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(13 reviews)
Author: Julia Ann Hobbs, Carla Fisher
Publisher: Rainbow Bridge Publishing (UT)
Book Description
NEW and Improved Summer Bridge Activities for 2006!
This year the bestselling summer workbook features new covers, new activities, new reading lists, updated bonus sections, and a whole lot more to give kids a summer learning experience they won’t forget! Designed to keep kids busy, happy, and learning between grades, the NEW Summer Bridge Activities continues to focus on math, reading, writing, and language arts, but also includes new activities in science plus Factoids and fun to-do lists to keep brains and bodies active. Assignments build on one another as children review skills they have just mastered and preview the grade ahead!
New features include Super Summer Science experiments, skills checklists, updated reading lists, revised assignments to meet more diverse state curriculum standards, an updated bonus section, plus an updated cover and a new-look interior.
* Super Science experiments give kids a hands-on learning experience as they discover interesting facts about the world around them.
* Fun Factoids provide kids with fun tidbits of information to get their minds revved up for the educational assignments.
* Updated bonus section incorporates the new food pyramid and helps kids learn how to eat healthily.
5 Comments
I have three daughters – ages 9, 6 & 3. My 9 year old will be entering 4th grade this year and the 6 year old will be entering 1st. My 9 year old struggled at the start of 2nd grade. It took her almost a whole month to get back into the swing of things. So, last summer I bought a Summer Bridge Activities book for her. She sailed right into 3rd grade. Her teacher agreed that it made a difference. This summer, I’m having both the 6 year old and the 9 year old use their Summer Bridge Activities books as well as read as time allows. I can already see it helping keep them fresh on what they’ve already learned in school and I’m sure they will be ready to go in September!
One side note – I bought a similar book at KMart called “Summer Activities” published by Cookie Jar Publishing for $4.99. Guess what….it is almost the same book as Summer Bridge….I mean the same exact pages/activities!!! The only difference is that Summer Bridge has a few extra pages/activities. I wasn’t very happy when I discovered this!
This program is exactly what I was looking for. We call it “summer homework”. It’s just enough to remind my son what he learned all year and review it. We also purchased the Summer Bridge Math and the Summer Bridge Activities for Grades K-1. The pages are fun, bright, and colorful. I plan to use this program also for my younger son when it’s time.
Summer Bridge Activities-we have used these for 4 years for all 3 of our children. We use them to help the children keep up their school/academic skills over the summer break. They are a GREAT adjunct to summer reading. The books have various “exercises” covering all subjects in a day by day format and have “grading” pages with stickers and stars for completion. The children initially balk at doing them but soon enjoy “remembering” what they did in school!!!
We are Americans living in Asia and I thought I’d give the books a try since I had heard good things. I’m actually shocked at how much my kids enjoy them! Everyday, they ask when they can do their “homework”. I have them write their name at the top of each page (for practice, my daughter is 4 and my son is 6)and then when they are finished and have done a good job, they get a sticker to put by their name. They love it. Highly recommended not only as an educational aid but as a fun summer activity. Also, books are very light and easy to take along wherever you go. We are planning a few trips this summer and my kids want to be sure that we don’t forget the books. I think we might have a new summer tradition in the family!
My 5 yr old really likes doing his “summer homework”. He likes working towards the goal we have decided upon, and usually wants to do more than 1 days work at a time. I have to slow him down because I’m afraid the book won’t last the whole summer.