{"id":1652,"date":"2017-08-07T10:04:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T14:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1652"},"modified":"2022-02-08T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:46:44","slug":"summer-nanny-helping-with-learning-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/babysitter\/summer-nanny-helping-with-learning-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Nanny can also help with summer learning at home"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Want your kids to continue learning during the summer? Or at least not experience \u201cbrain drain and complain\u201d when <\/span>they <\/span>get back to <\/span>the new school year?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Whether you want to avoid the brain drain and complain routine or <\/span>want to give your kids a head start<\/span>, you are smart to be thinking about it. <\/span>According to Oxford Learning, <\/span>research into summer learning shows that students can lose up to 30% of their academic skills over the summer break<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> \"Summer<\/a><\/span>
\n<\/span>30% – you read that right!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are sold, your summer nanny can help with the task.\u00a0 Your next question is likely how to go about <\/span>it without her becoming the summer party-pooper. You don\u2019t want her to be the nag who is always banging on about learning when the kids are dying to have fun. And it does not have to be that way!<\/span> Keep reading to be \u201cschooled\u201d on how to make summer learning fun and easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Technology \u2013 If you can\u2019t beat them, join them!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

If it is a constant battle to get your kids away from their screens, it is time to change your battle plan! There are many \u201cscreen options\u201d that will please both you and your kids. There are a variety <\/span>of <\/span>Online Summer Camps<\/span><\/a> that offer a range of choices<\/span> from basic reading to coding<\/span>, programming<\/span> and game design.<\/span> <\/span>Online and <\/span>Summer<\/span> and C<\/span>amps \u2013 oh my! <\/span>Coding and <\/span>programming and game design \u2013 oh yes! <\/span><\/p>\n

And then there are apps, <\/span>more apps<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>even more apps<\/span><\/a>. Check out <\/span>World of Madagascar,<\/span> put out by JumpStart and <\/span>DreamWorks<\/span> (yes that <\/span>Dreamworks<\/span>!), which <\/span>work<\/span>s<\/span> on <\/span>language arts and math<\/span> skills with the help of some penguins<\/span>.<\/span> Or try <\/span>GALXYZ,<\/span> that<\/span> provides adventure and keeps your kids interest in science all at once. And there is <\/span>Scribblenauts<\/span> Remix<\/span> (spelling), <\/span>Rush Hour<\/span> (Strategy), <\/span>Math Monsters<\/span> (math!), and more!<\/span><\/p>\n

Driving Holidays = Turn boredom into Learning Opportunities<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

You no longer have to listen to \u201cAre we there yet<\/span>?!<\/span>\u201d when doing the long drives that often come with family summer holidays. All the \u201cscreen options\u201d above are great for the car as well as home. But good o<\/span>ld fashioned pen and paper work<\/span> too. <\/span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a> has many \u201c<\/span>printables<\/span>\u201d <\/span>such as games like alphabet bingo in addition to a number of summer learning activities, <\/span>reading lists for diff<\/span>erent age groups and <\/span>summer <\/span>learning <\/span>schedules. Get your summer nanny<\/a> involved in driving game planing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hiding in Plain Site \u2013 Learning in Disguise<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

I once heard of a school that offered a period of \u201calternative study\u201d every January. One week for the younger students and three weeks for the older students. Instead of taking a math class, students would study money management; or rather than the usual history course, students would focus on a \u201cfun\u201d period like the 1960\u2019s with an unusual curriculum. It was a hit with the students, teachers and parents. <\/span><\/p>\n

You can do the same thing at home. You do not have to doing boring math worksheets with your kids; <\/span>get your summer nanny <\/span>\u00a0practice their <\/span>math <\/span>by being in charge of the \u201crunning total\u201d when at the shops, working out the measurements when making cupcakes, working out distances using a map <\/span>or figuring out how much mo<\/span>ney they have in their accounts. Crack r<\/span>eading comprehension <\/span>by getting your kids to read and explain the sites when visiting a <\/span>historical monument <\/span>or museum. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

You are not alone \u2013 Many other Summer Nannies are helping with Summer Learning<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Many of those same parents and educators who are into summer learning are also online! And they are <\/span>sharing the many ideas and providing resources<\/span><\/a> to help you make your kid a summer learning success as well.<\/span><\/div>\n
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And e<\/span>veryone can help make your kids summer learning both effective and fun \u2013 parents, grandparents, siblings, babysitters<\/a> and nannies. What? You are looking for a babysitter or nanny to help with the kids the summer. You have come to the right place! <\/span><\/p>\n

SOSitter.ca is a Canadian portal designed to help you find local caregivers in your area, easily and quickly. The summer nanny who is right for your family is only a click away.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Want your kids to continue learning during the summer? Or at least not experience \u201cbrain drain and complain\u201d when they get back to the new school year?\u00a0\u00a0Whether you want to avoid the brain drain and complain routine or want to give your kids a head start, you are smart to be thinking about it. According […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[207,15,563],"class_list":["post-1652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-babysitter","tag-child-care","tag-nanny","tag-summer-nanny"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1906,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1652\/revisions\/1906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}