University professor \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2014/12/30/373783189/talk-sing-read-write-play-how-libraries-reach-kids-before-they-can-read\">Susan Neuman\u003c/a> said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"One thing we too often focus on is the sexy interventions like sending home a mobile device, but those people who haven't had the experience will use them differently,\" she said. \"In low-income groups the kids would use the games and cheap thrills [available via computers], whereas those kids that had been mentored with a parent next to them use it as a prep school in a box.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neuman said it's important for schools to provide parents with information on the best way to use the devices. Since not all parents are equally familiar with technology themselves, schools can level the playing field by telling them about good online learning sites and best practices for limiting screen time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She emphasized that technology runs the risk of drawing kids away from their parents instead of bringing them together during the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Parents in low-income neighborhoods want to learn along with their children and are interested in being part of the digital age,\" she said. \"Kids shouldn't just be given the equipment and told 'go.' They should be given content recommendations along with that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Administrators recognize that students aren't necessarily spending their summers number crunching and reading Voltaire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Honestly, it doesn't matter,\" said Jennifer Williams, technology director of California's Fullerton Joint Union High School District. \"If they are in summer school of course they will be using them for education. For the others, they will use it for what kids use it for. They will use it for games. If you take too many fun things away, they won't value the device.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sean Alen Little, a rising seventh-grader at French Middle, said he will use his computer for his stop-motion projects this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I hope to write scripts for my movies I make,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Little's mom said she let her son, who has access to other devices at home, decide whether to opt-in to the summer take-home program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I wanted him to take responsibility for it if he chose to keep it over the summer,\" Sanela Hasanovic-Little said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The National Summer Learning Association's Boulay, who has 11- and 14-year-old daughters, said it's important not to make summer learning punitive or mandatory, but instead to see summer as an opportunity to get away from the constraints and norms of what happens during the school year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jodi Meyer, a parent and teacher in Ankeny, Iowa, said her son's teachers gave him summer exercises to do on the educational site Edmodo. Boulay has his kids log on to Duolingo and Khan Academy each day on break.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_48530\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-48530\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2017/06/jodi-meyer2-2b1bb5b57e895a8fbb4681761bf18293e69e0cdb-s400-c85-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jodi Meyer's daughter Megan, a rising ninth-grader in the Ankeny Community School District in Iowa, works on her school-provided laptop while on summer break. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jodi Meyer)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Some school systems are still deciding how to handle student devices when school's out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Administrators and teachers in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District decided there were compelling reasons for students to have the district's new devices and reasons they should be left at school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Rather than say one way or the other without data to support either one, we said we will try it in different ways in different schools and see at the end of the summer,\" said Williams, the district's technology director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They let the schools decide whether they wanted to check them in, check them out, or just give them to summer school students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams said collecting Chromebooks is not as simple as throwing textbooks on a shelf. The devices have to be stored in air-conditioned rooms and carefully tagged for reissuing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, checking them out means someone must be available for repairs over the summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We will know at the end of the summer if one was a bad decision. We are hoping that it will be clear what will be the best way to go,\" Williams said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mollie Simon is the NPR Business Desk intern.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.\u003cimg src=\"https://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Schools+Let+Students+Take+Laptops+Home+In+Hopes+Of+Curbing+%27Summer+Slide%27&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTAwOTE4MDEyMTkxMDAzNjczZDljZA004)\">\u003c/div>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/48526/schools-let-students-take-laptops-home-in-hopes-of-curbing-summer-slide","authors":["byline_mindshift_48526"],"categories":["mindshift_195","mindshift_193"],"tags":["mindshift_20701","mindshift_20784","mindshift_1040","mindshift_750","mindshift_514"],"featImg":"mindshift_48529","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_29756":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_29756","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"29756","score":null,"sort":[1373637643000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-get-kids-hooked-on-nonfiction-books-this-summer","title":"How to Get Kids Hooked on Nonfiction Books This Summer","publishDate":1373637643,"format":"aside","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29950\" class=\"wp-caption left\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29950\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329.jpg\" alt=\"157716329\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"dropcap-serif\">The long hot days of summer are the perfect time for kids to hone their knowledge of the wizard world, King Arthur’s court or the magical land of Narnia. And while many \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/ready-set-read-summer-fiction-ideas-for-kids-of-all-ages/\">summer reading lists\u003c/a> are sent home with the hope that students will bone up on fiction during the dog days, reading nonfiction can be just as beneficial -- and just as exciting -- as a great novel. And though some kids might balk at choosing to read a “science” book for summer fun, children’s author Vicki Cobb says that’s only because they haven’t been exposed to the right books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">In an effort to put more high-quality nonfiction into students’ hands, Cobb has created the \u003ca href=\"http://inkthinktank.com/\">iNK Think Tank\u003c/a>, an organization of award-winning children’s authors who write Common Core-aligned nonfiction books for kids of all ages. (During the school year, iNK will even bring the authors to classrooms, via videoconference, to discuss their books directly with students.) For summer science reading, Cobb wants students to know about true stories that contain both captivating stories \u003cem>and\u003c/em> science themes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">“There are many science books that are narratives and biographies that are fascinating,” Cobb said. “Tanya Stone’s \u003cem>Almost Astronauts\u003c/em> tells the story of the first women who trained along with the men for the Mercury program, but never got to fly. And Deborah Heiligman’s \u003cem>Charles and Emma\u003c/em> tells the love story between Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, who was deeply religious. Darwin dragged his feet in publishing \u003cem>Origin of the Species\u003c/em> because he had to write it so that it wouldn’t offend his wife’s religious beliefs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cobb notes that great nonfiction writers employ the same literary devices as fiction writers, with a definitive advantage: every word is true. “There is no invented dialogue or sugar-coating by anthropomorphizing subject matter. But literary devices, including poetry, foreshadowing, irony, and metaphor, are all present.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet iNK Think Tank’s efforts to increase children’s nonfiction diets are in sharp contrast to what kids are consuming: according to a\u003ca href=\"http://kff.org/other/event/generation-m2-media-in-the-lives-of/\"> 2010 study\u003c/a> by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children spend about four minutes a day reading nonfiction, and Publisher’s Weekly reported that, last year, kids bought \u003ca href=\"http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/53112-industry-sales-pegged-at-27-2-billion.html\">four times more fiction than nonfiction\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cobb says kids don’t read as much nonfiction because teachers and parents don’t know where to find the good stuff - a large reason why she started iNK. And, after getting good books to parents and teachers, Cobb says it’s important to realize that some science books need to be read differently than plopping down with a novel. For example, in one middle-school book about sound, \u003ca href=\"http://educationupdate.com/vickicobb/2012/12/reading-to-think-like-a-scientist.html\">“Bangs and Twangs,” \u003c/a>Cobb encourages readers to stop periodically and try out certain concepts, from making noise with their bodies to producing sound with household objects. “Science is not about passive reading,” she writes. “It’s all about active involvement. In other words, following this book models the behavior of scientists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"lcp_catlist aside half left cats-by-2\">\n\u003ch2 class=\"feat-title\">More Summer Learning Ideas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[catlist categorypage=\"yes\" numberposts=\"5\" thumbnail=\"yes\" excludeposts=\"this\" class=\"\" title_tag=\"h3\" title_class=\"post-title\" thumbnail_class=\"thumbnail\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Consuming true stories might also be beneficial to kids’ academic growth. Reading nonfiction builds students’ background knowledge, which is essential to reading comprehension, according to CitizenshipFirst Executive Director (and former Core Knowledge Communications Director) Robert Pondiscio. So much nonfiction is included in the Common Core State Standards, he said, in part because “building knowledge \u003cem>is\u003c/em> building literacy.” Comprehension requires that the reader know something about what she’s reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Speakers and readers assume a shared body of vocabulary and background knowledge. When there are gaps in knowledge and vocabulary, comprehension breaks down,” Pondiscio said. “In short, lots of nonfiction means lots of background knowledge. And that enhances kids' abilities to make correct inferences and contextualize accurately when they read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Pondiscio and Cobb mention that one benefit of reading nonfiction is that it helps kids look outward, not inward, and science-based nonfiction is a great way to learn about the world. Pondiscio said kids might perceive nonfiction as not quite as exciting as fiction because humans are “hardwired for narrative,” but that the history of civilization and progress, from history to science and technology, is a true story but also a grand narrative, “and we should teach it that way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what should young scientists read this summer? Cobb has included a list of iNK Think Tank’s \u003ca href=\"http://inkthinktank.com/ink-thinkers\">favorite science books\u003c/a> below (including her own) -- science biographies and narratives, plus some books full of experiments. Cobb suggests finding books that connect experiments with what kids already know about life and nature - otherwise they might incur what she calls “the ‘so what?’ factor.” Good science activity books ask questions, Cobb said, and give procedures for open-ended discovery, “so that the thinking child can continue the quest afterwards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Grades K-3\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rah, Rah, Radishes!\u003c/em> by April Sayre\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I Get Wet,\u003c/em> by Vicki Cobb\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Beetle Book\u003c/em>, by Steve Jenkins\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>If You Hopped Like a Frog,\u003c/em> by David M. Schwartz\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>From Caterpillar to Butterfly,\u003c/em> by Deborah Heiligman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Will It Blow? Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens\u003c/em>, by Elizabeth Rusch\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>All in Just One Cookie\u003c/em>, by Susan Goodman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Grades 4-8\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Lizards,\u003c/em> by Sneed B. Collard III\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Frog Scientist\u003c/em>, by Pamela Turner\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Bug Shots: The Good, the Bad and the Bugly,\u003c/em> by Alexandr Siy’s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>A Life in the Wild: George Shaller’s Struggle to Save the Last Great Beasts\u003c/em>, by Pamela Turner\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein\u003c/em>, by Marfé Ferguson Delano\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>A Whale Biologist at Work\u003c/em>, by Sneed Collard\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith\u003c/em>, by Deborah Heiligman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson\u003c/em>, by Peggy Thomas\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning\u003c/em>, by Rosalyn Schanzer,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Marie Curie: a Photographic Story of a Life\u003c/em>, by Vicki Cobb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Some books combine Science with Social Studies:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Almost Astronauts: 13 Women who Dared to Dream\u003c/em>, by Tanya Lee Stone\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Buffalo and the Indians,\u003c/em> by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World\u003c/em>, by Rosalyn Schanzer\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Everglades Forever: Restoring American’s Great Wetland\u003c/em>, by Trish Marx,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Monteverde: Science and Scientists in a Costa Rican Cloud Forest\u003c/em>, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Grades 9-12:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Good examples of books suitable for high school readers as well as middle school students:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Biodiversity\u003c/em>, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet\u003c/em>, by Alexandra Siy\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Head Bone’s Connected to the Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful X-ray\u003c/em>, by Carla McClafferty\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c/em>, by Steve Sheinkin.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The long hot days of summer are the perfect time for kids to hone their knowledge of the wizard world, King Arthur’s court or the magical land of Narnia. And while many summer reading lists are sent home with the hope that students will bone up on fiction during the dog days, reading nonfiction can be just as beneficial -- and just as exciting -- as a great novel. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1403136950,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":13,"wordCount":1169},"headData":{"title":"How to Get Kids Hooked on Nonfiction Books This Summer | KQED","description":"The long hot days of summer are the perfect time for kids to hone their knowledge of the wizard world, King Arthur’s court or the magical land of Narnia. And while many summer reading lists are sent home with the hope that students will bone up on fiction during the dog days, reading nonfiction can be just as beneficial -- and just as exciting -- as a great novel. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"How to Get Kids Hooked on Nonfiction Books This Summer","datePublished":"2013-07-12T14:00:43.000Z","dateModified":"2014-06-19T00:15:50.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"disqusIdentifier":"29756 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=29756","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/07/12/how-to-get-kids-hooked-on-nonfiction-books-this-summer/","disqusTitle":"How to Get Kids Hooked on Nonfiction Books This Summer","path":"/mindshift/29756/how-to-get-kids-hooked-on-nonfiction-books-this-summer","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_29950\" class=\"wp-caption left\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-29950\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329.jpg\" alt=\"157716329\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329-400x225.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2013/07/157716329-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"> \u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"dropcap-serif\">The long hot days of summer are the perfect time for kids to hone their knowledge of the wizard world, King Arthur’s court or the magical land of Narnia. And while many \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/ready-set-read-summer-fiction-ideas-for-kids-of-all-ages/\">summer reading lists\u003c/a> are sent home with the hope that students will bone up on fiction during the dog days, reading nonfiction can be just as beneficial -- and just as exciting -- as a great novel. And though some kids might balk at choosing to read a “science” book for summer fun, children’s author Vicki Cobb says that’s only because they haven’t been exposed to the right books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">In an effort to put more high-quality nonfiction into students’ hands, Cobb has created the \u003ca href=\"http://inkthinktank.com/\">iNK Think Tank\u003c/a>, an organization of award-winning children’s authors who write Common Core-aligned nonfiction books for kids of all ages. (During the school year, iNK will even bring the authors to classrooms, via videoconference, to discuss their books directly with students.) For summer science reading, Cobb wants students to know about true stories that contain both captivating stories \u003cem>and\u003c/em> science themes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">“There are many science books that are narratives and biographies that are fascinating,” Cobb said. “Tanya Stone’s \u003cem>Almost Astronauts\u003c/em> tells the story of the first women who trained along with the men for the Mercury program, but never got to fly. And Deborah Heiligman’s \u003cem>Charles and Emma\u003c/em> tells the love story between Charles Darwin and his wife Emma, who was deeply religious. Darwin dragged his feet in publishing \u003cem>Origin of the Species\u003c/em> because he had to write it so that it wouldn’t offend his wife’s religious beliefs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cobb notes that great nonfiction writers employ the same literary devices as fiction writers, with a definitive advantage: every word is true. “There is no invented dialogue or sugar-coating by anthropomorphizing subject matter. But literary devices, including poetry, foreshadowing, irony, and metaphor, are all present.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet iNK Think Tank’s efforts to increase children’s nonfiction diets are in sharp contrast to what kids are consuming: according to a\u003ca href=\"http://kff.org/other/event/generation-m2-media-in-the-lives-of/\"> 2010 study\u003c/a> by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children spend about four minutes a day reading nonfiction, and Publisher’s Weekly reported that, last year, kids bought \u003ca href=\"http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/53112-industry-sales-pegged-at-27-2-billion.html\">four times more fiction than nonfiction\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cobb says kids don’t read as much nonfiction because teachers and parents don’t know where to find the good stuff - a large reason why she started iNK. And, after getting good books to parents and teachers, Cobb says it’s important to realize that some science books need to be read differently than plopping down with a novel. For example, in one middle-school book about sound, \u003ca href=\"http://educationupdate.com/vickicobb/2012/12/reading-to-think-like-a-scientist.html\">“Bangs and Twangs,” \u003c/a>Cobb encourages readers to stop periodically and try out certain concepts, from making noise with their bodies to producing sound with household objects. “Science is not about passive reading,” she writes. “It’s all about active involvement. In other words, following this book models the behavior of scientists.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"lcp_catlist aside half left cats-by-2\">\n\u003ch2 class=\"feat-title\">More Summer Learning Ideas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[catlist categorypage=\"yes\" numberposts=\"5\" thumbnail=\"yes\" excludeposts=\"this\" class=\"\" title_tag=\"h3\" title_class=\"post-title\" thumbnail_class=\"thumbnail\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>Consuming true stories might also be beneficial to kids’ academic growth. Reading nonfiction builds students’ background knowledge, which is essential to reading comprehension, according to CitizenshipFirst Executive Director (and former Core Knowledge Communications Director) Robert Pondiscio. So much nonfiction is included in the Common Core State Standards, he said, in part because “building knowledge \u003cem>is\u003c/em> building literacy.” Comprehension requires that the reader know something about what she’s reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Speakers and readers assume a shared body of vocabulary and background knowledge. When there are gaps in knowledge and vocabulary, comprehension breaks down,” Pondiscio said. “In short, lots of nonfiction means lots of background knowledge. And that enhances kids' abilities to make correct inferences and contextualize accurately when they read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Pondiscio and Cobb mention that one benefit of reading nonfiction is that it helps kids look outward, not inward, and science-based nonfiction is a great way to learn about the world. Pondiscio said kids might perceive nonfiction as not quite as exciting as fiction because humans are “hardwired for narrative,” but that the history of civilization and progress, from history to science and technology, is a true story but also a grand narrative, “and we should teach it that way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So what should young scientists read this summer? Cobb has included a list of iNK Think Tank’s \u003ca href=\"http://inkthinktank.com/ink-thinkers\">favorite science books\u003c/a> below (including her own) -- science biographies and narratives, plus some books full of experiments. Cobb suggests finding books that connect experiments with what kids already know about life and nature - otherwise they might incur what she calls “the ‘so what?’ factor.” Good science activity books ask questions, Cobb said, and give procedures for open-ended discovery, “so that the thinking child can continue the quest afterwards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Grades K-3\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Rah, Rah, Radishes!\u003c/em> by April Sayre\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>I Get Wet,\u003c/em> by Vicki Cobb\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Beetle Book\u003c/em>, by Steve Jenkins\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>If You Hopped Like a Frog,\u003c/em> by David M. Schwartz\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>From Caterpillar to Butterfly,\u003c/em> by Deborah Heiligman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Will It Blow? Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens\u003c/em>, by Elizabeth Rusch\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>All in Just One Cookie\u003c/em>, by Susan Goodman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Grades 4-8\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Lizards,\u003c/em> by Sneed B. Collard III\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Frog Scientist\u003c/em>, by Pamela Turner\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Bug Shots: The Good, the Bad and the Bugly,\u003c/em> by Alexandr Siy’s\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>A Life in the Wild: George Shaller’s Struggle to Save the Last Great Beasts\u003c/em>, by Pamela Turner\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein\u003c/em>, by Marfé Ferguson Delano\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>A Whale Biologist at Work\u003c/em>, by Sneed Collard\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith\u003c/em>, by Deborah Heiligman\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson\u003c/em>, by Peggy Thomas\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning\u003c/em>, by Rosalyn Schanzer,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Marie Curie: a Photographic Story of a Life\u003c/em>, by Vicki Cobb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Some books combine Science with Social Studies:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Almost Astronauts: 13 Women who Dared to Dream\u003c/em>, by Tanya Lee Stone\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Buffalo and the Indians,\u003c/em> by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World\u003c/em>, by Rosalyn Schanzer\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Everglades Forever: Restoring American’s Great Wetland\u003c/em>, by Trish Marx,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Monteverde: Science and Scientists in a Costa Rican Cloud Forest\u003c/em>, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cstrong>Grades 9-12:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">Good examples of books suitable for high school readers as well as middle school students:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Biodiversity\u003c/em>, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Cars on Mars: Roving the Red Planet\u003c/em>, by Alexandra Siy\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>The Head Bone’s Connected to the Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful X-ray\u003c/em>, by Carla McClafferty\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\">\u003cem>Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c/em>, by Steve Sheinkin.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/29756/how-to-get-kids-hooked-on-nonfiction-books-this-summer","authors":["4445"],"categories":["mindshift_20697","mindshift_20515"],"tags":["mindshift_1040","mindshift_120","mindshift_550","mindshift_514"],"label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_22609":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_22609","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"22609","score":null,"sort":[1341414011000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"74-creative-ways-to-stop-summer-brain-drain","title":"74 Creative Ways to Stop Summer Brain Drain","publishDate":1341414011,"format":"aside","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/07/ngader.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-22614\" title=\"ngader\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/07/ngader.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2012/07/ngader.jpg 500w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2012/07/ngader-400x266.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/23/2012/07/ngader-320x212.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\">\u003c/a>[/caption]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep kids' brain muscles flexed with fun learning exercises. This year's \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/feature/summer-learning-series-2/\">Summer Learning Series\u003c/a> features \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/10-awesome-outdoor-summer-learning-ideas/\">10 Awesome Outdoor Learning Ideas\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/keep-learning-and-making-10-fun-indoor-summer-projects/\">10 Fun Indoor Learning Projects, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/four-ways-to-prepare-for-college-this-summer/\">Four Ways to Prepare for College This Summer\u003c/a>, and to round out the numbered lists, this \u003ca href=\"http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/50-creative-ways-to-fight-the-summer-slide/\">collection\u003c/a> from Accredited Online Colleges.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>READING AND WRITING\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Keeping up with reading and writing skills over the summer is key to maintaining learning throughout the year — so pay special attention to these creative learning activities.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/10-tips-to-creating-an-awesome-book-club/\">Create a book club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make reading social with a summer book club for kids\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Keep a journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Encourage kids to stay sharp in their writing by keeping a journal, discussing summer activities and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Find summer writing camps\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Older kids can check out summer writing camps, often available through local newspapers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide\">Read throughout the day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Offer reading opportunities morning, noon, and night, with the newspaper, websites, books, magazines, and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Write a comic strip\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Develop creativity, writing, and humor with a fun comic strip.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/what-can-families-do-to-keep-children-reading-during-the-summer.htm\">Read books about summer activities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Before heading to the beach or a baseball game, pick \u003c!--more-->out a book that discusses the activity.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Email friends and family\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Have kids write to friends and family over email to keep in touch while also keeping up with their writing practice.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Encourage reading in bed, even if it pushes bedtimes\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Allow your children to read in bed, even allowing them to stay up later as long as they are reading.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428\">Start a blog\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a blog for your child to update over the summer, and share it with family and friends.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mauifamilymagazine.com/2011/05/30/summer-learning-fun/\">Read everywhere\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Read street signs, billboards, and anything else you can find while you’re on the go this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Designate a family reading time\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a time when your whole family reads, individually or as a group.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/5-reasons-why-you-should-read-with-a-buddy/\">Buddy up\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Pick out books for your kids to read together with their friends for fun and a shared experience.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-learning/article-62812-pow--using-comic-books-to-get-kids-reading-t/\">Pick up comic books\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Build a renewed interest in reading with comic books this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/parenting&id=7465154\">Read aloud each day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Even if it’s poolside, listen to your child read aloud every day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading\">Summer reading camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Scholastic offers a Summer Challenge, a virtual reading camp that engages kids in competitive reading over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>PLACES TO GO\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Going out and getting active is a great way to have fun and learn this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Parent-to-Parent-Avoiding-Summer-Slide-123643309.html\">Go to a baseball game\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Discuss strategy and scores while taking in a baseball game.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.whatshappeningincarboncounty.com/sections/community/1620-dont-let-summer-slide-happen-to-your-child.html\">Visit museums\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Museums often have summer programs for kids, so stop by and check out what they have to offer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Parent-to-Parent-Avoiding-Summer-Slide-123643309.html\">Go out to eat\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Do menu math at a restaurant, asking kids how much food they can afford with a certain amount of money.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/68-summer-learning-activities-that-are-practically-free.gs\">Go on tours\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Whether it’s a chocolate factory or a glassblowing studio, take advantage of tours so kids can learn how everyday items are made.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parenthacks.com/2011/06/how-to-combat-summertime-brain-drain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+parenthacks+%28Parent+Hacks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\">Camping\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Camping offers an excellent opportunity for discussing nature and the world around you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/15/earlyshow/living/studyhall/main709369.shtml\">State and national parks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Parks offer a multitude of learning opportunities, and fun family experiences as well.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jhu.edu/news/home07/jun07/summtips.html\">Visit the zoo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Take a family field trip to the zoo to see the animals and learn about animal life.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>AT HOME\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Try these ideas on summer days when you’re sticking around the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Get crafty\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Adopt a daily craft activity to do as a family every day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parenthacks.com/2011/06/how-to-combat-summertime-brain-drain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+parenthacks+%28Parent+Hacks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\">Build a treehouse\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Combine outside fun with construction by building a backyard treehouse, remembering to discuss measurement (and safety) as you go.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Create a lemonade stand\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: The classic lemonade stand offers many lessons in math and business.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.whatshappeningincarboncounty.com/sections/community/1620-dont-let-summer-slide-happen-to-your-child.html\">Play board games\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Board games build thinking skills and are a fun way for kids to play and learn over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jhu.edu/news/home07/jun07/summtips.html\">Track daily temperatures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Fight the summer slide while tracking the summer heat wave by tracking the temperature each day with your kids.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freshbrain.org/activity/personal-emissions-calculator\">Calculate your family’s emissions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Use the EPA personal emissions calculator to discover your emissions as a family, and discuss how you can improve.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ehow.com/plan-kids-garden/\">Plant a garden\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Teach kids about nutrition and growth with a summer garden.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Count money when playing Monopoly\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: A family game time with Monopoly can turn into a math lesson when kids act as the banker.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>WEBSITES\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Use these websites to have fun learning this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kidsoffthecouch.com/\">Kids Off the Couch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Get a weekly newsletter with great ideas for getting kids out and learning for the summer and throughout the year.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.storylineonline.net/\">Storyline Online\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Visit Storyline Online to watch videos of actors reading children’s books out loud.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/amazing_collections.html\">Smithsonian Kids Collecting\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Kids can start a collection over the summer with the Smithsonian’s program.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thinkfinity.org/summer-learning-kids-activities\">Thinkfinity\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Thinkfinity has fun games and learning activities for year round learning.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>ACTIVITIES\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>These are just a handful of the fun learning activities you can try this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/15/earlyshow/living/studyhall/main709369.shtml\">Make grocery store visits educational\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Think about the grocery store as a great place to practice math skills, and bring that same idea home to the kitchen, too.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Robot---The-BeetleBot/\">Build a robot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Find cool and kid-friendly robot projects to take on over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Create a picture journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Keep your child engaged and thinking about the activities you’re doing this summer by using a camera and notebook to create a picture journal.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/68-summer-learning-activities-that-are-practically-free.gs\">Create a puppet theater\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make puppets with outgrown gloves from the winter, and create a story for kids to act out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"../2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">Citizen scientist\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Turn kids into citizen scientists this summer, putting them to work as scientific researchers in projects over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freshbrain.org/explore/gaming\">Build your own game\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Check out projects that allow you to build a game over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Play car games\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Play ABC games during long car trips.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tutorfi.com/LearningStylesandTechniques/funsummerlearning\">Map out your trip\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Involve your children in vacation planning by helping them create a map for your trip.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"../2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">Programming\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Using programs like Scratch and Kodu, even young children can get started on programming over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Finish schoolbooks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Often, school books like math journals aren’t completed by the end of the year-put them to good use and finish them over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Do art projects\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Practice drawing, take pictures, or sculpt together, and discuss the meaning of art while you’re doing it.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ymca.net/\">Visit the YMCA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Find a great YMCA summer program for your kids to enjoy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/putting-an-end-to-the-summer-slide/1107979\">Public library incentive programs\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Public libraries often have interactive programs for students over the summer, typically with incentives like pizza or tickets to sporting events.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110528/LIFESTYLE/105280322/Stave-off-summer-slide-Camps-can-keep-kids-physically-mentally-active\">Summer camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: From web design summer camps to ones that promote healthy eating and exercise, summer camps can keep kids active mentally and physically.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/putting-an-end-to-the-summer-slide/1107979\">Summer school\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Many school districts have programs targeted to students who need to learn over the summer, so find out if there’s one in your area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2011/06/02/avoid-scholastic-losses-fight-the-summer-slide/\">Day camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Camp doesn’t have to be a 6-week sleepover affair to be effective-check out day camps for summer learning activities, too.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad 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This year's \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/feature/summer-learning-series-2/\">Summer Learning Series\u003c/a> features \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/10-awesome-outdoor-summer-learning-ideas/\">10 Awesome Outdoor Learning Ideas\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/keep-learning-and-making-10-fun-indoor-summer-projects/\">10 Fun Indoor Learning Projects, \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/four-ways-to-prepare-for-college-this-summer/\">Four Ways to Prepare for College This Summer\u003c/a>, and to round out the numbered lists, this \u003ca href=\"http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/50-creative-ways-to-fight-the-summer-slide/\">collection\u003c/a> from Accredited Online Colleges.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>READING AND WRITING\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Keeping up with reading and writing skills over the summer is key to maintaining learning throughout the year — so pay special attention to these creative learning activities.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/10-tips-to-creating-an-awesome-book-club/\">Create a book club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make reading social with a summer book club for kids\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Keep a journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Encourage kids to stay sharp in their writing by keeping a journal, discussing summer activities and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Find summer writing camps\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Older kids can check out summer writing camps, often available through local newspapers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide\">Read throughout the day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Offer reading opportunities morning, noon, and night, with the newspaper, websites, books, magazines, and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Write a comic strip\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Develop creativity, writing, and humor with a fun comic strip.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/what-can-families-do-to-keep-children-reading-during-the-summer.htm\">Read books about summer activities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Before heading to the beach or a baseball game, pick \u003c!--more-->out a book that discusses the activity.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Email friends and family\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Have kids write to friends and family over email to keep in touch while also keeping up with their writing practice.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Encourage reading in bed, even if it pushes bedtimes\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Allow your children to read in bed, even allowing them to stay up later as long as they are reading.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428\">Start a blog\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a blog for your child to update over the summer, and share it with family and friends.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mauifamilymagazine.com/2011/05/30/summer-learning-fun/\">Read everywhere\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Read street signs, billboards, and anything else you can find while you’re on the go this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Designate a family reading time\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a time when your whole family reads, individually or as a group.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/5-reasons-why-you-should-read-with-a-buddy/\">Buddy up\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Pick out books for your kids to read together with their friends for fun and a shared experience.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-learning/article-62812-pow--using-comic-books-to-get-kids-reading-t/\">Pick up comic books\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Build a renewed interest in reading with comic books this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/parenting&id=7465154\">Read aloud each day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Even if it’s poolside, listen to your child read 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and check out what they have to offer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Parent-to-Parent-Avoiding-Summer-Slide-123643309.html\">Go out to eat\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Do menu math at a restaurant, asking kids how much food they can afford with a certain amount of money.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/68-summer-learning-activities-that-are-practically-free.gs\">Go on tours\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Whether it’s a chocolate factory or a glassblowing studio, take advantage of tours so kids can learn how everyday items are made.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parenthacks.com/2011/06/how-to-combat-summertime-brain-drain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+parenthacks+%28Parent+Hacks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\">Camping\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Camping offers an excellent opportunity for discussing nature and 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href=\"http://www.parenthacks.com/2011/06/how-to-combat-summertime-brain-drain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+parenthacks+%28Parent+Hacks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\">Build a treehouse\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Combine outside fun with construction by building a backyard treehouse, remembering to discuss measurement (and safety) as you go.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Create a lemonade stand\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: The classic lemonade stand offers many lessons in math and business.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.whatshappeningincarboncounty.com/sections/community/1620-dont-let-summer-slide-happen-to-your-child.html\">Play board games\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Board games build thinking skills and are a fun way for kids to play and learn over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jhu.edu/news/home07/jun07/summtips.html\">Track daily temperatures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Fight the summer slide while tracking the summer heat wave by tracking the temperature each day with your kids.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freshbrain.org/activity/personal-emissions-calculator\">Calculate your family’s emissions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Use the EPA personal emissions calculator to discover your emissions as a family, and discuss how you can improve.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ehow.com/plan-kids-garden/\">Plant a garden\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Teach kids about nutrition and growth with a summer garden.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Count money when playing Monopoly\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: A family game time with Monopoly can turn into a math lesson when kids act as the banker.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>WEBSITES\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Use these websites to have fun learning this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kidsoffthecouch.com/\">Kids Off the Couch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Get a weekly newsletter with great ideas for getting kids out and learning for the summer and throughout the year.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.storylineonline.net/\">Storyline Online\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Visit Storyline Online to watch videos of actors reading children’s books out loud.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/amazing_collections.html\">Smithsonian Kids Collecting\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Kids can start a collection over the summer with the Smithsonian’s program.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca 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href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Create a picture journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Keep your child engaged and thinking about the activities you’re doing this summer by using a camera and notebook to create a picture journal.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/68-summer-learning-activities-that-are-practically-free.gs\">Create a puppet theater\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make puppets with outgrown gloves from the winter, and create a story for kids to act out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"../2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">Citizen scientist\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Turn kids into citizen scientists this summer, putting them to work as scientific researchers in projects over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freshbrain.org/explore/gaming\">Build your own 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To that end, here are 10 ideas for indoor learning opportunities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. START A TUTORING BUSINESS.\u003c/strong> Students who excelled at any subject in school -- math, writing, art -- or even piano or using Minecraft, can lend their skills to help someone else learn those subjects. Spread the word through school and neighborhood email lists, and by calling summer camp directors or program coordinators at local community centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. PLAN A MISSION.\u003c/strong> Dream up a LEGO Technic engineering mission and work with friends on completing the mission using the LEGO Technic building system. Kids can find ideas for missions at\u003ca href=\"http://mln.lego.com/en-us/network/home.aspx\"> MY LEGO Network\u003c/a>, a new social networking site built especially for children. They can build a LEGO page on MY LEGO network to\u003ca href=\"http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Immortalize_Your_Lego_Creations\"> show off their team’s work\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. LEARN TO BE A WEBMASTER.\u003c/strong> Using a free toolkit like \u003ca href=\"https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/artifacts/thimble/\">Thimble\u003c/a> from Mozilla, kids can learn some basic web skills and how to build a site. Thimble is designed to give novices an easy-to-use online tool to quickly build and share web pages. Younger learners who aren't ready to learn programming can start with plug-and-play blogs like \u003ca href=\"http://www.wordpress.org/\">WordPress\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.blogger.com\">Blogger\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. AUTHOR A WRITING PROJECT. \u003c/strong>Budding writers can start a week-long writing project focused on a specific theme. Write about animal skeletons and types of clouds; or invent TV cartoon characters based on exotic animals, or spend the week writing about magic or food or chocolate. Re-imagine your favorite fairytales with your chosen theme. Write and draw short stories, poems, or illustrations inspired by the subject you’ve chosen. Turn the storytelling process upside down by \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/7344790970/writing-prompt-223\">using pictures and math equations\u003c/a> to tell a story, or \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/10757317003/257\">describe a classroom\u003c/a> through a teacher's eyes, or describe the days of the week \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/6040090734/writing-prompt-199\">as if they were people\u003c/a>. Find hundreds of writing prompts on this \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/\">Tumblr blog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. BUILD A ROBOT. \u003c/strong>PR2, the $285,000 robot designed by \u003ca href=\"http://www.willowgarage.com/pages/pr2/overview\">Willow Garage\u003c/a>, started with simple microcontroller programming. Kids can begin building their own robot creation by making a mini-kissing bug or an Animatronic Parrot. Explore the growing fields of embedded hardware, \u003c!--more-->microcontroller programming, real world sensory systems using the \u003ca href=\"http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/tutorials/\">Arduino microcontroller kit\u003c/a>. Projects can be affordable and reproducible using parts available from a wide variety of sources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. FORM A BAND.\u003c/strong> The skills involved in learning music require daily practice, and starting a band can help motivate practice. Original composition is sparked through collaborating with other young musicians. Kids can put\u003ca href=\"http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Simple-Rock-Band-with-Friends\"> a band together\u003c/a> and even record a single. YouTube hits are not far off.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. SCULPT IN 3D.\u003c/strong> Anyone can be a high-tech sculptor with the right materials. Kids can start by selecting a stock 3D model using laser cut cardboard, then experiment with various construction techniques. Print the plans on your own material at home, or have the parts cut precisely and delivered to your doorstep. 2D plans and cut-patterns and assembly instructions are automatically generated. Assemble your project using simple tools like glue and pins. Instructions for beginning your project can be found \u003ca href=\"http://www.123dapp.com/make\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003c/h3>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">\n\u003ch3>RELATED READING:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/5-tools-to-introduce-programming-to-kids/\">5 Tools to Introduce Programming to Kids\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/create-capture-upload-new-site-keeps-kids-digital-projects/\">Create, Capture, Upload: New Site Features Kids' Digital Projects\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. MAKE A FILM.\u003c/strong> The next Steven Spielberg might emerge from a summer movie-making project. Kids can exercise their writing, creativity, organization, and artistic skills by making their own movies, just as any director does: writing scripts, choosing actors, practicing lines, not to mention actually filming and editing. For those who own an Apple computer, iMovie \u003ca href=\"http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/imovie/1create.html\">makes the process\u003c/a> very simple. YouTube also offers free editing, and you can find other editing software online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. DESIGN A CIRCUITRY PROJECT.\u003c/strong> Using electrically conductive non-toxic paint, design artwork with built-in circuits, like a paper house that glows from the inside. Tutorials and startup kits can be \u003ca href=\"http://www.bareconductive.com/paper-houses\">found online\u003c/a>. The kits contain everything you need: a bare paint pen, 220K trim pots, 1KΩ resistors, 9V batteries, light dependent resistors, blue LEDs, Transistors, 470Ω resistor and battery clips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10. PAINT A MURAL. \u003c/strong>Kids can take the opportunity during the summer break to redesign their rooms, including painting a mural. First, they'll want to pick a theme (marine life, animals that live in a forest habitat, music, travel, video game characters) and use \u003ca href=\"http://www.wikihow.com/Decoupage\">decoupage techniques\u003c/a> to create the final mural. Practically any two-dimensional materials can be used for decoupage, including photos, cards, posters, wrapping paper, magazine clippings.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Summer's here and along with valuable time spent outdoors learning and embarking on adventures, kids can use downtime at home to keep those brain circuits exercising indoor, too. 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Turn the storytelling process upside down by \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/7344790970/writing-prompt-223\">using pictures and math equations\u003c/a> to tell a story, or \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/10757317003/257\">describe a classroom\u003c/a> through a teacher's eyes, or describe the days of the week \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/post/6040090734/writing-prompt-199\">as if they were people\u003c/a>. Find hundreds of writing prompts on this \u003ca href=\"http://writingprompts.tumblr.com/\">Tumblr blog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. BUILD A ROBOT. \u003c/strong>PR2, the $285,000 robot designed by \u003ca href=\"http://www.willowgarage.com/pages/pr2/overview\">Willow Garage\u003c/a>, started with simple microcontroller programming. Kids can begin building their own robot creation by making a mini-kissing bug or an Animatronic Parrot. 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Kids can start by selecting a stock 3D model using laser cut cardboard, then experiment with various construction techniques. Print the plans on your own material at home, or have the parts cut precisely and delivered to your doorstep. 2D plans and cut-patterns and assembly instructions are automatically generated. Assemble your project using simple tools like glue and pins. Instructions for beginning your project can be found \u003ca href=\"http://www.123dapp.com/make\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003c/h3>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">\n\u003ch3>RELATED READING:\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/5-tools-to-introduce-programming-to-kids/\">5 Tools to Introduce Programming to Kids\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/05/create-capture-upload-new-site-keeps-kids-digital-projects/\">Create, Capture, Upload: New Site Features Kids' Digital Projects\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. MAKE A FILM.\u003c/strong> The next Steven Spielberg might emerge from a summer movie-making project. Kids can exercise their writing, creativity, organization, and artistic skills by making their own movies, just as any director does: writing scripts, choosing actors, practicing lines, not to mention actually filming and editing. For those who own an Apple computer, iMovie \u003ca href=\"http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/imovie/1create.html\">makes the process\u003c/a> very simple. YouTube also offers free editing, and you can find other editing software online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. DESIGN A CIRCUITRY PROJECT.\u003c/strong> Using electrically conductive non-toxic paint, design artwork with built-in circuits, like a paper house that glows from the inside. Tutorials and startup kits can be \u003ca href=\"http://www.bareconductive.com/paper-houses\">found online\u003c/a>. The kits contain everything you need: a bare paint pen, 220K trim pots, 1KΩ resistors, 9V batteries, light dependent resistors, blue LEDs, Transistors, 470Ω resistor and battery clips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10. PAINT A MURAL. \u003c/strong>Kids can take the opportunity during the summer break to redesign their rooms, including painting a mural. First, they'll want to pick a theme (marine life, animals that live in a forest habitat, music, travel, video game characters) and use \u003ca href=\"http://www.wikihow.com/Decoupage\">decoupage techniques\u003c/a> to create the final mural. Practically any two-dimensional materials can be used for decoupage, including photos, cards, posters, wrapping paper, magazine clippings.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/mindshift/22025/keep-learning-and-making-10-fun-indoor-summer-projects","authors":["4354"],"categories":["mindshift_20697","mindshift_20515"],"tags":["mindshift_514"],"featImg":"mindshift_22036","label":"mindshift"},"mindshift_21971":{"type":"posts","id":"mindshift_21971","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"mindshift","id":"21971","score":null,"sort":[1339179027000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"10-awesome-outdoor-summer-learning-ideas","title":"10 Awesome Outdoor Summer Learning Ideas","publishDate":1339179027,"format":"aside","headTitle":"MindShift | KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"mindshift"},"content":"\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_21989\" class=\"module image aligncenter mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"width: 620px\">\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"kid\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-21989\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-06-08 at 10.47.15 AM\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/06/Screen-Shot-2012-06-08-at-10.47.15-AM-620x367.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"367\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Thinkstock\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003ch5>By Jennie Rose\u003c/h5>\n\u003cp class=\"dropcap-serif\">Summer can be a mixed bag, a combination of relief from the stress of school, followed by boredom, the bugaboo of a creative mind. The break from school offers a chance to carve out enriching, fun projects and beat the doldrums brought about by summer loafing. The warm weather is a great invitation to enjoy and learn about the outdoors during this time off. Here are 10 learning opportunities for kids to come away from the summer months invigorated with fresh skills.\u003cstrong>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>1. EMBARK ON BIRDWATCHING ADVENTURES.\u003c/strong> Local chapters of the \u003ca href=\"http://conservation.audubon.org/\">Audubon Society\u003c/a> host birdwatching outings, where those new to birding can benefit from the expertise of the pros. Kids can learn about the local ecosystem, as well as wildlife adaptability and habitat preservation. If birding catches their fancy, they can keep the adventures going with \u003ca href=\"http://content.yardmap.org/\">YardMap\u003c/a>, a citizen science project designed to cultivate a richer understanding of bird habitat. The YardMap network lets you draw your landscapes with a beautiful online mapping tool and connect to other citizen scientists, solve problems, share maps and ideas, all while helping to build database of habitat data for \u003ca href=\"http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1664\">Cornell Lab of Ornithology Scientists.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_21996\" class=\"module image alignright mceTemp\" style=\"width: 140px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgoodwin/500285951/sizes/m/in/photostream/\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21996\" title=\"500285951_83a080e332\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/06/500285951_83a080e332-140x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Flickr:EdwardGoodwin\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. GO ON A HIGH-TECH TREASURE HUNT.\u003c/strong> With a GPS device and coordinates from \u003ca href=\"http://www.geocache.com\">geocache.com\u003c/a>, kids can participate in a scavenger hunt and look for one of a million treasure spots around the world. If they find the cache or hidden treasure, they can re-hide it in the same place or stash their own goodies in a hidden spot. The best part is logging the finds and sharing their experiences on the site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>3. HANG A ROPE SWING.\u003c/strong> With about 10 feet of rope and a buntline hitch knot, it's easy to \u003ca href=\"http://www.handymanhowto.com/2009/09/06/how-to-build-a-rope-tree-swing-part-2/\">build a tree swing\u003c/a>. Kids can learn knotting and building skills and do the math to determine attachment points and rope lengths. If the backyard won't work, there's always the nearest park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>4. FARM THE BACKYARD.\u003c/strong> Anyone with any amount of space can grow food. Whether it's starting a small herb garden on the fire escape or building raised beds in the backyard, \u003ca href=\"http://www.almanac.com/vegetable-garden-planning-for-beginners\">the process of growing food\u003c/a> allows kids to develop an understanding about our food sources, nutrition, how \u003c!--more-->irrigation works, even the importance of supporting local growers. Plus, they'll benefit from having the responsibility of taking charge of their own important project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_22001\" class=\"module image alignleft mceTemp\" style=\"width: 140px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingsinger/145380222/in/photostream/\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22001\" title=\"145380222_d671668533\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/06/145380222_d6716685331-140x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Flickr:FlyingSinger\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. MAP THE RED PLANET\u003c/strong>. Kids can help scientists improve maps of Mars and participate in other research tasks to \u003ca href=\"http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/welcome\">aid NASA\u003c/a> in managing the large amount of data from the Red Planet. Users create Martian profiles and become \"citizens\" of the planet. In the map room, they can then earn Martian credits by helping place satellite photos on Mars’s surface, counting craters, and even helping the rovers Spirit and Opportunity by tagging photos with descriptions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>6. PERFECT THE AIM.\u003c/strong> Nothing enhances visual acuity and predictive ability like \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery\">target practice\u003c/a>. Archery clubs can be found in most cities and welcome all ages (grade school) and skill levels. Start by attending a tournament or taking a lesson at an archery range.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>7. ACTIVELY LISTEN\u003c/strong>. The Acoustics Research Centre at the University of Salford is \u003ca href=\"http://www.soundaroundyou.com/\">building a sound map of the world\u003c/a> as part of a new study into how sounds in our everyday environment make us feel. Kids can use a mobile phone to record 10 to 15 second clips from different soundscapes, upload the clips to our virtual map, along with opinions and ideas about the recorded sounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. ORGANIZE A RECYCLING PROGRAM.\u003c/strong> Kids can learn about \u003ca href=\"http://earth911.com/how-to/how-to-start-a-recycling-program/\">leading a recycling project by\u003c/a> organizing a group of young recyclers. Local recycling centers, municipality and waste haulers often list the types of materials that are accepted. Apart from learning about sustainability and limited resources, kids will build leadership skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_21998\" class=\"module image alignright mceTemp\" style=\"width: 140px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/karen_roe/6083057473/sizes/m/in/photostream/\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21998\" title=\"6083057473_f4c7e4bcfc\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/06/6083057473_f4c7e4bcfc-140x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Flickr:KarenRoe\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>9. HELP POLLINATORS\u003c/strong>. Kids can join the nationwide effort in tracking bee pollination by taking 15-minute counts of the number and types of bees that buzz around sunflowers and other plants. With data collected from the public, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.greatsunflower.org/\">Great Sunflower Project\u003c/a> can determine where pollinator service is strong or weak compared to averages. \u003ca href=\"http://www.ufnativebuzz.com/participate.html\">Native Buzz\u003c/a> is another citizen science project created by the University of Florida Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab. Kids can also keep track of their own native buzz nest site and see the results of other participant’s nest sites. Or help pollinators in their own way by \u003ca href=\"http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/backyard-bee-homes-and-farms-r-147723\">building\u003c/a> or buying own bee houses, and provide nesting habitats for bees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>10. RESCUE ANIMALS\u003c/strong>. Conservation non-profits offer summertime youth volunteer programs that introduce students ages 15 to 17 to the importance of volunteerism. By volunteering at the local \u003ca href=\"http://www.aspca.org/\">SPCA\u003c/a> or with a marine mammal rescue facility, kids can work alongside adults, develop interpersonal skills, and observe professional scientists.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1403137168,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":13,"wordCount":813},"headData":{"title":"10 Awesome Outdoor Summer Learning Ideas | KQED","description":"Thinkstock By Jennie Rose Summer can be a mixed bag, a combination of relief from the stress of school, followed by boredom, the bugaboo of a creative mind. The break from school offers a chance to carve out enriching, fun projects and beat the doldrums brought about by summer loafing. 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The YardMap network lets you draw your landscapes with a beautiful online mapping tool and connect to other citizen scientists, solve problems, share maps and ideas, all while helping to build database of habitat data for \u003ca href=\"http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1664\">Cornell Lab of Ornithology Scientists.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_21996\" class=\"module image alignright mceTemp\" style=\"width: 140px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/edgoodwin/500285951/sizes/m/in/photostream/\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-21996\" title=\"500285951_83a080e332\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/06/500285951_83a080e332-140x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Flickr:EdwardGoodwin\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>2. 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FARM THE BACKYARD.\u003c/strong> Anyone with any amount of space can grow food. Whether it's starting a small herb garden on the fire escape or building raised beds in the backyard, \u003ca href=\"http://www.almanac.com/vegetable-garden-planning-for-beginners\">the process of growing food\u003c/a> allows kids to develop an understanding about our food sources, nutrition, how \u003c!--more-->irrigation works, even the importance of supporting local growers. Plus, they'll benefit from having the responsibility of taking charge of their own important project.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv id=\"attachment_22001\" class=\"module image alignleft mceTemp\" style=\"width: 140px\">\u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingsinger/145380222/in/photostream/\">\u003cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22001\" title=\"145380222_d671668533\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2012/06/145380222_d6716685331-140x140.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\">\u003c/a>\n\u003cp class=\"wp-media-credit\">Flickr:FlyingSinger\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>5. MAP THE RED PLANET\u003c/strong>. Kids can help scientists improve maps of Mars and participate in other research tasks to \u003ca href=\"http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/welcome\">aid NASA\u003c/a> in managing the large amount of data from the Red Planet. Users create Martian profiles and become \"citizens\" of the planet. 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The Acoustics Research Centre at the University of Salford is \u003ca href=\"http://www.soundaroundyou.com/\">building a sound map of the world\u003c/a> as part of a new study into how sounds in our everyday environment make us feel. Kids can use a mobile phone to record 10 to 15 second clips from different soundscapes, upload the clips to our virtual map, along with opinions and ideas about the recorded sounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>8. ORGANIZE A RECYCLING PROGRAM.\u003c/strong> Kids can learn about \u003ca href=\"http://earth911.com/how-to/how-to-start-a-recycling-program/\">leading a recycling project by\u003c/a> organizing a group of young recyclers. Local recycling centers, municipality and waste haulers often list the types of materials that are accepted. 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We've written about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/preventing-the-summer-slide-in-math-skills/\">math games\u003c/a>, ideas for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-in-reading/\">reading exercises\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">technology and science projects\u003c/a>, and of course, MindShift's own \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=12650\">50 fantastic educational apps, games, and toys\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similarly, Accredited Online Colleges has created this\u003ca href=\"http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/50-creative-ways-to-fight-the-summer-slide/\"> comprehensive list \u003c/a>of 50 creative ways to fight the summer slide, a collection of ideas from all across the Web (including MindShift). Goes to show that ordinary summer activities like opening up a lemonade stand or going to a baseball game can be turned into learning opportunities. They asked me to repost, and I do so with pleasure. Enjoy!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>READING AND WRITING\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Keeping up with reading and writing skills over the summer is key to maintaining learning throughout the year — so pay special attention to these creative learning activities.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/10-tips-to-creating-an-awesome-book-club/\">Create a book club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make reading social with a summer book club for kids\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Keep a journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Encourage kids to stay sharp in their writing by keeping a journal, discussing summer activities and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Find summer writing camps\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Older kids can check out summer writing camps, often available through local newspapers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide\">Read throughout the day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Offer reading opportunities morning, noon, and night, with the newspaper, websites, books, magazines, and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Write a comic strip\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Develop creativity, writing, and humor with a fun comic strip.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/what-can-families-do-to-keep-children-reading-during-the-summer.htm\">Read books about summer activities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Before heading to the beach or a baseball game, pick out a book that discusses the activity.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Email friends and family\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Have kids write to friends and family over email to keep in touch while also keeping up with their writing practice.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Encourage reading in bed, even if it pushes bedtimes\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Allow your children to read in bed, even allowing them to stay up later as long as they are reading.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428\">Start a blog\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a blog for your child to update over the summer, and share it with family and friends.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mauifamilymagazine.com/2011/05/30/summer-learning-fun/\">Read everywhere\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Read street signs, billboards, and anything else you can find while you’re on the go this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Designate a family reading time\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a time when your whole family reads, individually or as a group.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/5-reasons-why-you-should-read-with-a-buddy/\">Buddy up\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Pick out books for your kids to read together with their friends for fun and a shared experience.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-learning/article-62812-pow--using-comic-books-to-get-kids-reading-t/\">Pick up comic books\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Build a renewed interest in reading with comic books this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/parenting&id=7465154\">Read aloud each day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Even if it’s poolside, listen to your child read aloud every day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading\">Summer reading camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Scholastic offers a Summer Challenge, a virtual reading camp that engages kids in competitive reading over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>PLACES TO GO\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Going out and getting active is a great way to have fun and learn this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Parent-to-Parent-Avoiding-Summer-Slide-123643309.html\">Go to a baseball game\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Discuss strategy and scores while taking in a baseball game.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.whatshappeningincarboncounty.com/sections/community/1620-dont-let-summer-slide-happen-to-your-child.html\">Visit museums\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Museums often have summer programs for kids, so stop by and check out what they have to offer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Parent-to-Parent-Avoiding-Summer-Slide-123643309.html\">Go out to eat\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Do menu math at a restaurant, asking kids how much food they can afford with a certain amount of money.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/68-summer-learning-activities-that-are-practically-free.gs\">Go on tours\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Whether it’s a chocolate factory or a glassblowing studio, take advantage of tours so kids can learn how everyday items are made.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parenthacks.com/2011/06/how-to-combat-summertime-brain-drain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+parenthacks+%28Parent+Hacks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\">Camping\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Camping offers an excellent opportunity for discussing nature and the world around you.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/15/earlyshow/living/studyhall/main709369.shtml\">State and national parks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Parks offer a multitude of learning opportunities, and fun family experiences as well.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jhu.edu/news/home07/jun07/summtips.html\">Visit the zoo\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Take a family field trip to the zoo to see the animals and learn about animal life.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>AT HOME\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Try these ideas on summer days when you’re sticking around the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Get crafty\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Adopt a daily craft activity to do as a family every day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.parenthacks.com/2011/06/how-to-combat-summertime-brain-drain.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+parenthacks+%28Parent+Hacks%29&utm_content=Google+Reader\">Build a treehouse\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Combine outside fun with construction by building a backyard treehouse, remembering to discuss measurement (and safety) as you go.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Create a lemonade stand\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: The classic lemonade stand offers many lessons in math and business.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.whatshappeningincarboncounty.com/sections/community/1620-dont-let-summer-slide-happen-to-your-child.html\">Play board games\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Board games build thinking skills and are a fun way for kids to play and learn over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.jhu.edu/news/home07/jun07/summtips.html\">Track daily temperatures\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Fight the summer slide while tracking the summer heat wave by tracking the temperature each day with your kids.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freshbrain.org/activity/personal-emissions-calculator\">Calculate your family’s emissions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Use the EPA personal emissions calculator to discover your emissions as a family, and discuss how you can improve.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ehow.com/plan-kids-garden/\">Plant a garden\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Teach kids about nutrition and growth with a summer garden.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Count money when playing Monopoly\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: A family game time with Monopoly can turn into a math lesson when kids act as the banker.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>WEBSITES\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Use these websites to have fun learning this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.kidsoffthecouch.com/\">Kids Off the Couch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Get a weekly newsletter with great ideas for getting kids out and learning for the summer and throughout the year.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.storylineonline.net/\">Storyline Online\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Visit Storyline Online to watch videos of actors reading children’s books out loud.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/students/idealabs/amazing_collections.html\">Smithsonian Kids Collecting\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Kids can start a collection over the summer with the Smithsonian’s program.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.thinkfinity.org/summer-learning-kids-activities\">Thinkfinity\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Thinkfinity has fun games and learning activities for year round learning.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>ACTIVITIES\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>These are just a handful of the fun learning activities you can try this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/15/earlyshow/living/studyhall/main709369.shtml\">Make grocery store visits educational\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Think about the grocery store as a great place to practice math skills, and bring that same idea home to the kitchen, too.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Robot---The-BeetleBot/\">Build a robot\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Find cool and kid-friendly robot projects to take on over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Create a picture journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Keep your child engaged and thinking about the activities you’re doing this summer by using a camera and notebook to create a picture journal.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.greatschools.org/students/summer-activities/68-summer-learning-activities-that-are-practically-free.gs\">Create a puppet theater\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make puppets with outgrown gloves from the winter, and create a story for kids to act out.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"../2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">Citizen scientist\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Turn kids into citizen scientists this summer, putting them to work as scientific researchers in projects over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freshbrain.org/explore/gaming\">Build your own game\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Check out projects that allow you to build a game over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Play car games\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Play ABC games during long car trips.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tutorfi.com/LearningStylesandTechniques/funsummerlearning\">Map out your trip\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Involve your children in vacation planning by helping them create a map for your trip.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"../2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">Programming\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Using programs like Scratch and Kodu, even young children can get started on programming over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Finish schoolbooks\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Often, school books like math journals aren’t completed by the end of the year-put them to good use and finish them over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Do art projects\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Practice drawing, take pictures, or sculpt together, and discuss the meaning of art while you’re doing it.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ymca.net/\">Visit the YMCA\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Find a great YMCA summer program for your kids to enjoy.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/putting-an-end-to-the-summer-slide/1107979\">Public library incentive programs\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Public libraries often have interactive programs for students over the summer, typically with incentives like pizza or tickets to sporting events.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110528/LIFESTYLE/105280322/Stave-off-summer-slide-Camps-can-keep-kids-physically-mentally-active\">Summer camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: From web design summer camps to ones that promote healthy eating and exercise, summer camps can keep kids active mentally and physically.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/putting-an-end-to-the-summer-slide/1107979\">Summer school\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Many school districts have programs targeted to students who need to learn over the summer, so find out if there’s one in your area.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.growingyourbaby.com/2011/06/02/avoid-scholastic-losses-fight-the-summer-slide/\">Day camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Camp doesn’t have to be a 6-week sleepover affair to be effective-check out day camps for summer learning activities, too.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A comprehensive collection of ideas showing how ordinary summer activities can be turned into learning opportunities.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1371229504,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":1241},"headData":{"title":"50 Creative Ways to Prevent Summer Brain Drain | KQED","description":"A comprehensive collection of ideas showing how ordinary summer activities can be turned into learning 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href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/07/50-creative-ways-to-prevent-summer-brain-drain/ngader/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13408\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-13408\" title=\"ngader\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2011/07/ngader-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reading prevents the dreaded \"summer slide\" - even if it's at the beach.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Fourth of July weekend is a great opportunity to take a break, but during the rest of the summer, it's important to keep those brain muscles flexed with fun learning exercises. We've written about \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/preventing-the-summer-slide-in-math-skills/\">math games\u003c/a>, ideas for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-in-reading/\">reading exercises\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/\">technology and science projects\u003c/a>, and of course, MindShift's own \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/?p=12650\">50 fantastic educational apps, games, and toys\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Similarly, Accredited Online Colleges has created this\u003ca href=\"http://www.accreditedonlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/50-creative-ways-to-fight-the-summer-slide/\"> comprehensive list \u003c/a>of 50 creative ways to fight the summer slide, a collection of ideas from all across the Web (including MindShift). Goes to show that ordinary summer activities like opening up a lemonade stand or going to a baseball game can be turned into learning opportunities. They asked me to repost, and I do so with pleasure. Enjoy!\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>READING AND WRITING\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>Keeping up with reading and writing skills over the summer is key to maintaining learning throughout the year — so pay special attention to these creative learning activities.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/10-tips-to-creating-an-awesome-book-club/\">Create a book club\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Make reading social with a summer book club for kids\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2011/06/01/ames_tribune/news/doc4de64bbd20f7c421864061.txt\">Keep a journal\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Encourage kids to stay sharp in their writing by keeping a journal, discussing summer activities and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Find summer writing camps\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Older kids can check out summer writing camps, often available through local newspapers.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/resources/article/three-ways-to-prevent-summer-slide\">Read throughout the day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Offer reading opportunities morning, noon, and night, with the newspaper, websites, books, magazines, and more.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nanascorner.com/2010/07/18/grandparents-and-grandchildren-together-summer-learning-fun-part-1/\">Write a comic strip\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Develop creativity, writing, and humor with a fun comic strip.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/what-can-families-do-to-keep-children-reading-during-the-summer.htm\">Read books about summer activities\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Before heading to the beach or a baseball game, pick out a book that discusses the activity.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/8146912/ns/today-parenting/t/stanch-your-kids-summer-learning-loss/\">Email friends and family\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Have kids write to friends and family over email to keep in touch while also keeping up with their writing practice.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.reading.org/General/Publications/ReadingToday/RTy_June_2010/RTY_10Jun_summer_slide.aspx\">Encourage reading in bed, even if it pushes bedtimes\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Allow your children to read in bed, even allowing them to stay up later as long as they are reading.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428\">Start a blog\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a blog for your child to update over the summer, and share it with family and friends.\u003c!--more-->\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mauifamilymagazine.com/2011/05/30/summer-learning-fun/\">Read everywhere\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Read street signs, billboards, and anything else you can find while you’re on the go this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://northborough.patch.com/articles/ways-to-avoid-the-summer-slide\">Designate a family reading time\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Create a time when your whole family reads, individually or as a group.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.literatureyoungadultfiction.com/5-reasons-why-you-should-read-with-a-buddy/\">Buddy up\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Pick out books for your kids to read together with their friends for fun and a shared experience.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://family.go.com/parenting/pkg-learning/article-62812-pow--using-comic-books-to-get-kids-reading-t/\">Pick up comic books\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Build a renewed interest in reading with comic books this summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/parenting&id=7465154\">Read aloud each day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Even if it’s poolside, listen to your child read aloud every day.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading\">Summer reading camp\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Scholastic offers a Summer Challenge, a virtual reading camp that engages kids in competitive reading over the summer.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003c/ol>\n\u003ch4>\u003cstrong>PLACES TO GO\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Going out and getting active is a great way to have fun and learn this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003col>\n\u003col>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Parent-to-Parent-Avoiding-Summer-Slide-123643309.html\">Go to a baseball game\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>: Discuss strategy and scores while taking in a baseball 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