Summer is a time to explore. Visit an underwater ecosystem, travel with a turtle on a 25,000-mile journey, visit Paris, stop in a Chicago airport, or go outside at night to see stars. We hope you’ll have fun exploring!
Summer is a time of exploration and outdoor fun. If you’re planting a garden on a farm or in the city, building an outdoor fort, making art, or camping in the wilderness or by the ocean, take time to look around and see the world with fresh eyes. Wherever you go, whatever you do, take a book — great fiction and nonfiction (like the selections here!) give kids a chance to visit places they haven’t been, learn about the natural world, and explore other lives and times.
Summer is a great time to explore, dig into things that fascinate, and learn something new — through books! Here you’ll find stories about aliens, ghosts, dragons, detectives, and adventurers. You can travel the world through food, experience nature through poetry, become an expert on facts about our world (including the world’s smallest creatures), and much more. We hope you’ll have fun exploring!
Do you spend most of the fall reviewing what was taught last spring? Help prevent summer reading loss by finding out why it happens and encouraging family literacy while kids are at home for the summer.
Summer shouldn’t mean taking a break from learning, especially reading. Studies show that most students experience a loss of reading skills over the summer months, but children who continue to read will gain skills.
Does summer reading really work? Can simply giving books to children actually help close the achievement gap? This article shares what we know and what we are still learning about summer reading.
Those lazy, hazy days of summer have arrived. Whether you plan to spend them at the beach, the pool, or in a tent, bring along one of these summertime favorites to share with the entire family! Enjoy these recommended books for kids ages 0-9.
Any effort to increase third-grade reading proficiency should maximize the summer months as a time to catch up, stay on track, and remain healthy. Equipped with the right information, tools, and supports, parents can make sure their children have healthy and enriching summers. The guide includes these recommendations to support summer learning: engage children in enriching summer activities at home or in the community; use technology to facilitate ongoing learning, especially during the summer; and encourage, support, and model healthy eating and fitness.
Summer fun, summer sun. What will you do this summer? The list of possibilities is as long as the days in this selection of recommended books for kids ages 0-9. Whether it’s taking trips, visiting family, or hanging out at home, wherever you go and whatever you do, be sure to take along a book or two to share together or enjoy alone.
The summer is a time to unwind and relax for parents and kids alike, but learning should not come to a halt. By focusing on your child’s interests, involving the family, and setting goals, you can motivate even the most reluctant learners
