How to Fight Summer Backslide in your Kids

Thursday, June 13, 2019 No comments



Are you looking for some ways to keep your students or children learning this summer? In the summer, it is good to switch up the routine a little bit and have a good stretch of relaxing. However, as a mom, I do not like seeing my four kiddos lying around playing video games all day each day! I also find a bit of structure is needed. So, I have a list of things my kids do each day. I find that giving them responsibility makes our summer go much smoother. I also find that having some structure and routine prevents my kids from the infamous summer backslide. No one wants to see their children forget the hard work they have just learned in reading, writing, math, and language. 

Here is how I add in structure a bit to our day


Today I want to share with you some ways to fight the summer backslide. 



1. A Summer Review

I decided two summers ago that I wanted my children to have some sort of daily review of the skills that they had worked on all year in school. I wanted a short (no more than 10-15 minutes) worksheet. So I went ahead and created my own "Summer to Third" and "Summer to Fourth" packs. The entire packet is available to you. 


2. A Summer Reading Program



There are tons of great opportunities to keep you kids reading in your community. The easiest place to start is your local library. My kids and I try to go at least every other week. We have also discovered audio books. This has been great for my older ones who enjoy listening to reading. 

If your local library does not have a summer reading program and you are near Barnes and Noble, there is another option for you. Bookadventure.com has an amazing free program. It is available all year long, however, we mostly use it in the summer. 

3. Fun Educational Trips

Taking into account your children's interests and ages, you can give your children some amazing educational experiences. Check out local museums, library education programs, zoos, aquariums, or explore nature near your local parks. There are so many opportunities out there to keep our kids learning and still have fun! 






Summer Math Skill Packs

Monday, June 10, 2019 No comments





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Prepare your 2nd or 3rd grade students or children for success with this huge 49-page NO-PREP printable review pack! These are fun, hands-on worksheets that will get kids ready for 2nd or 3rd grade and prevent the summer slide. 



Perfect for:
  • End of year 3rd grade review
  • End of the year 2nd grade review
  • Beginning of school refresher in 2nd grade
  • Beginning of school refresher in 3rd grade
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Included in 2nd grade math skills pack

Addition/Subtraction fluency
Missing numbers (hundreds chart)
Missing operations- addition
Identifying 2D and 3D shapes
Measuring triangles
Measuring rectangles
2 digits addition and subtraction
Two step story problems
Equations on a number line
Rounding to the nearest 10 and 100
Measurement: length in centimeters and inches
Bar Graphs and Line Plots
Time to the 5 minute 
Place Value to 100
Comparing numbers
Shade and represent fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Counting cents
Counting dollars



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Included in 3rD grade literacy skills pack
Comprehension: Read and Remember
Drawing conclusions
Cause and Effect
Non-Fiction text features
Finding Details
Main Idea
Reading Information
Context Clues
Beginning, Middle, and End
Sight Word Practice
Bossy R
Complete or fragment sentences
Regular and irregular plural nouns
Present Tense plural nouns
Past Tense verbs
Irregular verbs
Conjunctions
Prefixes
Parts of Speech
ABC order
Capitalization and Punctuation
Making words
Opinion Paragraph
Writing Prompts,Obstacle Course,Riptides along the lake,Water Park

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Included in 3rd grade math skills pack

Multiplication/Division fluency
Missing factors
Missing operations
Two step story problems
Identifying Shapes
Identify Quadrilaterals
Identify Triangles
Perimeter
Area
Measurement: Capacity and Length
Bar Graphs and Line Plots
Time to the 5 minute and 1 minute
Reading line plots
Place Value to 1,000
Comparing numbers
Adding and Subtraction to 1,000
Identify Fractions
Write Fraction Units
Shade and represent fractions
Draw a Fraction
Comparing Fractions
Writing Fractions on a number line
Equivalent Fractions