Happy July!
Quick Summer Tips for Parents~
Hope you are enjoying the summer and creating lots of fun family memories.
Here are some great learning activites for your child to try over the summer months.
If you're looking for a good book to read, check out Book Adventure!
ReadWriteThink.org - offers activities and projects, games and tools, tips and how-to's for grades K-12
Reading Rockets - 2010 summer book lists, games, and other resources
Scholastic Summer Challenge - Encourage kids to sign up and log their minutes reading this summer.
Online community for kids, engaging activities
63,000 kids signed up and logged 35 million minutes read last year!
Remember, you can also go to our manatee website, and check out our numerous helpful links.
Some additional ideas to keep your child reading over the summer months:
1. Schedule weekly trips to the public library to pick out books they want to read.
2. Have your child select some library books they would like you to read aloud.
3. Encourage your child to read in bed - some parents even allow their children to stay up later if they are reading in bed!
4. Purchase an inexpensive camera and notebook. Have your child create a picture journal of summer experiences.
Enjoy the next 8 weeks!
