Skill Support for Summer Break
June 6, 2022
Hey Everyone! It’s Episode 123 to round out the end of Season 4! 😄 On this episode we are sharing some awesome sites for students to review skills over the summer. These sites are easy to use during the school year, as well, but if you have families that would like a few ideas for keeping kids engaged and learning over the summer, these are really helpful!
SplashLearn
The first site we chat about, SplashLearn, is for elementary reading and math skills. As a teacher, you can set up a class and share it with parents. Then your students can work on skills that you are focusing on in your classroom. As a parent, if your student’s teacher shares a code, you can just log in and let your child practice. There are all kinds of engaging games that support math and reading skills. Families also have the option to purchase an upgrade for even more access. This is a great teacher/parent resource that allows some control over what kids are practicing.
MathChimp
The next site, MathChimp, has a large collection of math review games and activities for grades 1st – 8th. Besides online activities, there are also printable worksheets for people who prefer to work on paper. This site links to other math sites such as Arcademics that we have discussed in the past. Just to be aware that you might need to keep an eye on younger students so that they keep working on math at their level. There are all kinds of fun math games and activities that will engage students throughout the summer.
Science Kids
Science Kids is an amazing resource not just for summer activities but year round. What is nice is that there are TONS of easy experiments to do at home that do not take many supplies. They would also be fun activities for summer school. They offer, experiments, quizzes, games, projects, lesson, videos and a ton more. The concepts covered can be used for students at all grade levels and the site is really easy to navigate. As an added bonus, this site also links to Kids Math Games and Fun English Games so you can have access to all kinds of resources in one place!
And that’s a wrap for Season 4. I hope you all find time to relax this summer and take a well deserved break! If you have topics for next season that you would like to hear about, don’t hesitate to reach out! Happy summer, everyone!
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