Combat Summer Learning Loss
We all know that summer is a time when kids want a break from school, but it’s important to keep your children’s minds busy so they don’t suffer from learning loss. Here are some fun, simple things you can do to keep your kids academically engaged this summer.
- Become involved in your school’s summer reading program.
- Connect with your local library.
- Bake or cook with your children. Double the recipe and put those math skills to work.
- Plant a garden or container garden and read the seed packets for directions.
- Check local bookstores for story times and author visits.
- Keep statistics at a baseball game or other sporting events.
- Play alphabet games with street signs when in the car.
- Give children a map to help plan out and follow along during a summer road trip.
- Listen to books on tape in the car.
- Read books, magazines or newspapers together as a family.
I’ve been a part of the WOOD TV8 team since 2005. As Special Projects Producer, I work side by side with Maranda making things happen behind the scenes. I coordinate Maranda’s Park Parties each summer and produce a variety of station broadcasts and events through out the year. I also serve as the producer of Maranda’s weekly half-hour show, Where You Live. I love the variety of my job and getting to be a part of the impact Maranda is making on kids in our community!
Outside of work, I've been married for seven years to my husband John and we have two beautiful daughters, Sophia and Stella. When I'm not busy trying to keep up with the kids, I spend "me time" reading fashion or celebrity magazines, sneaking in some good reality television, walking around Reeds Lake with girlfriends and exploring new restaurants with my hubby.
Inspirations for my blog come from my daily life as a busy working mom -- trying to juggle a full time job and be a full time mom to a spitfire five year old and a new baby.