{"id":5204,"date":"2018-07-02T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.washingtonfamily.com\/2018\/07\/02\/tips-to-prevent-summer-brain-drain\/"},"modified":"2018-07-02T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T01:00:00","slug":"tips-to-prevent-summer-brain-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.washingtonfamily.com\/tips-to-prevent-summer-brain-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Prevent Summer Brain Drain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\">(StatePoint) Studies show that summer brain drain can be a formidable force, setting kids\u2019 progress back over the long break from the classroom. But you can help kids avoid losing their academic mojo. Here\u2019s how.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\"><strong>\u2022 Take a Hike:<\/strong> Not all learning has to happen indoors or while sitting still. Take a family nature walk and ask kids to pay special attention to the plant and animal species you encounter on your journey, as well as any special rock formations or other geological features you see, taking notes and photographs as you go. Once back home, do some research about the most interesting things that you saw.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\"><strong>\u2022 Make Music<\/strong>: Music education is important for budding minds, and learning music at home in summer can be easy and affordable. Stock your household with a portable keyboard designed for students in mind. For example, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casiomusicgear.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CT-X700<\/a> boasts a high-quality sound system, as well as features that are perfect for student musicians, like a six-track recorder, a library of 100 built-in songs, and the Step-Up Lesson system, which allows students to learn the songs with the display showing proper fingering and notation. Its USB-MIDI port connects to any Mac, PC, Android or iOS device with no drivers or installation needed. The included music rest is designed to support tablets, and the built-in smartphone shelf holds your device as you use the keyboard with favorite music apps.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\"><strong>\u2022 Read Outdoors<\/strong>: Summer is the perfect opportunity for students to delve deep into what interests them most. Make a day of it. First stop: the library or bookstore, where kids can find reading materials dealing with their favorite topics. Then, pack a picnic lunch and find a shady spot in a local park or your own backyard, to read outdoors. At the end of the day, everyone can discuss what he or she read.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\"><strong>\u2022 Math Fun<\/strong>: Make math more fun with a free, all-in-one web-based mathematics resource like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.classpad.net\" rel=\"nofollow\">Classpad.net<\/a>, that allows users to draw geometry figures freehand and input calculations as they would on real scratch paper. Geared for K-12+ mathematics students, the app is designed to be equally usable by keyboard\/mouse and touchscreen-based platforms, so that students can keep up their math skills wherever their summer adventures take them.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\"><strong>\u2022 Take a Vacation:<\/strong> Going somewhere new and interesting? In advance of your trip, have kids spend some time learning about the history and culture of your destination. If you\u2019re going abroad, they can even learn some basics of a foreign language.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\">To keep minds active all summer long, be sure to combine learning and fun.<\/p>\n<p><p class=\"ContentPreview\" style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: (c) taraskobryn\/stock.Adobe.com<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.statepoint.net\/townnews\/placement.ashx?t=c&amp;id=5910&amp;l=en-US&amp;r=1530520271166.66\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(StatePoint) Studies show that summer brain drain can be a formidable force, setting kids\u2019 progress back over the long break from the classroom. But you can help kids avoid losing their academic mojo. Here\u2019s how. \u2022 Take a Hike: Not all learning has to happen indoors or while sitting still. 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