Summer Parenting Tips that Help Support Learning and Prevent Summer Slide:
Summer learning loss, otherwise known as “Summer Slide” is detrimental to our kids’ learning progress. But it can succeed with a summer slide prevention by doing simple activities throughout the summer.
1) Read!
What’s the number one thing every kid absolutely needs to do to prevent a summer slide? Read books. That’s it. Super simple.Have your kids read for at least 20-30 minutes every day to prevent a summer slide.
Visit the Haverhill Public Library – HPL offers weekly programming, book lists, reading challenges, and grab-and-go craft kits
Visit a neighborhood Free Little Library
Ruth’s House Thrift Shop, which sells children’s books 5 for $1!Read to them even if they’re old enough to read independently because kids love to be read to even when they’re “too big” for it, start a neighborhood book club
Let them pick out the books they want to read to encourage readers…especially reluctant readers
2) Practice A New Skill:
shoe tying, jacket zippering, bike riding, cutting with scissors. cooking
3)Explore the Outdoors:
“Green-thumb” parents can ask children to help plant a garden. Kids learn where flowers and food come from and how they grow with care and nurturing. Time with nature is great for children; families can pitch a tent in the backyard if they don’t have time to go camping. Exploring the trees, critters and soil on local trails and in parks enhances kids’ appreciation of the earth.
Check out these Trails in Haverhill: https://www.cityofhaverhill.com/parks_and_trails.php
4) Play Games and do Crafts:
Families can play cards or have a regular board game night to enhance strategy and problem-solving skills. A daily craft activity promotes dexterity and language skills.
Try these free printable Word games
Other summer resources:
Family & Community Connection|Community Action Inc – offers free children’s programs, story time, and literacy activities, along with some parent workshops. Programs are free and 45-60 min long. An adult must participate with the child. Priority goes to families living in: Haverhill, Groveland, Georgetown, Merrimac, Amesbury and West Newbury.
The Buttonwoods Museum – offers programming for different student age groups, and will have a summer program detailed soon
Whittier Birthplace – Preschoolers and a caregiver are invited to join each Thursday from 10am-11am June 22nd through August 24th for story reading and crafts
Help your Child Read with Kids A-Z (Spanish version Kids A-Z)
Parent Resources
SUMMER READING
Check out the district website for summer reading lists. In the fall, we will collect any summer reading logs and celebrate!
Registration Summer Hours
Please see below for summer hours for registration office. All new registrations happen at Burham School, 45 Fountain St. Haverhill, MA 01830; 978-420-1951.
Contact registration should your address change over the summer as well.
Starting July 12, we will be open Wednesdays until 6:00pm.
We will also be open by appointment only on the following Saturdays:
July 15th – 8:30AM – 12:00PM
August 12th – 8:30AM – 12:00PM
Hope your vacation is off to an amazing start despite the rain showers every day!
Mrs. Mackay