What's Summer Learning Loss?
This is a time of year teachers dread: summer break. Over the course of 2 months, children can lose up to 6 months of learning. This is called summer learning loss aka summer slide.
"On an island in the sun, we'll be playing and having fun"
Island in the Sun by Weezer
This is a time of year teachers dread: summer break. Why? Because over the course of 2 months, children can lose up to 6 months of learning (the average child will lose 2-3 months). This is called summer learning loss aka summer slide.
The good news is, you can prevent summer learning loss in about 10 minutes of review time a day. Here are some tips to prevent summer learning loss:
- 🍎 Reach Out: Ask their teacher for important things to review this summer. Focus in on your “flash card” skills like multiplication facts or letter sounds
- 📓 Workbooks: Buy a big review book to prepare for the next grade level. These books are an awesome, no prep resource to stay sharp. You can find my ​favorite summer workbooks here​
- đź“š Read Every Day: This can be together or independent reading time.
- đźš™ Take Educational Trips: take time to visit historical homes, museums, and state parks. These places will entertain your child and encourage academic discussion.
- 📝 Keep a Family Journal: Writing is one of the most difficult subjects to teach, and also one of the fastest to regress in. Keep a ​5 minute family journal ​like this to practice
Want more information on how to prevent summer slide? Check out my ​video here
🖍️ Prepare for Kindergarten: Is your child starting kindergarten this fall or within the next 2 years? Enrollment is open for the​ Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten​ course! I'll walk you through low lift activities to prepare your child for school. If you enroll, I'll give you a free 1:1 call to use now or later. Make sure to reach out if you enrolled.
🎂 Happy Birthday: Wishing my husband Mike a very happy birthday today! 💕
Things I Love
🪠obsessed: I found the ​cutest summer set​. It's so funky and comfortable! Runs TTS
🥤 Summer things: Now that the temps are rising, I'm back on my daily smoothie habit. I've been drinking these at home smoothies for years. In fact, I'm having a chocolate blueberry smoothies as a write this. Get up to $65 off your first box when you ​order here​
📓 10 min a day: I can't emphasize enough how helpful ​summer workbooks​ are in preventing summer slide. They are low lift on parents and high gain for children. If you want to keep the learning going this summer, I highly recommend!