The Summer Slide is real. Children’s academic abilities reduce over the summer holidays.
Below are few tips to help your child avoid the regression!
Reading:
Read every day. Visit your local library, read newspapers and information boards at tourist sites.
Writing:
Try setting up a blog for your child where they can tell their story
Enriching a family holiday:
Take the opportunity to explore your surroundings. Learn about the plants and animals you might encounter, or discover other people’s stories.
Cook with your child:
Reading and understanding recipes is a fun and easy way to help your child follow directions. Perhaps you could make a book of favourite family recipes
Listen to Audio Books:
If your holiday includes time spent in the car, put on an audio book.
Plant a Garden:
Your child will gain a sense of responsibility as they watch their plants grow.
Learn a New Word Each Week:
See who can use it the most times
Scavenger Hunt:
Make a list of items your child has to find, some easy, some more difficult. This can be done at home, in familiar surroundings, or whilst on holiday.
Teach Younger Children:
Teaching a skill can really help cement it and encourages siblings to connect on an academic level.
Researching a Family Trip:
Your child could look at prices, the route to be taken, how to travel to the destination and available activities
Play Board Games:
Games such as chess and monopoly teach maths and reasoning together.
