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Beat the Summer Slide!

Ways to exercise your brain muscle this summer

Beat the SummerSlide!Ways to exercise your brain muscle this summer
I hope you have all enjoyed the start to your summer. The weather certainly has made it easy to spend time by the many lakes in Washington and get outside! Hopefully the kids aren't saying, "We're bored!" quite yet, but just in case they are, here are some ideas to get them thinking and exercising their brain until school starts!
Tips To Avoid The "Summer Slide"

Stay Active! Stay Active!

Math Activities for the Summer Math Activities for the Summer

  • Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division facts. Have your student make their own flashcards or click the button below to print some!
  • You can also have them draw pictures to represent the facts using chalk outside. For example, 3 x 5 = 15 can be shown by drawing 3 groups of 5 ladybugs.
  • Practice fractions by cooking with your student or building something.
  • Play games such as Monopoly, Yahtzee, or card games that require mental math (Phase 10, Uno, etc.)
  • iReady Learning Path - If you have a device at home, students just have to sign in to Chrome using their Google login and they will have access to all the learning resources they have access to during school.
  • Play a license plate game - Trying to keep your children’s math minds sharp while on the road? Make a game out of license plates! For young children, the game can simply involve adding up the numbers. Who can be the first person to find a “10?” For children who are ready, can you use the numbers on the license plate and the four basic operations to get 24? (For example, if a license plate has 9, 1, 2, and 5, then you can make 24 by organizing the numbers as (9 – 1) × (5 – 2).) (Source: https://www.hmhco.com/blog/summer-math-activities-preventing-math-summer-slide)

Free Printable Flashcards
Click here to access free printable flashcards

Reading and Writing Reading and Writing

  • Read, read, read! Magazines, books, recipes, newspapers, comics - the more you read, the more you'll learn!
  • Go to the Shedd Free Library and join their summer reading program - Hours for the library are: Tuesday 10:00am to 5:00pm, Thursday 10:00pm to 4:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am to 1:00pm
  • Keep a summer journal.
  • Make a scrapbook of the activities you do with your family over the summer
  • Write your own story

Science Science

  • Go for a hike and make observations about the world around you! Ask questions, hypothesize answers, and look up more information when you get home.
  • You can participate in local science observations using the app iNaturalist (see below)
  • Follow Sullivan County Conservation District on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/NHSCCD) and do some of the activities they suggest. Check out their website below for more information and programs they offer.
  • Visit Kroka Expeditions in Marlow - see below for a link to their guidelines for visitors, but basically anyone can visit M-F 8:00-5:00 or summer weekends at 11:30. You just need to check in with the office staff when you arrive.
  • Do some at-home science experiments! Look below for some links with great resources for summer science experiments.
iNaturalist

iNaturalist

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SCCD| Sullivan County, New Hampshire| Conservation District

SCCD| Sullivan County, New Hampshire| Conservation District

Sullivan County Conservation District (SCCD) offers a variety of environmental resources and opportunities to help support Sullivan County schools, teachers, farmers, growers, and organizations & individuals related to conservation of natural resources and agricultural lands and place-based ecology education (PBEE).

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Contact Us - Kroka Expeditions

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Science Lab

Science Lab

Get science experiments, videos, articles, and more.

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NASA Kids' Club

NASA Kids' Club

Welcome to NASA Kids' Club. NASA provides a safe place for children to play as they learn about NASA and its missions. NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games to inspire the next generation.

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Fun Summer Science!

Social Studies Social Studies

  • Visit the Washington Historical Society - See link below for hours
  • Visit the East Washington Schoolhouse Saturdays in July and August from 1:00-3:00pm
  • Tour the State House in Concord Mon-Fri from 8:00-4:00
  • Visit the Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough (see link below for more information)
  • Visit any New Hampshire Historic Site (see link below)
Contact WNHHS | Washington Historical Society | NH

Contact WNHHS | Washington Historical Society | NH

Contact the Washington New Hampshire Historical Society by emailing info@wnhhs.org, or visit us seasonally at the Museum and Barn (100 Half-moon Pond Road) or the District #5 Schoolhouse (2570 East Washington Road) in Washington, NH. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 90, Washington, NH 03280-0090.

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Franklin Pierce Homestead Information
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NH Historic Sites

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