Fight learning loss this summer with these easy-to-use learning tools
This has been a challenging year for many families. If you’re looking for great resources to support your child’s learning this summer, here are some of our favorites, designed specifically for parents and caregivers who want to make it fun and easy to support learning at home.
Learn to read and do basic math with this fun and engaging app for PreK and Kindergarten
Homer
“HOMER is the early learning program for ages 2–8 that is personalized to your child’s interests to help them fall in love with learning”
Develop math skills with this critically acclaimed, hands-on curriculum for PreK-12th grade
Right Start Math
“RightStart™ Mathematics is a complete elementary and middle-school program that uses visualization of quantities, de-emphasizes counting, and provides strategies and games for learning the facts. The primary learning tool is the AL Abacus, a specially designed two-sided abacus that is both kinesthetic and visual.”
Take early math and literacy outdoors with this nature-based curriculum
Wild Math
“Wild Math reimagines math instruction for the natural outdoor environment. Fractions are modeled using mud pies, place value is introduced with bundles of sticks, multiplication is introduced by examining flower petals, and games replace worksheets.”
Wild Reading
“Wild Reading features a year-long story about an adventurous mouse named Matilda, and leads children through research-based multisensory instruction in phonological awareness skills, word families/phonics, sight words, and other key literacy skills. Activities such as sound scavenger hunts, mammal search, tree study, and word hopscotch make learning active, hands-on, and fun.”
Develop critical reading skills and earn points with Epic’s limitless digital library
Epic
“Epic is the leading digital reading platform — built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers — that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under.”
Start an outdoor microschool for 1–5 kids with this comprehensive nature-based curriculum for 7–12 year olds
Magic Forest Academy
“Magic Forest Academy Stage 2 is an inclusive, full-year, nature-based secular curriculum covering 52 unique themes that naturally flow with the seasons. Written as child-led but adaptable as instructional guides used by Educators, from homeschooling parents to classroom teachers and beyond. Each seasonal bundle comes with 13 unique nature themes aligned to the season. Each nature themed unit contains Reading, Math, Science, Arts/Crafts, Game, Recipe, and numerous Additional Activities focused on Nature Journaling, Geography, History, Cultural Studies, Field Trips and much more”
Not sure where to start? Try our free curriculum planner where parents and caregivers can search through thousands of learning from home digital and offline resources to find the ideal tools for their unique child.
