Over the summer many children may forget a lot of the things that they learned while they were in school all year because they are not challenging their minds as much on summer break. There are many ways to make the summer break full of education and some of those ways may not even seem like learning at all.
Read how to turn your family excursions into math learning adventures!
Nature is a great resource to learn and avoid the summer slump.
Nature can be a great way to challenge children’s minds and keep their brains focused on learning as well as having fun outings as a family during the summer break. Patterns that can be found in nature on a hike can be utilized to help with learning and keeping children’s brains active on summer break as well as a few others activities.
I suggest that playing with patterns is the best way you can keep your kids involved with math this summer.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- A University of British Columbia professor is sharing tips to help families learn to work on student’s math skills by observing nature.
- The UBC professor suggests that math developed by observing patterns in nature, music and art. The professor says the best way to help students retain math skills during summer holidays is to look for patterns in nature.
- Family activities that help kids enjoy math have been shown to increase student’s enjoyment and success in math classes during the school year.
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