BBB 023: Keeping Up with Academics in the Summer
Boys Built Better
May 22, 2019
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Season 1, Episode 23
Show Notes
Every time that summer rolls around, I make plan on how to keep my kid engaged over the next three months. This year, more than ever I am thinking about how the “summer slide” and how to keep up with academics. Find out the latest research on what kids lose over the summer and how I’m working to prevent that this year.
Topics
• What is the Summer Slide (0:45)
• Why I am thinking about it (1:55)
• Research Behind it (8:39)
• Our plan (22:23)
• Academic Options for Early Elementary (28:01)
• Academic Options for Upper Elementary (31:27)
• Academic Options for Middle School (33:57)
• The BBB Summer Challenge (38:52)
Show Notes and Links
• Check out the Summer Reading Challenge Grand Prize https://amzn.to/2YCQlSD
• Science kit to try for Science Friday https://amzn.to/2HsGTvx
• Read Aloud for older children https://amzn.to/2WfIdtN
• Get two books free for trying Audible https://amzn.to/2HuX4bS
• Research on Summer Learning Loss
https://www.nwea.org/blog/2018/summer-learning-loss-what-we-know-what-were-learning/
http://ideas.time.com/2013/07/01/do-kids-really-have-summer-learning-loss/
• Research on Summer Math Loss https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/16/06/summer-math-loss or https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/bedtime-problems-boost-kids-math-performance
• Electronic Math Games https://www.prodigygame.com
• E-tools for Reading https://www.getepic.com
• Printable Math Facts http://www.nebo.edu/resources/math/pages/fastfacts/fastfacts.htm
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Topics
• What is the Summer Slide (0:45)
• Why I am thinking about it (1:55)
• Research Behind it (8:39)
• Our plan (22:23)
• Academic Options for Early Elementary (28:01)
• Academic Options for Upper Elementary (31:27)
• Academic Options for Middle School (33:57)
• The BBB Summer Challenge (38:52)
Show Notes and Links
• Check out the Summer Reading Challenge Grand Prize https://amzn.to/2YCQlSD
• Science kit to try for Science Friday https://amzn.to/2HsGTvx
• Read Aloud for older children https://amzn.to/2WfIdtN
• Get two books free for trying Audible https://amzn.to/2HuX4bS
• Research on Summer Learning Loss
https://www.nwea.org/blog/2018/summer-learning-loss-what-we-know-what-were-learning/
http://ideas.time.com/2013/07/01/do-kids-really-have-summer-learning-loss/
• Research on Summer Math Loss https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/16/06/summer-math-loss or https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2015/10/bedtime-problems-boost-kids-math-performance
• Electronic Math Games https://www.prodigygame.com
• E-tools for Reading https://www.getepic.com
• Printable Math Facts http://www.nebo.edu/resources/math/pages/fastfacts/fastfacts.htm
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Jessica Crow created “Boys Built Better” as a resource for parents treading the waters of raising the next generation of smart, aware, and kind members of society. With a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education and year...