All Posts Tagged With: "Summer Learning"
Help your kids stay smart this summer
How do teachers make sure their kids keep learning during the summer? We asked some veteran educators to share their secrets to success; here are two ideas that are certain to work in your home.
Sarah McNary, who teaches at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, recommends that parents take their children on summer [...]
7Jul2009 | | 2 comments | Continued
Family-friendly staycation ideas for San Diego County
As we celebrate the birth of our nation, let’s not forget that San Diego County has a rich history of its own. Here are three family-friendly staycation ideas that celebrate our history.
No-cost: Take a hike through Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve
Surrounded by a mass of humanity and minutes from two of San Diego’s busiest freeways, [...]
30Jun2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
Help teens, kids avoid the summer reading slide
If teens and younger kids don’t read during the summer, their reading level can decline two, three or even four months. Educators have a name for it: the summer slide.
Tim Shanahan, director of the Center for Literacy at the University of Chicago, said parents with a ready supply of great reads are a great cure [...]
29Jun2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
More summer fun ideas from teachers who are parents, too
Looking for ideas to keep your kids smart and satisfied this summer? Here are great suggestions from veteran educators who are also parents that are guaranteed to help you and your kids make the most out of your time together this summer.
Alex Kajitani, an Algebra teacher from Mission Middle School in Escondido, is this [...]
24Jun2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
Great summer fun ideas from teachers who are parents, too
Summer always begins with such promise, time to spend with your kids doing all those great activities you don’t seem to have time for during the crush of the school year. But somehow time seems to get away from us and our kids spend way too much time with their favorite electronic diversions.
Here are two [...]
17Jun2009 | | 3 comments | Continued
Numbers that add up to summer math fun for elementary school children
Question: Where can you find fun math lessons during the summer so your elementary school kids don’t lose the number knowledge they picked up during the school year?
Answer: All around you, said educator Andy Isaacs.
There are math lessons in the games you play, the excursions you take, the trips you make to the grocery store, [...]
11Jun2009 | | 1 comment | Continued
