Thank you parents for your support this year! All of the students have grown in so many ways.
Here are a few articles and resources for parents.
Happy Summer!
This is a good article about what parents can do when their child isn’t understanding what they are reading.
https://www.readbrightly.com/helping-children-understand-words-they-read/?ref=PRHBFAFAC27DC&aid=randohouseinc28715-20&linkid=PRHBFAFAC27DC
Summer reading list for second graders! Take this list with you when you go to the library.
https://www.educationworld.com/summer_reading/2nd_grade.shtml
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lists/17-18/2018-summer-reading-challenge-book-list-for-grades-1-2/
The website below has great information about parenting.
https://www.pbs.org/parents/parenting/
This article is about how young children are not developing their fine motor skills which are very important for writing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/ipad-generations-fingers-not-ready-to-write/9143880
This article is about the importance of reading aloud to your child. It just takes 15 minutes a day.
Reading to kids for 15 minutes makes a difference in development
A Math Blog with free math websites
https://www.upperelementarysnapshots.com/2017/06/summer-math-websites-for-your-kids.html