Special education doesn’t stop just because it’s summer vacation. Extended school year, or ESY, is a continuation of your child’s IEP when school is out of session. But it doesn’t just happen. Here’s what you need to know. 5 Tips to Understand Extended School Year Just a reminder: nothing on this website or in this […]
Easily Make the Most of Summer Learning
Summer 2020. We had such high hopes for this summer vacation as an actual time off from school and active learning. Except that now kids have been distance learning since March. With such drastic changes in education, many families are now wondering how they can make the most of summer learning. How Every Family Can […]
What Is Extended School Year? Does My Kid Qualify?
Learn all about extended school year, who qualifies, and other options for children with learning needs. This is your crash course in ESY for parents!
50 Easy Ways to Make Summer Learning Fun
Make summer learning fun with 50 easy ideas for busy parents to use at home or on the go with their kids!
Easy Summer Math Activities and Resources for Kids
Make summer math activities fun and easy with great ideas to connect reading, science, math, tech, and games!
11 Easy Ideas for Summer Reading Fun
It’s easy to get caught up in the fun of summer and let learning slide. And that’s totally fine. But it’s important to keep learning in the mix to prevent summer slide. It’s important to keep summer reading fun!
21 Experiments for Summer Science Learning Activities for Kids
Woohoo! Summer is just about here. Summer can also bring summer slide. Stop summer slide with simple experiments that are perfect summer science learning activities for kids!
Summer Science Fun!
Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean that science, or learning, takes any time off.
Learn at the Beach!
Sun, sand, and knowledge? You betcha! Learn at the beach!
Celebrate America!
Welcome to July! All the kids are out of school, and summer is heating up. With Independence Day just a few sleeps away, now is a great time to celebrate America, and summer!
Stay Sharp All Summer Long
School is out for summer! And the kids are ready for long days spent at camp, by the pool, or just doing nothing in front of a screen. Wait? What? Doing nothing? Have you heard of a little thing called “summer slide?”
Last Week of Summer Checklist
It’s here! Time to slurp up last ice cream cones, pull out those fresh new clothes and silently mourn the end of summer. Or maybe cheer if you have been entertaining the kids ALL SUMMER LONG. There are only so many times a parent can hear “I’m bored” before she goes insane.
School's Out for Summer!
But that doesn’t mean that your student should stop learning! In fact, studies have shown that a student who reads over the summer will return to school in the fall with less regression.