The most effective way to keep a middle-school student engaged in learning through the summer is to make academics fun and relevant.
The popularity and accessibility of computers makes it easy to sit your child down and start learning!
You might be thinking...it's summer and you want my child to sit in front of the computer? Stuck in a long car-ride? taking the train? inside on a rainy afternoon? You can transform any down-time, lag time, or indoor afternoon into a learning-friendly environment by checking out educational websites.
Careful though, make sure you are tuning into high-quality, age-appropriate websites. In order to help you filter through the good and the bad, we've identified some fantastic digital resrouces that will keep your child stimulated academically and fine-tuning study skills over the summer:
1) Flocabulary: www.flocabulary.com
Flocabulary makes academic content accessible through Hip Hop. Students learn and sing along to catchy songs such as raps on...Social Studies, Conjunctions, Environmental Science. Download Flocabulary's music and have your middle-school student calling our historical dates, grammatical concepts and multiplication tables in no time.
2) Funbrain: www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Funbrain offers games and challenges for students in the first through eigth grades organized by theme for math, reading and writing.
3) NatGeo Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/
The geography games on National Geographic Kid's website turn your child into a cartographer in no time. Help your middle school student dive into the world's natural resources and geography.
4) Internet Public Library for Kids: http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
This free educational site where students makes it easy for your child to find and explore Almanacs, an Atlas, Encyclopedia, Dictionary and Thesaurus.
5) Kids.Gov: http://kids.usa.gov/
Hosted by the U.S. government, kids.gov explores the history, current events, geography of the United States, and provides a range of age-appropriate activities in the arts, mathematics, humanities, and culture.
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