Summer is a time where everyone relaxes and kicks back as much as possible. This includes school aged children. In order to help you help your child not forget what they’ve already learned or prepare them for the next grade we found this great article with ideas to keep your child’s brain active. We hope it helps!

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From the article:

Keep your first-, second-, or third-grader sharp this summer with fun brain boosters.

Rev up reading skills

“If you don???t use it, you lose it,??? says Ben Shifrin, head of the Jemicy School in Owings Mills, MD, and an executive board member of the International Dyslexia Association. For a child who???s still mastering reading skills, summer can erode progress made during the school year.

In addition to reading with your child every day (check out our favorite books for first graders, second graders, third graders, and best book series for kids this age), listen to audio books during family car trips. At this age, most kids??? reading comprehension is ahead of their reading capacity, says Micki Freeny, coordinator of children and youth services for the DC Public Library. Audio books hold kids’ interest and allow them to practice advanced reading fluency and comprehension ??? and build their vocabularies ??? without getting stalled on the language. Best of all, audio books will spark your child???s imagination. Find age-appropriate suggestions on Book Adventure, which rewards reading progress with prizes.

Mathematical meals

Mix a little math into your summertime cooking projects. Even young kids can help measure ingredients when you’re baking up a batch of cookies or a birthday cake. Have your child add the ingredients as you go, while you explain they are adding “a half cup” or “a teaspoon”. Just hearing these terms and seeing them in use will give kids basic mathematic understanding, and following a recipe helps kids learn sequencing.

For older kids who already understand the idea of fractions, ask for their help doubling or halving your recipe and encourage them to calculate the new measurements. Cooking with Kids is a great resource. When the cooking’s done, let them sample the results!

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For all the ideas click here: http://www.greatschools.org/print-view/students/summer-activities/slideshows/4167-summer-learning-first-second-third-grade.gs?fromPage=1