Summer Bridge Activities Workbooks
July 6, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Educational Stuff
A couple weeks ago I talked about preventing summer brain drain. I mentioned a workbook series called “Summer Bridge Activities.” Several friends and local schools have recommended the Summer Bridges program, so I was really excited when they sent me a review copy to take a look at.
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My son and I have been checking out the Summer Bridge Activities book for 4th graders going into the 5th grade. The Summer Bridge activity books are to help children bridge the gap between grades. It’s a summer program that has two sections to review the grade your child just completed, and one section to preview the grade your child is going into.
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My son has been working his way through the first section of the workbook. There are activities in reading, writing, math, and language. The book also lets you set your own rewards with your child for completing each section.
My son likes to go check out summer movies, so our rewards have centered around checking out the latest movie premieres. So checking out the movie of his choice is our reward for his Motivational Calendar.
The book also contains a summer reading list, so we trekked off to the library and checked out a couple of the books on the list for him to read.
The book list for the 4th-5th grade included, “Holes” by Louis Sachar, and “Series of Unfortunate Events” by Lemony Snicket, and several other books. They also have a summer reading club your child can join online.
The back of the book includes answer pages, fitness charts, flash cards, motivational, attitude exercises, and a certificate for completing the program.
I really like the workbook, and I think it’s a great program to help your child get past “summer brain drain.” My son is even enjoying the activities, since we usually sit down together when he’s ready to work on them. I have him work through them as much as he can on his own, and take a look at whatever he is having problems with.
You can find more information, and parent resources for Summer Bridge Activities at their website. The books are sold at Amazon.com, and at major book retailers nationwide.
