School stops for summer….learning never should! As a former teacher, I can attest to how much is lost over the summer months. While I whole-heartedly believe that learning can and will occur through play and experiences during the summer, it is vital that parents provide opportunities for their child to practice learned skills and work towards mastering new ones during their break.
For the second year in a row, we have been blessed to try the Summer Bridge Activity workbooks from Carson-Dellosa (one of my all-time favorite 
companies!) What I love about these workbooks is how kid-friendly and mom-friendly they are! I love that even the busiest of moms can make this work for her kids. These don’t require prep work, lesson plans, or extra supplies.
Kids love the workbooks because the activities are varied, the tasks don’t take an overwhelming amount of time (most days take 5-8 minutes), and when it comes down to it…kids like to learn! Kids want to and NEED to be engaged! An active mind makes for a happy kid. Taking a few minutes each day to focus on schoolwork helps give focus to a child. It’s a great transition activity or a wonderful way to begin a day.
My kids really enjoy working in their Summer Bridge Activity books! They are often disappointed when I won’t let them do more than one page each day! I think they would both happily sit and work through the book for hours if I let them!
Here is some info on the incredible Summer Bridge Activity books:
- Each workbook is divided into 3 main sections, one for each month of the summer. (This is an EASY way to stay on track!)
- Sections begin with a goal-setting activity, a word list, and information for parents about the fitness and character development activities located within the section.
- The fun, age-appropriate activities focus on core subjects such as reading, writing, math, and social studies.
- Bonus extension activities at the end of each section! (We LOVE these! This is great for moms who want to take the learning activities a bit further, but may not have the time or resources to develop a curriculum on their own!)
- Each workbook contains 160 full color pages!
- Includes bonus stickers, flash cards, and award certificate
- Available for Pre-K – 8th grade!!! (EVERY child can benefit from these great workbooks!)
Click HERE to check out all of the Summer Bridge Activity workbooks and other great Summer Bridge products! The workbooks are a STEAL at just $14.95!!! These are also available as an ebook for just $5.99!!
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We mainly go to OMSI and free summer learning things – but the SUMMER REading program at the library!
TALKING AND HAVING THEM DO SOME ACTIVITIES
Reading every day, writing in a journal, lots of educational trips, summer school program and the rec
We keep learning by joining the summer reading program at the library.
Planned activities and rent documentaries from the library.
We will read daily, participate in summer reading programs and explore! Learning happens daily whether it be learning to get alone with siblings, solving math problems (how to divide the crackers evenly between kiddos) coloring with sidewalk chalk, planting a garden or watching nature!
I will read with them and especially my 9 year old who has a learning disability, her working memory isn’t very effective and she needs to constantly be doing her work to learn and remember, this would definitely help her out