🧠 🥶 Brain Freeze! Simple ways to prevent learning loss over winter break
Learning loss happens to all children during long breaks from school. While summer break is the famous one, we also see it during winter breaks (or really anything 2+ weeks long). The good news is, it's a really low commitment to prevent it.
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Winter Break Brain Freeze
Learning loss happens to all children during long breaks from school. While summer break is the famous one, we also see it during winter breaks (or really anything 2+ weeks long). The good news is, it's a really low commitment to prevent it. Here's how:
- Memorization: Consider anything that your child needs to memorize like sight words, multiplication facts, counting, or spelling words. Reviewing these for a few minutes every day will make a huge difference.
- Reading: Read for 20 minutes every day (yes- bedtime stories count!)
- Critical Thinking: If you're thinking about some activities over break, consider museums, nature walks, and historical sites. Have meaningful conversations while you're there. Many of these places will have brochures with premade questions or facts to share.
- Cheat Code- the workbook: This was my secret weapon when I was teaching. Think Stretch makes these adorable winter break packets for K-5. If they aren't motivated, consider giving them a prize for finishing it.
What's New?
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🎙️ Livestream: This Saturday morning at 10am eastern I'll do my last livestream of the year. I'll be doing Q&A (respond to this email to submit) and sharing some funny stories from the classroom.
🐊 Home: This past weekend I went to Florida to visit my parents. It was really nice to see them and of course get some beach time. It meant delaying my video premiere, but it was so worth it.
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