Summer Learning Resources for Parents

Summer Reading

These articles offer great ideas for getting your child exciting about reading during the summer!

• Summer Reading Tips (Also Spanish)
• Take a Break, But Bring a Book! (Also in Spanish)
• Make Reading Relevant! (Also in Spanish)
• Make Reading Relevant!: Pre-K (Also in Spanish)
• Dads and Reading (Also in Spanish)
• Dads and Reading: Pre-K (Also in Spanish)
• Parent Reading Tips (Also in Spanish)
• Family Reading Guides (Also in Spanish)

Summer Reading at the Library

These tips offers ideas for helping ELL families make the most of their local public libraries during the summer.

Tips for educators and librarians

• Summer Reading and ELLs at the Library
• Serving ELLs and Their Families at the Library

Tips for parents

• Tip Sheet: The Resources at Your Library (Also in Spanish)
• A Guide to Visiting the Library (Also in Spanish)

Summer Learning

These articles offer ways to encourage learning throughout the summer with daily activities.

• Summer Learning, Side-by-Side (Also in Spanish)
• Use Summer Fun to Learn! (Also in Spanish)
• The Night Before the Museum (Also in Spanish)
• Five Easy Tips for Summer Learning (Also in Spanish)
• Beach Bag of Summer Activities (Reading Rockets)

Booklists and Magazines

Booklists

• Stories for Summer: Hispanic Heritage
• Stories for Summer: Asian Pacific Heritage
• Stories for Summer: Alaska Native/American Indian Heritage
• More Great Booklists Kids

Fun Magazines for Summer Reading

Magazines can be a wonderful way to motivate children to read. Libraries may carry your children's favorite magazines, or you can order a magazine subscription.

Take a look at these bilingual magazines, as well as these popular magazines in English for kids.

Websites for Children

If you're looking for some educational games online for your kids, try these websites!

English-Language Websites for Children

• PBS Kids — Games, activities, coloring worksheets, and music from your kids' favorite shows on PBS.
• National Geographic for Kids — Games, activities, photos, and information about animals, geography, and more.
• Cool Math 4 Kids — Fun math puzzles, games, and exercises for kids.

Bilingual Websites For Children

• PBS Kids: Maya and Miguel — Bilingual games and cultural activities from the popular PBS television show.