Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Slide Easily

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Last Updated on March 12, 2022 by ellen

Preventing summer learning slide doesn’t have to be difficult or time intensive. We all want our kids to retain the knowledge they learned in school. But, it’s quite common for there to be a few steps back over the summer. This is called a summer learning slide. Product has been provided. This post contains affiliate links, and I will receive compensation if you make a purchase after clicking on my links.

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Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Slide Easily

Preventing Summer Learning Slide

You need to find a happy medium between learning over the summer and having fun over the summer. Your kids won’t be happy if they feel like they’re still in school when they want to be playing with friends. The key is to make learning activities fun so they want to join in rather than feeling like they have to.

Field trips

Field trips are loads of fun and can include children’s museums, local parks for nature walks, or beach trips to study seashells. Your child will have a great time and you’ll be able to share a few educational tips with them.

Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Slide Easily

Fun activities

You don’t need to plan a field trip to teach your child. You can enjoy a variety of different activities at home including planting a garden, cooking dinner or even taking a walk.

Summer programs

If you have the chance, you can enroll your child in a summer program. Our local library has reading programs and our community center has affordable day camps for kids.

Read together

Reading together is one of the best ways to prevent summer learning slide. Did you know that two months of reading skills are LOST over the summer and that it can take up to two months from the first day of school for a student’s brain development to get back on track? “Brain drain” is very real and has lasting repercussions that can impact a student’s long-term academic performance.

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One of the most effective, easiest and affordable ways to ensure students are on track academically come September is to make sure kids have access to books throughout the summer. Whether it’s making library visits a part of the summer schedule, starting a neighborhood book swap or incorporating a trip to the local bookstore as part of an outing to the ice cream shop, there are lots of ways to get kids hooked on reading this summer.

Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Slide Easily

As the best-selling kids almanac on the planet, the National Geographic Kids Almanac has helped millions of kids beat the summer slide. The key to getting a child to pick up a book is to find one that interests them, and the Almanac 2018 has something for EVERYONE.

Featuring over 350 pages and 500 amazing photographs, a shark-themed Almanac Newsmaker Challenge and packed with 10 sections of high interest topics ranging from animal life to sports to things to do, places to see and ways to change the world, the Nat Geo Kids Almanac 2018 (ages 8-12, $14.99) is the perfect way to take a big bite out of the summer slide.

This is an absolutely gorgeous book that is packed full of fun facts your child will enjoy learning. The activities are fun and interesting, and the photographs are absolutely gorgeous. Definitely a must have book for summer.

Finally, why not learn how to help your child love math.

Giveaway

One of my readers will win the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2018 and a super-sized toss and catch game (shark-themed, of course, and great for the pool!). ARV $30.

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89 thoughts on “Tips for Preventing Summer Learning Slide Easily”

  3. I want to win this for my nephew so we can have another activity to do together! Thanks

  4. The Almanac has always been one of my favorite books, so I would love to see this version. The shark game reminds me of a fun game I bought family members years ago and I know they would get a kick out of it.

  10. When I was a kid I loved looking through my dads NG. I love that they have a kids version and I guess I want to put my love for the magazine for my son (who I believe would like it).

  16. I want to win for my son. I think he’d really enjoy the books and they are educational.

  20. I’d like to win for my grand son. He’s only 3 but,loves me to read any type of books to him!

  24. Oh I would love to win for out little one! He has been checking out Almanac type books at the library every week…and really enjoys reading all the facts! He keeps quizzing me! 🙂 And…he LOVES Sharks! Oh this would be such a great educational prize pack for him for this summer!

  29. My grandson loves NationalGeo and animals and science. He brought his book with him on our last car trip.

  34. My youngest son loves predators in general ~ ask allllll the teachers at his school even. He has even watched all the Jaws and Sharknado movies (he likes B movies, whatever) plus, requests to watch documentaries on sharks and other predators. I highly recommend the Sharks mini-series on Netflix; he has watched it seven times in two months so far.

  38. My daughter loves to look at almanac type books, we keep them in the car for road trips too. They are fast, interesting and allow her to learn. The game would be great because we lost the ball to a bunny game that she loved and this would be an even better replacement!

  39. i used to read the adult magazines of these when i was a kid and i think these would be wonderful for my grandchildren

  40. I’d love to win this becasue my kids love science and I think they’d really enjoy the almanac,

  41. These books are amazing. The photos are so great for kids to get exited about reading and learning. I’d love this for my son

  42. I would love to win these interesting books for my nieces because they love animals, too!
    Thank You

  43. I’d love to share these awesome books and products with my family. I love science and would love to read National Geographic with them!

  47. This would definitely help my niece keep up with learning over the summer…and having fun, too!

  54. We’re a big family of readers so I’m all about encouraging our littles to read as well! Thanks for hosting this wonderful giveaway!

  57. I have 4 kids, 3 school aged and I worry about the summer slide back so much. I love that they could self manage with national geographic, reading and doing activities without releasing they are also learning,

  58. My daughter LOVES sharks and this would be perfect for her! She wants to be a marine biologist when she grows up.

  63. I’d love to win this because it’s fun reading and we love National Geographic
    Christina Anne

  65. I want to win because I am trying to get my kids to read more. These books look fun and educational.

  70. I would love it for my daughter. She is four years old and loves animals and especially sharks. She would love this.

  74. My kids love the National Geographic books. We have one that has the worlds strangest animals and my kids love it!

  75. My great niece and great nephew need to have some good books and magazines to read and look through every day during their free times; these will hopefully remind them of me, which will then remind them that reading is great! 🙂

  79. We will look forward to Shark Week every year, and this would be a wonderful and educational addition to our fun!

  82. I would love to win this for my grandchildren. They are homeschooled and try to do fun educational things in the summer. Thanks!

  83. I would love to win this for my grandkids, they love National Geographic books because they are fun and educational!

  85. My daughter started reading this year and I am looking for books that will catch her attention and motivate her to read on her own. Thanks!

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