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5 Summer Activities for Young Children
By Molly Breen Growing up in Minnesota, I live for summer. (I can hang with winter weather—I’ve even learned to love it, in some ways—but it is not my favorite.) Warm days when the light beams early in the sky … Continue reading
8 Summer Activities for Kids in Special Education
By Andrew Hawk Another school year has come and gone. And it seems each one passes faster than the previous. While teachers work on recharging their batteries over the summer and administrators turn their attention to preparing for the next … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Disabilities
Tagged special education, summer activities, summer break
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10 Ways to Keep Kids Writing All Summer Long!
By Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day This is a picture of my daughter, Maddie, from about ten summers ago. It was a beautiful summer day, and Maddie was spending some time … Continue reading
Posted in Parenting, Teaching
Tagged Free Spirit author, summer activities, summer break, summertime, summertime boredom, writing, writing skills
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9 Ways to Create Structure and Reduce Anxiety in Children During the Summer
By Summer Batte, author of Name and Tame Your Anxiety: A Kid’s Guide Ah, summertime. It’s advertised as a time to rest and rejuvenate without schedules or demands. Except most people don’t manage well in the complete absence of structure. … Continue reading
Personal and Professional Summer To-Do’s for Educators
By Stephanie Filio The daylight is hanging around longer, the bunnies are full grown, and the air is warm like a blanket. Summertime is the season of restoration for we educators. We give to our students and families our all … Continue reading
Posted in Counselor's Corner
Tagged summer activities, summer break, summertime, work from home
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