Student Engagement

Resources to Prevent Summer Slide: Virtual Field Trips, DIY Projects and Summer Reading

June 4, 2013

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Summer is here! But along with warmer weather, trips to the pool and the Fourth of July, comes a not-so-fun reality... the summer slide.

Too often students scowl at the idea of summer learning, but it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, summer is the perfect time to dive into some fun, engaging learning activities.

Virtual field trips, check. Fiction writing, check. A summer of making, check. For parents, we’ve rounded up some outside-the-box resources, as well as reading, math and writing activities, that will help counteract summer slide.

Hands-on Resources to Pique Curiosity

DIY Ideas for Parents