Summer Means Fun (And Learning) According To MindShift

Literacy..don't leave home without it.

 

1. 74 Creative Ways to Stop Summer Brain Drain

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/07/74-creative-ways-to-stop-summer-brain-drain/ 

2. Keep Learning and Making: 10 Fun Indoor Summer Projects

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/keep-learning-and-making-10-fun-indoor-summer-projects/ 

3. 10 Awesome Outdoor Summer Learning Ideas

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/06/10-awesome-outdoor-summer-learning-ideas/ 

4. Ready, Set, Read! Summer Fiction Ideas for Kids of All Ages

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/06/ready-set-read-summer-fiction-ideas-for-kids-of-all-ages/ 

5. Six Great Online Games for Summer Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/08/6-awesome-online-learning-games-for-kids/ 

6. Preventing the Summer Slide with DIY Tech and Science Projects

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/06/preventing-the-summer-slide-with-diy-tech-and-science-projects/ 

7. Preventing the “Summer Slide” in Math Skills

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/preventing-the-summer-slide-in-math-skills/

Here's another perspective on summer--not my teen experience, which included summer school (Driver's Ed. and typing), weekly--not daily--beach visits with the family, and reading, like say, Gone With The Wind.

Bruce and Terry - Summer Means Fun - 45 rpm 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJJsvLYEcEg